Archive for May, 2006

House of Worms

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

Lensmaster Drew Shiel is a comic artist and an online gamer. He's combined these hobbies and come up with the House of Worms. Don't worry, it's not another Rob Zombie movie--it's a new comic strip based on the hugely popular game World of Warcraft.
Drew calls WoW "a wonderful setting for a comic--the sheer [...]

Danica Patrick

Tuesday, May 30th, 2006

Last weekend was a big weekend in Indianapolis. Home to none other than the Indy 500.
If you're out of the loop, Matt Scheidler's Indianapolis 500 lens reports back with the winner (it was the second-closest finish in 500 history), great pictures, links and more.
And he called to my attention a remarkable story about Danica Patrick. [...]

Your Leadership Coach

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

Surprise surprise. Enron chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling were found guilty today of fraud and conspiracy.
While integrity in the post-Enron era has been under the magnifying glass for quite some time, author and lensmaster George Brymer offers solutions to the accountability-credibility-integrity Bermuda triangle of recent years.
His book, Vital Integrities, answers all those [...]

Create A Custom MySpace Overlay

Wednesday, May 24th, 2006

MySpace, and this lens, hardly need an introduction.
How to Create a Custom MySpace Overlay is one of our highest trafficked lenses (go ahead, type "MySpace Overlay" into Google and see why). It's on an incredibly timely topic, it's concise and easy to understand, and it's enormously helpful to people who want to stand out a [...]

Corporate Documentaries & Remarkable Storytelling: A Beginner’s Manual

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

What's the DNA for authentic documentary storytelling? Simple: real people telling real stories.
Okay, maybe not so simple.
Thomas Clifford is an international award-winning documentary filmmaker, specializing in producing and directing corporate-image documentaries for Fortune 500 firms as well as local non-profit organizations.
If you've ever thought about telling your business's story on video, Thomas's lens Corporate Documentaries [...]

The 25 Greatest Simpsons Episodes

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

Eric Mack grew up with The Simpsons. He has been a dedicated Simpsons fan for about ten years now, and has seen every episode that aired during the first 12 or 13 seasons. He knows every joke backward and forward. And so, in his nostalgia for the "golden age" of the show, he has created [...]

The DaVinci Code, Answered

Friday, May 19th, 2006

In case you hadn't heard (drumroll please), The DaVinci Code movie is opening this weekend.
Yes, I'll probably wind up seeing it. Yes, I read the book. Yes, I think the most fascinating part of the whole DaVinci Code phenomenon is (beyond the astounding book sales) watching the religious and cultural controversies that unfolded--and continue [...]

Fantasy With Attitude

Thursday, May 18th, 2006

Elaine Corvidae is a sci-fi and fantasy author.
I am a sci-fi and fantasy fan.
I have yet to read her books, but having discovered this lens, I will!
Elaine does a good job of explaining not just what she writes, but how and why. So her lens is a lot more than just an author promoting [...]

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