quiddities and agonies of the ruling class - a rolling new york times thread

Ms. Combe, for instance, says that while she makes a good salary and her husband has a job in finance, they cannot afford such a large lump-sum donation. She declined to identify the school, but said the meeting, which took place two years ago, was an epiphany.

“It just made clear everything that was making me uncomfortable about New York City private schools,” she said.

really the essence of quiddities here - "my husband, a managing director at Credit Suisse, and I are horrified by our $21k annual tuition preschool's focus on financial gain!"

"we should use that gringe music that they like. gringe. that's a thing, right?"

Tuition, more than $40,000 at some schools, typically covers only 80 percent of the cost of educating a student.

waht

when u trip on a skateboard there is a throw pillow to cushion yr fall so its cool just like in seattle or austin

The five-year strategic vision that Scratch has developed for Chevrolet, kept quiet until now, stretches beyond marketing to a rethinking of the company’s corporate culture. The strategy is to infuse General Motors with the same insights that made MTV reality shows like “Jersey Shore” and “Teen Mom” breakout hits.

more car crashes

Mr. Martin has recruited what he calls “insurgents,” young Chevrolet employees who are willing to change things from the inside and report to him on skeptical executives.

snitches

ha theres a terrible idea in nearly every paragraph

Placenta Lady has bestsellers titled Body Drama and Diet Drama. Can we block Sarah Jessica Parker from buying the rights?

On a recent Tuesday morning in the General Motors Technical Center, which was designed by Eero Saarinen, a couple of car executives huddled around a “persona board” in the color and trim laboratory. They studied a collage loaded with images of hip products like headphones created by Dr. Dre, a tablet computer and a chunky watch. The board inspired new Chevrolet colors, like “techno pink,” “lemonade” and “denim,” aimed at “a 23-year-old who shops at H&M and Target and listens to Wale with Beats headphones,” said Rebecca Waldmeir, a color and trim designer for Chevrolet.

how do you not just die right there

"Dear God, I so miss California. In parts of Flori-duh they eat the baby and raise the placenta."

also I don't think that person is buying him/herself a new car?

If you painted a car "denim" I think it would just curl up into a tiny car-ball and slink away in shame.

wau

http://vimeo.com/38118512

I'll only eat factory farm placenta.

ed hardy "techno pink" watch:

http://zales.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pZALE1-11679695t400.jpg

http://farm1.staticflickr.com/88/240566140_8c66cce9ff.jpg

you can check out all these innovative new colors here. "techno pink," in this case, means "basically off-white."

the "jalapeno" color is not very jalapeno-colored

'salsa red'

where's mole black?

thank you, quiddities thread, for this feast of bullshit.

U WANT CAR W/ATTITUDE U WANT BEATS BY DRE THIS CAR HAS FLARED NOSTRILS

http://i.imgur.com/Pm9Jq.png

ITS LIKE PRIUS ON DRUGS FU MOM N DAD

if you're dropping racks on preschool you should be repeatedly punched in the face. i think this is just completely obvious.

ha u can change the background based on yr aspirational city of choice

http://i.imgur.com/tQr8D.png

boston is so trendy right now, tho

i call that color boston white people white

Spark keeps your personal style in mind with a plethora of available colors ranging from fun to funky.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304692804577283603066110944.html?mod=WSJ_hps_RIGHTTopCarousel_1

fun to funky

we know major tom's a junkie

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/162/veda-partalo-cadillac

"It took us a while to get to this," Partalo says. "I needed to know what makes a man choose Cadillac over BMW or Lexus. So I traveled to nice restaurants around Chicago, Detroit, L.A., and New York. I interviewed the valets, those pimply 18-year-olds. What makes car owners different? They dress and tip the same. It's in how they react when the valet scratches their car. I heard consistent stories: Lexus owners don't say anything and immediately call the police and insurance company. BMW owners scream at him--'I'll have your job!' That sort of thing. But Cadillac owners pat him on the back, say, 'It's gonna be all right, kid; we'll figure it out,' and then tip him anyway and drive off."

hahahahahaha

Is the Cadillac driver HIS GRANDPA?

http://images.fastcompany.com/upload/cadillac-veda.jpg

that sorta has a snorg girl vibe to it

she says, her pumpkin-colored hair falling in waves around the Recaro bucket seat, a hand-stitched blend of black leather and saffron faux suede.

^^^ great post

Surprise! The ad agency we're paying told us that our customers are great and our competitors' customers are assholes!

kind of feel like I'm contributing to the quiddities culture just by reading Fast Company in B&N

http://images.fastcompany.com/upload/cadillac-veda.jpg

i can read body language, let me tell u what she's saying: "kinda fun and funky, you know, and like... just, like, cool?"

i must admit i kind of admire this attractive immigrants ability to con desperate american corporate types

haha wow that WSJ article upthread

Some consulting companies boast flashy websites, with media clips of their founders and toll-free numbers. "I Helped 100's During My 10 Years on the Inside…1998 To 2007," says the website of Larry Levine, the burly founder of Wall Street Prison Consultants, which includes videos of him wearing sunglasses indoors. "Now I Can Help You, Too!"

"Slow up a little," Partalo says. "Dealership's just up here on the right." It's about yellow Brembo brakes that look really cool when contrasted with shiny black rims.

Sales are up 36% since Fallon took over.

lol I wonder if anything else has happened since 2009 that might concern the american auto industry, no it was prob all partalo

she became a marketing major after flunking out of comp lit -- sounds like most college students!

i'm surprised she didn't major in "communications"!

http://culture.wnyc.org/articles/features/2011/aug/10/israeli-boycott/

Wasn't there a livetweeting of a park slope food co-op board meeting somewhere in this thread? Feel like this story and the comments on it make a nice follow-up.

i don't get that fast company article. it turns into an ad at the end. was that intentional? is that just how people write now? don't get it!

fast company is a magazine for people who believe in the fundamental awesomeness of advertising

written by people who are one linkedin roulette spin away from jumping ship to ogilvy & mather i guess

my friend works at fallon, i wonder if he knows her hmmmmm