shame is so in this season

hmm, let's see... aaaugh!!!!!

frickin cnn.

there i was, listening to tom waits and minding my own business while minding the business of the real estate section of nytimes.com, when a cnn ad for "in the footsteps of bin laden" comes up. now this is no regular banner ad that may gently remind the viewer that said program will be on cnn tonight at 9 est but otherwise stays on the side bar where it belongs. nope. whoever created this ad is one sick mofo. it starts with an extra tight shot of bin laden's eyes (hook) and slowly zooms out to a face frame (line), pauses, then zooms out again to the informative part (sinker). all the while creeping the living eff outta me! it's like the portrait that is always looking at you no matter what angle you're at. [shudder]

posted by erica @ 1:50 PM