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This is legitimately an awesome song.

March 22nd, 2011 | Arts, Music Videos | Comment »

I really don’t understand the infatuation all these kids seem to have with eating cereal, though. Hmm. Maybe all these teenage YouTube sensations are being bankrolled by the cereal lobby. It’s their sneaky viral play. Makes me so interested in seeing their sales numbers pre- and post-Rebecca Black. “The Friday Bump.” That’s what they called it around the conference table at the Monday morning marketing meeting. So happy with themselves. Sooo happy.

It’s the Weekend by the Kansas Boyz:

Terry Techno is funny.

March 22nd, 2011 | Arts, Comedy | Comment »

I guess these are old, but the first one had me in stitches. Such efficient comedy.

Best music video ever?

March 13th, 2011 | Arts, Music Videos | Comment »

Yes.

Ligia Oance’s Vancouver:

Make sure you stick with it until at least the 2:17 mark.

Stan Van Gundy: David Stern is the NBA’s Moammar Gadhafi

March 9th, 2011 | Basketball, Sports | Comment »

Oh, Stan Van Gundy. You give and you give and you give.

When people say outrageous things, like, for example, that NBA Commissioner David Stern handles criticism from within his league the same way that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi handles criticism from within his country, there’s a good chance that others will pay less attention to what they’re saying, because the people that say those things come across as extremist and unreasonable. But there’s also a small chance that what they’ve said is from so far out in left field that others will pay more attention not only to what they’re saying, but also to what the person they’re talking about will end up saying in response.

From an article in Monday’s Orlando Sentinel:

A reporter later asked whether the technical-foul system is fair, but Van Gundy expressed concern that any statement of opinion could net him a fine from league officials.

“I can’t answer that,” Van Gundy responded. “And I certainly can’t have an opinion because David Stern, like a lot of leaders we’ve seen in this world lately, don’t really tolerate other people’s opinions or free speech or anything. So I’m not really allowed to have an opinion, so it’s up to him. He decides. And he likes the system that he has.”

Later, a reporter asked Van Gundy if he was comparing Stern to Middle East tyrants such as former Egypt leader Hosni Mubarak or Libya leader Moammar Gadhafi.

“I did not say that at all,” Van Gundy said. “I don’t even remember even mentioning their names. No, I do not. I just said David Stern does not want other people’s opinions and he does not tolerate freedom of speech when it comes to NBA issues. He’s the only opinion.”

Here’s video of the interview, which actually helps Van Gundy come across as a lot more reasonable than he does in print:

A lot more reasonable than not at all, though, isn’t saying much.

Should be fun to see how Stern responds.

Vin Diesel vs The Rock? Yes.

March 8th, 2011 | Arts, Movie Trailers | 1 Comment »

The second trailer for Fast Five, which reunites Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, and Jordana Brewster and pits them against Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the fourth sequel to 2001′s The Fast and The Furious, directed by Fast and Furious director Justin Lin:

My secret weapon logline was titled Vin Diesel vs The Rock. Someone else apparently had the same idea. Should be popcorn epic. I can’t wait.

We need more Donnie Yen.

March 6th, 2011 | Arts, Movie Trailers | 1 Comment »

The trailer for Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen, starring Donnie Yen and Shu Qi, directed by Andrew Lau:

I’ve gotta start watching this guy’s stuff. Ip Man then this. Epic.

Lionel Richie stalks a blind student

March 4th, 2011 | Arts, Music Videos | Comment »

This. Is. Incredible.

Lionel Richie’s Hello is an awesome, awesome love song.

The video, on the other hand is so, so creepy. Like crazy creepy. Like…TLC…creepy?

Too far?

Directed by Bob Giraldi, it tells the story of a music teacher, played by Lionel Richie, who falls in love with his blind student, played by Laura Carrington.

Worth watching:

FYI: If you’re wondering which bizarre clay love scene came first, Hello was released as a single in 1984. Ghost hit theatres in the summer of 1990. Inspired by the video for Hello? I dare say so!

FYIA: If Carrington looks familiar, it’s because she went on to star on General Hospital. If Richie looks familiar, it’s because [joke about Nicole Richie].

Fine. This is funny.

March 3rd, 2011 | Arts, Comedy | Comment »

It took three people to send this to me before I finally watched it, and, yes, it was worth sending.

Baby laughing hysterically at ripping paper:

It’s amazing how much potential YouTube has to be both a source of joy and a means by which we bring joy to others.

And they said technology would be our downfall. Psht. What could possibly go wrong? [cut to shot of T1000 impersonating a cop]

What I said is what I said. Not what you said.

February 18th, 2011 | Basketball, Sports | 1 Comment »

Ellen Pinchuk is New Jersey Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov’s chief PR person.

Last month, Prokhorov held a press conference to announce that he was abruptly ending trade talks between his team and the Denver Nuggets because the cost had become too high and because the media circus surrounding the proposed blockbuster trade for Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony was becoming a distraction to his players and coaching staff.

This month, reports have surfaced that the teams have resumed negotiations.

This is how Pinchuk responded to those rumours, as reported by Tom Canavan for the Associated Press:

There were reports on Wednesday that the Nets and Nuggets had renewed talks about a deal for Anthony. However, Prokhorov spokeswoman Ellen Pinchuk said in an e-mail that the billionaire maintains his stance, despite the reports.

“Mikhail has not changed his mind,” Pinchuk wrote.

When asked if that meant Prokhorov does not want the Nets to reopen talks with Denver at this point, the spokeswoman said:

“What I said is what I said,” she insisted. “Not what you said.”

How great a response is that? So very Russian, I thought. Until I read Pinchuk’s bio:

Pinchuk is Prokhorov’s Moscow-based public relations counsel. She is generally credited with the public relations effort that produced the “60 Minutes”, Bloomberg Television and New York Times Sunday Magazine profiles of Prokhorov as well as Prokhorov’s successful two-day introductory visit to New York in mid-May. Pinchuk, a fluent Russian speaker, accompanied Prokhorov to the NBA Draft Lottery, ran his press conference at the Four Seasons Hotel and set up a brunch with beat writers during his May visit, then returned with him for the tour of the Prudential Center and a visit to the NBA Finals in June. She, along with Razumov, Charlier, Pavlova and Kushchenko, accompanied Prokhorov to the Nets’ season opener in October.

Nets insiders call her one of Prokhorov’s most trusted aides, particularly on issues related to the US media. One insider described her this way: “They listen to what she says. Very sharp. There’s no BS and a good sense of humor.”

A native of Los Angeles, Pinchuk was a top Moscow television correspondent before joining Mikhailov. She worked for Bloomberg Television and Canadian Television in many of the world’s war zones, including Chechnya, Iraq, Afghanistan and Gaza. She has also interviewed Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin twice, once for CTV, once for Bloomberg, as well as Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and Palestinian leader Yasir Arafat. Prior to her career as a television correspondent, she served as a production coordinator for several television series and films.

Pinchuk holds a Bachelor’s degree in History and Literature and a Master’s degree in History, both from Harvard University.

This is what’s great about being a billionaire. You can afford to hire a Harvard-educated war correspondent as your PR flack, and they can, in turn, be completely aware of how insignificant the stories chased by most sports reporters are, and, as a result, provide us with some humour, levity, and snark in their dispatches. Makes for a fun time. Also totally makes you want to interview her, no? Even more so than Prokhorov himself. “What I said is what I said. Not what you said.” Such an amazing line.

What kind of razor does Matt Damon use?

February 17th, 2011 | Social, Technology | Comment »

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