Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category
Sunday, March 9th, 2008 by BH
Fortune has a long piece on the company, which techcrunch editor Michael Arrington reads as a signal that the company will move out of beta and into a full public release next week. The reviews of the service have generally been mixed, at best, with a few positive reviews here ...
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Friday, March 7th, 2008 by BH
I've always loved the Eastern Motors commercials, and the jingle is grammy worthy, but somehow I missed this episode with John Witherspoon.
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008 by BH
Now that the dvd wars are behind us, what happens to all the films that were made in HD-DVD? Will the studios go back and reformat the videos for blu-ray or is hd-dvd the only high definition format we'll get?
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 by BH
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The final epilogue to the tumultuous writers strike has been written, but Hollywood is bracing for a possible sequel to the costly walkout -- this one starring film and television actors.
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Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 by BH
Those are my six words. Hemingway had the famous: "For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” AS directs me to this New Yorker piece about a forthcoming book, Not Quite What I Was Planning, full of 6 word memoirs. For related entries, see here, here (with photos), and here.
Update: watch the video on Amazon's site.
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Saturday, March 1st, 2008 by BH
But who will make this for me? It's a perfect complement to the lego desk.
I once met a lego engineer while skiing in Whistler, BC. He was Australian, like everyone I met in Canada. After realizing that "lego engineer" was a potential job opportunity, I seriously considered switching my major. I didn't, and ...
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Saturday, March 1st, 2008 by BH
Matt Drudge, that is. Surprisingly, I did not find this via the Drudge Report.
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 by BH
His wonderful novel, Things Fall Apart, turns 50 this year. Stories here, here, and here. His writing is highly recommended (HT). From Bard College:First published in 1958, Things Fall Apart tells two overlapping, intertwining stories, both of which center around Okonkwo, a “strong man” of an Ibo village in Nigeria. The novel has been translated into more than ...
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Monday, February 18th, 2008 by BH
Spent the weekend traveling through the Charlottesville, VA area. That's UVA up top and Monticello below, both designed by Thomas Jefferson. Visiting this area was a great way to celebrate one of our country's great presidents during this holiday weekend.
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Friday, February 15th, 2008 by BH
The season is good. If you need more than just a show, a few resources I like:
The books that shape Lost. If only I had the time...
Is Lost a repeat? A simple site, with a simple but helpful answer (HT).
I think Jeff (Doc) Jensen has the best (craziest) coverage.
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008 by BH
Yours is in the mail CJB.
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008 by CJB
Made you look! Secretary of Defense Gates did fall and break his shoulder recently, but there is no evidence of drunk while walking...at least no charges have been filed.
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008 by CJB
Jane Fonda apparently used the not so often spoken "C" word during a discussion of the V Monologues on the Today Show. I wonder how far the FCC is behind levying an outrageously exorbitant fine?
Check out the bleeped video.
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Sunday, February 10th, 2008 by CJB
Well for those of you out there like me that were surprised writers' can strike and basically shut down new television shows, it may come as a refreshing relief that it is apparently over. While if I was a student of history I would have known that writerss can strike, ...
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Friday, February 8th, 2008 by BH
A recurrent lunch theme at my work involves arguing over the proper labeling of soda. Being from the west coast and prefering Pepsi, I refer to coke and pepsi as Pepsi. My distinguished co-blogger (cjb) prefers the term "pop," while others prefer to call all soda "coke." I will admit ...
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