Jack Black Plays a Mean Jesus

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W&W: The Bush Legacy: On Par with Nixon?

With Bushie wrapping up his fun eight-year term as our nation’s head do-gooder, he reflects with Charlie Gibson… Uh, what??? Yeah, you heard it right. Bush is getting all reflective now, and it brings up an interesting parallel between him and Nixon’s legendary interview with David Frost. Yet, if Ron Howard had his way, you [...]

A December to Remember

Hello, friends.
Per my new blogging philosophy, I’ve been hard at work on some broader things. (I like practicing Slow Journalism again. It feels therapeutic.) Presently I’m preparing for a sojourn to the east coast in January and February to work out some deets for my upcoming book project and rub shoulders with other members [...]

Ah, Yes. Time for the Holidays.

He's Just Not That Into You trailer

You know it’s the day after Thanksgiving when you watch this trailer and think, “I can’t wait to see this!”

W&W: ‘Milk’-ing the Gay Rights Setback to the Box Office?

With the release of Gus Van Sant’s new bio-pic, MILK, covering the life and times of gay activist Harvey Milk, Prop 8 and gay rights are the focus of Hollywood once again. Ted Johnson offers his exclusive review of the movie from its premiere, as well as a short interview with the movie’s producer Michael [...]

W&W: Can Obama Deliver On World 2.0 Promise?

So, how did this week go for Mr. President 2.0? Oh, wait, we can’t say that! He’s not in office yet! Whaddya think of that boring YouTube address by our dear President-Elect? Was it filmed in a Chicago senior center after shuffleboard, and why did Barackstar look 4ft tall in the frame? Perhaps some impending [...]

Tech Transparency in the White House

Arianna interviewed Eric Schmidt last night while she filled in for Rachel Maddow. They touched briefly on the soon-to-be-appointed CTO in the BO administration. A friend sent me this interesting article from Slate yesterday, which questions whether Obama’s web-savvy approach is really just a more democratic way of accessing White House spin.
“If the Obama team [...]

Jeff Cole at Monaco Media Forum

Annenberg’s fearless new media leader on the future of advertising in digital. VERY USEFUL.