Here's  a New Yorker article on the state of advertising in the US. Not a lot of new news but an interesting profile of Kaplan Thaler - responsible for the Aflac duck. If you've not see the Aflac duck you don't know what you're missing.

And here's something from our own, our very own Richard Huntington, chair of the APG awards this year. His page - adliterate.com - is a fascinating compendium of his thoughts and musings.

Speaking of APG members  here's  another super blog, from Gareth Kay, planning director of Modernista in Boston. He points to this survey that claims that Advertising and Marketing people have the messiest desks in the UK.

Speaking of Blogs, here's a Business Week piece that explains how "Blogs Will Change Your Business".

And speaking of how blogs will change your business, here's the blog from w+k london. It?s not exactly changed their business yet, but it's pleasing to think that it might.

Speaking of things it's pleasing to think about; here's a little piece from The Guardian blog explaining how watching TV makes you smarter. I always knew it.

Speaking of things found in The Guardian; here's Michael Howard?s Campaign Blog. Except it?s not really written by him. It?s a spoof and it?s quite funny. It has a very convincing web address though : michaelhowardmp.co.uk.

Speaking of things which are quite funny; we finish with two interesting things you can use in a presentation to illustrate the strange state of the digital world. TorahPods  and hand carved Russian mobile phones.