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to Provo.

questions for the makers of Corn Pops...

Dear Corn Pops,

Why the silver bag?  Do corn pops emit some sort of radioactive transmission that it must be shielded with an aluminum lined bag?

Why no more commercials?  I haven't seen a corn pops commercial for what seems like years.  I never enjoyed corn pops commercials, particularly because there was no mascot - just a lame catch phrase ("gotta have my pops") and untold scenarios where people would go to awkwardly drastic measures to eat corn pops.

What the hell are corn pops?  They are the closest thing to packing peanuts I have ever eaten.  When one actually bites a chunky corn pop in two, the inside is practically foam.  Is that even a food product?  

What the hell do you mean by big yellow taste?  You say it on the box.  I don't like it when tastes are assigned a color.  You should at least attempt to relate your styrofoam cereal to food in some way, and big yellow taste does not do it.  What am I supposed to think when you say yellow taste?  Are you claiming that yellow simply equals the taste of corn pops?  If so, I'm not comfortable with your usurpation of an entire color's flavor.  

And lastly - what the hell is this about?

googling megavore .....

if you ever happen to enter megavore into google, in their pretentious nerdiness infinite wisdom they will ask you if you meant megastore?

 
if you meant to search for megastore and actually typed megavore ... you deserve to look at MEGAVORE

A Fine Frenzy - how can a band with a singer like this not get gigs?

Making a successful band isn't rocket science.  Especially when you have a lead singer as painfully beautiful as this girl.  The band is called A Fine Frenzy, but who cares.  The music is subpar, but honestly, watching this girl play is mesmerizing.  See for yourself: 

Peddar Zasquez predicts TV in 2008

Lost (ABC) The maniacal, ubiquitous series is back. The first two episodes mark a shift in perception as the show now flashes into the future instead of the past. There is much more intensity, less respite for the viewer because of the strangeness of the future lives of “the six”.

Prediction: Lost will lose steam halfway through this season and will become missing in its own delicious confusion.

In Treatment (HBO) Best known for his roles as a tough guy (The Usual Suspects) and Irish husband (Jindabyne), Gabriel Byrne puts on the suit of therapist and deals with people’s problems in a very raw format. There are no flashbacks, no severe editing. It is simply a therapist talking to a patient for a 30 minute session. The camera never fades or leaves the room.

Prediction: In Treatment will soon have a cult following, especially to anyone interested in the craft of acting.

Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations (Travel) Peddar is years behind on this show. Anthony is the loveable asshole food critic whose goal is to consume the world. As an accomplished chef he is on a mission to test tradition. Surprisingly he often finds tradition to be the best solution to modern cuisine.

Prediction: Anthony Bourdain will continue to make enlightening and culture bending entertainment until he dies from eating Japanese blowfish or from liver disease.

Rock of Love 2 (VH1) At the end of the first season, Jes Rickleff was chosen as Bret Michael’s wife to be, but in the reunion special she admitted that Bret was probably not the one for her. Bret blamed it on her youth but I think we all know what the real reason was, i.e. she wasn’t slutty enough. This season is sure to be filled with buxomed wannabe brides hungry for Bret’s rock of love (money and fame).

Prediction: Bret will finally find that special combination of stripper/nurse/MILF that the network wants him to find.

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Movie Review: There Will Be Blood

Usually I go to the movies to be entertained. The way I see it, as long as a movie keeps me entertained for a couple of hours, job well done; however, when a movie like "There Will Be Blood" comes along, it is hard to ignore. Only showing at select theaters, and rated R even though there's really nothing out of the PG-13 realm, TWBB definitely appeals to an older, more mature audience. Daniel Day-Lewis plays a blood-thirsty (pardon the pun) oil entrepreneur who doesn't care much for the trivialities of every-day life, and frankly doesn't give a crap about anyone else other than himself. The movie really captures his descent into complete and utter bastardom, which is brilliantly portrayed and impeccably acted. Seriously I don't think I've ever seen a more convincing acting job than Day-Lewis does in TWBB. If he does not get the oscar for best actor I will personally go to the house of each and every member of the academy and karate chop him or her in his or her throat. Paul Dano's portrayal of a zealous preacher is a tad over-the-top but appropriately so.
This film is also visually stunning, nailing the intensity of the oil-drilling business while capturing the subtleties of rural life. Jonny Greenwood deserves the highest honors as well for his OST; his compositions were brilliant and perfectly followed the themes in the film. The unorthodox sounds used to create tension and uneasiness were a welcome change.
I know it's 2.5 hours long but it will feel like you hopped in the delorean and took a quick stroll around the parking lot. Stupid reference? Yes.
Go out and see this movie right now.

Amazing Remix: The Presets - My People (D.I.M. Remix)

The power of a good remix is the fusion of two powerful creative forces to create something of a bastard child of monstrous proportions.  D.i.m.'s remix of The Presets's My People is a triumphant remix in that it is so much better than The Preset's original version, and pops so much more than anything d.i.m. does on his own.  I'll admit the bridge from minute 3 to about minute 4:30 is rather tedious, but it comes back with such a pulsing compression that rivals any Ed Banger artist.