Sylvia and I have been watching and thoroughly enjoying Severance, a mysterious horror/satire that addresses late-stage capitalism and the...

It's a first world problem if ever there was one: the ticklish task of removing stickers from books and DVD packages. Sensible retailer...

Once again I've fallen victim to a clever marketing scheme. This time, courtesy of Warner Brothers' Pacific Rim, you can design y...

About an hour ago I fired up the PVR to watch last week's episode of Person of Interest, "Relevance." Once again, this show pr...

When you're the only game in town, you don't need to spend money on a fancy building or slick logos. Despite its uninviting utilit...

Man of Steel won't even be released until 2013, but I've already devised a sequel pitch: call it Men of Steel and have Superman ...

Yesterday I discovered that Facebook will no longer allow me to share links to this blog. Naturally I'm disappointed, since much of my...

For the last century or so, Coca-Cola has done a masterful job of insinuating itself into Christmas traditions. They appropriated and reshap...

A "Hostess Cup Cakes Scented Candle" spotted at an Edmonton dollar store in late 2006. I kid you not.