WTF is up with 2020, we still can’t say. Summer is officially here, and the weirds just keep happening. If #thevirusthatshallnotbenamed and murder hornets weren’t enough for you, a gajillion cicadas are about to come up out the ground after a 17-year hiatus to scream at us and turn around and go back home. Where were we 17 years ago? SUMMER of 2003, HEY YA! Shakin’ it Like a Polaroid Picture, Crazy in Love and In da Club. Great way to live.

You’re welcome for the memory. We’re going back underground now. It was fun then.

LOOK WHO’S BOLD AF
We all have places that live deep inside us, make us feel connected, bring out our pride. For Dora Garcia, Miami is one such place. Check out her brilliant idea to join citizens in creating their personal love letters to The Magic City.

#virusthatshallnotbenamed COERCED QUESTION-OF-THE-WEEK

Question: How much are you missing sports? Click here to answer.

ALL THE FEELZ
Just call them the Lost-Out Generation. The Class of 2020 really got the short end of the stick during this pandemic. We have one glorious and shining word to give you. PROM. Sheesh. But this generation is proving to be our next “greatest” with their resiliency and creativity. No time for party-pooper woes with these kids. See how a high school in Pennsylvania made a  mobile prom “hands down the best prom ever. “

WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?
We get it. It’s a weird time for life and work. But eventually, we’re going to get back into a routine with new ways of living and fresh, positive insight. Will you be ready to share your gifts with your communities? DRMTM stands ready to help you evaluate, create (or re-create) and communicate who you are and what you stand for. Contact any of us through our emails below, and schedule a call to discuss what that could look like for your success. Forward!

Show us how you’re staying positive and creative. Post your Insta photos with the hashtag #drmtmsilverlining and we’ll share the love.

Keep it DRMY ’til next week,
Surale + Laura + Cheryl
Research + Messaging + Design

If you don’t want different, you don’t want DRMTM.thedrmtm.com

So Monday was International Museum Day. Museums across the world, open and closed, offered up some special delights for their visitors both on site and in the uni-virtual-verse. Thanks, gang! It got us to thinking that there is a museum out there dedicated to just about anything – so we looked up a few that came to mind. Broken hearts? Check. Rubber Chickens? Uh huh. Lost Socks? Yep.

So if you didn’t get a chance to tour a new exhibit last Monday, don’t worry. Just start your own. I’m off to make a museum of old nail polish.

LOOK WHO’S BOLD AF
Because OMG. Of course creative types are CRUSHING the whole mask thing. Wear a plain, white, boring piece of trash across their face? As if. Check out this Covid-Induced brilliance.

#virusthatshallnotbenamed COERCED QUESTION-OF-THE-WEEK

Question: Where’s the first place you want to go when it’s safe to be around others? Click here to answer.

ALL THE FEELZ
Wash your damn hands. We’ve learned this is imperative to keep ourselves and others safe. But what if you’re homeless and don’t have access to soap, water, or a place to wash? Enter LoveSinksIn. This incredible project from Love Without Walls sets up portable sinks for our most vulnerable people in the highest traffic homeless areas across the good ‘ol U. S. of A. (Home of Unbelieveably Selfless Angels.) ‘Cause everyone deserves to stay healthy, amiright?

WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?
We get it. It’s a weird time for life and work. But eventually, we’re going to get back into a routine with new ways of living and fresh, positive insight. Will you be ready to share your gifts with your communities? DRMTM stands ready to help you evaluate, create (or re-create) and communicate who you are and what you stand for. Contact any of us through our emails below, and schedule a call to discuss what that could look like for your success. Forward!

Show us how you’re staying positive and creative. Post your Insta photos with the hashtag #drmtmsilverlining and we’ll share the love.

Keep it DRMY ’til next week,
Surale + Laura + Cheryl
Research + Messaging + Design

If you don’t want different, you don’t want DRMTM.thedrmtm.com

It was a MOTHER’S DAY MIRACLE. Still snuggled in bed with coffee in one hand and a mimosa in the other (thanks, kids!), it was time for church CBS Sunday Morning-style. Half-way through came joyous weeping into my mama-morning-cocktail as a story took us into zoos across the land. They pointed out that just because people can’t visit, the animals aren’t eating less, dammit. FINALLY a nod to the extra needs and efforts of our critical cultural sector during the time of #virusthatshallnotbenamed. Like, wake up and send some cash and meat + bananas. Now, Nancy P. — send that billion dollars to the IMLS ‘cause Mufasa is gettin’ hangry.

LOOK WHO’S BOLD AF
For real we’ve been seeing ALL THE BEST people have to give right now. But not for a second will America tolerate the nasty BS some folks are flinging about. We’ll never be OK with discrimination. NEVER. Check out how these Bold AF artists decided enough is enough and formed StopDiscriminAsian.

#virusthatshallnotbenamed COERCED QUESTION-OF-THE-WEEK

Answers to last week’s questions:

In a VERY strange turn of events, the majority of respondents have . . . . drumroll please . . . . .LOST WEIGHT? It’s a #virusthatshallnotbenamed anxiety-induced-sensation and we’ll take it.

Question: Remember going to the MOVIES? What’s your current cinematic experience? Click here to answer.

ALL THE FEELZ
If this adorable doggie doesn’t make you reach for your last square of toilet paper to wipe away the laughing tears, then we may have to officially break up. We at DRMTM basically live for the next installment of this little dude Pluto on Instagram, and because he’s Canadian, we’re gonna go eat some fries and gravy in his name now.

WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?
We get it. It’s a weird time for life and work. But eventually, we’re going to get back into a routine with new ways of living and fresh, positive insight. Will you be ready to share your gifts with your communities? DRMTM stands ready to help you evaluate, create (or re-create) and communicate who you are and what you stand for. Contact any of us through our emails below, and schedule a call to discuss what that could look like for your success. Forward!

Show us how you’re staying positive and creative. Post your Insta photos with the hashtag #drmtmsilverlining and we’ll share the love.

Keep it DRMY ’til next week,
Surale + Laura + Cheryl
Research + Messaging + Design

If you don’t want different, you don’t want DRMTM.thedrmtm.com

Seen any crazy, creative trends lately? We have! Recent protest signs are some of the most captivating, original and expressive creations around. Authentic. Provocative. Zeitgeist-y. Even more fascinating are some of the sign artists themselves, inspiring other creatives to coin new descriptive words such as “Covidiot.” Hmmmmmm. We can’t wait to see how museums will narrate this point in history in their future exhibitions! 

LOOK WHO’S BOLD AF
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo is handling the extended lockdown like a BOSS. Gov. Gina (let’s just call her SuperGirl) initiated #RIArts throughout her land to connect, strengthen and heal its great people. Rhode Islanders are sharing their creativity  and inspiration by posting artwork in the time of Covid on social media with the #RIArts tag. Freaking-fabulous Shepard Fairey (OMG!) joined in, giving RI its own Angel of Hope and Strength. Time to up your art game, Gov. DeSantis.

COVID-19 COERCED QUESTION-OF-THE-WEEK
Answers to last week’s questions:Like us, none of y’all have seen shite in the news about the crumbling arts infrastructure, and it appears you’re cooking at home more than ever! So with that prompt, here’s this week’s question:The refrigerator is, well, ALWAYS right there. Have you gained weight the past six weeks? Click here to answer (C’mon and do it. It’s funny and you don’t have to be truthful. 🙂

ALL THE FEELZ
Because EVERYONE can bust a damn move when a righteous rhythm calls, check this out. We LOVE this Nebraska state trooper for being willing to do anything for his dancing daughter whose recital was #CoronavirusCancelled. Way to shake some Trooper Tushy, Dad and Hero of our Hearts!

WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?
We get it. It’s a weird time for life and work. But eventually, we’re going to get back into a routine with new ways of living and fresh, positive insight. Will you be ready to share your gifts with your communities? DRMTM stands ready to help you evaluate, create (or re-create) and communicate who you are and what you stand for. Contact any of us through our emails below, and schedule a call to discuss what that could look like for your success. Forward!

Show us how you’re staying positive and creative. Post your Insta photos with the hashtag #drmtmsilverlining and we’ll share the love.

Keep it DRMY ’til next week,
Surale + Laura + Cheryl
Research + Messaging + Design

If you don’t want different, you don’t want DRMTM.thedrmtm.com