Dr. Seuss’ s “Call of Cthulhu”
Amusement, Cthulhu, Dr. Seuss, H.P. Lovecraft, Pastiche
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Category Archive 'Amusement'
01 Dec 2011
Dr. Seuss’ s “Call of Cthulhu”Amusement, Cthulhu, Dr. Seuss, H.P. Lovecraft, PasticheVia Steve Bodio. 28 Nov 2011
Best Research Paper Abstract of All TimeAcademia, Amusement, ScienceVia Maggie Koerth-Baker. 25 Nov 2011
“The Last Dictator Standing”Entertaining Commercials, ZimbabweNando’s, a restaurant chain of South African origin (specializing in Mozambique-Portuguese-style chilli-flavored chicken) recently released a commercial mocking Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe as “The Last Dictator Standing.” Hat tip to Rafal Heydel-Mankoo. 22 Nov 2011
Fiat Abarth CommercialEntertaining CommercialsToo sexy for Puritanical Australia & USA predicts the Sydney Morning Herald. Nonsense. 16 Nov 2011
Laudator Temporis ActiAmusement, History, PhotographyFrom Buzz Feed: “30 Ways (some facetious) That the World Used to be Cooler.” 15 Nov 2011
Axe Deodorant Ad Banned in South AfricaEntertaining Commercials, South AfricaBecause it was thought to offend Christians. Daily Mail. 01 Nov 2011
“Have You Seen My Sister Evelyn?”Amusement, Animation, MusicHat tip to Andrew Sullivan. 28 Oct 2011
The Birds of AngerAlfred Hitchcock, Film, Games, ParodyIf Angry Birds was a Hitchcock movie… Hat tip to Ben Slotznick. 02 Oct 2011
Smell Like a Preppy!Amusement, Fashion, Ivy League, PreppinessDressing like a Preppy has been a successful marketing approach in men’s clothing for several decades, but offering to allow you to smell like a Preppy? (Those of us who once frequented locker rooms in the Yale gymnasium are shaking our heads at this one.) Perhaps, this company has finally figured out how to compound the ultimate scent effective in the seduction of the opposite sex: the pure, distilled essential aroma of old money. Hat tip to Tim of Angle. 30 Sep 2011
President Obama Is Not Satisfied With UsBarack Obama, Humor, Recession, SatireHe is being polite about it, saying that we are still “a great country” which has, in recent decades, “gotten a little soft.”
These considerations cause Frank Fleming to engage in some serious introspection.
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