These posts celebrate the movie trailers, movie posters, commercials, print ads, and other promotional material that stand as their own works of art. And here’s one of the jingles that has taken up permanent residence in my brain. Other entries … Continue reading The Art of the Sell — Lite Brite commercial
Sometimes comedy illuminates hard truths with a pointed urgency that other means can’t quite achieve. Sometimes comedy is just funny. This series of posts is mostly about the former instances, but the latter is valuable, too. “Oh, you got Lewis? … Continue reading Laughing Matters — Gary Gulman, “Scholastic Role Play”
These posts celebrate the movie trailers, movie posters, commercials, print ads, and other promotional material that stand as their own works of art. Realistically, this is as plausible an origin story for the superheroic talent Tina Turner as any. Other … Continue reading The Art of the Sell — Pepsi-Cola, “Creation” with David Bowie & Tina Turner
The Epic Return of Lucinda Williams by Bronwen Dickey Bronwen Dickey’s profile of Lucinda Williams is utterly splendid. It helps, of course, that the musician has lived a colorful life. In the article, Dickey demonstrates a flair for identifying the … Continue reading Outside Reading — Gravel Roads edition
Since great television comedy always begins with the script, this series of posts considers the individual episodes that have claimed the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series over the years. Jay Sandrich directed 119 episodes of … Continue reading Golden Words — The Mary Tyler Moore Show, “Chuckles Bites the Dust”
This coming weekend, I’ll participate in the fifty-third staging of The World’s Largest Trivia ContestTM. As per tradition, this week is filled with idle reminiscing about memorable answers in past years. In the fairest methodology I can conceive of, 90FM’s … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day — Mary
This coming weekend, I’ll participate in the fifty-third staging of The World’s Largest Trivia ContestTM. As per tradition, this week is filled with idle reminiscing about memorable answers in past years. Although the whole structure of television release schedules as … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day — Fiona X
These posts celebrate the movie trailers, movie posters, commercials, print ads, and other promotional material that stand as their own works of art. I am tuned into the nerdier parts of the culture just enough that I was aware there … Continue reading The Art of the Sell — Geeks Reunion for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
These posts celebrate the movie trailers, movie posters, commercials, print ads, and other promotional material that stand as their own works of art. I believe any explanation I would give about why this commercial for Nestlé Quik is entirely unnecessary. … Continue reading The Art of the Sell — Adam West for Nestlé Quik
Critic, Critique Thyself by A.O. Scott I think A.O. Scott is a good film critic. I also think he’s great at writing about being a film critic. Upon the announcement that he’s stepping down from the co-lead position assessing the … Continue reading Outside Reading — The Balcony Is Closed edition
Coffee for Two 