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March 13, 2010
TV, Advertising, and Newspapers are dead – deal with it…
You know what - change is a funny thing. For me, I can't wait untill I can watch all my movies and TV shows on demand instantly whenever I want without having to worry about which channel it's on, or which device I'm going to use to watch it - just click and watch. I can't wait till I can read my latest thriller I bought on my iPad while sitting at 35,000 feet depending (I'll still read the hard cover at the coffee shop though!). I can't wait till I can walk on to my next flight without needing a physical boarding pass, and I can't wait till I do my first payment by swiping my phone instead of my credit card (in fact I already have really). For me technology adoption is not only a way of life, but it's just plain cool.
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Landra Reid Undergoes Surgery After I-95 Crash: Senator Harry Reid At Hospital, Daughter Released
FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife underwent surgery Friday to stabilize serious injuries suffered when a tractor-trailer rear-ended the minivan she and their daughter were riding in on an interstate highway.
The surgery successfully stabilized 69-year-old Landra Reid's broken neck, said intensive care physician Elizabeth Franco, one of the doctors at Inova Fairfax Hospital who is treating Mrs. Reid, who also suffered a broken back and broken nose.
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The surgery successfully stabilized 69-year-old Landra Reid's broken neck, said intensive care physician Elizabeth Franco, one of the doctors at Inova Fairfax Hospital who is treating Mrs. Reid, who also suffered a broken back and broken nose.
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Elton John Celebrates ‘Next Fall’ Premiere At Royalton Hotel (PHOTOS)
Wednesday night at the Helen Hayes Theater, Sir Elton John and David Furnish's production, "Next Fall," debuted for a preview audience of family and friends. After the show — described as a "beautiful and funny portrait of modern romance...bursting with political relevance and emotional truth" — the crowd headed to the Royalton Hotel to celebrate the show's debut.
Sir Elton told Cindy Adams that David, his partner, saw the play first and thought it was spectacular.
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Sir Elton told Cindy Adams that David, his partner, saw the play first and thought it was spectacular.
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Denver St. Patrick’s Day: The City’s Best Deals And Events (VOTE)
Wednesday is St. Patrick's Day, and Denver's drinking establishments will be ringing in their favorite holiday with some pretty sweet specials and events. We scanned the scene and came up with the best St. Patrick's day events for your perusal.
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Jesus At the Tea Party
As you may have heard, Glenn Beck has gotten himself into some serious hot water by suggesting that people (or more specificially, Christians) leave their churches or even their denominations behind if they harbor any talk about "social justice" or "economic justice," terms he identifies as "code" for communist- and Nazi-sponsored totalitarian designs. As usually interpreted, Beck's line sounds like a fairly common kulturkampf tactic by conservatives who are engaging in civil war against alleged "modernism" within the Roman Catholic Church, or who have been urging Protestants for years to abandon "liberal" mainline churches for various fundamentalist gatherings.
But if you listen to what Beck actually said yesterday, in another rant on the subject, he's saying something about Christianity that's a lot more radical than the usual back-to-the-1950s stuff about religion focusing on personal morality rather than caring for the poor. Calling "social justice" a "perversion of the Gospel," Rev. Glenn explains it this way:
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But if you listen to what Beck actually said yesterday, in another rant on the subject, he's saying something about Christianity that's a lot more radical than the usual back-to-the-1950s stuff about religion focusing on personal morality rather than caring for the poor. Calling "social justice" a "perversion of the Gospel," Rev. Glenn explains it this way:
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SXSW 2010 : PayTV vs Internet Panel
Mark Cuban and Avner Ronen battle it out at SXSW. Straight from the beginning it was contentious with Mark going right after Avner.
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Free Press doesn’t mean Free Lunch
Art, thou doth protest too much methinks. If anyone is being disingenuous it's the folks you defend at Free Press, who are for nothing of the sort.
The fact is that Free Press and its founder Bob McChensney have been long and consistent advocates for taking the private creativity and innovation of others and either arguing it should be controlled by the government or dismissing its appropriation by others without regard for compensating the creators. When it comes to matters of intellectual property they are more about 'Free Lunch' than 'Free Press' as evidenced by their failed defense of illegal file sharing in the MGM vs Grokster case (PDF).
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The fact is that Free Press and its founder Bob McChensney have been long and consistent advocates for taking the private creativity and innovation of others and either arguing it should be controlled by the government or dismissing its appropriation by others without regard for compensating the creators. When it comes to matters of intellectual property they are more about 'Free Lunch' than 'Free Press' as evidenced by their failed defense of illegal file sharing in the MGM vs Grokster case (PDF).
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Glenn Beck Finally Gets Around To Denouncing Bruce Springsteen
You wouldn't think this was possible, but Glenn Beck had apparently never actually sat down and listened to Bruce Springsteen's "Born In The USA," never heard the lyrics, never formed a familiarity with the song's storied history in American politics, until this week, I guess? Anyway, now that he's heard that the song isn't some glorious tongue-bath to American exceptionalism, he's denouncing it on the radio. Per Lindsay Beyerstein:
Twenty-six years after the release of Bruce Springsteen's hit song, "Born in The USA," conservative talk show host/performance artist Glenn Beck finally got around to listening to the lyrics.
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March 12, 2010
Robert Whaley Arrested With Marijuana In Butt
It is not uncommon for a former professional athlete to be arrested for drug possession, but Robert Whaley has found a new twist on an old pastime. The former Jazz center, who was wanted for probation violation in Michigan, was arrested in Salt Lake County, Utah with "marijuana in his buttocks," according to the Salt Lake Tribune.
The police report notes that Whaley was storing "several baggies" in the unusual location. As of the article's publication, he remained in jail.
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The police report notes that Whaley was storing "several baggies" in the unusual location. As of the article's publication, he remained in jail.
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