When I first saw the Duncan Hines Hip Hop Cup Cake ad last month, I first wondered why advertisers would make food geared to kids so creepy (a la the Cinnamon Toast Crunch cannibal ads); and that the icing would never work…the microwave would make it too gooey or too hot to be practical. As…
DetailsThere was a story on NPR last month that showed that despite sharing the same genes, siblings can be completely foreign to each other from a personality perspective. Not only do they share the same culture, they come from the same gosh darn family….and still sometimes can’t get along. You’d think applying some of the…
DetailsAs I watched the buff and scantily clad Brad Pitt and Eric Banna fight each other in the movie Troy the other day, I found my mind wandering to the Chicago based “Babes with Blades,” self described as “a company of women wielding weapons.” At first I thought, “Oy, I’m old that this is what…
DetailsThe Illinois-Sao Paulo Chapter of Partners of the Americas is proud to present a 10 day exchange with Sao Paulo-based African Dance and Drumming performance artist Fanta Konate’s cultural mission to Chicago December 1-10. Fanta will reach out to 1000’s in the Chicago area with dance and rhythm workshops showcasing Guinean influence on Brazilian music,…
DetailsBrazilian-Guinean singer and dancer Fanta Konate will bring her African Sensory Experience to Chicago from December 1 to 10, 2010 as part of a cultural exchange program sponsored by The Illinois-Sao Paulo Chapter of Partners of the Americas. A native of Sao Paulo Brazil, Fanta’s public performances of music and dance in schools, with dance…
DetailsI realized as I mixed together onion, fresh cranberries, sour cream, sugar and horseradish tonight that is is not the actual cranberry relish I love, but the tradition of Susan Stamberg slipping her recipe for Mama Stamberg’s Cranberry Relish into on-air conversation, every year since 1972. I’ve heard her suggest it to foreign heads…
DetailsLooks like a sweet, innocent baby, right? But if you panned out to get the full picture, you would see a different story. As the camera pulls away, the baby is sitting on top of a case of tequila that is resting in the basket of a shopping cart to be the right height. The…
Details(this post originally ran 5/4/10, but I always thought the re-imaged photo at the end was under-appreciated. Hope you enjoy it) So from this ad am I to understand that if I chew Trident Wite I’m 35% more likely to get out of a speeding ticket? Is that only true for beautiful white women? What…
Details(this piece originally ran 5/08, but always makes us laugh) I have two words to say. Butt soup. Now that I have your attention… When my son Lucca was 4 we had a problem getting him to stop eating with his hands. “Stop it, Lucca,” I scolded. “Why?” asked Lucca. “Because we don’t eat with…
DetailsThis is a story about pumpkin carving. Or is it really a story about jumping to conclusions and applying generalizations too quickly? The scene was last Friday at a friend’s party. One of the guests, Steve (Causasian) said “hey, let’s bring pumpkins and make Jack-o-lanterns!” “Yeah, let’s do it” I echoed, a fellow (Caucasian) pumpkin…
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