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Hard to believe the 4th of July is almost here. Where did June go? Maybe I spent too much time blogging… Nah! (I just high-fived my laptop. Too much time at the computer?) Here are the latest links related to advertising, marketing, entertainment, the internet and anything creativity-related...

In a move that surprised nobody, the Los Angeles Clippers selected Blake Griffin with the #1 overall pick in last night’s NBA Draft. I would just like to say, “Congratulations and Welcome to LA,” to RoboClip (nickname I just made up). I think it’s a great move (and a great nickname)...

With an amazing U.S. Open finally concluding, I now bring you this week’s list of news, opinion and/or video from around the “creative world.” NBC & CBS don’t agree on the future of broadcasting...

Here’s a guide on what to DVR (or TiVo) this weekend. (Because “What To Watch” is out-of-date.) I don’t expect, nor do I hope, that anyone will be spending the weekend indoors watching television, but there are some things you may want to watch at a later date...

Ad Age has came across a unique new ad campaign with Zack16.com...

Congratulations to the Los Angeles Lakers for winning the 2009 NBA Championship last night. In honor of Phil Jackson’s 10th title (which I can personally celebrate, since three of them came with the Chicago Bulls), here are ten links that you will hopefully enjoy...

According to an article on Advertising Age, which refers to a Chicago radio station interview with Jay-Z, Wendy’s new ad that parodies a boy band using the popular Auto-Tune pitch-correcting technology, recently used in a ton of songs, was the final straw for Jay-Z, and the reason he called for...

Last night’s episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon was a blast from the past when Mark-Paul Gosselaar stopped by the show in his Converse high tops and stonewashed jeans. Gosselaar stayed in the character of Zack Morris, all grown-up, for the entire interview...

Welcome back to Around the Creative World. I thought about naming this edition “Around the Creative World (Post-Hangover),” but decided against it, in case people didn’t know I was referring to the opening weekend of the film, The Hangover...

Eleventh Hour is here on this Monday to get you caught up on some of TV’s most drama filled stories of the week...

What seems like over a month of advertising for this weekend’s release of The Hangover, director Todd Phillips has returned to his Old School form; another bromance blockbuster...

Did you know it’s National Donut Day today? I just found out. Not to mention, it’s an obvious Trending Topic on Twitter. (Did I mention that Eleventh Hour is on Twitter?) What does this mean for you...

Heineken state side has announced they are up for creative review and narrowed down their possible new agency to one; city that is. The Amsterdam based importer is establishing a Manhattan marketing headquarters and is searching for a New York based agency only...

I’m back from Chicago. Let’s not discuss the tournament. Mostly because it didn’t go well, but also because…well, also because it didn’t go well. I guess it’s now time to prepare for my inevitable future athletic mortality...

Conan O’Brien has been a popular topic recently on Eleventh Hour’s blogspot so what makes you think we are going to stop now? In honor of the newest king of late night debuting tonight, we dug deep to find fun facts about Conan you may not already know...

Funny that Matt’s last two blogs dealt with basketball and spelling–two things I’m great at. Not to brag, but I won the school spelling bee as a 6th grader at Brigham Elementary School in Bloomington, IL back in the day...

Nearing the weekend, here at Eleventh Hour we would like to get you caught up on the top stories that are grabbing our eyes. Jay Leno’s “Tonight Show” tonight will be his last as host. Watch Leno revisit his roots. ESPN’s Erin Andrews anxious to join upcoming “Dancing” session...

With a record 293 spellers competing in this years annual Scripps National Spelling Bee, the field has narrowed down to 11 after today’s semifinal round. The last youngster standing will bank over $40,000 in cash and prizes...

180, of Los Angeles, has recently teamed up with Adidas and Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose to unveil his version of the TS Lightning Creator. I’m sure fellow blogger Brian Laesch is on the hunt to find a pair of his man crush’s new kicks...

Welcome back to the blog. I’m sure, during your celebratory Memorial Day Weekend, all you could think about was coming back here to see what we would post on Tuesday. Right? We all hate vacation time. Let’s be honest. Well, I’m glad I can help you out...

Since the end of the NBA regular season, we’ve seen a certain amount of ad campaigns (vitamin water and Nike) based around the idea of a Los Angeles Lakers-Cleveland Cavaliers, Kobe Bryant-Lebron James NBA Finals series...

Yes, here at Eleventh Hour we are huge Conan O’Brien fans and stoked for his debut on “The Tonight Show.” Only a little more than a week away, 11thr followed Conan through his new studio to find out what’s new in store. As you can see below Conan is his wacky self as usual...

Welcome to my world. The world of Red Bull. I mean…the world of Around the Creative World. I post links for your edutainment. It’s an honorable service. Because, at the end of the day, edutainment is a lot better than entertainment, or education, alone. At least, in my book...

Microsoft has evened the playing field for themselves against its competitor Apple. Since running the “Laptop Hunters” campaign late last March, the two brands perceptions have switched according to the 18- to 34 year old demographic...

I don’t think anyone saw this coming after Yao Ming was deemed out-for-the-season following Game 3…but it’s a reality now, after the Rockets easily handled a Los Angeles Lakers team that took 23 threes and never seemed to have the ability to get back into the game...

NBC has announced a portion of the guests scheduled to appear during Jay Leno’s final week as the “Tonight Show” host. It just so happens that Leno’s final guest will be none other that the man who’s taking over for him - Conan O’Brien...

Every office manager should take note of this! An unexpected 911 call led to a hazmat team arriving at the AT&T building in downtown San Jose yesterday after someone attempted to clean a fridge full of rotten food...

Happy Monday from Eleventh Hour (a boutique agency specializing in the recruitment of skilled personnel)...

Eleventh Hour is working for the weekend in more than one way and proud to announce our involvement in this weekends Red Bull Air Races in San Diego...

First of all, you should definitely take a trip down to Red Bull Air Races in San Diego if you can. Should be an unbelievable event. And just to prove that point, I’m posting the exact same picture that Matt did on his blog. See? Did that drive the point home...

“The people” can handle a lot. So here are a bunch of links relating to advertising, marketing, entertainment, and creativity in general. I’ve scoured the internet/web/blogsphere to bring you these. I hope you like them...

Has anybody not been watching the Chicago Bulls-Boston Celtics series? Despite being biased (Bulls fan), I can’t believe how awesome the series has been. And I don’t use the word “awesome” casually. I mean it: awesome. That’s the word that describes it...

Michael Vick is scheduled to be released from federal prison on May 20, leaving the final two months of his 23 month sentence under house arrest in Hampton, Va. Once that is all completed Eleventh Hour has learned Vick may become the newest spokes person for PETA...

It has been announced that The Walt Disney Company has agreed to join NBC Universal, FOX Entertainment Group (News Corp.) and Providence Equity in a collective partnership with Hulu...

Matt is right. I am upset about that Bulls blowout in Game 3. Then, I was really happy after Game 4. And now, I’m depressed again after Game 5. That’s the funny thing about the NBA Playoffs; your perspective on the series, and your team, can change after each game...

Eleventh Hour has learned the U.S. pork industry is putting their hoof down over the recent so called ‘swine flu‘ virus. Pork producers are feeling that uniformed consumers have avoided purchasing pork products because they assume the infection is coming from the meat...

The U.S. government may not have to scrabble to produce some last minutes PSAs about the recent swine-flu outbreak. Thanks to Adweek who dug up these spots from more than 30 years ago, Americans can learn from these outdated PSAs about catching the virus...