I was aware of the Twilight series and knew it had a young adult following. But this interview of author Stephenie Meyer on Oprah that I caught purely by accident while I was stretching after my workout was a true eye-opener.
Who is that Guy and Why Should I Care?
September 26, 2009 by Leave a Comment
During a commercial break between the games I was watching (bouncing between football and baseball) an ad caught my eye. Not because it was particularly well done or funny. I watched a guy in a suit walking around talking about car stuff (clearly I wasn’t paying too close attention), and… more »
When Smoking & Ads Ruled…
September 12, 2009 by Leave a Comment
I recently came upon a Packaging Digest story that referenced a Flintstones commercial for Winston cigarettes. I guess that shouldn’t be too surprising now that we’ve been exposed to AMC’s Mad Men where smoking was pretty much ubiquitous at the offices of Sterling Cooper (circa 1960). The Flintstones (1960-1966), much… more »
I’m a Mac Continues to Amaze…
August 28, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Peter Kafka, in his Media Memo post for All Things Digital, had a funny story about the new Apple “I’m a Mac” ad that throws Patrick Warburton, best known as “Puddy” on “Seinfeld” into the mix as the “Top of the line PC.”
Rib Tickler: Stewie & Euro See ‘n Say
July 26, 2009 by 1 Comment
Do you remember playing with a See ‘n Say® toy when you were a kid? You know, the one where you pull a string and it plays a selection of sounds. I seem to recall working really hard to try to confuse it so it could say mixed up sentences… more »
