Stream of Reading (Prepare to be Forwarded) – An Archive of What I'm Reading
Whether a movie is destined to become Star Wars or Gigli, chances are the producers will throw a big fancy premiere screening for everyone to show up and pat each other on the backs. Normally, these premieres are little more than fancy viewing parties for the cast and crew, giving them a chance to see…
Earlier this month, a food blogger published a four part series accusing the Mast Brothers of falsely claiming that their overpriced chocolate has always been made from scratch. The hipster, bearded chocolatiers claimed their chocolate was “bean to bar” but chocolate experts claimed “If you were to ask the world’s top chocolate reviewers to rate…
Currently causing consternation: The omission of female Rey from a Star Wars gift set being sold at Target, which has spawned the hashtag #WheresRey. It’s the latest in a long line of complaints about the franchise forgetting women are fans, too. A really long line. Legion of Leia wrote up the absence of Rey from…
Whether you’ve seen their beautifully wrapped bars for sale at Shake Shack or Rag & Bone, featured in the pages of the New York Times or Vogue, or decorating one of their New York, London, or soon, LA shops, Mast Brothers chocolate bars have become the world’s most prominent brand of artisanal chocolate. But while…
Eep! Denny’s Tumblr, I luv you, but no. The Denny’s social media accounts tend to be surprisingly enjoyable, but a recent Tumblr post really missed the mark by referencing Jessica Jones‘ Purple Man to promote $4 pancakes. It’s depressing to see anyone make light of Kilgrave’s mind control, since his power is analogous to the manipulation many…
Each year Pantone bestows upon a single hue the title “color of the year.” This is, let’s face it, nothing more than a marketing ploy to drum up excitement and sales within the beauty, fashion, and design worlds. And yet, every year since 2000, the world’s arbiters of color have selected a color in its singularity…
Photo Credit Andy Rash As someone with the keen observational skills of Mr. Magoo, it took me a long time to notice a problem social-media acquaintances had been talking about for months. “I woke up to four new people today asking me for money on four different donation platforms,” one friend said. “One was my…
LEGO Friends ComicWeb comic artist M. Patrinos of Seasonal Depression made this clever comic about the questionable marketing decisions LEGO has made to target girls with the “LEGO Friends” line. She simply said on her facebook page, “I love you Lego, but-“… Artist: M. Patrinos of Seasonal Depression – facebook AddThis Button END Follow us…
Legend is a movie about a pair of notorious London gangsters, twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray. It stars Tom Hardy, who fills the shoes of both brothers, but, according to The Guardian, the film is “a disappointingly shallow take on a fascinating period of time and leaves us sorely uninformed, as if we’ve skim-read a pamphlet.”…
So, there is this story making the rounds where Paul Dini on a podcast explains why execs do not want female viewers for their super hero shows. There’s a link in the resources below. But the gist of it is basically “Girls do not buy our merchandise.” Sounds horrible right? People are shocked! Yeah, well,…