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/<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TWfXqae1NzA&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/TWfXqae1NzA&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>Two things that are awesome:</p> <p>1. Old Grey Whistle Test - great live music show on BBC from 72-87</p> <p>2. Roxy Music - featuring Brian Eno and Bryan Ferry being weird and great. This band could hit today and be 3x bigger.</p>http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/248642184http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/248642184Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:56:56 -0500<img src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt9z4x3gHe1qz4tljo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This is exactly right.</p> <p><a href="http://ilovecharts.tumblr.com/post/247744584/peroty-important-decisions-via-co-workers">ilovecharts</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://peroty.tumblr.com/post/247659212/important-decisions-via-co-workers-im">peroty</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Important decisions! (Via co-worker’s IM)</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/248538007http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/248538007Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:43:52 -0500I realized today when my NPR app wasn’t opening on my phone that I don’t own a radio....http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/247435852http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/247435852Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:20:00 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hLfvmiB4edI&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/hLfvmiB4edI&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://artandcopyfilm.com/">Art & Copy Film </a></p> <p>One of the best parts of working in an agency is when you get to hear stories about the old days from the people who lived them. I’ve been lucky enough to have worked with some great storytellers. I think I’m really going to like this movie.</p>http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/245531842http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/245531842Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:20:00 -0500<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kolo40SQZq1qzy3cwo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nerd for charts</p> <p><a href="http://loveallthis.tumblr.com/post/166124704">loveallthis</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Inspired by <a href="http://jeannr.tumblr.com/post/165291081/i-made-a-flow-chart-that-we-might-better">jeannr</a>, I flowcharted the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles">Beatles</a> classic, ‘Hey Jude.’</p> </blockquote>http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/241196088http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/241196088Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:10:23 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1027571&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=1027571&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=1027571&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="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://maristella.tumblr.com/post/240977174/philip-glass-buys-a-loaf-of-bread-m-i-am-am-o-g">maristella</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“Philip Glass Buys a Loaf of Bread”</p> <p>m I am am o g laughing g very m laugh hard g g am I m very very yes omg</p> </blockquote>http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/241180632http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/241180632Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:52:37 -050010 Neat Facts About Carl Sagan: Carl Sagan is underrated. He was a great voice for astronomy and...http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/240808579http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/240808579Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:54:26 -0500“Ideas weren’t precious. They were everywhere, which suggested that maybe the extraordinary...http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/240667724http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/240667724Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:31:04 -0500“Invention has its own algorithm: genius, obsession, serendipity, and epiphany in some...http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/240659804http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/240659804Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:22:49 -0500<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksudhparyb1qz4s3wo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://szymon.tumblr.com/post/238016112/bread-shoes-by-r-e-praspaliauskas">szymon</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2009/11/05/bread-shoes-by-re-praspaliauskas/">Bread Shoes</a> by R&E Praspaliauskas</p> </blockquote>http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/238100576http://philliplee.tumblr.com/post/238100576Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:39:08 -0500Dylan + 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 -0400