A Jurassic Connection
Well, Jurassic World hit the big screen BIG. As we reported, it gobbled up the prize for “largest global first weekend box office ever” with an Indominus rex-sized $511 million plus change. And now, since nearly everybody in the country has either seen it, are planning on seeing it or have talked at length to […]
Games Put on Their Big Boy Pants
In this day and age where video games are peeking up at you from every tablet, phone and TV screen, it’s pretty common for discerning moms and dads to wonder, “Are these things hurting my kids?” And if you go online seeking answers to that question you’ll find plenty of sites that’ll readily nod their […]
Millennials, We Still Love Ya
A few weeks ago, Philadelphia high school student Gillian Share-Raab wrote an article bemoaning her own obsession with technology for the Burlington County Times. She spoke passionately about her connection to (and her constant need to be connected with) her tech, and how it has taken a toll on her life. She writes: Now, my […]
Abercrombie Shelving Sexy Ads
Remember the days when clothier Abercrombie & Fitch was all about selling its stuff with images of barely clothed, beautiful teen bodies—the sort of sexiness prominently featured on in-store displays in the form of bionic backs, parabolic pectorals and implausible parades of perfect tanned curves? That was a time when a clothing catalogue could shamelessly […]
Why I Love All Those Sad Kids’ Pics
There’s something special about animated movies made for kids. Hey, I’d go so far as to say they’re very often the best things at the movie house when it comes to elements like imagination, storyline and even character development. Take a look at this trailer for the upcoming version of The Little Prince as an […]
Superior Minded Dove
A few years ago I hit you with a short blog about a new Dove ad that wasn’t really so much a commercial as a teeny docu-commentary. It examined how women were judging themselves in overly critical ways, and it stated in calming and thoughtful ways that they needn’t worry so much about the twig-thin “perfect” […]
The Cost of Cutting Cable
This past weekend, I cut the cable cord. And immediately broke into a cold sweat. “Could I do it?” I wondered while fighting the urge to curl into the fetal position and suck my thumb. Could I possibly exist without a hundred or so channels of completely useless drivel (that I never watch) sitting there […]
Upsilon Circuit: One Strike and You’re Out
If you’ve ever played an online role-playing game like, say, World of Warcraft, you know that they’re generally vast, open-world games that plop your avatar down in a digital world filled with hundreds of AI characters and literally thousands of gamers (when you tally up attendance across the many servers available). In those make-believe lands […]
Smile But Don’t Touch
Ever heard of a Quokka? No? Well it’s only a cute grinning critter that’s part of the latest and greatest selfie trend on Instagram right now. Oh, and they’re guaranteed to put a grin on your mug while they’re trending away. If you check out this link you’ll see that the Quokka is a smallish […]
Where Space Travel and Reality TV Collide
What would you say if someone approached you and offered you an extended stay in a barren wasteland of sand, mudstone and rock? You’d be heading to a foreign place where the temperature averages out to somewhere around 50 degrees below zero. A vacay away, let’s say, but with no palm trees or rolling oceans […]