ADversary
Super Bowl ads- The Good, The Bad, The Strange
For Super Bowl XLV car makers step it up, junk food gets weird and Groupon sets a new low.
Feb 7th, 2011 by Erin Petersen
White Out
Top-selling mag "Elle" is suspected to have dramatically lightened the skin of one of its cover models, furthering the harmful myth that whiter is better.
Jan 14th, 2011 by Erin Petersen
DOOM!
Ok, not really. But if the first pop culture headlines in 2011 are any indication, it's going to be a rough year.
Jan 7th, 2011 by Erin Petersen
Favorite commercials of 2010
After a disappointing batch of Super Bowl ads, the outlook for TV advertising seemed grim. Not so! My picks for some of the funnier ads of 2010.
Jan 1st, 2011 by Erin Petersen
The doctor is out (of her mind)
She should have left it at the apology. But instead, Dr. Laura turned a vitriolic rant into a self-serving sympathy campaign.
Aug 27th, 2010 by Erin Petersen
Gorge, Covet, Spend
One privileged, affluent white woman's search for everything.
Aug 13th, 2010 by Erin Petersen
Isolation? There’s an app for that
Dear smartphone users: could you put it away during the show, please? You're blocking my view ... and being ridiculous.
Jul 2nd, 2010 by Erin Petersen
Judging a book by its cover
Here's what happens when what could have been an unapologetic feminist anthem is rehashed in favor of shock value over substance.
Jun 18th, 2010 by Erin Petersen
Defending menses
"Hello, I'm looking for the Red Tent" --Kotex takes the schlock out of feminine hygiene.
May 21st, 2010 by Erin Petersen
Culture Jamming the cereal aisle
Is General Mills funding rain forest destruction? The short answer: maybe
Apr 24th, 2010 by Erin Petersen
Impending doom
Do you ever get the feeling that our culture is becoming increasingly more like the movie Idiocracy? No, really.
Apr 9th, 2010 by Erin Petersen
