Published: mic (June 16, 2013)
co-author Tillie Adelson
There is a phenomenon about celebrities that we have decided to dub the “Bono effect” or more currently the “Angelina Jolie effect.” In summary, it refers to the tendency of the rich and famous to engage in conspicuous charitable and/or philanthropic endeavors for reasons that smack more of self-aggrandizement than genuine nobility of spirit.... Read Original Article
Published: mic (May 1, 2013)
If you thought NBC’s inept mishandling of the Tonight Show franchise was the mother of all network debacles, take a look at this recent story about ABC from the Los Angeles Times:
On Thursday, production company Prospect Park Networks filed a $25-million breach of contract lawsuit against the Walt Disney Co-owned broadcast network.
Published: mic (April 15, 2013)
Let me get three things off my chest before I start this article:
1. I have absolutely no opinion whatsoever on Justin Bieber.
2. I find it a tad creepy that so many people above the age of sixteen actually DO have an opinion on Justin Bieber.
Published: mic (March 25, 2013)
Although it’s being rumored that NBC is planning on replacing Tonight Show host Jay Leno with Jimmy Fallon, Leno is still outranking his late night competitors at present. That said, I can’t help but wonder who those people are, since it amazes me that no one has picked up on this hilarious (and sobering) incident.
Published: mic (March 4, 2013)
When I think of the cookie-cutter music so often churned out today — the visceral club beats of a Nicki Minaj or Kesha, the vapid tween-targeted sugar pop of Justin Bieber or the Jonas Brothers — I can’t help but remember a quote from Alexis de Tocqueville, back when the legendary French sociologist went on his famous tour of America in the 1830s:
“It would be to waste the time of my readers and my own if I strove to demonstrate how the general mediocrity of fortunes, the absence of superfluous wealth, the universal desire for comfort, and the constant efforts by which everyone attempts to procure it make the taste for the useful predominate over the love of the beautiful in the heart of man.
Published: PolicyMic (January 14, 2013)
In light of Jodie Foster’s widely discussed Golden Globes Award acceptance speech last night, I think it’s only appropriate to take a look at the top 5 greatest award acceptance speeches in history:
5. Jodie Foster
Let’s start with the oratorical performance that is setting cyberspace afire right now … Jodie Foster’s acceptance of the Cecil B.