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...read Charlotte Simmons without picking nits. There was a time when Wolfe was a pioneer, reporting back to straight America from the exotic island of radical youth culture in books like The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test and Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers, but nowadays American culture and youth culture are basically the same thing, and it's Wolfe who looks a little behind the times. He leans heavily on catchphrases from such movies as Swingers ("You're money, baby") to give his dialogue a contemporary vibe. There are missteps: What self- respecting black hoopster would...
...serious issues. It's similar to Mel Gibson's dilemma with The Passion [of the Christ]. There's no way to glamorize an execution on a Cross. If you're going to broach a subject like child abuse, which is in this film, you can't turn that into Kool-Aid and Oreo cookies...
Internet advergaming isn't limited to Neopets. Food manufacturers in particular are luring kids to their brands with similar offerings. Postopia.com a popular Kraft Foods site, offers a full arcade of games, some (like the Pebbles Quarry Adventure) linked to sweetened cereals and drinks like Kool-Aid. Look closely at the bottom of the home page and you can see the fine print: "We, at Post, want to let you know that this page contains commercial advertising where we mention products we sell...
...would show up, do the work, drink some Crimson Kool-aid, and they would accept you,” he says...
...Franz Ferdinand isn't out to make poetry; these musicians are out to make you move your feet, and their giddy soul is revealed in every trick they use to get the job done. Pace shifts are everywhere; they crib harmonies from the Beatles and bass lines from Kool & the Gang. To close the ebullient Darts of Pleasure, they sing in German. They can be arch, but they are not elitists, and they are way too exuberant to be judgmental. Unlike some people. --By Josh Tyrangiel