Perma-bored stone fox Padma Lakshmi, 38, has signed a development deal to star in her own NBC sitcom about a woman in the culinary world. Single Serving is a possible title, which sucks, but, to be fair, it could be so much worse. I’m skeptical that this will last long, not just because Emeril was [...]
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Posted in Television, tagged chefs, desi, Padma Lakshmi, race, Single Serving, sitcoms, Television on 07/21/2009 | 2 Comments »
What sexism in advertising?
Posted in advertising, tagged advertising, That Mitchell and Webb Look on 07/13/2009 | 5 Comments »
I found this video clip through Sociological Images, from awesome British sketch comedy, That Mitchell and Webb Look. Check it out:
Sex sells, but who’s buying?
Posted in advertising, tagged advertising, biscuit holes, fast food, meat, p.r. fail, sex sells on 07/08/2009 | 11 Comments »
This image has been making the rounds, called “the ‘most overtly blow-jobby ad’ I’ve ever seen” by Copyranter. Burger King’s response to the many complaints they’ve received for the ad, created for the Singapore market? That it “did not run in the U.S. or any other markets…and generated positive consumer sales.” Basically “You weren’t supposed [...]
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