April 2010
“In fact, after a week with the iPad, I’m suddenly wondering if any other company...”
– Andy Ihnatko in his review of the iPad “iPad is pure innovation - one of best computers ever”.
March 2010
China Currency Manipulation Costs U.S. Jobs →
Watchdog group wants Ronald McDonald to retire →
“A coalition of health professionals, parents and corporate accountability advocates is calling for Ronald McDonald to retire as a spokesman for the nation’s largest restaurant chain, saying he has too much influence on kids.”
I think if I was ranking things to be outraged about when it comes to influencing kids I might look to an organization that owns more actual and emotional...
THR: How 'Avatar' changed the rules of... →
Interesting article by Carolyn Giardina about creating many different versions of Avatar to fit specific theatre specs for best possible viewing. ”Led by lead colorist Skip Kimball, Modern completed 22 full color grades for the different aspect ratios and light levels…”
CNNMoney: 3D movie tickets set for epic price hike →
“At one AMC theater in New York, the price for a family of four to see a 3-D screening of Dreamworks Animation’s “How to Train your Dragon” this Friday will be $63 before popcorn, soda or candy.”
WatchI love this… Rachel looks at how fake outrage and false pretense is used to raise money from the gullible.
“If a Catholic boy touches himself, it’s a ‘mortal sin.’ If a...”
– Posted on twitter by user @JohnFugelsang
The Future of Roto →
Or in Siggraph Speak - Video SnapCut: Robust Video Object Cutout Using Localized Classifiers
Ezra Klein: How does the individual mandate work? →
New Orleans blues singer Marva Wright dies at 62 →
Sadly I found that last clip while searching for a clip of Marva Wright, who died a couple days ago and was in that same show.
Michael Bay And James Cameron Skeptical Of 3D... →
Interesting to hear these two talking about the issues involved.
“I’ve been pushing toward 3D for years, but I don’t want it to be a...”
– James Cameron on KTLA Morning News
Dialogue from a recent "The Big Bang Theory"...
Raj: In Avatar, when they have sex on pandora they hook up their ponytails, so we know that their ponytails are like their junk.
Wolowitz: Yeah, so?
Raj: So when they ride horses and fly on the birds, they also use their ponytails...
Wolowitz: What's your point?
Raj: My point is, if I were a horse or a bird, I'd be very nervous around James Cameron.
WatchRachel Maddow - “A Clarifying Moment” from tonight’s show.
David Frum: Waterloo →
Interesting analysis of what happened with health care by the former economic speechwriter for President George W. Bush.
NYT Paul Krugman: "Fear Strikes Out" →
WatchCBS Sunday Morning reported on the history of health care reform and the number of Presidents who have tried and failed… Democrats and Republicans. Amazing history being made tonight.
LA Times - SXSW Day 4: 'Allowing the merger of... →
THR: Hour dramas face risky economics →
Interesting look at the economics of filling the 10pm Leno hole with new dramas
Slate: Jesse James' alleged mistress is a "tattoo... →
Just this morning I was watching TV news and they used the phrase “tattoo model” and I was thinking - I must have overlooked that at career day years ago. Whenever I hear something like that I can usually count on Slate to answer the question later in the day.
Michael Moore: My Congressman, Bart Stupak, Has... →
Silicon Valley Insider: Sorry, Video Content Can't... →
Boxee Blog: The Future of TV →
Interesting read
Mapping Christianity →
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals’ new video for... →
From Rolling Stone, in a tiny little movie player but the song is worth it.
WatchJon Stewart decides he should have the same rights as a corporation.
The Movie Studios' Big 3D Scam →
From Gizmodo, by Alexander Murphy (pseudonym of a top CG supervisor in a prominent visual effects studio in Los Angeles, CA.)
Ars Technica: Death and social media: what happens... →
AnyClip.com is in live beta →
New movie search site
Doheny Blues Festival schedule →
Our favorite LA area music event is announcing the schedule today… Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Black Crowes, Taj Mahal, Robert Cray, Booker T. Jones, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Bettye LaVette, Duke Robillard, Eric Lindell and Big Sam’s Funky Nation are some of the reasons we are looking forward to it.
Teal and Orange - Hollywood, Please Stop the... →
Excellent blog post (found via @5tu)
LA Times: Salvation Army is a residential real... →
Interesting story about how the Salvation Army uses real estate holdings
The Life, Death, and Life After Death of Henrietta... →
CBS Sunday morning did a fascinating story about this, but it is not online. In a nutshell Henrietta died in 1951 but while in hospital researchers discover for some reason they are able to grow her cells outside the human body, something they have been unable to do before. This spawned a breakthrough in cell research and her cells have been reproduced and used in every major cell research project...