The new Radiohead album is amazing, unsurprisingly

Lots of fascinating discussion online about the distribution method of Radiohead’s new album, which is pretty damn good. Not as revolutionary as OK Computer or Kid A, but still awesome.
I paid 3 pounds total. How much did you pay?
Read debate & analysis here:
Freakonomics
Lefetz Letter
Mankiw
The Economist

Oust the Smell of Life–Home Air Fresheners as the Agent Orange in the Chemical Industries’ War on Family Households and Human Life

New Oust TV ad: a woman cooking onions in a frying pan…complaining about the smell of cooking!!! And talking about the benefits of covering up cooking smells with chemical-laden Oust! She said something like, “The last thing I want is for someone to come over to my house and the first thing they [...]

Now this is a fantastic idea!

Sao Paulo bans outdoor advertising!
“The Clean City Law came from a necessity to combat pollution . . . pollution of water, sound, air, and the visual. We decided that we should start combating pollution with the most conspicuous sector – visual pollution.”
More details in an article from the formerly great Adbusters.