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Culture Lust is a blog about the latest ideas stirring in the creative world, hosted by Angela Carone. As arts and culture producer for KPBS Radio's These Days, she's constantly reading, watching, hearing and evaluating the books, movies, music, articles, performers, plays, and cultural phenomena that cross her desk.
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Cell Phone Ads Never Looked So Good
Filed under: Online Video
I've said this before...why don't our commercials seem as clever or poetic as those from other countries? Maybe it's that old maxim about grass being greener and I'm overlooking quality U.S. advertising work. One thing is for sure, the grass sure does look greener from inside these clear, inflatable, bouncing balls, courtesy of a cell phone ad in Australia. "Can you hear me now?" may have infused its way into the cultural lexicon, but is it as dreamy? Not a chance.
