Bill Bailey
Thank God for Darwin
Dylan Moran
Vodka! That's a child's drink, why am I drinking this stupid drink, oh and why am I on a traffic island?
Fight for Freedom of Speech – Great ads
Award-winning advertising agency, Ireland Davenport, have created a great series of ads to promote the fight for free speech. Creative Director Phil Ireland got his team to drop everything today…
Turning SA on its head
Came across this video on YouTube – don’t know why it is titled “Banned Advert” because the description says it wasn’t. It’s very powerful…well done SABC 1 (ever think you’d…
Ooops….Weekender makes wrong results call
Possibly the most famous newspaper headline blunder was made by the Chicago Tribune of 3 November 3 1948, which bannered “Dewey Defeats Truman”. When the decision to print the paper…
Elections 2009: How did the media fare?
So it is the evening after election day. Like millions of others, I am curious about the results – having queued at Home Affairs for three hours to get a…
ANC Youth League declares war on cocks
Sometimes writing a blog entry is hard work. Occasionally, though, someone gives you material – an idea, a reference or image to work from – that is so rich, so…
Why sponsors get it wrong…
Adage magazine had an interesting article analysing the three main sponsors of American Idol – Coke, Cingular and Ford – in which they assessed the relative impact of their sponsorships.…
When Mick Jagger sang ‘Sympathy for the Devil’, was he referring to record companies?
I read on the Mail & Guardian that there is an intriguing trial under way in Minnesota. Jammie Thomas is one of 26 000 people being sued by a viper’s…