How can Bored To Death not be the best TV-show this year (except that new seasons of Fringe, Dexter, The Office and 30Rock are coming up at the same time)? Still, can’t wait to see Jason Schwartzman and Ted Danson go at it September 2009 on HBO.

There’s a lot of stuff going on at the moment. People leaving the office, others are coming to Berlin eventually, some people lose a shit load of money, others are gaining weight, frick, I feel like change too. Why not get some inspiration here:
Finally, Interesting is happening in Berlin. It’s called InterestingBerlin, obviously. Go there if you have time. Our supporter from the ol’ days Biggi Kaese will speak there as well so listen up, be nice and buy her a drink.

The fine people at Betahaus are doing their part of celebrating DMY International Design Festival Berlin tomorrow and it’s probably going to be awesome.

If you are in Frankfurt at the 20th go visit KarmaKonsum’s GreenCamp. I know that I would.

I think I mentioned it already but what the hell: Either Rich Franklin or Wanderlei Silva will absolutely, positively get KTFO on the 13th in Cologne, at UFC 99, The Comeback. Like always the audience will consist out of 90% complete meatheads but the fight card looks pretty darn great.

And if you, like me, can’t go to any of these events because you spend too much time in the office, go to David’s blog about “Sad-vertising” and read his IPA Diploma essay that got published in Campaign a short while ago. “It’s a fictional guesstimate at what the future looks like for brands… given trends for collectivisation, ethics and “We-actualisation” as he puts it. Sissies.

Says the australien artist: “A caravan covered with mirrors. A large reflective surface of its surroundings. The van as a metaphor for surveillance. Mirroring its environment and exposing the looks and gazes whilst the interior becomes an unknown and hidden core where the observations are held and considered. The surrounding space an awkward interplay where one never escapes being visible and monitored. The interior like a cave - totally blackened out and sparsely appointed. A very practical and functional sleeping zone inside a highly active exterior. A place of rest where one can hide from this heightened exposure.”

Pretty awesome stuff, I say. More at the artists blog.

While we in Germany don’t really have that kind of Craft Brew-culture (some say for good reasons), America does. And it’s not all bad. I find it actually kind of neat that random people brew their own beer and sell it out of their trucks. When being in Sacramento a few weeks ago I went to a really shady bar and asked for the kind of beer people from around that area would like to drink. They offered me a regional brew and after a sip of it I was sure they were mocking me for being a foreigner and the next thing that’d happen was they poke me in the eye with a stick and throw me out in the dumpster. But they seriously liked it. And they liked me. And after a few more of those beers I liked it too. After all, just because it doesn’t taste like beer doesn’t mean you can’t get drunk with it.

I Am A Craft Brewer from I Am A Craft Brewer on Vimeo.

While Gina Carrano took the #16 spot on MAXIMs Hot 100 list (ridiculously placed between Katy Perry and Britney Spears, and beaten by Jennifer Love Hewitt, really? What’s wrong with you people?), former UFC heavy weight Champion, Pride fighter and Affliction veteran Josh Barnett hails from a french Vogue fashion shooting, where he seemingly gets his 6 ft 3, 250 lb ass beaten by a lanky model in a bikini. And, oh yeah, the UFC just launched a German version of their website because of the UFC 99 event in Cologne, 13th of june, and gets broadcasted by DSF (which is at least a whole lot better than the rumored cooperation with Pro7). So after the UK and Canada, Germany is the next market to be conquered. And MMA has officially arrived at the European mainstream. I really don’t know what to make of all of this. On one side I always knew that MMA will become a mainstream phenomenon sooner or later and I know it’s good for the sport. But personally I followed the sport for years and even close friends mocked me for that - and now it feels like Fitness First is next to implement an MMA Workout class between Pilates and BBP. It’s like your favorite band that you discovered in a club in Schwerin suddenly lands a number one hit. You are kind of happy for them but you know it’s time to move on when a bunch of retards use your song as their ring tone.

Don’t worry, if you are a young creative who’s willing to work hard without pay, this is your time. Check out Oli Voss asking some of advertisings greatest what the fuck is going on, what’s happening next and why the crisis is good for creativity HERE.

Via Werbeblogger (thanks, mate).

…this weekend. Because it’s Eastern. Because it’s a few days off from the madness that is our lives. And to inspire you a bit here is an awesome video from Greg Laswell, directed by Autumn de Wilde, which makes me feel like it’s 1998, where producing video clips still meant something. So go out, enjoy the sun, cook something nice, meet friends, because next week just might be another week in absolut hell. Just saying.

How The Day Sounds from Miky Wolf on Vimeo.

As a copywriter, I’m always amazed, what can be delivered with those 24, 26 or how many letters your native alphabet uses, variables. And because I was raised by computers, while mommy earned money to pay the electricity bills, I have to feature
this:

Best geeky quotes 

I had the same idea for a long time and if you think about it, it’s just the next logical step. What I was missing was simply the time, ressoucres and means of convincing a CD to do stuff like this. A client with money would also have helped

Click here to get to FALLONs site, where you can download it.

Damn buggers from London. I salute you.

A team of three interns pitches for the Adidas Global Account. Click here for the Impossible Pitch. Nuff’ said. I hope they win. On the other hand, I don’t think they’d get any bonus on years end.