Very few websites are taken seriously when it comes to entertainment gossip. Variety, however, is different. As one of the long-running Hollywood trades, Variety is constantly a legitimate source for the latest in film and entertainment news. Their scoops and reviews are as trustworthy as anyone's. If you see something in the tabloids that you question is legit or not, turn to Variety to see if it's accurate.
Variety
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
iPods!
Everywhere you go, somebody has an iPod. They're commonplace. They're cool to have and they're easy to use. Instead of listening to CD's, you can listen to your iPod.
Now you can even customize your iPod. Various websites, such as iFrogz, allows you to build your own custom cases and such.
The iPod isn't just a white, square-lookin' music playback device. You can add your own artistic touch to it.
Now you can even customize your iPod. Various websites, such as iFrogz, allows you to build your own custom cases and such.
The iPod isn't just a white, square-lookin' music playback device. You can add your own artistic touch to it.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
infomercial
Billy Mays is the man that became famous selling Oxyclean, he now sells the handy switch, he is a billionaire though. I don't think he has really done anything himself but he makes it work. He peddles garbage, he is like the P.T. Barnum of the twenty-first century, because he "never underestimates the stupidity of the American people." He should seminars on bullshitting, and how to turn that into profit, he could probably make another million selling tickets to that.
Billy Mays is the man that became famous selling Oxyclean, he now sells the handy switch, he is a billionaire though. I don't think he has really done anything himself but he makes it work. He peddles garbage, he is like the P.T. Barnum of the twenty-first century, because he "never underestimates the stupidity of the American people." He should seminars on bullshitting, and how to turn that into profit, he could probably make another million selling tickets to that.
The best video game ever
http://us.playstation.com/granturismo/
I see posts about video games but their are none cooler or with better graphics then the Gran Turismo series. The new version of this game almost looks like real life and from the demo I have played is the closest thing to a real life simulation in the video game industry.
I see posts about video games but their are none cooler or with better graphics then the Gran Turismo series. The new version of this game almost looks like real life and from the demo I have played is the closest thing to a real life simulation in the video game industry.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Music in Video Gaming: Great Achievement or Greatest Achievement?
In my very first blog post, I presented gamer comics to you fine people, showing why they were super awesome (in scientific terms.) Then in my second blog post, I presented more comics, but in a more parody milieu.
And now we go once more into the breach. The gaming breach. And don't think for a second I'm not proud of sneaking a Shakespeare reference into a blog post about video games.
OC Remix. The OC Remix is mercifully unrelated to the prime time soap opera of similar name. Instead, it's a community dedicated to remixing music from various video games and presenting them in new and interesting ways. Some of them are serious adaptations of themes from games (such as this version of the iconic Gerudo Valley theme from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time) while some are more parody (such as this version of the Chocobo Theme from the Final Fantasy series.) They're not all great, they're not all even good. Some of them are just plain bizarre. But it's an interesting take on part of what makes video games as popular as they are.
ZREO. ZREO has largely the same idea as OC Remix, except that it focuses specifically on Zelda. The Zelda series has always had extremely memorable music, from the very beginning on the eight-bit system. Anyone who's ever played will know that the theme is so recognizable that once learned, it's never forgotten. Yes, I can name that tune in three notes. (Video games, Shakespeare, and old game shows are the pop culture reference hat trick.)
ZREO is beautiful and OC Remix is creative beyond measure. That's all you need to know.
And now we go once more into the breach. The gaming breach. And don't think for a second I'm not proud of sneaking a Shakespeare reference into a blog post about video games.
OC Remix. The OC Remix is mercifully unrelated to the prime time soap opera of similar name. Instead, it's a community dedicated to remixing music from various video games and presenting them in new and interesting ways. Some of them are serious adaptations of themes from games (such as this version of the iconic Gerudo Valley theme from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time) while some are more parody (such as this version of the Chocobo Theme from the Final Fantasy series.) They're not all great, they're not all even good. Some of them are just plain bizarre. But it's an interesting take on part of what makes video games as popular as they are.
ZREO. ZREO has largely the same idea as OC Remix, except that it focuses specifically on Zelda. The Zelda series has always had extremely memorable music, from the very beginning on the eight-bit system. Anyone who's ever played will know that the theme is so recognizable that once learned, it's never forgotten. Yes, I can name that tune in three notes. (Video games, Shakespeare, and old game shows are the pop culture reference hat trick.)
ZREO is beautiful and OC Remix is creative beyond measure. That's all you need to know.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Peter, Please!
This website was given to me by one of the fourth graders at the school in which I work. Although that may be a combination of both bad and good, the truth is that almost every other fourth grader joined in the conversation about how many times they have fooled their friends using this website. www.peteranswers.com. On this site, you ask an imaginary tarot reader to answer your questions. I realize that this may be beyond our age group, but the conversation turned into all of the kids telling me how they have had a myspace since 2nd grade, while some of the first graders explained their time spent on you tube. Is this a scary realization to anyone else? I mean, I have seen many a you tube video, and in all honesty, is that what we want our first graders "accidentally" clicking on while browsing the internet? Come on people, parental controls, please!
Cell Phones and Kids
Cell phones in today’s society are a must have, it seems like if you don’t have one or one of the newer style phones you are just out of the loop. I remember I had to wait until I was sixteen years old to get a cell phone, and I felt like I was the last person to get one. Now, I see all these really young kids with them, my little cousin who is in the fifth grade got a cell phone for her birthday this month and said that she was one of the last kids in her grade to get a phone. I mean personally I think it’s crazy the way that this young of a person has to have a phone, maybe in emergency, but it just feels like kids are starting things at such a younger age now. There are also so many different styles of phones now with internet on them and everything, it’s like all you need is your phone anymore. We’ve come a long way since the day of the bag phones, but the most interesting is that these kids have to have cell phones to fit in with our pop culture.
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