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Archive for November 26th, 2002

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I’m not a Mac enthusiast, but I like the “Switch” TV campaign because the ads are simple and direct and compelling–they feature real people who look into the camera and tell their stories. (Also, I like the quirky music.) I just discovered that the commercials are directed by one of my favorite documentarians, Errol Morris. And his son–friend of Ellen Feiss, the “Apple It Girl”–is in one of the spots.

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November 26th, 2002 at 2:24 pm

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BBC News: “A secret population of orang-utans has been discovered in the forests of the island of Borneo.”

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November 26th, 2002 at 11:00 am

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