A few nights ago, I saw a rerun of a CNN Headline News story about a man who was offended by one of those Hummer commercials that have been gracing television screens for a while now. He was so offended, in fact, that he decided it would be best to get a lawyer and try to file a suit against anyone he could.
Just to make some extra cash, ya know?The commercial that this man was offended by is probably one that you have seen before. Titled "Tofu," the commercial shows a man at a check-out area of a grocery store, purchasing Tofu and other veggies. He turns around to find a meat-eating carnivore behind him, buying big slabs of meat and bags of charcoal. Due to insecurity about himself, the Tofu eating dude decides to go to the Hummer dealership to drop $30,000 on a gas guzzling monster. At the end of the commercial, the tagline "
Restore Your Manhood" is displayed, and the guy takes a bite out of a carrot while driving his brand new waste of cash down the road.
Now while I think that these commercials are insanely stupid, no one has the right to file a lawsuit over them. If your manhood was affected by these commercials, and you now think that you are a wimp because you don't own a Hummer, then you actually are a wimp. Since the case has been filed, the Hummer commercial's tagline has been switched, reading "
Restore The Balance", rather than
"Restore Your Manhood." Wow, that's a big change. It still doesn't keep the commercial from being idiotically dumb.
There is another commercial spot from Hummer, with a woman who's kid gets cut in front of at a playground slide. She then sees an ad for Hummer on a passing bus, and decides that the only way she could restore her and her child's dignity is to go and purchase the most ridiculous vehicle on the road today. "Honey, I can't let you play on the slide now, I gotta get me a Hummer! I'll show that other woman once and for all who is the real boss around here!"
Seriously, Hummer has made a big marketing error by putting these commercials out. It makes people who drive Hummers look like even bigger idiots; making them look like they bought one to restore their manhood or to get their self-confidence back. No offense to people who drive Hummers, but seriously, do you expect to go on a safari with that thing or something? Think about it, what can a Hummer do that a Honda Civic can't? Oh yeah I forgot, guzzle gas.
Let me clarify that I am talking about the
Hummer and not the
Humvee, which is the military model. The people who are driving those actually need them because of rugged terrain. Unlike the "City Hummer" owners who just feel the need to go to the supermarket in a tank.
Most people who play computer games have heard of the title Team Fortress 2 at some time or another. The game was first unveiled back in 1999, promising a gritty and realistic online-combat experience. Many gamers were anxious for the title to come out, and the screenshots that were provided by Valve looked promising. Suddenly, information about the game stopped reaching gamers, and many thought that the game had been cancelled.
Nearly seven years later, the Valve Corporation releases a trailer for "The New" Team Fortress 2, showing that the product had not died; it had just undergone some major changes over the past years. The new game is based off of Valve's Source Engine, (because if it was still based on the HL1 engine it would probably have been rejected by today's standards) and the style and concept of the game have been changed substantially. From what the trailer shows, the game has gone for a more cartoon-like style; aiming to be a comic book experience or something along those lines. Although the main objectives of the game will most likely be the same, the whole feel for a sense of real world conflict has been ridden of through this change. For better or worse? I truly do not know. From talk in online game servers though, it seems to be a mixed bag, with some people for the change and others against it. I guess we will just have to wait and see.
By now, we probably all have heard the "big news" that Mel Gibson, director of Passion of the Christ and other flicks, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. My question is, what in the world makes this such a big and shocking story? At the moment, this story is on CNN's main page. The main page.Is it that big of a deal? I do not believe it is, and I'll tell you why.
"Clouds and Lines"
"Courtyard"
"Looking up"
"Exiting the House"
On August 9th, The World Trade Center, directed by Oliver Stone, will be released into theaters. Some critics are already saying that it is a stunning film, while others say that it is way to early to even think about making a movie about this sad and horrific day in American history. Most people I've talked to all have one question in mind: Is it too early to release a film based on the attacks that occurred on September 11th?
For all of you who own a PSP out there, Sony is holding a Loco Roco Contest in which you can win Loco Roco related prizes such as wallpaper and BGM files. You need to download the Loco Roco demo, which you can get here.
