Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category

Bomomo

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Pretty and pointless online drawing application Bomomo, is a surprisingly relaxing way to blow a couple of hours.

Comcast: Slower Internet Is the Future

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Comcast is well known for outrageously poor customer service, but seem to be taking steps to remedy the situation. One of their more successful and visible prongs of attack is the Comcastcares account on Twitter. Frank Eliason, the Comcast employee who is behind the account, is an extremely helpful and ...

Ira Glass on Storytelling

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Thanks to J.D. over at Get Rich Slowly, I happened across this wonderful video of Ira Glass from This American Life giving some very good advice on the importance of being tenacious  when you set out to do something great.

Paper Pong

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Bored? Play a paper version of pong. It's hours of page flipping fun.

Being Neal Patrick Harris Means…

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

  …having perfect spin control.    

Mo Rocca Sinks Beneath the Celebrity Threshold

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Oh, Mo Rocca, how we loved you on the Daily Show and then on those things that you were on intermittently, and we would see from time to time on Comedy Central, MTV or wherever it was that you had found a niche.  We never thought you would shill for ...

Video Store Clerk Simulator

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

I've never found the video recommendation systems employed by the likes of Netflix, Amazon or Blockbuster to be particularly accurate. I've seen many movies--approaching 3,000 by my estimate, and it might be that is simply too much information--some of it conflicting--to be of any use to the algorithms designed ...

Tuning in to Your Social Network

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

One of the features of the social networking applications I use is being able to see the music my friends are listening to. It gives me an occasion to reminisce over a nostalgic favorite song, or to discover something new. Commissioned by BBC Audio & Music Interactive R&D, and ...

Movie: “Can We Kiss?”

Sunday, March 18th, 2007

This film, Can We Kiss, is an excellent 6 minutes.

LOST Season 3 Episode 1 - Full 1:40 clip now available

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

A full 1 minute 40 second clip from the Premiere of Lost Season 3 is now available to watch.read more | digg story