It seems that whoever is behind the Denney Jeweler ads that run on WMAY have copped a page from the Mentos commercials that ran in the 90s. Not that the ads are similar in style, but they both induce such a “what the hell was that?” reaction that they must have come [...]

Jim Leach had the director and some of the cast from the Muni’s upcoming production of Ragtime on his show this morning to talk about the popular musical. Talking about a musical? Isn’t the whole raison d’etre of musicals so that people can break into song at the drop of a [...]

The SJ-R goes light-hearted with an entertaining editorial today. The paean to summer reads similar to a commencement speech in that it advises us to take advantage of the many wonderful opportunities that await while taking care to avoid potential regrets. That is how I was able to predict, after reading the first couple of [...]

The Gin Blossoms played the Sangamon County Fair Saturday night and the SJ-R’s Nick Rogers had the gall to give them a less than glowing review. There is now a 90 percent chance that a letter-to-the-editor will run within the next few days that begins with a variation of the following statement: “I don’t [...]

There is nothing more ridiculous than seeing a Hummer in the parking lot of Wal-Mart. But now that it has been revealed that that Hummer may be decked out in designer imposter mud, the folly grows more absurd. A syndicated story in today’s SJ-R tells of one entrepreneurs attempt to legitimize the use of off-road [...]