Archive for the 'Online' Category


The Yahoo Kerfuffle

It’s a failing enterprise. But that didn’t keep legions of know-it-alls, moms and corporate experts who don’t work at Yahoo and probably never visit the site or use any of its tools, from crucifying Marissa Mayer. Saying she’s too cute, too into designer clothing, and a one percenter who built a private nursery for her […]

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I’m a researcher. Let me give you the latest example… My headphones broke. You know, the connection, by the plug, so that one ear goes in and out. In the seventies, you’d get this fixed. Today, it costs more to repair than to rebuy, and the art of repair seems to have gone by the […]

J. Law’s Backstage Speech

Oscar for the funniest speech goes to… This is bouncing around the Internet burnishing Jennifer Lawrence’s image while the Academy is home slapping its back for a miniscule ratings increase not admitting it has nothing to do with Seth MacFarlane or the show itself but good movies and the desire to play where everybody else […]

The Harlem Shake Phenomenon

It’s the ultimate in participation. It all started with rap. You didn’t need training, you didn’t need to know anything about music or the music business. You just lifted a track and freestyled above it. Then came reality television. Where suddenly people could be famous for nothing. Whether it be the denizens of the “Real […]