That’s according to Copyranter who writes, “It’s a little long, but I guess the agency figured :30 wasn’t long enough to set-up the joke, and so they needed to extend it to a minute for a possible broadcast buy. And thank you, agency and client, for not ruining the moment with a honking LG logo.” […]
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So the moment I finish a long screed lambasting the entertainment industry for censorship I hear the news: there is a Casey Anthony video on the internet! Everyone go crazy. Long story short: the government shouldn’t censor us, but sometimes we should censor ourselves. Now, I’m not one for gossip, but I think this does underscore […]
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The prequel to Peter ‘s ‘Lord of the Rings’ film adaptation, ‘The Hobbit,’ hits screens next December. Will it be in time to save 3D? The long-awaited trailer to Peter ‘s second shot at adapting J.R.R. Tolkien’s work to the silver screen hit the internet today and it made waves. This is no surprise. Anticipation […]
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For all you Christmas shoppers still looking for the perfect gift and not content to give that other popular smartphone to your loved ones, we have good news. The much-anticipated Samsung Galaxy Nexus finally has a release date: Thursday, December 15th. As in tomorrow – if you’re a Verizon subscriber. The phone will retail at […]
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The internet and social media change the way political campaigns operate. Nobody knows this better than Ron Paul. His latest ad takes on the current front-runner, Newt Gingrich. Whether you disagree with Ron Paul or not, one thing is certain: it’s impossible to lay the mantle of hypocrite at his feet. The congressman from Texas […]
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The new Youtube look brings it in line with the rest of ‘s products, but it still feels wrong. The only company more confusing than these days is . took a product that was unimpeachable and instead of making it even better by adding game rentals, they completely undermined their business model through a string […]
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I really do love the new Ryan Adams record, Ashes & Fire, and not just because I love ampersands. It’s a return to his best work: his country Americana roots coming back into sharp focus – thank goodness. I’m biased of course, but Ryan Adams is always at his best when he’s playing the music […]
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This response by an Occupy Wall Street protester to a Fox News reporter is pretty great – though surely Fox could have found a less eloquent, more ill-informed interlocutor? To my knowledge this was never aired anywhere but Youtube and various blogs. What Fox didn’t realize when they approached this guy is that he’s Jesse […]
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I’ll be blogging about the ‘Golden Age of Music’ a series dedicated to post-Napster-era music and musicians. This time I’ll be talking about The Avett Brothers, pictured below. The Avett Brothers are far and away the best thing that’s happened to music (or at least to the music I listen to) in years. Prolific, energetic, and astonishingly […]
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I’ll be blogging about the ‘Golden Age of Music’ a series dedicated to post-Napster-era music and musicians. Elvis Perkins hasn’t come out with anything in a couple of years, but both his albums so far – Ash Wednesday and Elvis Perkins in Dearland – have been fantastic. Ash Wednesday is more of a traditional melodic folk album, […]
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