I just finished a new original crossword puzzle called “Sing-Sing” (PDF). I hope you like it. Comments are always welcome.

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Major news and media outlets ran stories today to promote the launch of ArthurAshe.org. The official site of Arthur Ashe was designed by my company, era//404, and commissioned by Ashe’s widow, Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe. Here’s a snippit of the news article syndicated to The New York Times, Miami Herald and USA Today (among others):

Honoring Ashe
Family and friends of Arthur Ashe launched his official website Tuesday, marking the 14th anniversary of his death.ArthurAshe.org will offer an array of video, audio, photographs and links related to Ashe, the first black man to win Wimbledon, U.S. Open and Australian Open titles. In 1968, he was the first black to play for the United States in Davis Cup competitions.

”The idea of this website is dedicated to providing a unique resource for the understanding and promotion of the legacy and values embodied in the life and work of Arthur Ashe as a conscience leader, humanitarian, educator and athlete,” said Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, widow of Arthur Ashe.

Honoring Ashe
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It’s common knowledge that Light beers are typically marketed to women, so when Heineken (known notoriously for their slogan “Don’t Touch my Heinie!”) released Heineken Light, naturally their target market followed suit. However, the packaging designers took their double-entendre branding one step further with the new labels for the product. Is it just me? or is there something distinctly phallic about this design? I hate to say it, but I feel emasculated by a beer.