We’ll Have What He’s Selling

We don’t usually post advertising here. But if we admit our secret shame, it’s that we really love ads when they’re done right. We often roll back the TiVo to show a favorite to a friend. We once made a mix tape that contained a whole season of favorite ads from around the world.

We love the time of year around the NFL playoffs when Madison Avenue goes hog wild with the good stuff. (But one word of advice. Do NOT be the one who says “I only watch the Superbowl for the commercials.” That cliche’ ship has sailed and you don’t want to the be the person who still laughs at jokes about airline food, movie popcorn prices, or photo bombing.)

Even though it’s a break with tradition here, we felt compelled to show this long version of the Sauza Blue Cowboy ad. So just sit back, relax, put your feet up and whisper the words “top shelf” in a needful and seductive tone. Then look who rides up over the ridge!

What’s that sound? Is it the sobbing of someone who’s cursing the memory of a horse’s southern silhouette framed by a tearful sunset? At least the margarita was divine.

What You Didn’t Know About Marsupials

How often do you get to learn True Facts about nature in a video that is almost certainly NSFW?

Here’s your chance now!

We have to confess that we’re binge-watching the whole series now. What we love most about this series is that it’s not afraid to offend any species. We particularly enjoyed the segments about underwater creatures.

See Yourself Here

We came upon this animated music video and couldn’t stop looking! As one pop culture reference slid into another, we found ourselves scurrying to keep up.

See how well you do as you watch this video featuring All Over by Cruisr.

We find it hard to imagine someone of any age being familiar with All of these references. No doubt someone will provide a catalog. We’d like to see it.

Not Let Down at All

We sometimes long for the glory days of the music video. Indeed, we can remember the days when MTV actually had music, and the days when every giant new album came out with a breathtaking music video to accompany it.

This video restores our faith in the genre however. Hope you like it. (By the way, run this out to full screen and turn the sound up – you’ll be glad you did.)

We encourage emerging musicians to style up, make a strong partnership with a video production team that can do them justice, and then just go rock it!

Good Sense, and Good Haircuts

We came across this piece on YouTube recently and realized that there is an awful lot of good advice on the video sharing platform.

It’s hard to know where to look for the best of it, but that’s why you have us!

Even if you don’t need a good haircut, or even if you know how to ask for one … it’s good to know that folks out there are creating content like this.

Cultural Detective

If you’ve never had a chance to see The 1 Janitor, this is a good place to start.

It seems the entire series is a lot like this. The pace is frenetic, the thoughts rooted in knowledge and facts, and the good sense oozes out from the edges like an overloaded tuna salad sandwich.

We recommend taking a look through other installments, it’s kind of like watching a young James Burke with an American accent.