An abandoned lamp, 16 years later. IKEA’s well-known 2002 lamp commercial broke a lot of hearts. Including mine, as I was a freshman in college studying marketing. If you haven’t seen it, watch it. You may remember it. Maybe it was the Brave Little Toaster movie that made me hate the ad, but thankfully, IKEA has changed its tune and given the little red lamp a happy ending.
What will it take to rebuild trust in media? Is such a thing even possible? NiemanLab digs through the numbers.
“Local movie producer indicted…” Another great #FloridaMan story: A credit union employee devised a stamp-reselling scheme to bilk his employer for millions of dollars. To make movies.
Secretary of swagger? Perhaps Mike Pompeo is having a little too much fun in Foggy Bottom.
Breaking the mold. My good friend Andrew Heaton stars in a new video series by the Foundation for Economic Education called “Mind Your Business.” As is the norm with Heaton, it’s funny and informative! The first episode revolves around the role of mold in food, and why regulations hold back some interesting new possibilities.
South Toward Hell. As we remember the horrific attacks of September 11, lots of stories are floating around on social media to remember that fateful day. There’s a number of great stories at weeklystandard.com to peruse, but I’ll suggest only one: Matt Labash’s “South Toward Hell.”
My colleague Chris Deaton says it “accomplished more in 1,200 words than most stories could do in 12,000. An affecting read 17 years later.” He’s right.
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