March 2011 – Page 2

Pop Is Born This Way

Since Lady Gaga’s new single “Born This Way” made its debut last month, critics have alleged that the song is “derivative” or even a “rip off” of Madonna songs like “Express Yourself.” And, of course it is. But that also doesn’t matter in the least. All pop music is derivative. “Express Yourself” (1989) borrows from

Oh, the Thinks That He Thought! Some of Seuss’s lesser-known works

March 2, 2011Philip NelAdvertising, Film, Humor, Music, SeussAdvertising, Film, Humor, Music, Seuss2 Comments

Born 107 years ago today in Springfield Mass., Theodor Seuss Geisel had an extraordinarily prolific career. Â Most people know him for the 44 books he wrote and illustrated under the name “Dr. Seuss.” Â But that’s only part of his career. Â He wrote another 13 books under the name “Theo. LeSieg,” one book as “Rosetta Stone,”