22 Oct 2006
Extreme marketing -- this car made just for you

At first blush, I thought this was "Dodge Meets Dell", but in fact it's almost worse. They're marketing to their Imaginary Friends - virtually composite people "assembled" from focus groups and surveys. Is Phil ready for the Edge?

Delightful. Dreadful. Myth-making. Horrifying. Fascinating...

Extreme marketing -- this car made just for you.

(link) [CNN.com]

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Bush faces political nightmare if Democrats win

And a richly deserved one, at that...

Reuters - If Democrats win control of the U.S. Congress in the November 7 election, it would turn the Capitol upside down and create a political nightmare for the already embattled President George W. Bush.

(link) [Yahoo! News: Top Stories]

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R.I.P., CBGB's

Even though I once visited this venue right after it's debut (though I can't recall who was playing - that should tell you something), I'm not all worked up over this. People, places and things come and go - it's the curse of Time. But I will have to say that the author here is right: it does represent the passing of an era. And to relocate it to Las Vegas? Never mind the bollocks ...

In case you hadn't noticed, the 20th century, after several years on life support, finally expired earlier this week. The beautiful, doddering old century — remember rebellion? punk rock? bohemian dreams? the days when people bought real estate to live instead of living to buy real estate? — died not with a bang or a howl or even a whimper but with a weary shrug of ''Good riddance.''

(link) [Entertainment Weekly]

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