I’m sure that you’ve heard that Lindsay Lohan is suing E-Trade and its advertising firm for using the name “Lindsay” in one of their wildly popular TV commercials. The “actress” wants $100 million for “pain and suffering” because – her lawyer claims – she’s a “one-name celeb like Oprah or Madonna” and the TV ad… Continue reading Lindsay’s Slippery Slope
Month: March 2010
Happy Slo-Mo Dogs
Remember the frustrated frog videos? Well, on the flip side of things, here’s a vid that has a happier ending for all the participants. (Remind me never to eat in front of a 1,000 frame per second camera.)
Laugh for the Day (or not)
If you work in the oil industry – or know anything at all about it – and are looking for a laugh, you might want to check out this article at a website called The People’s Voice. The author decries our economy’s continued reliance on fossil fuels, but implies that as long as we’re going… Continue reading Laugh for the Day (or not)
Random Thursday
Scattershooting while pondering one of life’s most important questions: will Pamela Anderson’s samba outfit on this season’s Dancing With the Stars be sufficiently intriguing to offset the appearance of Kate Gosselin? (Seriously, though: Pamela Anderson?!) You may have seen Rube Goldbergesque stunts before, but I assure you that you’ve seen nothing like this video from… Continue reading Random Thursday
Slow News Day?
I have a subscription to the online version of the Wall Street Journal and I subscribe to an email list that sends three news updates each day: morning, noon, and – wait for it – evening. Those updates usually lead off with breaking stories about events of widespread interest – you know, disasters like earthquakes… Continue reading Slow News Day?
“When The Money’s All Gone”
Good time Charlie’s on the evening news The party’s gone public, grab your dancin’ shoes Pass it around ’til we all get stoned We’ll all come down when the money’s all gone. Everybody’s livin’, everybody’s high Everybody’s sellin’ so buy, baby, buy Everything’s had and nothing is owned Around it goes ’til the money’s all… Continue reading “When The Money’s All Gone”
More Tilt-Shift
Perceptive Gazette readers will recall this short post about tilt shift photography, a technique that seems to be gaining in popularity. One of my favorite commercial applications of the technique is the following Allstate Insurance TV ad: It’s a winsome effect, turning a real life scene into something toy-like. But, as nice as it is,… Continue reading More Tilt-Shift