Resumes and group work today. Group work and resumes. And also the newspaper. A normal Wednesday in many respects. Remarkable for its normal attributes, normal because those attributes are remarkable.
Also, there were Rice Krispie treats in the cafeteria. Fine day, then.
Apropos of yesterday’s Cosby Show videos — clearly there is a 1980s renaissance going on in our home just now — I stumbled on this on Facebook today, Bill Cosby schools us about those crazy sweaters:
“We’re talking about the knit woolen things that look like the sheep were different colors or fell in some paint, right?” Cosby says over the phone. “Isn’t that what you’re talking about?”
Exactly. Besides referring to the sweaters sported by Cosby’s character, Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable, to invoke the phrase “Cosby sweater” is to call something garish, tacky, and outdated—in an affectionate way. And in the cyclical world of fashion design, such passé looks have recently inspired a swath of contemporary looks featuring bold, geometric patterns and incorporating a mishmash of colors and textures.
Cosby himself doesn’t even remember when he first heard the term “Cosby sweater,” and is hard-pressed to explain why the style is such a phenomenon among young people today.
“I have no idea, and I’m not going make up anything,” says Cosby, “but I think youthful people have a long time to live, so they can waste some time on something like that.”
Here’s a different sort of word cloud. We’ve all grown used to the ones made from the transcript of speeches. USA Today asked readers to submit one word to describe the state of the union.
A Poynter list: 5 reasons mobile will disrupt journalism like the Internet did a decade ago. Here are a few of the bullets, click over for the rest:
1. A responsive design isn’t a mobile strategy
2. Mobile will not only surpass the desktop, but begin to erode it
3. The desktop decline will pressure news revenues
I’d argue that the separate points are all correct, but that the comparison of the mobile evolution to the Internet evolution is not as neat and tidy as you might imagine.
Here’s another one of those stories that lets you think that “kids these days” are pretty good after all. Fine storytelling, too:
Quite a bit of Tom Rinaldi influence there. Here’s an old Rinaldi piece which hits on similar themes:
Slow piano, reflective pace and tender story; just add tears.
Just add images. PR Daily created a helpful social media photo sizing cheat sheet. Use it in good health.
Leave the Rice Krispie treats to me.
