Media Reviews
Yahoo News
Once or twice when I am browsing the internet for news stories, I might see a story on Yahoo News that I decide to record. However, I do not use it too much since I think that going to Yahoo News to get the latest news stories comes with …
Entrepreneur Magazine
My biggest dream is to be a successful entrepreneur of my generation and when I discovered about the Entrepreneur magazine I was ecstatic and excited. The magazine releases a copy every month and I always make it a point to watch out for it.
I’ve been an avid follower …
Marie Claire Magazine
I have been reading Marie Claire Magazine since its debut issue. I was in the 10th grade, that makes the timeframe around 1995 when I was 16 years old. Even as a young girl I could recognize a great magazine. I have been reading it through …
Parade Magazine
We all know Parade magazine as the supplement that comes in the Sunday paper when we get it. Parade magazine usually has some of the interesting celebrity news in the personality parade section of the paper that comes first.
This past week’s supplement …
Practical Horseman Magazine
Practical Horseman Magazine is an excellent resource for all English riders. There are not that many magazines for English horsemen and horsewomen, and of those publications out there, Practical Horseman is the one most respected. Practical Horseman is delivered monthly and is full of articles about horsemanship, jumping clinics, …
Look-Alike (TV Guide channel program)
There is something really whimsical about wanting to look like your favorite star, and then getting the opportunity to be completely made over by a panel of professionals. I have seen a few episodes of this show, and the most recent one I saw was the one in …
Mega Glo by Wet n Wild cosmetics (magazine ad)
They needed a mixed looking model to really set this ad off, and they got on one. I know that sounds a little prejudiced. But there are so many ways that this product could be marketed a bit more creatively. The Latina looking model has …
National Geographic Magazine
I remember it well, a young girl in grammar school, thumbing through the mountainous stacks of worn and torn National Geographic magazines looking for material to add to my newly assigned research paper. I remember the articles to have contained some of the most vivid, often times full …
Pos Kota
I know this newspaper since i was a kid. This is the most common newspaper that middle low class worker and family like my family read. This newspaper is very cheap, maybe that’s why this newspaper is very popular at that time.
The newspaper it self consist of a 20 …
Mirror Moms Magazine
With the rain pouring outside and two kids inside complaining about being bored and having nothing to do, I scooped up my car keys and said “Lets go”. I had no clue where I was going to go, but I knew I wanted out of the house and the …
Fitness Magazine: July/August 2010
The July/August 2010 issue of Fitness Magazine was one of my favorites, which is why I’m reviewing it. A lot of times I just skim through this publication, but there were several articles or columns that caught my attention this time around which I’ll discuss below.
The article I …
CRNTalk with Robert Conrad: James Darren radio show
CRNTalk with Robert Conrad featured an interview with one of my all time favorite performers, James Darren, on July 22, 2010. The interview is available on the internet, if you’d like to listen to it. I’d recommend doing a search for the show to find a site …
Island Capri by Michael Kors (magazine ad)
Island Capri is a great name for a breezy looking fragrance. I have never smelled this stuff. But again, Michael Kors is a really great brand - a really great designer. If his perfume is anything like the clothing, then the wearer of this perfume will …
FOX NEWS
Fox News does dish out news and commentary much like CNN though tears earlier, it was not termed even by members of the media as “mainstream”. And I t still remains NOT mainstream. Yet, Fox News captures the news and cable audience through out the world because it is …
The Week magazine
‘The Week’ is the name of an English magazine. It is published once a week. It is printed in Kerala, India. It is a popular magazine all over India. There are many people who read this magazine. I am one of the many subscribers of this magazine.
This magazine is …
ZOO Weekly magazine
ZOO Weekly is, without a doubt, a men’s mag. Each week you can be sure to see at least one beautiful, albeit airbrushed, lady on the cover. There are three main topics - women, weird stuff and sports.
There’s the obligatory bikini model every issue, with different themes for …
Coast to Coast a.m. talk radio
I enjoy listening to late night radio,in my area, Coast to Coast is on 600 a.m. from San Diego from 10 p.m. all through the night and into the wee hours of the morning (a repeat broadcast of it follows immediately after the initial broadcast of it so you …
VIA - AAA Traveler’s Companion magazine
I’ve been acquainted with VIA - AAA Traveler’s Companion magazine for what seems like forever. My grandfather was a AAA member and once I became responsible for my car, so was I. Thus, I’ve received the VIA - AAA Traveler’s Companion magazine for more years than I …
Dressage Today Magazine
Dressage Today Magazine is focused upon expanding knowledge for the dressage horse and rider. Dressage means training in French, and is a discipline of English riding. Dressage horses learn levels of riding from introduction to haute ecole. Dressage Today is a wonderful magazine with beautifully photographed pictures. There are …
Zip 103 FM
I think Zip 103 FM is a radio station that many young people in Jamaica listen to. I would have included myself in that statement also, but I can’t because I stopped listening to it about two or three years ago. Nevertheless, I would still recommend it to many …
Best Buy Gift Card (magazine ad)
If you had a gift card for Best Buy, would you feel like it was burning a hole in your pocket? Well that’s what this ad wants to make you believe. Now, I know that Best Buy offers many more products than movies and music. In …
The Independant Newspaper
The Independant is the newspaper that I read everyday. It is a British newspaper, a high quality newspaper that tends to look more at world news, and the big issues going on in the country rather than running the same stories that every other newspaper has.
The thing that I …
Your Baby Can Read
Now THIS is something that I was really interested in. I don’t have a child. But I watched the ad for this product and was really amazed. The man who invented this explained that he had a routine for teaching his infant daughter to …
Life Takes Visa (magazine ad)
I have seen the television commercials where the Life Takes Visa slogan is punctuated by all sorts of gregarious activities. It makes people want the freedom that a credit card sometimes feel like it’s providing. In this magazine advertisement, a guitar with five necks and five sets …
Diametress by Nexus shampoo (magazine ad)
This is a really nifty ad. If you ever want to convince the public that your shampoo is indeed the best in the land, you should use the kind of imagery that makes people think of curly, lush, clean locks. This model has lush brown hair …
The Sportsman’s Guide
The Sportsman’s Guide is a magazine geared towards the needs of hunters and outdoors men.
This magazine offers the largest selection of hunting supplies at discount prices. They also offer a buyers club for regular customers, which gives you even more of a discount!!! You will not believe how low …
Nintendo Power Magazine
Nintendo Power is a Nintendo-product-oriented magazine that provides up-to-date news on upcoming games, exclusive content, and reviews of games and Nintendo products. The magazine usually has a central focus, one particular game that gets the biggest feature and review, but covers a wide range of games for all …
Doo Gro Mega Thick Hair (magazine ad)
This is perhaps the most aggressive yet generic ad I have ever seen for a hair care product. Doo Gro has been around for a little while. But I don’t think I have ever used it. Personally, I find the title of the product …
Sirius Radio
I really enjoy listening to Sirius radio. I like the variety of the selection of stations. I find that I hear songs I have not heard in years.
Sirius radio is satellite radio. The sound quality is excellent.
There is something for everyone to enjoy from Talk radio, …
Activ Flex Blister Block by Band Aid (magazine ad)
Are you one of those women who has the greatest, sexiest pair of shoes that you absolutey have to wear - but they hurt your feet like crazy? If you nodded yes, don’t feel alone. There are ladies everywhere who suffer for fashion. I guess that …
Euphoria perfume (Calvin Klein fragrance ad)
Facing you is a young woman, about 18 - 22 years in age. You can never tell because models these days are so young, and made to look so mature, that you could actually be looking at a 14 year old girl and would never know. …
Rolling Stone magazine
As with any publication, there are no doubt many different types of readers in the audience of the most ubiquitous music magazine, “Rolling Stone.” Some feel the writing and coverage in “Rolling Stone” is generally of a high standard and choose to subscribe, others only grab a copy when …
Entrepreneur magazine
Entrepreneur magazine is among one of the best magazines i have ever come across especially for those who are young entrepreneurs or those who intend to start a home-based business.
Lots of business magazines out there are usually full of advertisements and basically it just defeat the purpose of getting …
Fresh 102.7
Everyday at work I listen to the radio station Fresh 102.7 (Las Vegas, NV). I have come to appreciate the DJ’s sense of humor, especially Suzy. The traffic reports are accurate and timely. I drive to work during peak hours in the morning and I am rarely late due …
Full Metal Alchemist Manga
If you are a manga reader then you probably heard Full Metal Alchemist; Full Metal Alchemist or also know as FMA for short is about two brothers who wants to revive their mother using alchemy, but they do not know that using alchemy to revive a dead person is …
Chadder’s Science Adventure - Day 4 (DVD)
I had volunteered to help teach Vacation Bible School this summer for the first time! I signed up to be an assistant in Chadder’s Cinema Science!
In Chadder’s Cinema Science we watched a video each day entitled Chadder’s Science Adventure and also did a small experiment to go along …
The Times of India
‘The Times of India’ is a leading English daily newspaper in India. This newspaper is one of the most popular in India. This paper is read by many people in India. This is one of my favourite newspapers.
‘The times of India’ provides news of India and also other parts …
V05 Extreme Style Hair Products commercial
Now THIS is a commercial I really like. It’s a two-page spread that I found in Blender magazine. On the first page, you see a woman and man in an elevator. First and foremost, I must say that whatever building they’re in looks incredibly classy. …
Men’s Health Philippines Magazine
As a gym buff, I have to have my own bible for health and diet concerns. This magazine was first introduced to me by a friend. My first copy was an international issue with Paul Walker in the cover. The US version was good but most of the contents …
IKEA “Too White” (tv ad)
When this commercial comes on, the viewer sees a completely white room, with beautiful white furnishings–great art…a really inviting space. The camera cuts to a white couple sitting in their very white living room reading. The woman is thumbing through an IKEA catalog. We can …
LeisureZcene Travel Plus
Philippines is composed of roughly 7,100 islands. The coastline is just spectacular, and a lot of them have not been discovered. I love traveling around my country, but it has proven to be somewhat of a challenge as a lot of the places are not on the beaten path. …
Real Simple Magazine
There is no doubt in my mind that I am a marketing executives dream. I see a new product and I have to have it. Open the closets in my home and you will find that just about everything I own has been profiled at some time in the …
The MBT Anti-Shoe (magazine ad)
What in the heck is an anti-shoe? That is what I say when I take a peek at this ad in Wired magazine. In the middle of the page is what looks like an orthopedic sneaker. But at the same time, I’m intrigued by …
Time Magazine
Time Magazine is a tradition, and that’s pretty much how I look at it. I don’t take any news publication as gospel because in my opinion, just about everything is slanted, one way or another. However, I do like Time Magazine as a leader in information and …
Avlon Hair Products (magazine ad)
There are five women shown in this commercial. The product is for Avlon products which includes an array of hair relaxers. The women shown are all tough looking broads and I mean that in the best way possible. The first is obviously the vixen. …
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