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Blokket | The Latest Advance in Cell Phone Etiquette

More and more, when two people are in a room, at a dinner, or even in bed, they are actually engaging in a ménage à trois (or quatre). That’s because one or both people also happen to be on their...

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Ottavio Missoni – A Colorful Icon Who Left His Signature Print On Fashion

Ottavio Missoni’s life was a lot like the signature knits in his Missoni line: colorful, instantly memorable and zigzagging beautifully along an eclectic, kaleidoscopic path. The fashion icon, who...

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The Case of the Missing ‘S’ – Fashion Industry and Grammar-Defying Jargon

“Is it that the soft, curvaceous form of the letter S offends these rail-thin style mavens? Will they start using other letters in its place? Perhaps K or Z with their bold and angular lines will...

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2013 Met Gala – ‘Punk Couture’ and The Power of Creative Collaborations

Sometimes, when two entities come together, it’s a match made in creativity heaven. Think: Andy Warhol and Basquiat, Mondrian and Yves Saint Laurent, Tex-Mex cuisine, and good ‘ole Rock ‘N’ Roll...

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World’s Largest Jigsaw Puzzle Breaks – Bad Luck + Bad Nursery Rhyme References

It’s not everyday I hear a story that inspires an extended nursery rhyme reference. Or one that makes the morning commute on the 405N seem a little more bearable. But miraculously enough, this...

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Songs That Use Poor Grammar – “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”

It’s a reoccurring dream of mine: The Ed Sullivan Show stage, 1966. A young Mick Jagger saunters up to the mic, his bony knees bumping together with each step. He’s wearing some kind of tight pants...

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Mood Indigo Trailer | Write In Color Loves Audrey Tautou + Michel Gondry

Every now and then comes a film that will change your life. Interestingly, Audrey Tautou happens to be in most of them. The star of Amelie is the lead in Mood Indigo, Michel Gondry’s first French...

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William Shakespeare’s 445 Birthday | Write In Color Celebrates The Bard

Not many people have their birthdays celebrated posthumously, but not many people are William Shakespeare. Interestingly enough, his birth date is a mere approximation, since we aren’t sure exactly...

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Creativity Inspires Creativity – SFMOMA’s Sugary Sweet Art Confections

As an art enthusiast with a sweet tooth, I felt as though this cake inspired by Piet Mondrian’s block composition came to me in a dream. There’s nothing more intriguing than art inspiring art —...

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Wine and Writing – Does Alcohol Make Us More Creative?

Thanks to writers like Ernest Hemingway, alcohol has become a legendary agent for getting brilliant words flow out of one’s pen. But as it turns out, alcohol also gets the words flowing in a more...

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Think (Or Don’t Think) Before You Write – Writerus Plannerus vs. Writerus Doerus

Whenever I talk to a fellow writer about his or her latest masterpiece, the conversation always ends up at the same age-old creative crossroads: is it better to outline first or to simply write?...

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Five Tips for a Better Resume – Los Angeles Resume Writer | Write In Color

Should I include an objective on my resume? What about references? Is a classic resume design the most professional? How many years of experience do employers want to see? Write In Color hears...

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Archer Pro – Typography’s Golden Child

What do Martha Stewart, Wells Fargo, Father’s Office, the NFL and Bare Escentuals have in common? Archer Pro. In case you haven’t noticed, this little slab serif has taken the design world by...

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Homonyms – The Fraternal (Not Identical) Twins of Grammar

Homonyms. You’ll know them when you see them, but not when you hear them. They are words that sound identical but have different spellings and different meanings. Think of them as the fraternal...

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Roger Ebert – Remembering A True Story Connoisseur

“Citizen Kane and vanilla Haagen-Dazs ice cream.” That was Roger Ebert’s immediate answer when he was asked years ago what movie and food would be abundant in heaven. It provides a bit of solace to...

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Want, Need, Get, Forget | Escaping the Consumer Manifesto

Fellow consumerists, it’s time for reform. A few weeks ago, I was watching a TV show (House of Lies, to be exact) when a song played during the closing credits that I fell in love with. It’s a...

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The Art of the BCC | Learn From Craigslist Joe How to Properly BCC Mass Emails

Craigslist Joe himself — a scene from the movie One of my biggest pet peeves is when someone sends out a mass emails but doesn’t BCC (blind carbon copy) the email addresses. With one click, not...

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Something Treasured by Maram Nassar | Creatrepreneurism is Contagious

Meet Maram Nassar. Up until last year, Maram was working at a big, corporate entertainment company doing marketing and promotions. And she was great at it. And she didn’t even hate it. But she...

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Jonathan Adler Manifesto | What’s Your Personal Manifesto?

For a long time, the word manifesto got a bad wrap. Only communists and serial killers seemed to use them. Thankfully, these days many of our favorite businesses have them, including lululemon and...

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Beck’s 15 Cognitive Errors – Your Brain’s Greatest Work of Fiction

The “say it isn’t so” moment. We’ve all been there. It’s that moment when you want so badly for something not to have happened that your brain jumps through every mental hoop in the book to...

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Digital Diaries – From PostSecret to No Time for Love

There was a time, not so long ago, when we would memorialize our deepest secrets in diaries. These diaries were hidden from view, tucked away under beds and at times even locked. Not anymore. More...

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Obscure Collective Nouns for a Worship of Writers

Back in the 15th Century, collective nouns were all the rage. The system, which assigns a different word for “group” depending on the animal being referred to, was the brainchild of English hunters...

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – The Art of Achieving Your Dreams

From New York to Los Angeles and the thousands of country miles between, Americans are finding ways to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. today. But when all the MLK Jr. Day parades and events are...

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Cards Against Humanity – A Party Game for Horrible People

Cards Against Humanity is a card game. As its website explains, “Unlike most of the party games you’ve played before, Cards Against Humanity is as despicable and awkward as you and your friends.”...

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The Whole 9 Yards – Etymology of English Idioms + Puns

When word sleuths go digging for the origin of our favorite puns, idioms and catchphrases, literature is usually a good starting point. (Joseph Heller coined Catch-22 in a novel of the same name;...

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Pantone’s 2013 Color of the Year – Emeralds in Literature

Welcome to the year of Emerald. Pantone recently unveiled its official Color of the Year for 2013, amid much fanfare. Gone are the sunny, cheerful days of Tangerine Tango (2012) and the sweet days...

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N. Joseph Woodland, Inventor – A Line In The Sand Becomes The Barcode

Take it from N. Joseph Woodland, a brilliant inventor who passed away last week at the age of 91: Sometimes, a stroke of genius takes nothing more than a stroke of your hand through the sand. N....

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There’s A Foreign Word For That – Useful Words That Don’t Exist In English

Even the greatest wordsmiths have moments when they just can’t find the right word. Sometimes it’s because of a brain lapse, and other times, it’s because we’re just not sure what we’re trying to...

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Blokket | The Latest Advance in Cell Phone Etiquette

Ottavio Missoni – A Colorful Icon Who Left His Signature Print On Fashion

The Case of the Missing ‘S’ – Fashion Industry and Grammar-Defying Jargon

2013 Met Gala – ‘Punk Couture’ and The Power of Creative Collaborations

World’s Largest Jigsaw Puzzle Breaks – Bad Luck + Bad Nursery Rhyme References

Songs That Use Poor Grammar – “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”

Mood Indigo Trailer | Write In Color Loves Audrey Tautou + Michel Gondry

William Shakespeare’s 445 Birthday | Write In Color Celebrates The Bard

Creativity Inspires Creativity – SFMOMA’s Sugary Sweet Art Confections

Wine and Writing – Does Alcohol Make Us More Creative?

Think (Or Don’t Think) Before You Write – Writerus Plannerus vs. Writerus Doerus

Five Tips for a Better Resume – Los Angeles Resume Writer | Write In Color

Archer Pro – Typography’s Golden Child

Homonyms – The Fraternal (Not Identical) Twins of Grammar

Roger Ebert – Remembering A True Story Connoisseur

Want, Need, Get, Forget | Escaping the Consumer Manifesto

The Art of the BCC | Learn From Craigslist Joe How to Properly BCC Mass Emails

Something Treasured by Maram Nassar | Creatrepreneurism is Contagious

Jonathan Adler Manifesto | What’s Your Personal Manifesto?

Beck’s 15 Cognitive Errors – Your Brain’s Greatest Work of Fiction

Digital Diaries – From PostSecret to No Time for Love

Obscure Collective Nouns for a Worship of Writers

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – The Art of Achieving Your Dreams

Cards Against Humanity – A Party Game for Horrible People

Top Posts of 2012 – The Discoveries, Artists + Movements That Inspired Us

The Whole 9 Yards – Etymology of English Idioms + Puns

Pantone’s 2013 Color of the Year – Emeralds in Literature

N. Joseph Woodland, Inventor – A Line In The Sand Becomes The Barcode

There’s A Foreign Word For That – Useful Words That Don’t Exist In English

Your In America – Grammar in the Times of Twitter, Facebook and Texting

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