The single palm tree of ‘South Pacific’ at Lincoln Center Theater

There is something completely weird and poetic about the idea that a single palm tree is all that is needed to convey a place in the Lincoln Center Theater production of "South Pacific" as seen in this photo of the palm by Sara Krulwich (New York Times):

The Times writes: "Stagehands load in the lone palm [...]

Harvard Business School 2 + 2 ~ Summer = Beach

The Harvard Business School has launched a new program called “HBS 2+2″ in which undergraduates in their third year apply for admission into the two-year MBA program. The students must first work for two years prior to making their way to the Boston campus.
You may have already seen this ad with the repetitive Crimson [...]

If you had to choose between eye sight and islands

Here’s a special new ad from CareCredit (click to enlarge):

What makes this one interesting is that they’re not trying to equate LASIK with a tropical island, just telling you that you can have both good eye sight and a tropical vacation.  CareCredit offers financing for healthcare procedures that insurance doesn’t necessarily cover.  It is a [...]

CMC Markets ~ Put on your suit and surf that online trading market

"Woo hoo!" that’s what your trader says just before he reaches the top of this chart from an animated ad for CMC Markets:

Online trading is just like surfing the North Shore in a suit.  And to "ride the market without the risk" that’s, well, probably a humongous stretch of an ad.
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Acuvue lets you snorkel the Great Barrier Reef

Acuvue Oasys is a moisture-giving contact lens that purportedly allows you to venture places that other contacts cannot take you, like snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef in Australia:

This ad had other places including the wilds of Africa, but this image was the main one.
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Tropical bird kitchenware ~ the toucan can opener and the parakeet garlic press

There were a couple of little kitchen items that I stumbled upon this week totally separately.  The first is this toucan can opener found in Metropolitan Home (March 2008 Page 8):

The second is a parakeet garlic press.

Both are good for the people who want nothing and both are made by a company called Animal House.  [...]

Chanel Allure Homme Sport vs Perry Ellis 18

Two men’s cologne ads from the same GQ have similar ocean settings but give off totally different images.  First, you have this fluffy escapist one from Perry Ellis 18:

The poor girl looks like she realizes that the fake boyfriend she’s hugging is on the wrong team.  Not again!  Could it be the white drawcord pants [...]

Imperial Junkie ~ jeans for urban paradise?

Nothing says "urban street wear" like a bunch of cliche exotic animals in an ad:

I’m in the bayou.  Oh wait, maybe it’s the jungle.  Or am I in a meadow with my butterfly net?  I’m floating like an imperial junkie.
Ouch!!  The monkey bit me.  Am I wearing women’s jeans?  Oh, look, a pretty Bird of [...]

Are Havaianas flip flops on their way up?

In my rage against sports Crocs in August of last year, I predicted that Havaianas Zori-style sandals would likely to become the summer footwear of choice this year.  The company is certainly slowly pushing their way into the market.  This ad is from the March 2008 issue of Complex:

They’ve got the palm trees, flowers, [...]

Swedish Fish AquaLife ~ Canadian sea creatures

Who knew a second guinea-pig-to-paradise candy opportunity would pop up in the same week?  Today we have the new Swedish Fish AquaLife "Soft & Chewy Candy" in approximately a 6" X 4" X 3/4" box full of dolphins, whales, starfish, blowfish, seahorses, and of course red Swedish Fish:

They’re not quite as pretty in real [...]

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