Fast Food Folk Song (at the Taco Bell Drive-Thru)
worth watching right to the end…
The WTF Blanket (slightly NSFW)
Thanks @sirsteveyoung for forwarding this one, made me smile :-)
What’s your beef?
Menu at The Burger Bar in Las Vegas – the only place I've ever been given a choice of four types of beef for my burger (not to mention four types of bun and a selection of 12 different toppings!)
Read MoreLas Vegas, city of excess
Business pleasure or pleasure?
Las Vegas is a strange place, I think it’s the nearest you can get to what you might imagine a parallel universe to be. An hedonistic alternate reality where society is dedicated to the pursuit of pleasure, and nothing else matters. Big corporations own big hotels & casinos, theatres and night entertainment venues, all designed to separate you from your hard-earned cash in exchange for giving you some great experiences.
I found myself somewhat in conflict at first in Las Vegas; I loathe the incessant commercialism of corporate America, avoiding McDonalds or Disney as much as I can. I hate tourist tat and tourist gimmicks. So by all reasonable logic I should have hated Las Vegas – as the epitomy of everything I think is wrong with the world. But somehow I didn’t. I actually really liked it. And it took me a long time to figure out why.
Read MoreStrange product positioning
"OK, so what desserts shall we buy? Jello? Tapioca? Paraffin?"
Read MoreFilm: Franklyn (2008)
I’ve just seen this excellent film at this week’s movie night and felt inspired to write a review. But since images speak louder than words, I have attached the trailer to whet your appetite.
This trailer is a little misleading, as it weaves some elements of the story together in a different order/with a different significance, but it should give a good flavour of the feeling and style of the film. Don’t pay too much attention to any plot suggestions the trailer makes.
This film passed me by, I hadn’t even heard of it, and yet it’s exactly the sort of film I love most, films that keep you guessing as to the story you see unfolding, films that twist reality(ies) in interesting ways. I’m very glad to have been introduced to it, and I can thoroughly recommend it. If you enjoyed Sliding Doors, Fight Club, Total Recall or Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind I think you’ll like this film.
Like many of my favourite films it’s hard to describe without giving too much away, but I’ll take a stab at it.