Cold in a Theater? Try Being Homeless

Summary: It was once said that most advertising is awful. Unfortunately, there is some truth to that statement. Whether the advertising was meant to be intentionally deceptive or misleading, or the people creating the advertising simply did bad work…

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What Vegas Taught Me About Picking Battles

Summary: Blackjack is my game. I’m not a pro. And definitely not a high stakes player. But when I visit Sin City, there’s no casino game I enjoy more. Thing is, you’re not going to win every hand. And just like a creative getting pushback on an idea, you have to know when to pick your battles.

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Got Lemons? Make Lemonade!

Summary: I missed the Big Trip on Oscar night. Until that moment, Jennifer Lawrence had not made it onto my personal radar just yet. Although she’s on the cover of last month’s Vanity Fair, which I was actually in the middle of reading, she simply hadn’t registered with me. So after her name was called as Best Actress, uninterested, I turned back to my computer monitor and missed it — the trip heard ’round the world.

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