We are no strangers to product placement and synergistic advertising. We watch Project Runway with its embedded advertisements for HP, Marie Claire, L’Oreal and at least a half dozen other brands. We watch Top Chef with its similar product placements for Dawn Hand Renewal with Olay (the Procter and Gamble double whammy!). Tonight, Just Desserts may well collapse under the weight of all the product placement and cross-advertising. Continue reading
Daily Archives: September 7, 2011
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Despite my conservative leanings, I don’t hold out much hope at being impressed by the motley crew that makes up the current GOP Presidential candidates. Ever since my boy T-Paw left, I’ve been rather discouraged and I don’t think my mind will be changed tonight.
Here is tonight’s lineup:
Rick Perry – I hope this slick Texan has been doing squats as he is going to be the bottom of a big pile on. Can he maintain his Lone Star swagger?
Mitt Romney -Will the sparks muss up this man’s perfectly coiffed hair? Continue reading
Yeehaw!! Gather round youngins, it’s time for another Open Caption – Texas style! You know the rules: There aren’t any – just be funny!
A number of reviewers have compared the first episode of Sons of Anarchy’s fourth season to the Godfather trilogy. Which is cute, because it’s the most recent example of a similar crime-infested tragedy. But in looking at the episode, and Sons as a whole (Tuesdays, 10PM, FX), it’s become increasingly clear that show creator Kurt Sutter is following his original goal of aping Hamlet, with a little bit of of mythology destruction at the same time. Continue reading
My mom has seven siblings. My dad has three. I have one. Can you imagine having 150? As the New York Times recently reported, Cynthia Daily wanted to find some her child’s half siblings. (She and her partner used a sperm donor to conceive.) Apparently Daily’s child has 150 half-siblings.
“Today there are 150 children, all conceived with sperm from one donor, in this group of half siblings, and more are on the way. “It’s wild when we see them all together — they all look alike,” said Ms. Daily, 48, a social worker in the Washington area who sometimes vacations with other families in her son’s group.” Continue reading
When I was in college, I had the privilege of spending a few weeks training to be a boxer. The guy I trained with was an amateur, but trained with pros in Chicago. He taught me how to move, how to defend, and how to punch. I’m not saying I could go toe to toe with anyone, but I had a ton of fun doing it. Consequently, I have a soft spot for boxing movies.
When I saw the previews for Real Steel a few months ago, I laughed. It screamed “poorly made kids movie designed to push toys”. Let me be the first to say I was wrong. I was very wrong, Real Steel is awesome.
One thing that fascinates me about the natural birth movement is that issue that must not be spoken of. I know that you know what I’m talking about because it’s the very first thing you think of when you or your partner considers giving birth. Continue reading
Food. Cook books. Recipes. Appliances. Restaurants. Hairy celebrity chefs. Dirty celebrity chefs who end up in the blind gossip pages a little too often. All of these things end up in the pages of Crasstalk all the time. But what single item, book, machine, cool cafe, classy bar, well-turned calf or succulent breast is your absolute favourite?
Saying “chocolate” is too easy, so say something else. Continue reading
Those of you following the tale of my neighbor’s journey through Social Services Hell may be heartened by the long-ish letter I’ve helped her write. Of course I copied in various media sources. Feel free to copy language I’ve used here if you are in a similar situation. My calls to the Commissioner were not returned, but I thought hand delivering it in writing might generate a quicker response. Continue reading