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When the wizard and Princess Pennie bought this 400-year-old renaissance trunk at auction, Christina Gressianu volunteered to pick it up near her home in Colorado, store it, then drive it to the Wizard of Ads partner meeting in Fort Worth. Christina is a highly celebrated and award-winning photographer. During the weeks the trunk was stored safely in her studio, it served as a prop for the occasional portrait. How cool is that! Christina Gressianu and Vi Wickam, a Wizard of Ads partner, were married at Chapel Dulcinea. Sadly, our trunk is not quite old enough to be the one in which Leonardo da Vinci stored the Mona Lisa. It was found in a trunk similar to this one when he died in 1519.

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“There was a marvelous essay in The New York Times Magazine this week about the video ads we are seeing that promote A.I.

This was my favorite paragraph:

‘The most galling ad features a woman who is hosting a “Moby Dick” book club. It’s unclear whether she has actually read any of the book. What is clear is that she doesn’t have the time or desire to think about it. No worry: Meta gives her a Melville-for-Dummies gloss on what the white whale represents (the vastness of life and meaninglessness of existence), and even suggests some conversation starters.'”

- Ismail Muhammad, Why Does Every Ad for A.I. Assume You're a Moron? June 25, 2025

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