Ben Wilder

Coco Chanel Commercial – The Actress and the Music

I’m not one to give reviews of fragrances because I guess my interests are in other areas (like writing, for instance!) so this post is definitely not a critique of the Coco Mademoiselle scent. It’s not even really a critique of the commercial but when it came on during an American Idol episode (of whichContinue reading “Coco Chanel Commercial – The Actress and the Music”

American Idol – No Rules, Just Right

You thought that was the slogan for Outback Steakhouse, didn’t you? Not so fast, bubba! It’s been appropriated by American Idol who seems to be going the route of an old show called Lost. Remember that show? I’ll give you a little time to try to figure out the connection… it’s crazy! This is aContinue reading “American Idol – No Rules, Just Right”

American Idol Top 10 – Nobody Is Safe

Nobody is safe… unless, let’s just be honest here, your name is Iam Tongi. He’s got a lot of momentum after picking great songs each week and singing them with a voice any of us could only dream of having. It’s the type of voice that, when you hear it, you think everything’s going toContinue reading “American Idol Top 10 – Nobody Is Safe”

Dreamland – The first Nicholas Sparks book I’ve ever read

I don’t know why but I feel a little embarrassed that I haven’t read a Nicholas Sparks book in the past. He’s got enough for me to choose from, that’s for sure. Twenty-three New York Times best sellers and eleven books turned into movies. And you’d think I would’ve read The Notebook because it’s historicallyContinue reading “Dreamland – The first Nicholas Sparks book I’ve ever read”

Green Day song identifies as Grammy Award winner

Santa Monica, CA – Rock alternative band Green Day has another Grammy Award to brag about. Their decades-old song “She” recently declared it now identifies as “I Will Always Love You,” a track more commonly associated with Whitney Houston. The song has been called “She” since the early 1990s but as societal norms have changedContinue reading “Green Day song identifies as Grammy Award winner”