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This video will do many things to you: Frighten you Astound you Fire up your curiosity Ignite your skepticism Likely send you down multiple Wikipedia rabbit holes Convince you that the world would be a much better place without the existence of submarines Watch at your own risk.

I offer you three commercials today, each less than two minutes long that will absolutely, positively brighten your day. The first is a commercial for Aviation Gin which features Ryan Reynolds, who owns part of the company. It’s a hilarious spot that brilliantly mocks pretentiousness and is further enhanced by Ryan Reynolds’ willingness to make…

Storytellers often tell me that they don’t want to tell a specific story because even though the moment was a bad one for them, it was nothing compared to the suffering that others experience on a daily basis. “Hogwash,” I say. If we allowed this to be the standard for telling a story, only the…

The Lumière brothers were among the first filmmakers in history. From 1896 to 1900, t and they shot several scenes around Paris. Recently, their footage was remastered. Among other things, it was stabilized, slowed it down to a a natural rate, and sound was added. It’s amazing. A twenty-first century look at late nineteenth Paris.…

Elysha and I had a package stolen off our doorstep recently. It was a Nordstrom order, and when Elysha called the company to inform them of the theft, they immediately shipped the item again, no questions asked. Elysha has now told about ten million people about this outstanding customer service experience, and she’ll be shopping…

There are days when I wish I worked in advertising.  I’m sure the industry isn’t as fun, creative, or permissive as I would like to think, but I think I could produce ideas for some unique, amusing, and memorable campaigns. Campaigns like this one from Country Time lemonade.  It’s brilliant. So brilliant.