Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Rhetorical Pop Quiz: Blender Magazine

Why in the world is Andy Samberg on the cover of this month's issue of "Blender," ostensibly a music magazine?

A) There are only so many topless music starlets to spotlight, and half of them already appeared recently on Rolling Stone.

B) Cover subjects are chosen months ahead, and someone clearly thought Samberg's movie "Hot Rod" WOULDN'T bomb.

C) Andy Samberg is enough of a musician. He performed with Justin Timberlake! Come on! Besides, he was #1 on Blender's Hot 100 list and earned the cover that way.

I don't know what the answer is, folks, but I do know that this magazine compounded the error of putting that guy's goofy mug on its cover by running inside the pages one of the least sexy pictures ever of Scarlett Johansson. A nice chance at a make-good of sorts ruined.

Blender had better get its act together next month. A cover of a musician, or at least a comedian worth hyping, would be a good start.

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