-Considering Target’s PR disaster with the Salvation Army last year, this year’s charity event with David Blaine is a nice comeback.
-The other big box, Wal-Mart, really irritated the Christian right with its decision to support gay organizations striving for workplace equality. But they kissed and made up.
-I wrote an article about cell phones being used as currency, media players, etc. in the future. That was 2000. And the future is here.
-Don’t look now, but Tofurkey is starting to get popular. And make people lots of money in the process.
-Did you know Steve Carrell is playing Agent 66, Maxwell Smart in the movie remake? They just cast agent 99 too.
-Robert Altman, RIP. My appreciation for his films grew as I got older. Gosford Park is still one of my favorite films.