John McCreery's Blog – March 2011 Archive (2)

Audit Culture Evolves, and Why Not Reading Prior Work Can Sometimes Be a Good Thing

Last night Flipbook drew my attention to two items that may be of some interest to the anthropologists gathered here. The first is

Strata Allows You to Play Fantasy Football - With Scientists…

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Added by John McCreery on March 23, 2011 at 3:30am — No Comments

In praise of Alice Buzzarte

You don't know Alice. No reason you should. She was an American woman who, if my memory serves me right, came to Japan near the end of the Occupation. She became an English-language copywriter and a close friend of several individuals who wound up on the board of directors of Hakuhodo, the Japanese advertising agency where I was employed for thirteen years. She interviewed me for the job and, after I got the job, took me aside and gave me a memorable piece of advice. "John," she said, "to… Continue

Added by John McCreery on March 1, 2011 at 2:00am — 2 Comments