http://www.shanatinglipton.com/blog Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:34:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We waited for weeks with baited breath for the proverbial light (stick) at the end of the tunnel. Glow, an all night massive music and light art festival sponsored by the City of Santa Monica had--with its elaborate advertising campaign--practically promised the second coming of Jesus. I would say it ... http://www.shanatinglipton.com/blog/stigmata-by-glowsticks.html Though I'm most comfortable asking the questions, every once in a while I get the inappropriate opp to be written about. This time was extra-special because the article appears in De Pers, a newspaper in Amsterdam. It's entitled, "Carpool met Lisa Marie." Presley, that is. Yes, I carpooled with her ... http://www.shanatinglipton.com/blog/holland-hollywood.html    Image: Fernando Torres clips the winning goal past Jens Lehmann (©Getty Images) http://www.shanatinglipton.com/blog/golden-goal-golden-boy.html Image: My favorite Spain team kicker, Fernando Torres It was a nail-biter--the nightmare penalty kick shoot-out between Spain and Italy (the champs). Spain played their hearts out through the game's entirety and overtime; Italy doing a kick-ass job of defending and not much more (NOT football if you ask me). It ... http://www.shanatinglipton.com/blog/viva-espana.html Image: Maurits, Prince of Orange, on his death-bed I just came back from watching the Holland vs. Russia quarter final of Euro Cup 2008 at a Dutch-packed Western-themed bar in W. Hollywood. All those young Russian legs (Russia has the youngest team in the Cup) outran the seasoned but shot-shy Dutch, and of course outscored ... http://www.shanatinglipton.com/blog/orange-juiced.html Just a quick note to say that I'm a little perplexed by something I read on Politico.com today. In an article about how the Obama campaign is hiring more women for senior staff positions, it mentions that Patti Solis Doyle will be the chief of staff to the Vice Presidential ... http://www.shanatinglipton.com/blog/chess-move.html Image: My honorary Euro Cup 2008 collage piece entitled, "Coach Mortem" http://www.shanatinglipton.com/blog/the-agony-of-defeat.html I have been taking some time to process a massive energy spurt that I have been experiencing inside myself and in the world. Energy seems to be the word of the day lately, in the throes of a gas crisis, with renewable energy on people's minds. And certainly the contaminated tomato ... http://www.shanatinglipton.com/blog/energy-spurt.html Image: Yves Saint Laurent in Marrakesh in 1969 by Lord Patrick Lichfield (1st of August, 1936-1st of June, 2008)   http://www.shanatinglipton.com/blog/ysl-rip-from-stl-2.html Want to connect with international movers and shakers without shoving your advertising down their throats, a-la Madmen? Are you into the whole viral thing but not sure how best to use it? Advertise your product on the dry erase board of my office and the next time I'm on Skype, your brand ... http://www.shanatinglipton.com/blog/your-ad-here.html