Archive for the “Entertainment” category
The Unsocial Network – Vanity Fair
by aakar on November 12, 2010
There’s a great except from The War for Late Night by Bill Carter in this months Vanity Fair.  The whole piece is on what transpired last year among Conan, NBC, and Leno.  The whole situation seemed so downright unimaginable.  Reading it, (…)
YouTube – OK Go – This Too Shall Pass – RGM version
by aakar on March 2, 2010
YouTube – OK Go – This Too Shall Pass – RGM version. Wow…
Bone Snaps While Arm Wrestling Video
by aakar on July 16, 2009
This has to be fake, come on now. Bone Snaps While Arm Wrestling – Watch more Funny Videos
Little Kid Stoned After Visiting the Dentist
by aakar on February 3, 2009
Great video of a seven year-old reacting to what can only be described as some tasty medication. Just think, without YouTube we would have had to wait for “America’s Funniest Home Videos” to see such a clip.
Twenty-One (21)
by aakar on March 27, 2008
I read “Bringing Down the House” during my senior year in college. It was a particular fun read and I’ve tried to pick-up all of Ben Mezrich’s books since then. The interesting thing about his books, while all based on (…)
Fantastic Warren Buffett Q&A Session
by aakar on February 28, 2008
I enjoy what I do, I tap dance to work every day. I work with people I love, doing what I love. The only thing I would pay to get rid of is firing people. I spend my time thinking (…)
NBC Moving to Year-Round TV Schedule
by aakar on February 20, 2008
The New York Times has an interesting article on NBC ending fall-debuts and instead going to a year-round schedule NBC Universal took a big step toward undoing one of the television industry’s oldest traditions by announcing Tuesday that it would (…)
Transformers
by aakar on July 10, 2007
Finally had some time to catch a showing of Transformers today and being a fan of the cartoon, I can’t stress how entertaining it was to watch the movie. Obviously everything is over-the-top, it’s a Micheal Bay film after-all, but (…)
Computerworld – Jobs takes top CEO pay spot, makes $US646M
by aakar on May 8, 2007
Computerworld – Jobs takes top CEO pay spot, makes $US646M Steve Jobs’ $US1 salary was dwarfed by $US646 million in stock compensation for 2006, Forbes magazine said Friday, ranking the Apple CEO as the highest-paid executive in the U.S. Wow (…)
Short Drive: Show yanked after two episodes – CNN.com
by aakar on April 26, 2007
Short Drive: Show yanked after two episodes – CNN.com It’s been a short “Drive” for Fox’s midseason drama, which has been pulled off the schedule after two weeks on the air. Two-weeks. After all the god-damn advertisement, the build-up, it (…)