by Erik Kain on February 6, 2012
Clint Eastwood starred in the Superbowl Chrysler ad that has had some people in the political world shaking their heads. I thought it was a pretty good spot as far as these things go, though I prefer Eastwood’s longer directorial stuff for obvious reasons. Here’s the spot: Well it turns out the same firm that [...]
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I asked readers on various social networks whether they’d watched the Superbowl online Sunday. This year I caught the game the old fashioned way – on a big screen TV at a family Superbowl party – so I didn’t get the chance to check out the online version. Doesn’t sound like I missed much. The [...]
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Football isn’t a high-tech sport, though many great football video games have been made for those of us not built for the real thing. This year, however, the Superbowl is going high-tech. Advertisers are tapping into social media to help promote their ads and products. And the NFL is streaming the game live for the [...]
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Watch the best Superbowl ads of 2012 before the game. Advertisers go high-tech for the big game this year. This year the Superbowl is going high-tech. For the first time ever you can watch the game live online or on your mobile phone. You can also watch many of the big game’s big ad spots [...]
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by Erik Kain on November 10, 2011
Andrew Sullivan has written eloquently of the strange protests and anger that permeated Penn State upon news of long-time head football coach Joe Paterno’s firing: If you want to understand the cult of Joe Paterno’s role in allowing a ten-year-old to be raped and his rapist never brought to justice, look at the scenes last night, [...]
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Counter-protesters carry signs that read “Paterno is not the victim” after riots erupt at Penn State. Angry students at Penn State took to the streets after the Penn State Board of Trustees fired legendary head football coach Joe Paterno. Paterno’s fall from grace came after the Board decided he had not done enough to stop [...]
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by Erik Kain on November 7, 2011
The recent sexual abuse scandal at Penn State is similar to the abuse scandals that have plagued the Catholic Church in recent years. Does a culture of secrecy and deference to authority make sexual abuse more likely? In the case of former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, who has been accused of sexually abusing at least [...]
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E.D. Kain is a blogger and freelance writer. Currently he serves as Editor-in-Chief of The League of Ordinary Gentlemen and writes a policy blog at Forbes. He can be found occasionally composing 140 character cultural analysis on Twitter. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The National Review, The Washington Examiner, and the now-defunct True/Slant.
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