Category Archives: Commercial art

Linkage

Fabrizio dël Wrongo writes: David Chute posts a 2000 piece dealing with film preservation and digitization. What would Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau think? (H/T Michael Castañeda) Was Blue Öyster Cult the first non-German band to use an umlaut in its name? Wikipedia suggests … Continue reading

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Bushy

Paleo Retiree writes: Good god but there’s a lot of thick-to-downright-bushy eyebrows around these days. The in-style female crotch may be completely bald, but the in-style female brow is hairy enough to more than balance it. Aside from “arresting our … Continue reading

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Linkage

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: A long, nicely put-together piece about Ain’t It Cool News proprietor Harry Knowles. I’ve always thought Knowles was a fun (and maybe even important) figure — a Forry Ackerman type who ended up influencing the culture … Continue reading

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Overlooked Oeuvres: Winsor McCay (1867-1934)

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Winsor McCay strikes me as an underappreciated artist. Oh, he’s pretty well kown for his comic strips, all-time classics like “Little Nemo” and “Dream of the Rarebit Fiend.” But as a maker of movies he’s often dismissed as … Continue reading

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Blowing Up the Fantasy Bubble: A Review of Kirk Hammett’s “Too Much Horror Business” (and More)

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: One of the best gifts I received this past Christmas: Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett’s book covering his extensive horror collection. It’s called “Too Much Horror Business” (after a song by New Jersey punk band The Misfits), … Continue reading

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Picture Quality

Fenster writes: That ol’ vampire squid, Goldman Sachs, has for a while been running an ad campaign that attempts to put the firm’s accomplishments in the best possible light.  To paraphrase Dr. Johnson on the subject of a dog walking … Continue reading

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Another Taste Question

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Blowhard, Esq. writes: Back here, Paleo Retiree wondered if pop culture wasn’t getting a little too coarse. Here’s the latest example: I’ll bet these are just rebranded baby wipes, too. Here’s the press release for the campaign from the advertising … Continue reading

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Ads Everywhere 3

Paleo Retiree writes: Another in my ongoing series of snapz of the absurd places Americans see fit to place (and tolerate) advertising. Explanation: That’s a photo of an ad at the bottom of one of those plastic trays into which … Continue reading

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Ads Everywhere 2

Paleo Retiree writes: Another entry in my ongoing diary of the kooky, unexpected and annoying places Americans find to plaster ads. That’s a video screen running ads, set into a gasoline pump. Keep it classy, America. Previously.

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Juxtaposin’: Health

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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