PETER SHANKMAN

Monday question of the day… Fantastic Four has been called "Critic Proof" so many times, I’m ready to actually go see it. But my question – who’s "Bad PR Proof?" Who is so "up there" that no amount of bad PR can hurt them so much that it actually bothers them? I’ll start – much as we hate to admit it, Paris Hilton. Who else?

Say it with me, everyone. "WE DON’T PITCH ON REFERENCES TO 9/11." Say it again until you get it. Doesn’t matter what’s below – you blew it in the first 5 words. Had you gotten rid of those first few words, this would have been A GOOD PITCH! A bit long, but a good pitch! Why would you throw 9/11 into it? Nothing good can come from that. Hi! While September 11th is a day representing tragedy, it also marks a special day this year… Grandparents Day! I have a wonderful family business story that shows the legacy of a very well known man is continuing with his grand daughters. Remember Victor Kiam, the man who liked the Remington Shaver [...]

What a perfect way to end the week! My Neptune just arrived, and I get to use it tomorrow! Yay!

What is art? Some might say that Art is the merger of something beautiful with something where it doesn’t belong – for instance – a mermaid on dry land, or perhaps any of the paintings of MC Escher. I believe art is the merger of something beautiful with something where it has never before been. This, my friends, is pure art. There is joy in the world. A 7/11 1/4-Pound Big Bite, covered in free melted cheese product, available in NEW YORK CITY! (Note well placed subway entrance.) Let us rejoice. The first 7/11 in NYC has opened – 23rd St. off Park. All smile.

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