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The Dallas Cowboys continue to look like two organizations, the one Jerry Jones runs and the one Jason Garrett operates. There’s Dallas Cowboys Owner Jones making the personnel decisions off the field, but then making comments regarding what players will do on it. And there’s Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Jason Garrett playing media defense, saying … Read more
The National Football League wants the Miami Dolphins to remain a going concern in the South Florida region. That message was communicated via NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell while on the NFL Network for a wide-ranging interview on Thursday. But the topic that some in the media have bungled is that the Miami Dolphins are planning … Read more
Steve Donziger takes another giant hit in the fraudulent ‘Chevron Ecuador’ lawsuit, where Mr. Donziger has waged a decades long chase for billions of dollars on a foundation of false evidence and ecuadorian legal bullying of such a high level that his financiers have left him. Without money, Mr. Donziger can’t afford to pay high-dollar … Read more
. The Baltimore Ravens need a middle linebacker. Former Oakland Raiders middle linebacker Rolando McClain needs a job. Wednesday several sources reported that the Ravens agreed to terms with McClain on a one-year deal. McClain talked to other teams, but the Ravens were considered the favorite to sign him. The two sides met Wednesday to … Read more
Julian Lennon has a new song called Someday” and Karen Brown of StardustBlue Media has this exclusive interview with the legendary son of the late John Lennon. “This is what we have been waiting for from Julian. “Someday” is deeply moving , spiritual and a tribute to many beautiful souls who either passed on or … Read more
Aereo, Hopper, and Online Video all have one thing in common: they’re all combining to disrupt broadcast and cable television. (Zennie62Media NAB Show coverage sponsored by StardustBlue Media.) This video from TechFeed sums up the problem: Aereo, Barry Diller’s new Internet-based company that offers you the chance to watch live broadcast TV on your computer … Read more
The NAB Show has attracted over 90,000 attendees to Las Vegas. And the city’s reputation has rubbed off on NAB Show goers, who never stop, even in the wee hours of the morning, and this blogger has the Twitter Hashtag report to prove it. (Zennie62Media coverage sponsored by StardustBlue Media.) Oh, and in case you’re … Read more
One of my favorite activities when attending the South-by-Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin (SXSW) is to eavesdrop on people’s conversations. Don’t look at me like that… I am not trying to invade anyone’s privacy or commit an act of corporate espionage. Rather, I am curious to learn what people are talking about, and how they … Read more
Star Trek: Into Darkness has a brand new teaser trailer, out just so Iron Man 3 can’t have all of the fun. This Star Trek trailer reveals an even more fast-paced and action-oriented version of the United Federation Of Planets than before. But there’s just one scene that really does bug the beejesus out of … Read more
The British Academy Of Film And Television Arts, or BAFTA, held it’s annual version of The Academy Awards, called ‘The BAFTA’s’ earlier today at 7:30 PM UK time. The results of the event are in, so what appears is a list of all of the 2013 BAFTA nominees, with the winners in each category noted. … Read more
The Pete’s Harbor controversy’s heating up. Here’s the latest news on the dispute between the legendary harbor, its tenants, and the State of California. More commentary will come, but these are the latest press releases: Pete’s Harbor Overpays Rent to Comply with Unreasonable State Demand Paula Uccelli, 70, forced by state to pay hundreds of … Read more
The Oscar Nominations for the 85th Annual Academy Awards were announced at 5:38 PM PST this Thursday January 10th morning, by Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone. But which movies got the most award nominations? Here’s the full list tallied by this blogger: Lincoln: 12 Life Of Pi: 11 Silver Linings Playbook: 8 Les Miserables: 8 … Read more
After years of being behind, the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences finally gets into the 21st Century with the Oscar Nominations announcement for the 85th Academy Awards. The hashtag “#OscarNoms” is a hit, rising as high at the number two position on Twitter Trends 15 minutes ago from this writing, a placing that … Read more
First, here’ the official list of nominees for the 85th Academy Awards. Second, congratulations to Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone for making the normally dull event really entertaining. Seth’s crack about some of the Best Actress nominees sleeping with Harvey Weinstein was hilarious. If you didn’t see the live stream, here it is, followed by … Read more
Seth MacFarlane, Emma Stone, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce the nominees for the 85th Academy Awards at 5:30 PM PST. Again, this marks the first time the Oscar Nominations have been named by the host of the Academy Awards. The last time that was done was in 1972, and … Read more
The Oscar Nominations will be announced Thursday morning by the 85th Oscars Host Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone. It marks the first time the Oscar Nominations will be announced by the Oscars host since 1972. MacFarlane and Stone will unveil the nominations at a 5:30 a.m. PT news conference at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater … Read more
The Rolling Stones are all in for this Saturday’s “final” concert in their 50th anniversary tour called “One More Shot.” (Man, it sure would be nice if they came out to the West Coast!) Set to be held in Newark, The Stones will be joined by Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen, and The Black Keys for … Read more
For some reason Facebook is down and the word’s spreading via Twitter. Oh, Facebook’s not working? Let’s all go on Twitter and complain about it!?!?! — Matt Rogers (@CaptainRiggers) December 10, 2012 Reports in: Facebook appears to be down… at this time, no information as to why it is down. — Anonymous Press (@AnonymousPress) December … Read more
Starship Troopers, or what this blogger calls ‘Beverly Hills 90210 in space,’ for its mix of the hottest women in Hollywood playing slightly younger high-school-age characters at the time (1997) is on television, again today. Starship Troopers features a number of actors who’s names became household words because of its success as the starting point … Read more
International CES 2013 Las Vegas is about a month away, and that means more news. Executives representing American Express, AT&T, Coca-Cola, Salesforce.com, Samsung, and Unilever will join the “Brand Matters” keynote address Wednesday, January 9 in the Las Vegas Hilton Theater. Here’s the full release: Arlington, Va., December 6, 2012 – The Consumer Electronics Association … Read more
The Huffington Post, a publication I once held in high esteem, now don’t – trashed a column this blogger wrote pointing to YouTube’s reluctance to stop the use of the N-word and by omission of action. The action was the promise that they were going to build a new design which allowed this YouTuber to … Read more
Just got an email from LA StartupDigest that reads as follows: Beachers, Our friendly little startup community continues to blow up like Chernobyl. As such, many of the bright-eyed & bushy-tailed newcomers (and/or investors for that matter) have a seriously hard time getting a handle on all its happenings and goings-on. In order to give … Read more
Jerry Brown of the Dallas Cowboys is dead because of something he and teammate Josh Brent did that could have been avoided. Brent was drinking and driving, and Brown let him do it. The incident happened at 2:20 AM Saturday in Irving, Texas. Brent reportedly was speeding, lost control of his car, hit a curb, … Read more
Jenni Rivera (Jenny Dolores Rivera Saavedra), the three-times-married, 43-year-old mother of five children, and World-known reality TV show star died in a plane crash in northern Mexico. The NBC report said: At approximately 3:25 am (UTC−6:00) on December 9, 2012, a private Learjet 25 carrying two pilots and five passengers including Rivera lost contact with … Read more
The famous Oaksterdam University Mural created by artists R.B. Morris III and Munir is gone. There’ no explanation for the removal of the work that defined a district, a building, a university, and for some Oakland itself. There are other curious, small developments, most notably one of the main artists, R.B. Morris, lists himself as … Read more
Yep. Texas A&M, 15th ranked as of now, is beating Alabama 20-7 in the second quarter. And it’s not a result of a series of lucky bounces or bad calls. Texas A&M is actually beating Alabama – soundly. Texas A&M is ahead in total yards 229 to 101 for Alabama. 1 2 3 4 T … Read more
It’s a good thing there were enough votes to reelected President Obama, because the video you’re about to see is a clear visual document of how a voting machine actually selects Mitt Romney for President when the person was trying to select Barack Obama. This reportedly occurred at a voting place in Harrisburg, PA. But, … Read more
President Obama went to Chicago Obama Campaign Headquarters and adressed his staff of volunteers for the last time. And what hit him was the enormity of what he, and they, and really all of his supporters, including this blogger, had done. President Obama is the first since FDR to be reelected with over 50 percent … Read more
It feels like forever since the Baltimore Ravens last played at home. Their last home game was October 14 against the Dallas Cowboys. While the Ravens won the game, it was one fans would like to forget as the defense took a hit with injuries Ray Lewis and Lardarius Webb. The 6-2 Ravens will face … Read more
Olivia Munn is the actress, comedian, model, television personality and author best known for Attack OF The Show on G4 … …and has been called famous, hot, sexy, and now politically involved. Ms. Munn took to Twitter to communicate that she’s helping President Barack Obama get out the vote in Virginia and then in the … Read more
Very sad news: Alex Karras, the former Detroit Lions defensive tackle and later actor, died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, according to a family spokesman. Alex Karras was 77. Mr. Karras, who had suffered kidney failure last week, died while surrounded by family members, said Craig Mitnick, Alex Karras’ attorney and family spokesman. … Read more
Ross Mirkarimi won the most important political victory of his life Tuesday night, when the San Francisco Board Of Supervisors voted 7 to 4 – with the four being Supervisors John Avalos (District 11), David Campos (District 9), Jane Kim (District 6), and Christina Olague (District 5) – voted to for Ross to keep his … Read more
Want to know about ranked choice voting? Read on. It’s a big election year. Those of you who vote by mail should receive your absentee in the mail any day, and I hope you’ll return it in a timely fashion. Early voting in person is also available and of course many Californians will vote on … Read more
Pop-Up Foot Trucks are all the rage today, and some are (perhaps stupidly) referring to them as very much like tech startups. (And really for racial reasons: if the folks starting the pop-up food trucks were black, the people comparing them to tech startups would not be talking about them that way: truth.) But that … Read more
Congrats to Livebolt, The TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon winner. The original plan for this blogger didn’t include TechCrunch Disrupt SF because of family obligations after the Democratic National Convention. But all of that took even greater importance after my Mother and Stepfather were robbed at gunpoint last Wednesday Night in Chicago. So, here is where this … Read more
