MISTER FADED GLORY
I'm a writer and marketing pro based in KC. Welcome to the recap of life: Books, TV, ads, business, marketing, grunge music, sports, and more. Focus never has been my strong suit.
Watch for my first novel, These Monks, a comedy about friendship, frustration, and Des Moines, later this year.
Email me: jjh(at)misterfadedglory.com.
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Author Archives: JJH
The Brave and the Bold: Movies and Comics [Film]
Oh, stop rolling your eyes at the new Avengers, Spider-Man, Batman, Superman, Wolverine, and more. But maybe the glut of superhero movies is actually a good thing? Maybe movies are finally understanding the power of comic books. Besides colorful marketing … Continue reading
Posted in Film
Tagged Batman, Comic Books, Dick Tracy, Fantastic Four, Flash, Green Lantern, Spider-Man, Summer Movies, The Avengers, The Dark Knight, The Hulk
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ZOMG Movies plus texts: How to avoid product failure [Marketing]
You need to understand your product. You need to understand your customers. You need to understand competitors for your customers’ attention. These are all knee-jerk and intuitive concepts for anyone; conveyed in Marketing 101. It’s not all slogans and sharp … Continue reading
Posted in Product Marketing
Tagged Banks, Cat Food, Check Images, CinemaCon, Film Industry, Marketing, Misapplication, Movies, Texting, Theaters
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Mad Men, Recap the Recappers, “At the Codfish Ball” [TV]
Every Monday, it’s a mad dash for Mad Men recappers, including TV critics, part-time sportswriters, ad execs, reporters and more. Our favorite show is a treat for our favorite wordsmiths, who construct literary comparisons in real time and on deadline! … Continue reading
Posted in Mad Men
Tagged adam b. vary, Alan Sepinwall, Column Gimmicks, Don Draper, Elisabeth Moss, jessica pare, John Slattery, Jon Hamm, julia ormond, julia turner, Mark LIsanti, Matt Zoller Seitz, megan draper, Mo Ryan, nelle engoron, overnight reviews, patrick radden keefe, Peggy Olson, Recap the Recappers, Recaps, Roger Sterling, spoilers, todd van der werff
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The Bears Are Taking Over. [Silliness]
Loyal Tony Kornheiser radio show listeners have been preparing for the incoming Animal Revolution for some time. But now, it may have begun. And maybe, it’s the bears who are leading the charge. All of this is anecdotal. And some … Continue reading
Posted in Trends
Tagged Animal Revolution, Bears, Boulder, California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Tony Kornheiser
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The Weekly Top Four
Each week, right here, I review my top four items from the week that passed. Sometimes I’ll be angry. Sometimes I’ll be wistful. Sometimes I’ll just point out TV shows I watched. Sometimes,I’ll be woefully late with plaudits for a noteworthy … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Product Marketing, This Week
Tagged BCS, Calling Out, College football, contrarianism, Family Planning, Financial Planning, harvard business review, How are People So Stupid, Human Resources, innovation, Phony Posts, Starbucks, This Week in Duh, tired arguments, too many houses, Trader Joe's
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Doodling for Dummies [Workplace]
Once upon a time, we all worked a little scared. You faced termination if abusing a start time or extending a lunch. You had to call in sick to attend a kid’s afterschool play. Goofing off was a taboo byproduct; … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Ideas, Productivity
Tagged Consultants, Corporate, Cubicle, Doodling, Gawker, Greatest Generation, Our Crappy Generation, productivity, Sketches, Trends, Wall Street Journal, Whiteboards
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Mad Men, Recap the Recappers, “Far Away Places” [TV]
Every Monday, critics shower praise on cable’s trendiest show. (SPOILER ALERT: “Far Away Places” was apparently their Waterloo.) Like always, it’s a mad dash for Mad Men recappers. Our favorite show is a treat for our favorite wordsmiths, who construct … Continue reading
The Weekly Top Four
Each week right here, I review my top four items from the week that passed. Sometimes I’ll be angry. Sometimes I’ll be wistful. Sometimes I’ll just point out TV shows I watched. Sometimes,I’ll be woefully late with plaudits for a noteworthy … Continue reading
Community: Recap the Recappers [TV]
Just like critical darling Mad Men, Community inspires effusive praise, comment, and wistful essays. This used to make sense. However, the Community we now get weekly is very different from the charming, quirky, misfit gem of 2010. The problem is … Continue reading
Posted in Television
Tagged Community, Now a Hater, Recap the Recappers, TV Critic, TV Recaps
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Mad Men: Recap the Recappers, “Signal 30″ [TV]
Every Monday, critics shower praise on cable’s trendiest show. It’s a Mad Dash for Mad Men, our favorite show to obsess about, and one of few shows that doesn’t provide screeners for the best and brightest recappers. Yes, our favorite … Continue reading
Posted in Mad Men
Tagged Alan Sepinwall, Don Draper, Joan Holloway, Ken Cosgrove, Lane Pryce, Mad Men, Mark LIsanti, Pete Campbell, Roger Sterling, Signal 30, Tim Goodman, Todd VanDerWerff
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The Weekly Top Four
Each week right here, I review my top four items from the week that passed. Sometimes I’ll be angry. Sometimes I’ll be wistful. Sometimes I’ll just point out TV shows I watched. Sometimes,I’ll be woefully late with plaudits for a noteworthy … Continue reading
Posted in This Week
Tagged AJ Daulerio, Chevy Chase, Column Gimmicks, Community, Dan Harmon, FoxNews, Franklin and Bash, Gawker, Inc., Matt Zoller Seitz, Mo Ryan, Mole, PR, Promotion, Recap the Recappers, Recaps, Self-promotion, This Week in Duh, Top Four, TV, writing
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4-12-10
They say it gets easier. I’m not sure they’re right. == PREVIOUSLY Father’s Day ==
Slate votes NO MORE WORD
I agree that persons who use “Track Changes” are equivalent to persons who kick puppies. But Tom Scocca goes further in Slate, arguing for the abolition of cumbersome Microsoft Word. “When I was writing a book, which required lots of … Continue reading
Mad Men: Recap the Recappers, “Mystery Date.”
Every Monday, critics rush to shower praise on cable’s trendiest show. It’s a Mad Dash for Mad Men, our favorite show to obsess about, and one of few shows that doesn’t provide screeners for the best and brightest recappers. Not … Continue reading