Archive For March 31, 2009

Branding, addiction, sneaker culture and legal infringement are explored when artist/designer Ari Saal Forman mash-ups the lively Newport cigarette brand into a cool Nike-like sneaker. Original article can be found at JESS3 Blog Tags: brand, nike, newport, spoof, art, mash-up, knock, parody, satire, fair use

ShamWow Guy In Slap, Chop Bust TV pitchman battered hooker in South Beach hotel room brawl MARCH 27–Meet Vince Shlomi. He’s probably better known to you as the ShamWow Guy, the ubiquitous television pitchman who has been phenomenally successful peddling absorbent towels and food choppers. Shlomi, 44, was arrested last month on a felony battery…

Decorated big mountain skier and BASE jumper Shane McConkey was killed earlier today in a ski-BASE accident in the Italian Dolomites. Shane McConkey Hometown: Olympic Valley, Cali. Family: Wife, Sherry; Daughter, Ayla Nickname: Cliff Huckstable, Pain McShlonkey Sponsors: Red Bull, K2, Sessions, Nordica, Marker, Oakley, Squaw Valley USA Accolades: 1996, 1998: IFSA World Tour of…

Making a little research, an interesting question showed up: When is a brand really strong? When we think about that, it’s really huge the number of possible answer we might get. The most intriguing one? When people start faking it. Yeah, you may think this is stupid, but if you only think about it for…

Drug Agents Raid SF Medical Marijuana Clinic Reporting Joe Vazquez E-mail SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) Federal drug agents raided a medical marijuana facility in San Francisco Wednesday night. The raid occurred at Emmalyn’s California Cannabis Clinic at 1597 Howard Street. DEA spokeswoman Casey McEnry told CBS 5 the documents regarding the raid are sealed, so…

Study Explains How Cannabis Kills Cancer Cells Study Explains How Cannabis Kills Cancer Cells By West Coast Cannabis News • March 23, 2009 A study published recently in Nature Reviews-Cancer provides an historic and detailed explanation about how THC and natural cannabinoids counteract cancer, but preserve normal cells. The study by Manuel Guzmán of…