For a country of criminals, the Aussies sure know how to make a funny.  In this 90-second spot Honda: Down Under is marketing one of its subcompact models, the Jazz, to a new market sector:  Hipsters.  And why not, jazz is hip, right.  Maybe so, but how hip are very small cars manufactured by very large corporations? Continue Reading

I don’t pledge my allegiance to much anymore…at least not like I did in elementary school.  Yet Pabst Blue Ribbon has been a staple in my life long before it was the hipster beverage of choice.  Memories of zinging Tall Cans Of Pabst (TCOPs) to my friends are as deeply ingrained as the “30-guy code” for Contra.  (Say it with me now, up up down down left right left right b a b a select start) Continue Reading

Someone once said that getting pooped on by a bird is a sign on good luck.  I’m fairly certain this person was in sales.  But if there is any truth in this theory, Kings of Leon are the luckiest sons of bitches on the planet. Continue Reading

Between the years of 2003 and 2007 I engaged in perhaps the guiltiest of all guilty pleasures, The O.C. A teen hyper-drama surrounding the posh, yet somehow troubled lives of Orange County’s youth, it may as well have been subtitled, “Mo Money, Mo Problems.”  Originally promising myself (and I was not the only one) that I would “see what it was all about,” the show quickly became a staple in my life. Continue Reading

If you don’t care for my top 10 album selections, maybe you’ll prefer my choices for top 10 tracks.  Or maybe you’d rather suck it. Continue Reading

Although five entire months will have to pass before 2010 comes to a close, it is never too early to start compiling lists!  Accordingly, here are the my top 10 albums of 2010, thus far. Continue Reading

After four long years, the FIFA 2010 World Cup finally arrived in June.  This is a magical time that galvanizes 31 countries for at least 2 weeks, and one nation for 4 years.  With so much on the line, the tension runs high and so do the expectations.  As with any World Cup, there are many talking points associated with the tournament currently playing out in South Africa.  For example: Continue Reading