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Stephen Colbert to be on the cover of “Sports Illustrated”
Posted by: | CommentsHoly cow, this is AWESOME! According to the Associated Press, a Sports Illustrated cover featuring Stephen Colbert will be gracing an edition of the sports magazine that is devoted to sports media. As an added note of coolness, the Colbert Nation will be gracing the cover as well.
Here’s a picture of that lovely cover, soon to be making your local newsstand Spandex-tacular!
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Don’t be a “Miracle Wimp” — watch tonight’s ‘Colbert Report’
Posted by: | CommentsHey, everyone, do you remember Stephen’s “extreme” Mayo ad from last month?
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Well, it sounds like someone over at Miracle Whip saw it and took exception to it, in the best possible way. We’ve been hearing rumors for the past week or so about Miracle Whip deciding to continue the feud but we haven’t seen any of the ads one of our commenters referenced about it. Today, however, brings us this letter from Miracle Whip, which ran in some newspapers (can’t embed it, sorry): read the Miracle Whip letter here.
Although we don’t know whether Miracle Whip ran with this as a natural progression of the joke or whether Stephen’s original video was set up as a start to a Miracle Whip campaign (I suspect the former, but anything’s possible), it will be interesting to see what comes next.
What do you all think: is this product placement at its best, or its worst? If it’s a genuine response from the Miracle Whip people, are they trying to ride the Colbert turnpike without paying the toll? And since they are now paying advertising money to Stephen, is he then obligated to respond? Is this better or different than Stephen yelling through a Burger King commercial? Let us hear your reactions in the comments!
Tip of the hat to Sharon D. for the scan of the ad!
EDIT:
As we had suspected, this most definitely is an organic response to Stephen’s piece on Miracle Whip and not something that was planned in advance. When the people from Kraft saw the piece, they saw an opportunity to act. According to Miracle Whip Brand Manager Justin Parnell, “To let Mr. Colbert know that we heard him but certainly disagree with his choice of mayo over Miracle Whip, we sent him a letter telling him so, along with a case of Miracle Whip— encouraging him to share it with those in his audience who have real taste. ”
Be sure not to fast forward your TiVo in the morning, kids – watch for three 30-second spots during tonight’s ‘Colbert Report’. The videos will also be on YouTube in the morning on the Miracle Whip channel as well as their Miracle Whip Facebook fan page. Here’s the teaser ad that’s ran in certain markets during the show this week:
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Selected Shorts: Stephen Colbert reads Ray Bradbury’s “The Veldt”
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Finally! I’ve been looking for this recording for years — not an exaggeration — I even asked Stephen about it at a taping of The Colbert Report I attended in early 2007. Until now, it did not seem to be available, but Symphony Space has released a new collection of its Selected Shorts series (“A Touch of Magic“), and it features Stephen Colbert reading “The Veldt”, a short story by Ray Bradbury originally entitled “The World the Children Made” (in 1950).
Some of you may recall Selected Shorts from Stephen’s reading of T.C. Boyle’s “The Lie” earlier this year; the series features notable actors from the stage and screen lending their talents to present short stories to the listening public weekly on PRI. I was never able to find their recording of “The Veldt” before now, as Stephen recorded it several years ago (in 2006, I think), but it didn’t disappoint. If you’re not familiar with Ray Bradbury’s menacingly creepy short story, you’re in for a treat. (In fact, it might even be best if those of you planning on listening to Stephen’s reading refrain from looking up any story synopses, as they’d almost certainly spoil the ending.)
So far as I can tell, the story is not available in any (free) streaming version* on the Symphony Space site; we will, of course, post a link to the audio if the theater provides one. In the meantime, you can purchase “A Touch of Magic” on CD for $28 or download the MP3 for $18. The collection includes stories by W.W. Jacobs, Saki, Jonathan Safran Foer and many more and features performances by the likes of John Lithgow and Anthony Rapp. I can absolutely assure you that it’s worth the price tag. I just listened to “The Veldt”, and I unconditionally loved it; I’m listening to the other selections even now.
Click here or on the image above to go to the Symphony Space eStore for your copy. You’ll really love it, I’m sure!
*Before anyone requests that “someone put this online”, I’d like to ask people to strongly consider purchasing the collection over at Symphony Space. I know it’s probably a lot of money for some of our readers, but theaters and Public Radio International are in the business of bringing art to the public, and they are both hurting for funds. It would be great if we could support them, even in this small way, by purchasing some of their products. — Ms I
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Stephen Colbert to be on Rolling Stone cover in September
Posted by: | CommentsLooks like Stephen Colbert is going to be on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine on September 17, 2009. And he’s going to be absolutely lovely. I can’t wait to see the cover full sized – I’m definitely going to be running to my local bookstore for this one!
Rolling Stone cover - September 17, 2009
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Comedy Central now has “Che Colbert” T-shirts available
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Due to popular demand, Comedy Central has made “Che Colbert” t-shirts available for purchase!
Click here to go to Comedy Central to order your own Che Colbert T-shirt!!
Also, if you didn’t see the original episode where the shirt was featured, here’s the video – featuring an interview with Benicio Del Toro, who was there to plug his new movie “Che”.
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Tek Jansen news – Oni Press at New York Comic Con, Tek #4 out February 11
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Tek Jansen #4 cover, courtesy of Oni Press
For those of you Tekophiles in the New York area, you might want to stop by the New York Comic Con this year. You may remember a couple of years ago when Stephen Colbert himself was there to promote the first Tek Jansen. This year, Oni Press will be featuring John Layman at booth #1413 signing “Tek Jansen” comics (keep checking the Oni Press website for more NYCC details).
EDIT:
We just got an update that Stephen Colbert’s Tek Jansen #4 has been printed, but will not be available until February 11th.
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“Another Christmas Song” featured as the Song of the Week by iTunes
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For those of you who haven’t bought the iTunes Christmas album but would love to have a little bit of Stephen Colbert’s tunes wherever you go, now is your chance!
Here’s what iTunes has to say about the song:
Each week, we find a track from an artist or band we’ve been enjoying and bring it for you, for free, as our Single of the Week. Thsi month, you’ll be noticing a particular holiday slant to our free tracks. What can we say? We’re feeling the spirit. Forgive us for being overly, well, jazzed about Stephen Colbert’s “Another Christmas Song” – the iTunes store does get a mention in it after all. In our defense, the big band instrumentation and Colbert’s instantly recognizable (yet impressively easy on the ears) voice help to present the set of humorous lyrics wiht a swingin’ effortlessness. It’s the perfect track to open the equally excellent A Colbert Christmas: The Greates Gift of All! soundtrack.
I just love this song so much, along with the entire Christmas special. Here’s a video of the song in case it’s been too long since you’ve heard it.
h/t Lee, Maria and Jen!
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“A Colbert Christmas” EP makes an eggnog-flavored splash on the Billboard charts
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One of the beauties in being a proud member of the Colbert Nation is to be able to revel in his success. And I’m quite proud of the Nation’s ability to come through time and time again for Stephen.
Due in large part to Operation Humble Kanye, the new EP soundtrack for “A Colbert Christmas – The Greatest Gift of All!” available exclusively through iTunes is now actually showing up on national sales charts! Here’s what Filter magazine had to say about the rise in the charts (links ommited):
A Colbert Christmas (The Greatest Gift of All!), featuring original holiday songs by Elvis Costello, Feist, Willie Nelson and of course Stephen Colbert, was a big winner this week, potentially thanks to the ingenius and successful employment of “Operation Humble Kanye,” increasing sales by 69% in its second week on the charts.
Billboard 200:
#74 Stephen Colbert – Colbert Christmas [13,793 this week, up 69%, 21,961 to date]Independent Albums:
#4 Stephen Colbert – Colbert Christmas [13,793 this week, up 69%, 21,961 to date]
Yay Stephen and company, and thank you again for bringing us such an amazing set of songs. (I think I’ll go listen to “Cold, Cold Christmas” again …)
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