watch it: “Volkswagen Commercial: The Force”
Awww. Who knew Darth Vader could be so cute? Nothing says “new car!” like a tiny homicidal maniac in a mobile iron lung.
Super Bowl
dodging the Egypt Internet crackdown; the Oscar race is already over; is Amazon going all out with unlimited streaming?; more: leftover links
Plus: Kelsey Grammer’s marriage ruined by Fox News; Wikileaks nominated for Nobel Peace Prize; why so few women writers at Wikipedia and major magazines?; more…
question of the weekend: What seemingly unconnected consequences are we likely to experience as a result of global warming?
We’re already seeing some impact from global warming that might seem surprising, such as cities going bankrupt from snow removal, lost productivity when workers cannot get to work, and disruptions to personal lives because of lost vacation time…
question of the day: How could the Oscar telecast draw more viewers?
Mary McNamara, the television critic at the Los Angeles Times, today offers some advice to the producers of the Oscars regarding ratings. Her reasoning: Last weekend’s Super Bowl drew a huge audience of more than 106 million people, making it the most watched broadcast in U.S. history. Since the Oscar telecast have been hurting in … more…
North American box office: ‘Avatar’ falls to ‘Dear John’
Seriously? 1. Dear John: $30.5 million (NEW) 2. Avatar: $22.9 million 3. From Paris with Love: $8.2 million (NEW) 4. Edge of Darkness: $6.9 million (2nd week; drops 60%) 5. Tooth Fairy: $6.6 million (3rd week; drops 34%) actual numbers, not estimates Really, North America? Dear John? This is the movie that knocks Avatar off … more…
the finest media commentary the right wing has to offer… from 1898, 1962, and an alternate dimension
(Sometimes related to entertainment. Sometimes not. Always stupid.) Okay, so the Tim Tebow anti-abortion Super Bowl ad — which had a lot of people raging mad over CBS’s hypocrisy regarding which ads it accepted for the game, and which it didn’t — has garnered quite a bit of intriguing response. Like these glorious tweets from … more…
watch it: “The Super Bowl Shuffle: The Bears”
A second bonus Super Bowl Sunday Web Video of the Day, because the mind, she boggles: I had forgotten all about this, but Atrios reminded me, the bastard.
watch it: “Sean James and Al Joyner respond to the Tebow Super Bowl ad”
A special bonus Super Bowl Sunday Web Video of the Day — a Planned Parenthood response to the Tim Tebow anti-abortion ad that will be airing during the game: Trusting women? Radicals! Socialists! Terrorists! Everyone knows we can’t trust women. As soon as we start letting women have autonomy over their own bodies, it’ll be … more…
question of the weekend: If you were given a free commercial spot during the Super Bowl, what would you advertise?
Super Bowl 44 will be played next Sunday, February 7, and amidst all the usual hubbub about the commercials that will air during the game is some controversy over an anti-abortion spot produced by the ultra-ring-wing Focus on the Family featuring Heisman trophy winner Tim Tebow. Jezebel looks at why the ad itself is just … more…
