AMC, purveyors of some pretty great TV shows, have just released the promotional poster for season 5 of Mad Men, like a plate of bacon before the over-analytical dogs that are the show’s fans. Um, that analogy might need some work. Anyway, producer Matthew Weiner says that the poster is, “a nonverbal representation of where […]

It’s International Polar Bear Day.  I don’t know what that means, but I don’t care, because, Polar Bears! To celebrate, let’s review some pictures of polar bears, and some fun facts. Fun fact 1: If you eat a polar bear’s liver, your skin will fall off. This is because of the amount of vitamin A […]

So, listen, we all have different feelings about the Oscars…often not great, sure, but there’s something unmistakably alluring about whole thing.  Maybe it’s just trying to identify the “best” movie, maybe it’s trying to identify what will win through examining the odds, maybe it’s just waiting for it to be over so you can huff […]

“Uncle Byronic?” Yes, adorable little child? “You know those ads for Dr. Pepper 10 that equate drinking diet Dr. Pepper to guns and being a Viking and smashing things with your bare hands and being in a rodeo and stuff?” Sure. “Those are awful.  They make me want to burn things.  How can those exist?” […]

Well, the second ad has been put up, the one I wrote about the other day.  The one involving the cat; the one that was supposed to be ever so simple and wound up… being… not so.  The part that’s kind of tough about people seeing it, is it’s supposed to look quick and cheap […]

The Obama administration has asked Congress to approve changing the materials that pennies and nickels are made from, recently.  On one hand, you might say “Seriously?  That’s where their attention is going?”  On the other hand, you might think this is a wise move, considering that pennies and nickels cost more than twice as much […]

For this week’s Weekly Question of the Week, I wanted to do something in honor of The Simpsons’ 500th episode.  Because regardless of whether or not you’re a fan, regardless of whether or not you think the show should still be running – 500 hundred episodes of a TV show is a pretty amazing accomplishment. […]

Dear Hollywood, Look, I know we’ve had our differences over the years.  I know I make fun of you, and mock you sometimes for selling to the lowest denominator and even trying to lower the denominator.  But I like to think our differences have been professional, respectful.  I recognize that you have billions of dollars […]