Seth Stevenson, advertising deconstructer for Slate commenting on Oliviero Toscani being honoured by the Clio Committee, doesn't think making ads for a living should qualify anyone to be a 'hero'. (Unless that person devotes his spare time to rescuing kittens from trees.) Shoot! Isn't a life devoted to making people feel, no matter what, a heroic endevour? In today's world, eliciting any feelings from the zombies we're surrounded by ought to count for something quite significant. Then again, it's very likely that advertising is what makes us zombies. (Tee, hee. Nice try, yours truly.)
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