the commercialization of the statue of liberty
December 21st, 2009Thinly-veiled brand promise can be unnerving. Especially next to an oxymoron like “new york spring water.”
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Christian Wallin works in UX at Razorfish in NY.
East-coast raised, on the curb of NYC. And of course by curb I mean New Jersey. You know, where the city’s garbage goes.
He continues to kick the Jersey curb with his wife and adorable lil' 6-month-old baby boy.
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December 23rd, 2009 at 2:04 pm
where is that spring? I want proof!
December 29th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Surely they mean “Upstate” New York!