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It’s a game unlike any other. It pits formidable opponents against one another, each vying for the attention of over 200 million eyeballs. Each determined to occupy a sliver of consciousness and a splinter in the sequoia tree of pop culture. It’s the Super Bowl of advertising and here is the critique of Super Bowl … Read more
As the world prepares for the greatest game in the history of the world, the earth also prepares to watch the bestest commercials ever aired on planet earth. Not to overstate the case, but this Sunday night’s Super Bowl broadcast will be the defining moment of civilization. In preparation, here are VI little known facts … Read more
Yale Professor Amy Chua’s recently published book The Battle Hymn of The Tiger Mother about raising children ‘the Chinese way’ now has a yang to its yin: The Battle Hymn of The Kitten Mom by American homemaker Sheila Burblang. Burblang, the mother of three children ages eleven, nine and five, lives in Alemeda, California and … Read more
N6CVGCYED2JQ I think you went overboard in the your Oscar nomination love for The King’s Speech and True Grit. Yes, both films were well made, acted, and directed, but 22 nominations between them is a bit much. You should have slathered much more love on The Social Network, far and away the best film that … Read more
2010 was a pretty terrific year for movie lovers. The Social Network, Winter’s Bone, The King’s Speech, True Grit and The Other Guys were some of my favorites. I recently caught two surefire Oscar favorites– The Fighter and Black Swan. Both are must-sees for any serious film lover. In The Fighter, we see a tale … Read more
President Barack Obama is one smooth and shrewd operator. There was much mystery shrouding the small private dinner Obama held with China’s President Hu Jintao on Tuesday evening. The beltway was abuzz with who was attending and what the purpose was of the dinner held the day before an official state dinner. Now it has … Read more