Category Archives: Media

The Saturday Six Pack with Mark Maynard: episode one

Saturday was my first night hosting The Saturday Six Pack with Mark Maynard on Ypsilanti’s historic AM 1700, and I think it went pretty well. You’ll find my rough notes below. If you feel like actually listening for yourself, though, you can do so here. We’re still working out a few bugs with regard to […]

Also posted in Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Mark's Life, Monkey Power Trio, Special Projects, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

Clicks over Quality…. Will the Ann Arbor News follow The Oregonian, demanding that all reporters post three stories a day?

Advance Publications, the owners of the Ann Arbor News, made the national news a few days ago when New York Times columnist David Carr announced that, in an attempt to drive increased web traffic to the website of their Portland paper, The Oregonian, they were requiring all of their reporters to post three stories per […]

Also posted in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 47 Comments

Throwing compost in the face of the soulless, self-interested and pathologically sociopathic Cadillac demographic… Ford demonstrates why it is that they’ll destroy GM

As I’ve never had an opportunity to use the YouTube Doubler, I couldn’t let this opportunity pass. On the left is Cadillac’s universally derided “Poolside” ad, which Car and Driver, as you may recall, said was tailor made for “xenophobic nationalists.” And, on the right, is a parody commercial released online today by Ford’s local […]

Also posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

What do you say, Michigan, is it time to trade Mitch Albom?

It’s now been about 30 hours since I’ve eaten, and 20 since I’ve left the small area of my home where I’ve been quarantined, and the flu is finally beginning to pay dividends. I’m starting to have brilliant visions. The most recent one involves Mitch Albom. It occurred to me that, if I could somehow […]

Also posted in Michigan, Observations | Tagged , , | 17 Comments

I’ve decided to buy a house of douches

Inspired by an article in the New York Times, I’ve decided to purchase a house full of douches in the greater Ann Arbor area. If you feel as though your household might be sufficiently douchey, please call my people and set up a meeting. Here’s a clip from the Times. On a recent Tuesday evening, […]

Also posted in Ideas, Mark's Life, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

Connect

BUY LOCAL... or shop at Amazon through this link Banner Initiative Mothmen