A roundup of the week

A hasty roundup of some interesting things I've chanced upon in the last week...

• Management Today asks "Has the ad biz lost it's lustre?";
• The Guardian reports on a documentary maker who purposefully overdosed on the output of The Daily Mail in the interests of science and entertainment (via Ben);
• The New York Times discusses the perils of asserting idea ownership ... "a great idea is owned by whoever expresses that idea most successfully" (via Cubemate);
• Spiked analyses the contradictions inherent in what we believe and what we do in the name of saving the planet;
• Time magazine reviews some newly published research on buyer behaviour;
• The New York Times crunches the old 'ads as entertainment' chestnut; and
• A special edition of ICON magazine presents 50 manifestos by well known architects (and a contribution from London's mayor, Ken Livingstone)

Then, on a lighter note...

• This is a video news report on the annual Chav Hunt;
• It seems that we have been honoured by a visit by the Flying Spaghetti Monster;
• Here's some help if you were looking for a place to buy a chicken suit (that's a suit for a chicken btw);
• This company specialises in helping with some of the less pleasant aspects of rural life; and
• The boffins at MIT are proposing a way of harnessing the power generated by our addiction to retail.

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