Nancy Olson as Betsy Carlisle in 1961’s The Absent Minded Professor vs. Anna Faris as Sam Sparks in 2009’s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs…We’ve come a long way, right?  Not really.
One of the joys of having kids (or borrowing other people’s kids) is for the excuse to indulge nostalgic yearnings by re-watching favorite childhood films.  [...]

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As someone who can get a little too much caught up in a ‘true confessions’ trap when looking at unconscious bias, I always admire someone who can talk about stereotypes and prejudice in a way that is humorous, but makes a point.  That would be Maz Jobrani, an Iranian-American stand-up comedian who “is breaking down [...]

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My dad and I came to an impasse again recently.  It happens whenever we get into a conversation about race.  Or more specifically, a conversation about something that happened in the news or real life where people of different races were involved.  As in “they believe this way” from him, and “you can’t call an [...]

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I know I talk about about how important it is in advertising to have characters who reflect/look like your target market, but the young man in this ad for the Chevrolet Aveo captures me perfectly…Just ask any mother (parent) who has tried to get their child off to school on time in the morning!  The young/hip guy having this [...]

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