Mountain Dew commercials rarely make me sit up and pay attention – I simply don’t like their product or most of their commercials. But, towards the end of this ad, which begins with the familiar trope of extreme people drink Mountain Dew, I practically jumped out of my seat: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ95LQLDZ3w] What is Jack Hanna, the … [Read more…]
Lev Yilmaz is one of countless individuals who’ve found the internet to be an excellent resource for creative endeavors. The difference between Lev and any site you can stumble upon? Well, his webcomic, “Tales of Mere Existence,” is perhaps one of the most striking pieces of pen scrawlings set in panels and put on the … [Read more…]
You have to hand it to the Boston Herald on this one. The Weekly Dig usually dispenses the mean-spirited disses, but this Michael Marotta column on bad summer trends takes the cake. Specifically, the following point: Ivy League indie rock Right now, Vampire Weekend and Chester French are taking our hard-earned money with half-hearted indie … [Read more…]
It looks like Hurricane Gustav barely lay a hand on New Orleans, which is all for the best. What might be better is the fact that this time around, the country actually paid attention to what was occurring in one of its most under-appreciated places. It seems that New Orleans truly is something in-and-of-itself, and … [Read more…]