New Gimmick: Artistic or Lazy?

At this point I think we can all agree that M. Ward is more or less a good thing. However, the promotional hoo-ha for his latest album (one Hold Time) is raising some interesting questions, most specifically the question of whether it is subtly ARTISTIC or just kind of LAZY?

In what may be an ongoing gimmick I pose this question to you regarding the following video:



So, whaddaya think?

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Was this movie funny? Everyone seems to think so but this clip disagrees apparently.

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Now I know where Christmas trees go when they die...

...Into the bellies of tusked beasts.



From National Geographic:

"January 4, 2007—Holiday leftovers aren't just for humans. Elephant calf Thabo-Umasai at Germany's Zoo Dresden joined camels, deer, and sheep in a traditional new-year feast of Christmas trees yesterday. "Elephants around the country will enjoy a delicious lunch today consisting of about five Christmas trees each," Ragnar Kuehne of Zoo Berlin told the Reuters news service on January 3 (Germany map).

Unlike the pie, pudding, and honeyed ham that may be haunting your fridge, though, pine trees' unique oils may actually help some animals' digestion, Kuehne said."

(Hat tip goes to Slog).