Comments on: Rushkoff doing “backstage” sketch for Colbert show

By: Douglas

Douglas — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:53:42 +0000

Yeah, it’s secret. A graphic novel for DC/Vertigo, coming out sometime next year, I guess. The artist is working on it.

But it’s secret so don’t say anything about it.

By: ibond

ibond — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:02:33 +0000

curiously awaiting the aformentioned and upcoming comic?! Any kind of projected release date approaching?

By: Douglas

Douglas — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:37:02 +0000

That’s a joke, too, right?
There’s plenty of meaningful connection stuff available here, too, under the Life Inc resources tab in the banner on top of the home page.

As for those sponsors in the sketch, I asked and yes, they are all real sponsors of the show. But I don’t know that they would love the coverage they were given in the sketch, and I know they did not know about it.

By: Kento

Kento — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:42:57 +0000

I’m kind of confused by the fact that when I came to this website looking for information on how I could encourage meaningful connection with people, I saw a video that made me want to send a message an @message to Michael Showalter’s twitter. I even opened a new tab…

By: Apophenian

Apophenian — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:47:50 +0000

Awesome. Loved the interview on The Colbert Report as well…

By: Kittelsen

Kittelsen — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:29:13 +0000

Funniest Life Inc. promo yet.

ROFLcopter.

By: mason

mason — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:26:24 +0000

i’ve never been sure just *which* sponsors are real. can he be sued for pretending to sponsor *some* of this stuff? After all, is not the burger king a sponsor?

when i was a soaking in the media stream, irony was irony and we were devo. now everything’s meta this and meta that. that’s what it’s like now: “I remember when we were going into outer space. I remember when the President said we were going to look for things in outer space. And I remember the way the astronauts talked and the way everybody was watching because there was a chance that they would burn up on the launching pad or that the rocket would take off from Cape Canaveral and land in Fort Lauderdale five minutes later by mistake. And now we’re not even trying to get _that_ far. Now it’s more like the bus. Now it’s more like they go up just high enough to get a good view. They aim the camera back down. They don’t aim the camera up. And then they take pictures and come right back and develop them. That’s what it’s like now. Now that’s what it’s like.”

- Laurie Anderson form “New Jersey Turnpike”

http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858704846/

By: botchick

botchick — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:50:39 +0000

Nice!

Thought of the book when I saw this story on the front page of Yahoo today: http://men.style.com/details/features/landing?id=content_9817. Perhaps you’ve already seen this guy’s blog?

This was succinct: “When I lived with money, I was always lacking. Money represents lack. Money represents things in the past (debt) and things in the future (credit), but money never represents what is present.”

Also very interesting to hear about his observations on the “modernization” of a village in the Andes.

By: M. Nestor

M. Nestor — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:28:32 +0000

Cool. Funny though, I had to disable Adblock to view the video! ;p

By: Propaganda Anonymous

Propaganda Anonymous — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:58:46 +0000

Ah!
Too funny!
My question here is are all those
products placed within this spoof
actual corporate sponsors for Comedy Central?

And Is this an actual “spoof” or some clever
trickster comedy that seeks to play both sides
so to speak?

I’m not sure.
Still though, Those cats from The State are great
And this was fun to watch

Keep pushing the message Mr. Rooshkoff