Best of Enemies documentary review: “the practice of malice”
A brilliant, hilarious, exhilarating look at the Gore Vidal v. William F. Buckley paradigm-busting 1968 debates that changed TV journalism for the worse.
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how not to do streaming: ABC screws up the Oscars
“Unexpected demand” brought down the stream. Unexpected? It’s the Oscars. The Oscars. No amount of demand can be unexpected.
you can live-stream the Oscars online tomorrow night!*
*In a few places, as long as you already have access to it on your TV.
who was your first celebrity crush?
Mine was Shaun Cassidy. *sigh* Between the bubble-gum pop music and The Hardy Boys Mysteries on ABC on Sunday nights, I was a complete preteen goner.
Jean-Luc Picard wants a binder full of women (and other adventures in social networking)
Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
question of the day: What would a world without advertising look like?
There are so many aspects to this, and the next question might even be: Are there good reasons why we wouldn’t want a world without advertising?
watch it: General Aladeen — aka Sacha Baron Cohen — dumps the ashes of “Kim Jong Il” onto Ryan Seacrest
On the Oscars red carpet last night.
question of the day: What is the most egregious snub among the Oscar nominations for 2011’s films?
Michael Fassbender? Tilda Swinton? Michael Shannon? Elizabeth Olsen? But Jonah Hill gets a nom… *sigh*
how much coverage of SOPA have you seen in the mainstream American media?
The corporations whose lobbyists are responsible for SOPA and PROTECT IP are the same corporations who run the mainstream news media. It is not in their best interest to tell you about all the things happening that will affect you.
question of the day: How much should the federal government censor American broadcast television?
Is it a moot point, since broadcast TV is clearly on its way out, or at least on its way to being much less culturally influential?
