ASWI – Shellraiser is a Keeper…

As appalling as it may be to think that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle franchise is pushing toys for pre-schoolers, we’ve deemed the product highlighted on page 18 of the Sunday Target ad post-worthy. The Shellraiser vehicle from Playmates Toy has bells and whistles (or as the ad copy states,… more »

FSI – What’s New and Notable – 002

This week’s edition of FSI What’s New & Notable is focusing on hot sauce. The FSI featured a ginormous burger that took up 50% of the ad. It was a drippy burger too, like the kind you see on Carl’s Jr. television ads. We aren’t burger people and were about… more »

What We’re Reading – the 0814 Edition

As mentioned in May’s post, the Jedemi way is to have several books going at once.  Having just completed Biz Stone’s “Things a Little Bird Told Me: Confessions of the Creative Mind,” which was awesome, it was time to get some new books in the mix.   Check it out.  … more »

FSI – What’s New and Notable – 001

Anyone who gets a Sunday newspaper delivered to their doorstep (or driveway) knows that part of its considerable “thunk” are the ads that are included in the form of circulars and free standing inserts (FSI). We like them for several reasons. You can get a sense of what’s trending. You… more »

AWSI: Changing the Eye is a Good Thing!

Last Sunday The New York Times had a nice “Table for Three” write-up featuring Michael Kors (MK) and a favorite of ours, Danny Meyer (DM). It appeared in the SundayStyles section, so it may have been missed by many readers who normally breeze by this part of the paper. The… more »