Archive for February 2014
Miami Dolphins could benefit from Andrew Luck’s affinity for Jonathan Martin
Colts quarterback Andrew Luck says he wants former Stanford teammate Jonathan Martin to join him in Indianapolis, in what could be the first bit of good news to come out of the “Bullygate” scandal for the Miami Dolphins. The saga has already cost Miami two starting offensive linemen, a coach, and a trainer, after Martin…
Read MoreTaraji P. Henson goes from Person of Interest to new FOX show Empire
Person of Interest’s Detective Joss Carter may have fallen in the line of duty, but actress Taraji P. Henson has landed on her feet. She’s set to star in a new FOX television show called Empire, which will be helmed by Lee Daniels of The Butler fame. Carter was killed off last fall in one…
Read MoreSongwriter Equity Act fights back against Pandora, but for what money?
Songwriters are taking their fight to the legal arena in an attempt to get higher royalty payouts from streaming subscription music services like Pandora, but it’s not clear that such services have any additional money to give. The newly introduced legislation, called the Songwriter Equity Act, is aimed at changing the current royalty system in…
Read MoreDiet Coke FROST finally arrives (for free, for now) as a 7-Eleven Slurpee
Nearly fifty years after the Slurpee made its debut, and long after Coca-Coca made its introduction as one of the flavors, Diet Coke is finally joining the Slurpee ranks and will become available in 7-Eleven stores under the new brand name Diet Coke FROST. This marks the first time that the Coca-Cola Company has attempted…
Read MoreNervous Seth Meyers makes Late Night debut with familiar faces, unusual set
Seth Meyers made his Late Night debut on NBC and revealed a visible degree of nervousness at the prospect, a bit of a departure from his confident and sometimes cocky disposition behind the desk at his former gig as host of Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live. Meyers didn’t have it as easy as Jimmy…
Read MoreThe Lego Movie is more than just a fun CGI romp: review
Seeing a trailer for the Lego Movie, it’s easy to imagine this would be just another fun CGI romp. Most recent jaunts by Disney, for example, have the same basic skeleton but lack the originality of earlier entrees such as Toy Story, Wall-E and Up and DreamWorks seems to create films for kids from one…
Read MoreNets sign openly gay Jason Collins, but timing merely coincidental to Michael Sam
The Brooklyn Nets have signed veteran basketball player Jason Collins, which makes him the first openly gay man to play in the National Basketball Association or in any of America’s “Big Four” professional sports leagues. Collins revealed his homosexuality nearly a year ago, but was without a team at the time, and is just now…
Read MoreTerse Danish thriller “A Hijacking” serves as counterpoint to the bombast of Captain Phillips
You may think that people who frequent independent movie theaters are a bunch of film snobs. After all, we do call them “arthouse,” not, “movie theater.” You would be correct; we love great, artsy, film. But, sometimes, we long for a good old Hollywood blockbuster. For instance, right in the middle of the movie, “A…
Read MoreGoogle Glass user victimized in San Francisco, captures video of her attackers
Sarah Slocum may be the first person to use Google Glass to capture video of her own attackers, after she was “physically asaulted and robbed” last night in San Francisco. The self described social media and technology enthusiast had been selected by Google as one of a few thousand “Explorers” who have been allowed to…
Read MoreJimmy Fallon’s first week sees him straddling Leno’s audience and his own fan base
Jimmy Fallon’s first five days as host of NBC’s Tonight Show have seen him attempting to strike a careful balance between the 11:35pm viewers he just inherited from Jay Leno, the 12:35am viewers he’s brought with him, and to some extent his longtime fans from his Saturday Night Live days a decade ago. In his…
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