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Mark Dishman

Brighton, Hove

Chief Sub-editor at The Grocer

Blogger at Freelance

Journalist & blogger. I write mainly about trad folk music, advertising and amusingly shaped cakes, and I sub everything. I like small dogs.

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  • Brian Cox is a skating success in Malibu advert

    1 week ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Mark Dishman

    Brian Cox (the actor one, not the space one) is at the head of a boardroom, which is filled with the anxious chatter of subordinates. He is zoning out. Fans of Succession will be braced for an explosion of rage. But this isn’t Succession, it’s a Malibu ad. And in an entertaining subversion of Logan Roy, Cox’s character here is a pretty chill guy. He leaves the office – but rather than storming out, he does so on rollerskates, simply to take in a bit of beach life.

  • Peta brings good poos with pro-vegan ad push

    2 weeks ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Mark Dishman

    Think ‘Peta ad’ and you tend to expect some unpleasant, probably gory, imagery. But it’s made a couple of cute Christmas animations in recent times. Its new ad continues that theme – though it certainly contains an unpleasant image: a cartoon poo struggling to exit a sweaty man’s bum. “Change your diet, dude,” it urges. Before you’ve had time to process this, the man’s toilet roll starts singing to him.

  • Oat Cult embraces folk horror aesthetic in bid for a following

    3 weeks ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Mark Dishman

    Hot on the heels of KFC’s controversial ‘Believe’ ad, which tipped its hat to the folk horror genre, comes breakfast challenger Oat Cult’s TV debut. The black-and-white ad wholeheartedly embraces the theme, with scenes reminiscent of Midsommar and The Wicker Man cannily forging a link between the rural production of oats and some of the scary folkloric costumes glimpsed.

  • La Cocina: film explores dramatic shift at New York restaurant

    1 month ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Mark Dishman

    Fans of The Bear and Boiling Point might question the need for another look into a high-pressure kitchen, but Mexican director Alonso Ruizpalacios has found a different angle to explore with his new film, La Cocina (out today). An updated version of Arnold Wesker’s 1957 play, the film is unconcerned with the quest for gastronomic perfection, instead taking us to The Grill, a tourist trap restaurant on New York’s Times Square. Here, quantity and efficiency trumps artistry.

  • Charles Leclerc welcomes Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari with Peroni gift

    1 month ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Mark Dishman

    Last year, Peroni got Ferrari Formula 1 stars Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz to enact a heist of its booze-free beer. But a year later, the brand – and the drivers – are in more relaxed form. Sainz has been replaced at Ferrari by Lewis Hamilton, and the new ad imagines him and Leclerc apparently living together in a picturesque part of Italy. As the duo settle down over a newspaper on the balcony, Leclerc checks his phone: he’s tracking a delivery.

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Mark Dishman
Mark Dishman @markdishman
7 Apr 25

RT @TheGrocer: Oat Cult embraces folk horror aesthetic in bid for a following #adoftheweek https://t.co/f3t6FipHS9

Mark Dishman
Mark Dishman @markdishman
2 Apr 25

V proud of my pal @Dan_Zep whose new book, Overnight, is now gracing the nation’s finest bookshops. Among the fascinating stories within, our sleepless summer sojourn to @24hoursoflemans and the Porsche pit garage. What an adventure! https://t.co/37Uu27kDNv

Mark Dishman
Mark Dishman @markdishman
31 Mar 25

RT @TheGrocer: La Cocina: film explores dramatic shift at New York restaurant https://t.co/Z92RvoPAY1