Well, then, today’s your lucky day, I guess.
Paul Constant
Posted inGirls Only!
We Can Do It!
Sometimes—not every time, mind you, but sometimes—the best way to demonstrate how a piece of art is sexist is by employing an equal amount of sexism in the other direction. The story of Bro-sie the Riveter is an example of a time when that tactic worked perfectly.
Posted inMedia
Our Creepy Government Secretly Obtained AP Reporters’ Phone Records
The AP, appropriately, reports: The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative’s top executive called a “massive and unprecedented intrusion” into how news organizations gather the news. The records obtained by the Justice Department listed incoming and outgoing calls, and […]
Posted inTV
Here Is the Arrested Development Season Four Trailer
Look, I’m not watching this thing. I want to go into the fourth season of Arrested Development completely fresh, and I don’t know why anyone would want some of the jokes telegraphed in advance. But if you want to see it, here it is:
Posted inTech
Is Lifelogging Stupid?
My Twitter was a-hootin’ and a-hollerin’ about the fact that there’s a newly released lifecasting app called Saga. Here’s the description: Saga records your real life story, as told by the places you visited, and what you did there, automatically. We make it easy and fun to look back on where you’ve been, what you’ve […]
Posted inTech
YouTube’s Pay Channels Are Here
YouTube’s new paid content service has gone live, and it features fitness channels, a couple of movie distribution companies (including mockbuster manufacturer The Asylum), a Cuban channel, and something called “Fix My Hog Premium,” among others. Deadline explains: Sesame Street and Young Turks are among 30 YouTube services that, beginning today, will offer content to […]
Posted inMedia
Heroic Village Voice Editors Quit Rather Than Laying Off More Employees
The always-awesome David Carr at the New York Times writes: Will Bourne, who became editor in chief of The Village Voice in November, and Jessica Lustig, the deputy editor since January, are leaving the weekly publication. They met with the staff at 11 a.m. on Thursday and said that Christine Brennan, executive editor of Voice […]
Posted inFood and Drink
The Customer Service Problem at McDonald’s Is a Symptom of a Much Bigger Problem
Chris DeRose published an article at Business Insider addressing the fact that McDonald’s is failing at customer service, with a vice president of the company openly talking about the “rude or unprofessional employees” at some franchises. Here are DeRose’s suggestions: 1. Create shared emotion around delivering a great customer experience. 2. Keep simplifying work processes […]
Posted inLGBTQIA+
Good Gay News and Bad Gay News
Bad news first: Looks like visitors to San Francisco won’t be flying into Harvey Milk Airport. A San Francisco lawmaker said Tuesday that he has abandoned a proposal to rename San Francisco International Airport after slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk and instead plans to pursue getting an airport terminal named in Milk’s honor. The […]
Posted inMovies & TV
R.I.P. Ray Harryhausen
The special effects pioneer has died. He was 92. Digital effects in mainstream movies are a couple decades old now, and I’ve yet to see a digital monster that impresses me the way a good Harryhausen creature impresses me.
Posted inMovies & TV
There Is a Mr. Rogers Biopic in the Works
I’m a huge Mr. Rogers fan, and I have high hopes for this project: The sweater wearing children’s TV icon Fred Rogers is the subject of A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, an Alexis Jolly spec script that has sold to Justin Nappi and Kevin Turen’s Treehouse Pictures. The commenters at Deadline are calling for […]
Posted inMedia
Twitter Vs. the New York Times: Who Will Survive?
Here’s a provocative headline from CNN Money: Peter Thiel: Twitter will outlast the New York Times Sounds like an old-fashioned bar bet to me!