September 2009
10 posts
Pepsi To Cease Advertising →
I got a paragraph down before realizing it’s the Onion. It really doesn’t seem too bad of an idea. I never really understood, if your brand is already universally known and everyone already has an opinion on it, what’s the point of advertising? I read an article once [citation needed] about how Papst Blue Ribbon, the hipster’s beer of choice, doesn’t advertise because...
Vampires: at least their taste in music doesn't... →
Ha! What a pun! Vampires suck!
But also: what? How did the Twilight sequel get Thom Yorke on board? And Bon Iver and Death Cab and Grizzly Bear? And a Hot Topic tour??? I’m so confused. Don’t they have their carefully crafted indie reps to protect? Do they all have huge crushes on Robert Pattinson, or did they all just decide to do it ironically? Maybe they only felt safe selling out...
WatchThis dude recently became mildly noteworthy for “predicting” the numbers for a UK lottery on live TV. I’m pretty sure he’s an actual wizard, having witnessed this audience-be-stupid spell before. Anyways, one of his earlier stunts involved giving two ad people 30 minutes to come up with a print campaign for a taxidermy, then revealing that planted subliminal messages the ad...
Rejected texts from last night
Ever since I heard about “texts from last night,” where anonymous people post supposedly real text messages as a public record of their awkwardness, depravity or boundless wit, I was skeptical. Surely America’s youth isn’t so awesome. I feel like half of the posts on the site are the fantasies of nerds who sit at home every weekend crafting intentionally grammatically...
New Internet Meme Alert! →
Really, why haven’t any of these crazy popular internet memes been used to sell anything?* As far as I know, adorable cats and Bill O’Reilly outburst remixes are not copyrighted. If Keyboard Cat started endorsing anything, I’d snap it up in a heartbeat. Rivers Cuomo knows what I am talking about, but sadly he is just a rock star still successfully selling himself as hip and...
WatchHow is a cat with an arrow through its head still adorable? This should be horrifying, yet cat lovers (I’m assuming) will look at this and immediately begin brainstorming ways to accessorize their own kitties with senseless acts of violence. It’s the latest in Cat Fashion! Naturally, a new Internet meme could spring from this.
Related: Instead of town halls and press conferences,...
