For some reason, I went on a small Michelle Trachtenberg kick and picked up (among other things) Ice Princess from Netflix. It’s a cute little Disney film that even includes Hayden Panettiere before she was on Heroes.
In the film, Michelle plays a nerdy high school senior who is working on a special physics project in [...]
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Newspapers are going by the wayside, video rental stores are disappearing, and radio has nearly vanished in favor of MySpace and YouTube.
Or has it?
Even though radio is often seen as “old school” and “not with the times” or whatever, I completely beg to differ. My favorite local station (105.7 The Point) is a great example [...]
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There is a whole series of Marvel vs. DC videos on YouTube, parodying the Mac vs. PC ads. They are hilarious. Here’s one to get you started, but just a warning, you will now spend all day watching the rest of them. =D
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Yesterday, I found out about a little movie called Helvetica. Yes, that’s right. It’s about a font. Yet, as I read through the site, I realized that it was about much more than just the font. It was a history of typography, culture, and design. Many people don’t pay attention [...]
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Because I’m slowly becoming a Digg whore frequent visitor, I came across an article today questioning, Why is it still illegal to pay for sex? The article made a number of convincing points, and I couldn’t help but think of one of my favorite TV shows of all time: Firefly.
First of all, Firefly is [...]
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Finally, Disney introduces its first black princess. Hurray for racial diversity! I’m not one to tout diversity simply for the sake of diversity, but I’m glad Disney is finally making this move. They have done well in the past to include princesses like Jasmine, Mulan, and Pocahontas, but I feel those are [...]
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I typically read CNN throughout the day to keep up on what’s going on in the world. They also have an excellent selection of news videos that I also watch. I came across this video about Britney Spears and I noticed something interesting. The reporter mentioned YouTube. Not only mentioned it, [...]
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