I received an email with a link to Republic of Ideas. I've become a "citizen" (see the link), even though I'm not sure what it is or what "but somewhere along the way creative chaos got organised" means (please note North American's that in the UK they spell organize with an "s". That is not a typo). Any thoughts? Comments? I hope they don't spam me.

Here's the latest campaign from director Lena Beug for Ireland's entertainment.ie. The two spots, Shave and Dust, were produced by Redrage Films via Cawley Nea TBWA, Dublin. Lena recently signed to RSA, which just celebrated its 40th birthday, for both US and UK representation. You can view her current showreel here.

Here's the latest from Biscuit director Tim Godsall for Toyota. As with most of Godsall's work, the performances are great (the "he'll be fine" cracks me up). View FanDangle and FanTandem here. Agency is Saatchi & Saatchi, Los Angeles. View full credits here.

I've just recently gotten hooked on HBO's Flight of the Conchords (in Canada you can get it on TMN on Demand). HKM director Michael Patrick Jann recently directed an episode and you can watch excepts of it, including two musical numbers (my favourite bits), here.

I especially like this new McDonald's spot, Competition, because I once worked in an office with one of these George Costanza types (cough, Peter Monet). Haven't we all? Agency is DDB Chicago. Directed by Biscuit's Rick LeMoine.

I'd take a piece of cheese over a piece of cake any day. I love cheese, I love dairy & actually drink glasses of milk on a daily basis (some people find that weird). That said, I really like this new spot from Taxi Montreal for the Dairy Farmers of Canada depicting a world without dairy. For more great milky goodness, check out the Head Gear milk spots a few posts below this one.

This Sunday in NY the Copenhagen-based Danish film co-op Super 16 are screening seven new short films. The admission is free and the directors are producers of the films will be on hand for a Q&A after the screening. I have seen  & enjoyed one of the films, Ada Bligaard Søby's Meet me in Berlin. Complete information is here.

Congratulations to Psyop's Jan Mathias Steinforth, aka Mate, for winning at this year's NY chapter of Cut & Paste. A video announcing his win is here. View Mate's winning images on the Cut & Paste site here. On a side note, Psyop’s Gerald Ding recently competed in the World Jiu Jitsu Championship in Long Beach, California. He didn't win this year, but looked good while doing it with Psyop-designed badges. Hmmm... maybe Psyop designs better than it fights.