Bastrop County is a fast-growing neighbor to Travis County—the home of Austin, the University of Texas, the state capitol, Austin FC, Austin City Limits, Oracle, Tesla, and so on. Bastrop is also directly downriver from Tesla's new world headquarters and car-making factory. When Elon Musk moved from California to Texas, his Boring Company quickly set up shop in rural Bastrop County, and currently has a permit to …
You Can Shoot A Film In Low Light on the New Samsung Galaxy S22
To help promote its new low-light camera capabilities, Samsung UK created "Nocturnal Narratives," three short films, directed by Will Robson-Scott. Equipped with the Galaxy S22 Ultra Nightography features, Robson-Scott and Samsung brought to light the work of Dalston-based florist My Lady Garden, pioneering boxer Safiyyah ‘The Hijabi Boxer’ Syeed, and underground music collective, Keep Hush. The Galaxy S22 and S22 …
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Tony Hawk’s New “Scratch Boards” Hide Prizes Beneath the Paint
This is not your grandfather's scratch-off game. This is the update for 2022. If you want to win today, put on a helmet, plus knee and elbow pads, and head to the nearest skate park. https://youtu.be/ubEEOIur4qY Activision, Tony Hawk, and DAVID Madrid teamed up to create limited-edition skate decks that reward skaters after they scratch them on concrete. The more you skate, the more you scratch your skateboard. …
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Appetite Appeal, It’s A Thing
Food advertising is typically at its best when it serves up a healthy dish of appetite appeal. When an ad has appetite appeal, it will entice a hungry person to drop what they’re doing and eat. Appetite appeal means making the food the hero of the spot. Let's watch these three commercials with appetite appeal in mind. https://youtu.be/D-gGI_G6DJk Agency: The Many https://youtu.be/OV6biPrIjzI Agency: …
War in Ukraine Leads Western Firms to Close the Door on Russia
Horrible news and painful images are pouring out of Ukraine every day now, as the European country of more than 40M people struggles to survive and repel Russia's lethal invasion. The images and news from inside Russia are also disturbing as the Kremlin is viciously attacking anti-war protestors, closing media outlets, and tightening its grip before it loses its grip completely. Everyone loses in war. Here's …
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Please Select Gold or Oil
Stress. It comes in a host of different forms today. One of the leading causes of stress for information workers is working with too much information. For example, should one invest in NFTs and crypto, right now? If you do want to invest in alternate currencies, how much do you know about it, and how much more do you need to know before it feels like a good place to put your hard-earned money? Also, what are your …
Freedom Deniers Lose Their Star
The American flag has been through several iterations from the 18th century on. It will be altered again one day, possibly with the addition of two stars for the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. What no one saw coming was the removal of 29 stars from the flag by the Human Rights Campaign—the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization. The Human Rights …
Willie Nelson Wears Sketchers, And It’s Perfectly Legal
Willie Nelson is a funny man. The brand team at Sketchers thankfully recognizes this and created a commercial that highlights Mr. Nelson's dry wit. The legendary recording artist appears in two new Skechers commercials, both filmed on his Luck Ranch in Spicewood, Texas. https://youtu.be/yLniw4PvLj8 “Willie Nelson is an American icon whose appeal knows no boundaries and a perfect fit for our new global …
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