Ve Haf Vays of Makink You Buy
Here’s your disturbing thought for the day. There’s a new form of advertising being tested in Germany that won’t let you escape a product’s branding, even if you shut your eyes. Stay with me and I’ll explain. The experiment, conducted in a German movie theater, was recently laid out in a YouTube video. It seems […]
Enough to Raise the Dead?
Recently a number of websites were buzzing about a report that director/producer George Lucas (of Star Wars and Indiana Jones fame) was buying up the film rights for deceased actors. His goal? He reportedly wanted to use the latest CGI wizardry and put past stars together in some new flicks. Now it all turned out […]
The REASON of the Season
Last fall, I scribbled a quick blog concerning an atheist advertising campaign in the New York City subway system that raised questions about belief in God. Several of you tossed in your opinions on the subject, including a couple atheists who found us on the www. And although it may feel like I’m beating an […]
Have I Got a Deal For You!
Something big just happened in the world of virtual online gaming, but in order to get across just how big it was, I’ve got to give you a bit of background. Most likely you’ve heard of online MMOGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Games) such as World of Warcraft and Second Life. The former is a fantasy […]
Cutting the Cord (and the Hair)
Today, with the official release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, the blockbuster fantasy franchise is nearing its final curtain call. And boy, it’s been quite a run. In fact, I was recently thinking back on all the flicks based on the J.K. Rowling bestsellers and ended up just a bit surprised […]
Will That be a Latte or 10W-40?
I’ve always thought the prospect of someday sitting down to converse with a robot would be so cool. And obviously I’m not the only one. There are more stories and movies about self-aware androids out there than you can shake a reverse-engineered Cyberdyne Systems endoskelton at. (That one’s a real knee-slapper with the Terminator geeks.) […]
Too Common Problems
I saw an article on usatoday.com splashing the news that Disney teen star Demi Lovato left her tour with the Jonas Brothers to check herself into a treatment center so she could “deal with emotional and physical issues.” The report went on to repeat statements from an anonymous “person familiar with the situation” who said […]
Bloga Bloga Bieber Gaga
Yep. We have another tidbit of Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber news for your impassioned consumption. Drum roll please. Wait for it … Lady Gaga has officially beaten mop-top Justin Bieber and become the first artist to rack up over 1 billion views on YouTube. Not that the teen cutie heartthrob is far behind. He’s […]
Hit Me With Your Best Shock
Forty years ago, author Alvin Toffler looked at his world and made some striking societal forecasts about the future in a book called Future Shock. Toffler believed that technology and science would develop at such an accelerated pace that many people would be unable to process the enormous amounts of new information available and simply […]
Hollywood’s Parents. New and Improved?
I recently saw a doublex.com article titled “The Era of Great Parents in Teen Movies is Upon Us” in which author Laruen Bans examines a number of parental roles in past teen movies. She points out that, for years, teen comedy parents have been portrayed as, at best, oblivious and disconnected from their kids, or […]