Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But there’s no reason to let this stuff go to waste: I can still share it with you, for your amusement, and start the new week with a clean slate.
Herewith this week’s leftover links, in no particular order:
‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ finds its Lisbeth Salander: Rooney Mara
Research shows that median age for network audiences is now 51
AT&T adds a big amen to Verizon-Google net neutrality pitch
Can Superheroes Hurt Boys’ Mental Health?
Scott Pilgrim Reviews Reveal What Film Critics Really Think of Gamers
Lost Return Of The Jedi Footage May Be Fake, George Lucas Is An Asshole
Hugh Jackman Dropping Avon Man To Do Wolverine 2
The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet
Survey of viewers shows extent of TV time shifting
Google CEO Suggests You Change Your Name to Escape His Permanent Record
Showtime: Television for Women, for Everyone?
BBC to broadcast Mad Men early to beat illegal downloaders
Noomi Rapace for ‘Sherlock’, ‘M:I 4’ roles?
Ads in Books Debate Divides Twitter
4 Reasons JetBlue Nailed Their Social Media Response To Crazy Flight Attendant
The Old Spice Campaign, By the Numbers
Verizon & Google Want to Kill the Open Internet — Media Mogul Confirms Their Bad Intentions
Apple Patents Point to Future MacBooks with IPS & Touch Displays
Sight unseen, why is my first thought about Harry Potter condoms is that they’ll come in lots of different flavors?
Someone at the BBC thinks more people will watch Mad Men if it’s two months late rather than six months late? Dream on! In the UK, if you’re watching an American TV show, either you’re keeping up with the first-run watchers via that Evil Internet and talking about it via that same medium, or you’re waiting until the official broadcast so that you can talk to your mates about it. Nobody’s making the choice between the two based on how long the delay is; they’re making it based on how they like to talk about the show. I don’t believe that this shift will make any difference at all.
Bertie Botts’ Every-Flavor Condoms?