The Wisdom of Deep Throat

This one, of course. Not this one. As the infamous "man in the shadows" famously told Woodward in All the President's Men, "follow the money".

It turns out he may be right. Though not necessarily in the sense he intended. I just read an interesting article on the predictive accuracy of betting markets. Evidently, prediction markets have been all but infallible in forecasting the outcomes of a number of elections both in the US and Europe – often in contradiction to the polls. Intrade seems to be the online prediction market leader and, for what it's worth, currently shows Obama with a very healthy lead.

Notes:

1. Please, do not let the election market's current state keep you from voting. It ain't over 'til it's over.

2. I briefly toyed with the idea of headlining this post, "Obama? You Bet!". You're welcome.

Don't Be An *sshole.

If you're not already registered, register to vote. Soon.

And, check out Someecards.com.

A Plea To My Jewish Readership

Please watch. And act.

Reading May Be Fundamental, But Smoking Is Cool.

Now reading can be cool too! TANK Books – classic books in cigarette packs (with foil!).

"Like Hope, But Different."

It seems Will.I.Am may have copped the idea for "Yes We Can" from John.He.Is.

Connecting The Pieces Of My Digital Life

New, over there on the left – between "Fresh Tweets" and "Feed Reading" – is a slideshow of pics (many of which have also been included in a tweet) direct from my iPhone. I've only just begun this direct shooting and sharing, so it's a short slideshow at the moment.

"You might never look at toothpaste the same way again"

So, just as Hirst's haul was causing me to reflect on choices made, acknowledge the negligence with which I've nurtured my "Art" and lament the lack of any real "new ideas" with which to make one's artistic mark, I saw the above image. New York-based artist Erik Boker has taken scalpel to tube, pinned the "skin" back and exposed the innards – the guts, if you will – of toothpaste brands. Part of his "Product Dissections" series I found the images striking, inspiring and... "new". My faith in the potential of Big-A Art restored for the time being.

At top: Aquafresh Extreme Clean Empowermint – 2008
Headline from: Creativity, Peeling Back The Product; Sept. 16, 2008