August 2008
37 posts
I just bought a TiVo. Should I do the month to month or product lifetime subscription?
July 2008
44 posts
The Pernicious Power of the Polls How pollsters... →
Here’s how the vox pop machine works: Whoever appears often enough on TV news eventually reaches many more people than the mere 80 million or so who turn out for a national election. Inside this…
Surviving The Free Fall - washingtonpost.com →
Patti Solis Doyle has come home to get her house in order and her reputation back. It has not been a good year.
The Dark Side Of Dreamland - washingtonpost.com →
Case Against Former Sheriff Reveals Underside of Orange County Politics
Hillaryland at War: Politics & Power:... →
Hillary Clinton’s campaign had it all: near-death moments, hard-won triumphs, dysfunctional relationships and a staff consumed with infighting over how to sell their candidate. It was a battle…
Choose or Lose and Kanye West Present: Homecoming... →
In ‘Homecoming’ MTV Focuses on Iraq Veterans -... →
MTV plans to cover the 2008 election largely by spotlighting a few of the roughly 1.6 million Americans who have served in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Ricky Van Veen's GET EXCITED - The Impending... →
The iPhone Subprime Crisis is what will happen as a result of Apple lowering the point-of-entry price of a new iPhone while increasing the overall cost of ownership over the two year term of the…
Food - The Way We Eat - Carne Knowledge -... →
Most people put too many spices or marinate it. You just need very fresh meat and a very hot grill, and that’s it.
“In the day’s last light the glowing lake below the palace-city looked like a sea...”
– The Enchantress of Florence, Salman Rushdie, 2008
Opening Sentences: Great Opening Sentences From... →
PHD Comics: Your Shrinking Sense of Humor →
Obama Attacked In First National Political Ad To... →
There have been a lot of firsts in the 27-year history of MTV, but beginning Wednesday night (July 23), the channel will begin airing something it never has before: a political advertisement. “Both…
Brand New Day John McCain': Whose Brand Is It... →
Schmidt, brought on to âsaveâ McCainâs campaign, advised McCain that its time for him to play the sappy, wounded victim, rather than the confident statesman.
Gustavo Arellano’s Orange County: A Personal History got a starred review in Publisher’s Weekly: http://tinyurl.com/GArellano
Going Upmarket: A Golden Recipe for McDonald's... →
Europe is now McDonald’s largest region by revenues, despite having roughly one-quarter the number of outlets as the US. Last year, revenues from company stores and royalties from franchisees topped…
Some idiot slammed into a streetlight, knocking the pole into traffic, destroying both passenger side tires on my car. Utterly lame.
Writing a political poll…it is so much fun.
At Fox, Show-Picking Will Happen Twice a Year - TV... →
Fox is formally splitting its development season in two, the broadcast network explained Monday, creating a pipeline for two sets of pilot screenings, one in the winter and another in the spring.
Emmy Nominations: Mad Men, Damages Make History -... →
The 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be historic for at least one reason: a basic cable series will contend for the outstanding drama award for the first time
Feist on Sesame Street - Featured Video on... →
Feist will appear on the 39th season of Sesame Street singing a modified version of â1,2,3,4â. The lyrics of â1,2,3,4â were altered so that the song is about counting chickens, penguins, and…
Video - CNBC.com - MLB to Launch Baseball Network →
Major League Baseball is preparing to launch The Baseball Network, which will be the largest launch in cable history, and CNBC’s Darren Rovell has the story.
Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman end 5-year... →
Popular U.S. comedians Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman have broken off their five-year romance, publicists for both said on Monday, ending a relationship that provided fertile ground for outrageous…
At the Abbey with Jackson.
Dinner in Larchmont Village.
What the hell New Yorker magazine? Seriously. http://tinyurl.com/6h9z7p
THe Nation - Snow Brought a Measure of Dignity to... →
George Herbert Walker Bush said, “Tony Snow won the respect of even those who violently disagree with the president’s proposals and policies. For that I think he’ll be remembered. He brought a…
Obama's Liberal Shock Troops - WSJ.com →
Barack Obama’s ability to surprise, stun and sweep over the vaunted Clinton Machine to capture the Democratic nomination was rooted in his background as a community organizer. He’s now turning those…
Rice Warns Iran That U.S. Will Defend Allies -... →
The confrontation between Iran and the United States seemed to sharpen on Thursday as Iran tested missiles for a second day and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United States would defend…
YouTube - TEDTalks: Malcom Gladwell (2004) →
http://www.ted.com Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for The New Yorker, and best-selling author ofThe Tipping Point and Blink. In this talk, filmed at TED2004, he explains what every business can…
Modest Web Site Is Behind a Bevy of Memes -... →
r. Poole originally just wanted a place to share his fascination with Japanese comics and television shows. He was a fan of the popular Japanese image Web site 2chan and wanted to create a vers
Obama Is Going Places He Has Never Seen Before -... →
The presidential campaign has not only given the country a chance to meet Mr. Obama. It has also given Mr. Obama a chance to meet the country, taking him to large swaths of the United States that he…
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Video - CNBC.com - Screaming Gen-Y Buys →
A look at where the laid back, tech savvy Gen-Y population should put their money right now, with Romeo Dator, co-manager of the All-American Equity Fund.
TV Land study: Boomers 'Savvy', 'promiscuous' and... →
The network revealed that in the study, it was found that 40 and 50 year-olds spend more on themselves per month than other generational groups Millennials and Gen X-ers.
M.I.A. - Paper Planes
Publicis, Advertising Giant, Will Buy Public... →
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Unhidden Persuaders - WSJ.com →
Mr. Walker coins the term “murketing” (murky marketing) to describe this new, unfocused style. One of its key elements is “projectability”: making your product a canvas that different groups can…
Starbucks to close 600 stores, cut 12,000 jobs -... →
“Throughout the history of the company, we have always aspired to put our people first,” Starbucks Chief Executive Howard Schultz said in a statement. “At the same time, we recognize that it is…