by Allan Jenkins on December 3, 2008
This is truly one for the “you can’t make this shit up” file. Let’s see, the story is only three days old, but we have: overnight bankruptcy of IT-Factory, a supposed “best case” company suspected embezzlement of €70-130 million by…
by Allan Jenkins on October 9, 2008
Communication Director magazine has a little feature on 12 European communication blogs in the latest issue. “Out of over 113 million blogs worldwide, a few stand out as being some of Europe’s leading, most interesting and useful sources for information…
by Allan Jenkins on June 11, 2008
Update: Atlanta Constitution-Journal article on the baggage theft angle. While I don’t buy it, a widespread theory holds that ritualized humiliation and a foretaste of Hell is good for you. Well, if the theory holds, arriving in Atlanta’s Terminal E…
by Allan Jenkins on February 20, 2008
Did Marc Jacobs rip off a design for a scarf? And, if he did, why on earth did he choose this one? From our “frightening-if-true” department comes this dispatch from the Swedish provinces: “A 55-year-old man from Arvika in western…
by Allan Jenkins on July 11, 2007
You may not have noticed the new Alliconnect Blog,. Alliconnect is a place to discuss weight loss with the creators of alli, an over-the-counter weight control medication, approved for OTC sales in the USA, made by GlaxoSmithKline. I am not…
by Allan Jenkins on May 15, 2007
Lunacy apparently reigns at Scales Elementary School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. On a school trip led by Assistant Principal Don Bartch, teachers staged a fake gunman attack on a class of sixth graders. “During the last night of the trip, staff…
by Allan Jenkins on January 26, 2007
Actually, I made the Moleskine part up, but I do love stories about useful analog tool. Go paper! Woman fights off mountain lion By John Driscoll MediaNews A 65-year-old woman fought off a mountain lion attack in Humboldt County on…
by Allan Jenkins on July 6, 2006
My dear friend The Organic Goddess is good — often too good — at taking the pulse of low culture. Today, she sends word of Huggable Urns: pillows and teddy bears stuffed with the ashes of your dearest departed. That’s…
by Allan Jenkins on July 5, 2006
Here’s a stupid idea to end all stupid ideas. WikiBios believes, in complete denial of the human experience, “that everyone in the world, no matter who they are, has a unique and interesting story that deserves to be told.” Now,…
by Allan Jenkins on May 8, 2006
I guess Stuart Bruce thinks Desirable Roasted Coffee is actually a coffee company, because he’s sure rushing for a free bag of beans. Stuart stirred blood a while back in his Popular Blogs Suck – IMHO post, a response to…