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Lessons from BioDome 2: Know thy client, Pauly Shore was alive in 1996, and more

What happens when you mix scientific research, a billionaire with money to burn, 1990s era hair-dos, an apocalypitc cult, and Pauley Shore?

Be sure to read the fine print on your next vacation

Everyone has been duped into spending extra money when on vacation.  The nickel and diming begins even before the trip, from the moment you book a plan ticket online. 

Morning Brew - July 2

What's prime time for posting on social media? Spain wins!... Again!!! The next soccer powerhouses to watch and more on Morning Brew

Esquire: Back from the Brink?

NY Times media beat reporter David Carr nails it with this profile on Esquire Magazine's harrowing tale of what it's like to be relevant, then irrelevant, then relevant again.

The NY Times makes mistakes too!

Fascinating blog post from the New York Times' After Deadline blog regarding editorial corrections. To date -- and we're only in mid-November -- the Times has printed 2,800 corrections, with nearly 20% of those involving the names of people or places.

Online ad buy would make Mad Men's Roger Sterling proud

"It's not luxury; it's smarter than that."

So says John Slattery, Lincoln's new hired gun spokesperson in the car manufacturer's "Smarter" campaign.

Slattery, who plays advertising executive Roger Sterling in TV's "Mad Men," would be proud of his new employer's latest online advertising move.

Calculated Move or Hurricane IroNY

You have to love targeted online ads, and the LOL irony that sometimes comes with them.

Case in point: Miami Beach's Fontainebleau resort smartly advertises on the

April 2009: South Florida Business Journal, “Miami DDA Names Agency”

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Several advertising agencies have hit the ground running, with new account wins and strategic plans for their clients.

Soon after being named to handle the Miami Downtown Development Authority, Schwartz Media Strategies in Miami launched a strategic plan that includes positioning the DDA as the go-to source for comment on issues that affect downtown Miami.

Planning for Income and Estate Taxes in an Uncertain Time

 
While 2010 was a year of the zero estate tax (since Congress failed to act at the end of ’09), if Congress fails to act yet again, 2011 will be a year of the lowest exemption and highest rate we've seen in 10 years (55% tax rate on estate valued above $1 million).  At levels like these, far more than the wealthiest 1% of Americans will be impacted.

New York Times: Miami Art Museum Names New Director

In today's New York Times "Arts Beat" blog, Kate Taylor describes changes afoot at the Miami Art Museum. MAM, she reports, has named Thomas Collins, currently the director of the Neuberger Museum of Art, as its new director. The news comes on the heels of an announcement that the museum will break ground this year on a brand-new, $131 million building designed by Herzog & de Meuron. The new museum will open in 2013.

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