April 2011
25 posts
Parental cruelty does not always take a physical form (though about 90% of the...
– Alice Miller
many people fear that they will lose the love they feel for their parents once...
– Alice Miller
Buy this or you’ll get in trouble […]
Buy this because it’s the right thing to...
– In the digital era free is easy, so how do you persuade people to pay? | Technology | guardian.co.uk
# Don’t confuse stimulus creation with response creation
# Recognize that...
– Through A Screen, Fuzzily: How People Really Make Sense Of Advertising - Canalside View
with the possible exception of China and a few Muslim countries, the...
– The BRICS Take Over
(always with a hefty pinch of salt)
Thoughts cannot be English words and sentences; notwithstanding the popular...
– Stephen Pinker
(on Through A Screen, Fuzzily: How People Really Make Sense Of Advertising)
The notion of the ‘message’ is problematic, because it’s specific, abstract, and...
– Through A Screen, Fuzzily: How People Really Make Sense Of Advertising
The Art of Winemaking: Part →
there still lingers a belief in American society that fame proves merit and that...
– To Americans, Prince William and Kate Middleton are the ultimate celebs
the worst kind of customers are the ones who think they’re automatically...
– Charlie Brooker | How to handle the shop snobs
[I’m] wondering if I should write about Deutsche Bahn’s acquisition of UK...
– FT.com / Columnists / Tyler Brûlé - What’s on my mind, readers?