October 2007
Jackie Chan doesn't like the 'Rush Hour' movies. →
No word yet on how he feels about the ‘Shanghai Knights’/’Shanghai Noon’ series.
September 2007
NBC games the shit out of Nielsen's poorly thought... →
What that means is, because Heroes had one big sponsor (Nissan) providing the show with “limited commercial interruptions”, when they re-run the season premiere tomorrow (Saturday night), the ratings numbers will just combine the stats, resulting in NBC’s overall week numbers looking higher, as well as the numbers for Heroes itself. A lot of people are pissed, but it seems like...
will.i.am - "Got It From My Mama (Daft Punk... →
An official remix that takes advantage of Daft Punk and turns will.i.am’s bad song into a not terrible song.
“We talked about [Jay-Z’s next album]. He says it’s just a hobby,...”
– Timbaland talks about why Hov makes records, and also tells MTV that he’s producing the second single off of American Gangster. (link)
Neel does cocaine in public. →
In other news, the sky is blue.
Mara's Homemade might have the worst website for a... →
Although I do appreciate their membership of a webring, as well as their optimization for 640x480 resolution monitors.
“The same thing that makes him [an unlikable] human being makes him one of the...”
– Bill Belichick on Lawrence Taylor and his drive to do whatever it takes to win. (link)
Justin Timberlake feat. Beyonce - "Until the End... →
From the rumored re-release of FutureSex/LoveSounds, I think I would have liked it more if they had redone the music, rather than just throwing Beyonce on the chorus and second verse. I’ll put it this way, it’s no “My Boo”.
“Right before I went in, I was like, What if I don’t wake up? Oh, this is scary....”
– Heidi Montag on choosing breast augmentation over life. (link)
I'm really obsessed with what Kanye West did with... →
It looks like a better version of what Swizz Beatz did, which I guess is a good microcosm for a lot of things. EDIT: The only thing that I really don’t like is the Sistine Chapel thing, seems a little much (which is saying a lot considering there’s an oversized Hermes bag, Louis Vuitton luggage everywhere and all the Murakami stuff).
Microsoft is looking to dump a lot of money into... →
They’re looking to “NewsCorp” a property. That particular use doesn’t work, but I think there’s something there to using Murdoch and co.’s online acquisition strategy (early, big and relatively cheap) as a trendsetting verb.
Amazon's DRM-free music store is now finally... →
Here’s their press release about it and the link above takes you to the store itself. The marketing they do for it, if any, should be interesting.
Amir and Straight Cash, Homey! are now part of the... →
MOVE OVER SCOOP JACKSON.
Google is testing a new version of Gmail. →
Hopefully it includes folders.
“You can’t stall if you never switch gears.”
– David Webb emparting life maxims.
“You are about to add Funkmaster as a friend. We will then notify Funkmaster, who...”
– Facebook to me.
The season premiere of the second season of Friday... →
A lot of times when a show comes back for its second season after a phenomenal first season there’s a big letdown, a result of hype and just not being able to maintain the quality level. This does not occur here, this show is incredible. Julie Taylor is looking real good.
Donny Darko creator Richard Kelly finally has a... →
This movie was slammed at Cannes, straight Medellin style.
Lloyd Grove interviews Barry Diller for Portfolio. →
The interview is long, but surprisingly lacks any substance. What did I get out of it? Diller is very aloof, oh, and he likes boats.
“In our society now, so many things come up on Web sites and [the] Internet....”
– I’m not so sure that Herm Edwards is “playing…to win…the game” anymore. (link)
Steven Jackson is not happy that you have players... →
Come on people! That is not a good omen!
Jay-Z feat. Pharrell - "Blue Magic" →
I’ll be the first to say that when you initially listen to it you’re underwhelmed (and annoyed by Pharrell), but I think after a few times it grows on you. That’s me being optimistic.
“Did you see how Dan demonstrated his higher value to Serena by showing his...”
– Gawker commenter TRICKADICK breaks down Dan Humphrey’s methodical approach to getting Serena Van Der Woodsen. Personally, I thought that he could have escalated the kino a little more, she was sending out all the right IOI’s for him to pull the trigger, but there’s always next...
WatchR. Kelly feat. Kid Rock and Ludacris - “Rock Star” The song is awful (and keep in mind I was enthralled by ‘Same Girl’ and really liked the song ‘I’m a Flirt’), but the one and a half minutes of cinematic glory preceding the music pretty much thrusts this video in the pantheon of greatest things ever created. E. Rosenblatt must be so proud.
“This week I am going to challenge my female counterparts, from J.Lo, Mariah,...”
– Classic Diddy. Do I SMELL(!!!) a scent-off?! (link)
Great news: NBC is offering a lot of their shows... →
Bad news: It’s currently only for Windows users.
The Times says that Jay-Z has a new album coming... →
I had heard that he had shot an album cover with Denzel yesterday for something called American Gangster, but I assumed it was for the soundtrack of the movie of the same name, especially considering the fact that Denzel is in the movie and “Heart of the City (Ain’t No Love)” was in the trailer , I thought that there was no way that he was doing a new album, maybe new songs...
Every episode from season 1 of 'FriNiLi' for free... →
Please don’t cancel the best show on network and basic cable television.
Jay-Z - "Allure/Flashing Lights" (Green Lantern... →
If we have ever IM’d about Kanye West, I’ve told you about how much I like ‘Flashing Lights’; thus, my love for this particular blend should be understood without question.
“50 said… 50 said… AHHHH HAHA HA HA HA HA!!!”
– Kanye West last night during a performance of “Good Life” when Kanye normally does the line in the pre-chorus that goes: “50 said, ‘Go ahead and switch the style up, and if they hate let’m hate and watch the money pile up.’” It was pretty awesome.
R. Kelly's list of Music You Should Hear. →
Obviously I stand by this, obviously. HE’S THE KING OF R&B PEOPLE.
http://www.shoplaurenconrad.com/ →
It’s official, The Hills may have gone a little bit too far.
50 Cent feat. Diddy & Jay-Z - "I Get Money (Forbes... →
I also heard that they’re filming the video for this version on Thursday, although it was originally supposed to be shot tomorrow (Tuesday).
RE: Knowing what you're looking for in a...
me: yeah
me: but i could never articulate what it is that i exactly want
Sharron Lester: i know. but thats like going into a restaurant and not ordering anything, just hoping your ideal meal will arrive
me: no way
me: terrrrrrrible analogy
me: it's like going to a clothing store and not knowing what you want
me: you know you want to buy something
me: and you just have to hope that you're goign to the right type of store to find the clothes you dont know that you want
me: like
me: me going to a lesbian bar would be like me going to an ann taylor
me: there's not going to be anything for me there
me: this analogy really works
me: and like going to some retardo club like tenjune is like going to bathing ape
me: there might be one or two things that i woudl pick up
me: but it's going to be really expensive
me: i just need to find the steven alan of life for which me to find what it is that i'm really looking for
Sharron Lester: hahaha!
me: that analogy is perfect
“So when, exactly, did the glamour and mystery of Chinese cuisine disappear from...”
– The first sentence in Adam Platt’s harsh zero star review of Wakiya. Also worth mentioning, Grand Sichuan Palace (on St. Marks bw 2nd and 3rd) is alluded to as one of the better Chinese restaurants in the city. (link)
Twista - 'Well It's Time' →
Produced by Kanye West; sampling Feist’s ‘Gatekeeper’.
DunderMifflinInfinty.com →
When interactive marketing goes terribly awry, the success of the Virtual Hills has resulted in this The Office online/SecondLife-ish game.
Silicon Alley breaks down the economics on making... →
The one thing that seems really off to me is the idea that it’s just one episode 44-48 minute episode broken down into chunks, the logic of someone waiting a week to watch six installments of, the equivalent to, a pilot seems really unlikely. There are other aspects to the math being done here that also don’t make sense to me, but I’m sure that the returns on...
Obnoxiously fish-eyed pictures of the new... →