A Tokamak Fusion Reactor   Some news has been circulating in my circles which has just cemented for me how bad it is in DC with the current liberal Democrat control (or lack of therein) of the Federal Government. I have never seen a more confused or incoherent lot in my life. They put on a facade o...

Over the next couple of days, Brian Burke’s legacy as GM of the Leafs will begin to form. It’s a frosty Monday morning, folks. It’s a blustery -15 C here in Toronto. The only place it may be colder is on Brian Burke’s cellphone. There are numerous theories out there this morn...

I was talking with my friend Andy the other day on who our favorite golfers are. I stupidly said that J.B. Holmes is my favorite, Webb Simpson is my second, and Tiger is my third. The next day I said that saying Webb Simpson was my second favorite was stupid, and moved Tiger into the second spot. Bu...

We gave you a rundown of the 10 worst companies for gays and lesbians, but according to an HRC report released last week, they're an ever shrinking group. The 2009 Corporate Equality Index shows that companies are increasingly taking an interest in providing equal protection and a safe environm...

Winning the World Series doesn't come easy. Client: Nike & Dick's Sporting Goods Spot name: "Pitching Machine" Writers: Karl Lieberman, Marco Kaye Art Director: Sasha Swetchinski CDs: Tyler Whisnand, Alberto Ponte, Jeff Williams Broadcast Producer: Jennifer Fiske Account Team: Ryan Johnson, Courtney...

Filed under: Earnings reports, NIKE, Inc'B' (NKE), Crocs Inc (CROX) Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX) reported earnings for the fourth quarter after the market close on Thursday. The shares were up almost 10% on the news during the after-hours trading session since the footwear company beat expectations by a wid...

Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins gives an amusing performance in this Wieden + Kennedy co-op spot for Nike and Dick's Sporting Goods. Rollins flinches ever so slightly and grunts in quasi-orgasmic fashion as baseballs shot from a pitching machine careen off his body. The message: in sports, performa...

Writing makes a difference. Show some love to the writers in your life this week, and pray that they give you work like this: Instead of work like this: I’m sorry to whoever was involved in this… but I’m just not feeling it. And to top it all off, I was watching an episode of The O...

I fell off the wagon this past weekend. I went with two of my daughters to an indoor water park (brrr… it’s cold outside in NJ) and I got a bit out of control with fried chicken, cookies, beer, cheeseburgers, pizza, etc. I don’t play games when I go off the diet - I work hard and c...

Being a manager for a cool shop is very hard job. So, today I talked with Randy of Stussy LA, and he told me how hard they  get at their job. Daichi) What's up, Homie?! I have some questions for you. Randy)... I've never have an interview... Daichi) What do you do for your job? Randy) I get shit D...