My name is Phillip. I’m a 26 year old account planner,or brand planner, or strategist or whatever you want to call it at an advertising agency called mcgarrybowen in New York. I’ve worked for retail giants, pro-sports teams, an energy company, and in consumer electronics. My job entails explaining social concepts and trying to generally be “up” on stuff like trends, people’s habits, media, the kind of stuff that may interest my clients (especially when they have no idea how it would interest them). I really enjoy my job (probably what I’m least bad at) however I do have a secret desire to be a music critic for one of those really trendy and pretentious music websites (see: Pitchforkmedia or Cokemachineglow). I’d wear ill fitting pants and ironic t-shirts, drink pabst and hate any band that got remotely famous. But I digress. This blog helps me focus on interesting stuff that I find by saving it all in one place. “the way to be interesting is to be interested” -R. Davies, Important ad guy Follow me on twitter table.lfmWidgetchart_304833f20dc50d2f2f8670e0b3b1c493 td {margin:0 !important;padding:0 !important;border:0 !important;}table.lfmWidgetchart_304833f20dc50d2f2f8670e0b3b1c493 tr.lfmHead a:hover {background:url(http://cdn.last.fm/widgets/images/en/header/chart/recenttracks_regular_black.png) no-repeat 0 0 !important;}table.lfmWidgetchart_304833f20dc50d2f2f8670e0b3b1c493 tr.lfmEmbed object {float:left;}table.lfmWidgetchart_304833f20dc50d2f2f8670e0b3b1c493 tr.lfmFoot td.lfmConfig a:hover {background:url(http://cdn.last.fm/widgets/images/en/footer/black.png) no-repeat 0px 0 !important;;}table.lfmWidgetchart_304833f20dc50d2f2f8670e0b3b1c493 tr.lfmFoot td.lfmView a:hover {background:url(http://cdn.last.fm/widgets/images/en/footer/black.png) no-repeat -85px 0 !important;}table.lfmWidgetchart_304833f20dc50d2f2f8670e0b3b1c493 tr.lfmFoot td.lfmPopup a:hover {background:url(http://cdn.last.fm/widgets/images/en/footer/black.png) no-repeat -159px 0 !important;} My Email: phillip.t.lee@gmail.com Tumblr (3.0; @philliplee)http://philliplee.tumblr.com/Dylan + Christmas Classics: Bob Dylan has an album of classic Christmas songs. I’m not sure...http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/234139019http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/234139019Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:13:02 -0500Copenhagen Climate Treaty on Death-Watch : For everyone not up on this stuff we have a big meeting...http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/234058487http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/234058487Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:17:41 -0500Bad Idea Central: Toyota Sued After Viral Marketing Attempt Convinced Woman She Was Being Stalked |...http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/220375090http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/220375090Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:12:26 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JBDOxvYHgxI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JBDOxvYHgxI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><b>Tecmo-ized Highlights!</b></p> <p><b></b>If there is anything I love more than my pirated collection of Wonder Years re-runs it is Tecmo Super Bowl. This is awesome I could watch a Tecmo highlight-reel each week. It should be a feature on Sportscenter, every guy over the age of 25 would enjoy it. More highlights here: <a href="http://yepyep.gibbs12.com/2009/10/classic-nfl-plays-tecmo-ized/">http://yepyep.gibbs12.com/2009/10/classic-nfl-plays-tecmo-ized/</a></p>http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/212944123http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/212944123Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:05:00 -0400I'm totally doing this: I think everyone probably has a noteworthy transition to this city. I moved...http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/208655525http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/208655525Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:19:58 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2lXh2n0aPyw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2lXh2n0aPyw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Volkswagen, Stockholm had a theory that if you make something fun people will do it more often. So they turned some stairs in a subway station into a piano…of course. </p>http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/207644057http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/207644057Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:28:14 -0400<img src="http://1.media.tumblr.com/nO34c4luPr242lb6UvPqg5G6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/161564874/aewsome-via-rich">bigcrush</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://aewsome.tumblr.com/post/161535798/via-rich">aewsome</a>:</p> <blockquote>via <a href="http://twitter.com/cableandtweed/status/3272628911">Rich</a> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/162237539http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/162237539Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:28:09 -0400<img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/7udERpxIwpxxjwz8EFVkdFNFo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2009/07/14/bill-cosby-in-jell-o-shots/">Bill Cosby in Jell-O Shots - Alright that’s funny<br/></a></p>http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/142259138http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/142259138Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:28:18 -0400Auto-Cannibalistic Table : Sure it’s an omnivore now but how long until they start making...http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/116838258http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/116838258Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:23:00 -0400<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="225" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4587178&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4587178&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4587178&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blog.blprnt.com/blog/blprnt/just-landed-processing-twitter-metacarta-hidden-data">Just Landed</a></p> <p>Hey this is cool. It takes every instance of someone saying “just landed in ____” on twitter then takes their profile information to figure out where they are from and shows their flight on a map. The video is 36 hours of “just landed in” tracking.</p>http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/114291233http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/114291233Thu, 28 May 2009 09:34:06 -0400Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator | Clean Energy | US EPA: Ever wonder what it really means...http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/113931935http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/113931935Wed, 27 May 2009 16:55:00 -0400<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/SqHZoTWKZnzq4tduHnFfG5Z8o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://szymon.tumblr.com/post/113804474/brilliant-weightwatchers-ambient">szymon</a>:</p> <blockquote>brilliant <a href="http://www.funnyplace.org/show.php?id=8881">WeightWatchers</a> ambient</blockquote>http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/113926714http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/113926714Wed, 27 May 2009 16:43:34 -0400Seth Godin on the tribes we lead | Video on TED.com: Favorite TED talk so far this year.http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/106750424http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/106750424Tue, 12 May 2009 10:41:32 -0400The best map ever: This is a great way to make a map and I hope it becomes an iPhone app. From the...http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/102341691http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/102341691Fri, 01 May 2009 14:21:00 -0400“Instead of delivering up a bunch of links, the Wolfram/Alpha search engine tries to put a...http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/101581597http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/101581597Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:47:05 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gQBjJjpkjl0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gQBjJjpkjl0&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.asylum.com/2009/04/28/the-pizza-box-of-the-future-has-arrived/">The Pizza Box of the Future Has Arrived <br/></a></p>http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/101512491http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/101512491Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:50:55 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h3ul3q1PexA&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h3ul3q1PexA&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://bigcrush.tumblr.com/post/99834248/thedailywhat-viral-ad-of-the-day-remarkably">bigcrush</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://thedw.us/post/99795453/viral-ad-of-the-day-remarkably-surreal-ad">thedailywhat</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><b>Viral Ad of the Day:</b> Remarkably surreal ad campaign for Scrabble, designed and executed by Ogilvy and Mather, Paris.</p> <p>Two more: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kr0QEwfZBk">Sumo</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NThCPpyoW7U">Yoga</a>.</p> <p>[<a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/04/24/fantastic-scrabble-c.html">via</a>.]</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/100703935http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/100703935Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:25:08 -0400<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="267" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1609126&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1609126&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1609126&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="267"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/04/20/michael-kontopoulos.html">Michael Kontopoulos’ sculptures that almost tip themselves over - Boing Boing</a></p> <p>From the post:</p> <p><i>Michael Kontopoulos made these wooden sculptures that hit themselves with a hammer and almost tip over. He calls it “a system of sculptures that is constantly on the brink of collapse. My intention was to capture and sustain the exact moment of impending catastrophe and endlessly repeat it.”</i></p>http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/98983195http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/98983195Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:31:00 -0400<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/7udERpxIwmlu7610hysOuAKoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://digg.com/d1pHvQ">10 Most Incredible Globes: Taking Earth Day Literally [PICS]</a></p> <p>Image via <a href="http://www.excellencebakery.com/globe.jpg">Excellence Bakery </a></p> <p>Hiroshi Matsui, professor at Japan’s Otemae Confectionary College, had the same idea. His students created a 3 m-diameter chocolate globe for a college festival in 2007, using 35,000 coloured chocolate truffles for decoration.</p>http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/98964106http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/98964106Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:22:03 -0400<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/SqHZoTWKZmkrzwe2ZdgwrtKYo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Spain:</p> <p><a href="http://szymon.tumblr.com/post/98689070/this-is-great-the-graf-and-the-photo-buzo">szymon</a>:</p> <blockquote>This IS great! :) the graf and the photo :) <a href="http://murocracia.blogspot.com/2009/04/blog-post.html">Buzo</a> by Muro <br/> (via <a href="http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/04/fresh_stuff_frm_muro_in_spain.html">woostercollective</a>)</blockquote>http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/98963182http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/98963182Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:18:47 -0400