Romans 12:14-16
“Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position.[a] Do not be conceited.”
The NY Times is reporting that CBS will be advertising itself and its popular television shows on your eggs using laser imprints.
I wonder how effective it will be. I mean, who except the person who prepares the eggs will see the logo? Perhaps it will spark a discussion. Have they done research on how many eggs are consumed by households? If you are at my home, it seems the only time we can make eggs is on the weekends. Perhaps CBS should consider advertising on prepared goods as well - like the packaging for cereal, oatmeal, breakfast bars, etc.
Tags: [CBS, television, RWRW, eggs, advertising, food]
I applaud Pete for taking the issue of life seriously, but I think he needs to understand that an opinion piece in the Onion is not meant to be taken seriously. Find serious opinion pieces to pick apart.
The Onion is entertainment only. If you read the site more often, you’d find that this humor site is meant to be equal opportunity offensive, even if it does lean to the left. If you link to the Onion for credible news, then I wonder if you would have something to say about this recent opinion piece in the Onion: “There’s no way I’m saving that guy” by Jesus Christ.
On April 20, 2005, the sixth anniversary of the Columbine massacre, Danny Ledonne released Super Columbine Massacre RPG, a free old-school style RPG that lets you roleplay this tragic event from Eric Harris’ and Dylan Klebold’s perspectives. Although it’s been out for a little over a year now, it recently has gotten a lot of media coverage [see here and here].
My first reaction is that of horror. Why would someone create such a game? I’m still wondering if there’s any value to such a game. Certainly there are other games that reenact horrible events, such as war. Although usually targeted for entertainment, war games may give players a greater insight into the motivations and strategies implemented during the actual event. Could this Columbine game provide any higher-level introspection? I guess I’ll only find out by playing the game. Perhaps it may be attempting to provide a sobering commentary on humanity much like recent movies about 9/11 are trying to do.
Now that I’ve reflected a little, I’m feeling more uneasy about the game. I watched a news program today that talked about Eric Harris and how he had written how the video game Doom had influenced him. My concern with a game like this is that it won’t feed introspection, but rather the same disassociated feelings towards violence that Eric and Dylan felt.
Tags: [RPG, Columbine, Columbine Massacre, Eric Harris, Dylan Klebold, video game, 9/11, Danny Ledonne]