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Re: Coalition cabinet's rising star was too terrified to admit he was gay

brendakilgour — Sun, 30 May 2010 19:14:49 -0000

Oh, please. Apparently the new coalition thinks the populace is as gullible as all previous governments have. Had Laws truly been concerned about protecting his privacy, why didn't he simply rent "rooms" from someone with whom he was not sleeping? After all, that's how most of us do it. The bachelor millionaire Laws wanted to give his boyfriend a financial leg up at the public expense. That sort of featherbedding is certainly not unique to same-sex partnerships. But for Laws to dress this up as some sort of tortured attempt to protect his sexual identity is grossly cynical, and does no favors to those who have worked so hard and bravely to end discrimination based on sexual orientation. Good riddance.

Re: Coca-Cola Pulls Facebook Promotion Amid Porn Complaints - SocialTimes

brendakilgour — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:41:55 -0000

Meanwhile the overpaid, overgrown 14-year-olds at the agency who created this disaster will win awards and get better jobs so they can buy more ironic t-shirts and sneakers with green lizard trim. Ain't capitalism great?

Re: Chrysler Sues Detroit Retailer Over Trademarked Tagline

brendakilgour — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:56:09 -0000

Pure Detroit has been selling locally themed merchandise with a muscle car vibe for more than a decade. "Imported from Detroit" is just the latest in a long line of similar attempts to make Detroit seem cool by virtue of its 40 years of urban decay. Only the particular arrangement of words is original.

Re: Corrected: Automakers Fail to Excel in Q1 Creative

brendakilgour — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 15:39:41 -0000

Wow, is Chrysler pressuring EVERYONE to rewrite stories these days?

Re: Adweek Regrooves

brendakilgour — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:06:23 -0000

Now I get it. Godspeed and glen plaid to you.

Re: Reading Ads

brendakilgour — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:05:34 -0000

I hear the ghost of Howard Gossage stirring.

Great column. Take a look at pubs such as Monocle and the Financial Times. Great editorial environments perfectly tailored for great advertising. We need more of them to make more great print ads.

Re: Lynn "The Empire Carpet Man" Hauldren Dies At 89

brendakilgour — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:59:24 -0000

Reminds me of afternoon Cubs games on Channel 9 in the early 80s. Willie Hernandez throwing his glove into the Wrigley stands after getting shellacked by the Phillies. Ah, the memories.

Re: McCann Shuffles New Business Suite

brendakilgour — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:20:32 -0000

Lotta is fab. Worked with her on Opel in Europe. Good move by McCann.

Re: There's More Bourbon Than People in Kentucky - Business - The Atlantic Wire

brendakilgour — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:21:37 -0000

Umm, not really. Maker's Mark and The Wall Street Journal kickstarted this back in 1980. The hipsters are coming late to this party.

Re: Glen Campbell details final album: Ghost On The Canvas

brendakilgour — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:22:32 -0000

Glen Campbell is too cool for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Re: Your Parents Were Right About A Few Things; Glen Campbell Was One Of Them

brendakilgour — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:07:24 -0000

He's gotten a tough diagnosis, but listen to the record and you will hear that Glen is a long way from dying. That amazing voice is still very much intact.

http://glencampbellmusic.com/

Re: Why Can't I Sleep? Is It A Full Moon?

brendakilgour — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:29:41 -0000

If "Cat Marnell" is an actual person, then the best and first thing the editors and moderators of this site (who apparently do little editing or moderating) can do is to assist her in seeking help for her emotional and substance abuse issues. On the other hand, if she is the figment of some writer's imagination -- Patrick Bateman for those whose idea of serious fiction is Us Magazine, perhaps -- then her creator needs to make that more obvious, for I fear the irony is lost on the more näive members of your audience. In either case, xojane.com seems to be Exhibit A for the death of service journalism -- let's call it "self-service journalism."

Re: Do This Don't: Slutty Halloween Costume

brendakilgour — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:41:38 -0000

Excuse me darling, but weren't you a self-righteous "sixteen-year-old" when last we heard from you? My, how fast they grow up around here.

Re: Do This Don't: Slutty Halloween Costume

brendakilgour — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:45:09 -0000

No, the article had to be written in order for Ms McCombs to display her feminist cleavage, which is Article I in the xoJane Bill of Rights (see various other "contributors'" profile pictures).

Re: Ad of the Day: Xbox

brendakilgour — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:58:40 -0000

Yes, it is indeed Jezza. Can't think of a better choice. Fab.

Re: The (Possibly) Last Thing I'll Say About That Post

brendakilgour — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:54:13 -0000

Settle down, dear. It's just the interwebs.

Re: Martin Williams Changes Up Leadership - AgencySpy

brendakilgour — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:28:08 -0000

These guys used to be one of the most closely watched shops in the country. All because of their work, not because they painted their fingernails black. Note to (BLANK): It could happen to you.

Re: ALL-STAR CMA TRIBUTE TO GLEN CAMPBELL

brendakilgour — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:55:30 -0000

more proof (as if it were needed) that none of today's acts can hold a candle to Glen. Never be another like him. Hope the Goodbye Tour goes on forever.

Re: Hellogoodbye, Buick Collaborate on the Open Road - AgencySpy

brendakilgour — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:55:37 -0000

The presumption that these "quirky, fun-loving emo-rockers" (to quote AllMusic.com, I never heard of them and I'm on the youthful bleeding edge of the Buick demo) would be found anywhere near a Buick Regal without being paid to do so is completely laughable. Car marketers and their agencies have an ability to suspend reality that would make Haruki Murakami envious.

Re: Hellogoodbye, Buick Collaborate on the Open Road - AgencySpy

brendakilgour — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:12:19 -0000

So, your thesis is that it's meant to be utterly without credibility? I guess I hadn't considered that possibility.

Re: Monday Ad Ripoff Inclusion: Tipster Takes Torch Spot to Task - AgencySpy

brendakilgour — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:38:40 -0000

Kids, kids. The "dictatorial boss barking out orders to his lackeys" idea is as old as the Nescafé at the McCann cafeteria. And it didn't start in advertising either. The only relevant question is whether it made a salient point, not whether it made you giggle. On that score I say AT&T 1, FedEx zero.

Re: SapientNitro Unveils Wretched Self-Promo Video, Then It Gets Worse

brendakilgour — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:48:34 -0000

You never know. Perhaps the intent was to make smug Anglo creative and media types feel superior. In which case it was an enormous success.

Re: The 17-Minute ‘Lemonade: Detroit’ Short is Now Open to the Public - AgencySpy

brendakilgour — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:33:11 -0000

Indeed. This ought to sell a few more Made in Detroit t-shirts to residents of Birmingham, Berkley and Bloomfield Hills.

Re: Esquire Ponders State of Men

brendakilgour — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:25:21 -0000

From Norman Mailer to Kim Kardashian. How far we've come in 50 years.

Re: W+K, Chrysler Celebrate Detroit with Bluesy Paean - AgencySpy

brendakilgour — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:03:42 -0000

And now for the rest of the story: Chrysler sales are running at an annual pace of almost exactly 50% of what they were back in 1998 when Daimler-Benz bought the company. In other words, they have lost HALF OF THEIR MARKET SHARE in that time. The new geniuses should probably not be taking their victory lap just yet.