Do you know media theorist Douglas Rushkoff's work? It's intensely human. He's intensely human. https://youtu.be/Is1YUQVYkvY Allow me to transcribe a couple of key segments from this powerful TED Talk... Human beings are the problem and technology is the solution. We...
Hal Riney, Ad Legend
The year was 1956. The city, San Francisco. The agency, BBDO. The job, Mailroom clerk. The future advertising legend, Hal Riney. Riney was born in the depths of The Great Depression in Washington, a fact of his life that influenced his later work, including “It’s...
CA!
The person who runs the Communication Arts Twitter account likes to promote my writing. I am grateful. CA is the creative industry's standard bearer, and each Tweet sent from @CommArts is seen by a segment of the magazine's 81,300 followers. .@davidburn says the...
The 12 Point Plan to Save America
I hear a chorus of cautious and concerned voices in the mainstream media warning Democrats to refrain from pushing their agenda too far to the left. When you're on the inside looking out, I suppose you'll do that. Here's what I believe: Hesitation kills and this is...
West on Highway 290, It’s Where the Wine Is
Texas Hill Country is the second most visited wine region in the United States today. Only Napa Valley receives more visitors on an annual basis. The expansive multi-county area west of Austin is home to dozens of wineries and the Highway 290 corridor from Johnson...