I’ve Got to Copyright My What?
We live in a strange age, ladies and gents. It’s a time of Snapchat, selfie sticks and smartphones that come packing multi-megapixel cameras and infrared sensors. Sadly, this is also an age of something called “Revenge Porn.” Now, if you have absolutely no idea what that is (lucky you), it’s essentially nonconsensual pornography. Say, for […]
The Un-Super Suit
I’d venture that in this day of superhero movies and techy whiz-bangs, just about everybody would be up for their own Iron Man suit. You know, something you could stroll over to the local supermart in without fear of anything—from runaway carts to overhead flying pigeons to passing drippy ice cream kiddos with the dropsies. […]
For The Love of Kitties
Personally, I’ve never been a big fan of cats. That meow-meow mislike may well spring from long-ago when I worked on a farm one summer and was rudely awoken each morning by a horrisonant housecat howling in heat. (See, even the memory of that teeth-gnashing, sleepy eyed event makes me fly into alliteration.) I am, […]
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 […]