If you have ever looked at the story of Cain and Abel in scripture (Bible and/or Quran), a "What the hell?" might be the most appropriate response. Humanity can't get out of the second generation before the first murder is on our hands. The story goes - Cain provides a token offering to God, Abel offers something a bit more robust. God finds favor in Abel's gesture, not-so-much with Cain's. Cain turns jealous and/or annoyed - invites Abel out for a little stroll. No more Abel. (Genesis 4)

A lot of new commercials came out the opening Sunday of the NFL regular season. Some were funny, some were interesting and some were just flat out works of art. Below is one of my favorite, it's a Nike ad staring Shawn Merriman of the Chargers and Steven Jackson of the Rams and directed by Michael Mann and produced by Nike in cooperation with advertising agency Wieden & Kennedy. The transitions are amazing, along with the with camera view that is locked on each player. As other people and objects pass in front of the camera it breaks my gaze as it is stuck on Merriman/Jackson, which makes my eyes fight to stay focused on the Merriman/Jackson. Not only do the background, opponent and weather change, but so do Merriman and Jackson's uniforms. While the visual images are amazing, it is the audio that really makes this video special. The sound of the hits is intense, but it is the building music in the background (The Kiss from the movie "The Last of The Mohicans") is what makes this short video seem epic.

What began as a Sundance indie film gained a budget, allowing the next installment in the 28 Days Later zombie franchise to find new (un)life. But this is more than a simple horror film, as zombie films have always had a knack for intelligence. 28 Weeks Later's upcoming October DVD release will have plenty of people talking about terror and the real embodiment of evil.

28 Weeks Later is about the repopulation of London after all those infected with the Rage virus have died. But one infected woman survived, immune to the virus, and, of course, the virus reenters the population. The U.S. military, leading the repopulation effort, decided that the threat was out of their control and began killing everyone. In true zombie movie fashion, this film is more about the response to zombie take over rather than the zombie threat itself.

Horror films are truly the last untapped resource for intellectual conversation. They're both entertaining and smart. Horror has always had a very telling take on current events.

Play is anything that is spontaneously done for its own sake. At least, that's how Stuart Brown defines it. Often, it appears purposeless. Yet, he works as president for the National Institute of Play. Now if you're like me, you're thinking, "There's a national institute...of play? Do I pay taxes on that? And he works for the institute? What?"

Also, if you're like me, you really don't spend a lot of time playing. You work all day and then have dinner in order to connect with your wife and read in order to relax and...is there anything we do with no purpose at all? Do you feel bad when you spent an hour wasting time, just playing?