Who all saw the cover story in the The Vancouver Sun today? Some stuff is just too ridiculous to even write about. The headline, “Pregant Women off Limits for Taser Use, Inquiry Hears.” It’s great to learn that the millions of dollars were spending on researching tasers is paying off! On to the bullets…
- Dove ‘real beauty’ campaign may be a sham? – I’m sure everyone has seen a part of the four year campaign Dove (Unilever) has been part of. You know, with the almost/if not naked women who are middle aged and normal looking etc… Turns out, these “normal looking” women may have been re-touched and airbrushed in the ads, thus making them look…more normal? It seems a guy named Pascal Dangin was a part of the photo shoots of the “lumpier-than-usual real women,” (not my line) and when asked by newyorker.com about the campaign, he replied with this gem of a quote, “do you know how much re-touching was on that? But it was great to do, a challenge, to keep everyone’s skin and faces showing the mileage but not looking unattractive.” Well done, Dove. Now THAT is a mission statement!
- Carey and Cannon – As mentioned in Dianna’s blog, the rumours are true! Mariah Carey has married Nick Cannon!!! …what? Nick Cannon? Nickelodeon, Drumline, Roll Bounce, Wild’n Out, terrible rap album which included an embarrassing video featuring R. Kelly, Nick Cannon? I don’t know why Britney seems to have been anointed the champion of crazy-pop-diva’s. Mariah’s been crazy for years. I know everyone thought it was great for Mariah when she broke away 
from Tommy Mattola so she could start her own life as an independent woman and all. But I’m pretty sure, as soon as that relationship split and she immediately decided “you know what would be a good idea? If I emerge from a pool in a tiny swimsuit and finish the rest of song while sitting on Mase’s lap in a helicopter!” …we should have known things were going down hill. We could go on for at least a few more paragraphs about weird butterfly symbolism, stints of depression, the “how hasn’t one of your girlfriends told you maybe that’s not such a good idea” outfits, Glitter, crazy voicemail on Eminem’s answering machine, etc, etc, etc… but we won’t. Instead, I’ll spend my weekend deciding whether or not this hilarious marriage trumps the Janet Jackson/Jermaine Dupree union.
- Playboy unveils energy drink – Most people want tickets to U2, game 7 of the NHL finals, the Olympic Gold Medal game or any famous event. Not me. I want tickets to an executive board room when decisions like this are made. Playboy energy drink? How dumb to they think guys are? I know “branding” has a place in the world, but I don’t think we’re in the 70’s anymore where people will buy KISS everything because…..(actually, I don’t know how to finish that sentence? I’m convinced the popularity of KISS is an industry joke against the world. Much like those “ug” boots. “Let’s make some really ugly boots. Literally call them ugly. Stick them on Cameron Diaz and see how many girls buy them!”) Anyway, the Playboy thing. It astounds me. Maybe the joke will be on me one day when I’m deciding between “hmm, that Booster Juice looks good and I could really use a pick-me-up, but man, that Playboy makes one heck of a magazine. This is a really tough call. The juice or the nude-magazine branded energy drink? Playboy energy drink it is!”
BONUS CODE TRIVIA!!!! I referred to Mariah and Mase in a remixed version of one of her first post-Mattola videos. What song/video was I referring to?
