Monthly Archives: December 2015

Like advertising for cigarettes, ads that feature alcoholic beverages are sometimes seen as potentially dangerous and are therefore heavily regulated within the advertising industry. Namely, regulation seeks to prevent the “glamorization” of drinking alcohol and avoid those under the age … Continue reading →

Here I’ve attached a link to “The Christmas Chapter from The Pickwick Papers. First I just thought it was pretty cool that he had another Christmas story, but after reading it is without a doubt a precursor to “A Christmas … Continue reading →

Here’s a very interesting video and article discussing Dickens’ the inimitable, and how he became even more popular than before once he started his public readings. These readings were immensely popular, pretty much the equivalent of a Justin Bieber concert … Continue reading →

I’m the kind of person who listens to Christmas music before Halloween even starts, so a good Christmas movie is definitely always “on the list” for me. However after watching so many films I could only help but wonder, how … Continue reading →

While rummaging through old things, I found an old key holder with a Wendy’s frosty card attached to it. Late in the year of 2013 I went to Wendy’s after a late football game and the lady at the cash … Continue reading →

I have always been amazed at the strategic fitting of commercials inside of a television program.  There are television broadcasts that fit in different types of commercials that relate to the audience in so many different ways.  For example, this … Continue reading →

Music can change he way you view the world.  Giddy Christmas music can draw the consumer out of me to purchase things that neither my friends nor I would ever need.  Whether I am hearing the beautiful melisma of Mariah Carey’s “All … Continue reading →

I may have already mentioned that I work at the Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center.  One new thing that we are offering this year is the “60 for 60.”  The “60 for 60” is a promotional idea that we are … Continue reading →

Whenever I see a comedy segment on Black Friday, it sort of reminds me of the way that Dickens used to give the middle and upper classes a glimpse into the life of the poor.   While Dickens used to use … Continue reading →

One of the alto saxophones in my section of marching band posted a picture of his Thanksgiving dinner plate onto his twitter page.   The dinner plate had the caption “Help, I’ve eaten and I can’t get up.”  If you watched a … Continue reading →