Archive for November, 2006
Slate on Battlestar
Thursday, November 30th, 2006The internet’s best contrarian/liberalist magazine delves into the best show on television. Spoiler alert: Next week, Nathan Fillion will make a surprise cameo in which he fucks Starbuck in the ready room but is thinking about Inara the whole time. ZING!
• There are Battlestar podcasts? [Slate]
NBC Throws Audience Out Of The Closet
Thursday, November 30th, 2006In a brilliant move that demonstrates a recognition of it’s audience, NBC is replacing Sunday Night Football with a reality competition to find the new leads in the Broadway revival of Grease. Yup, you read right, if you were hoping to nurse your latent homosexuality after the big men in tights hang up their cleats […]
Rob <3s Technology: Time for another trip to Europe
Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
That is all.
Rob Howard founded the nefarious Diversion Publishing empire. He lives shrouded in mystery and can be reached at Rob@DivPub.com
Worst Lede Of The Week- 11.29.06
Wednesday, November 29th, 2006Okay, first things first, here is the winner for this week.
By Emily Bazar, USA TODAY
Anti-tobacco forces are opening a new front in the war against smoking by banning it in private places such as homes and cars when children are present.
War ledes are so ‘03. Congratulations to the MBF reader who sent that one in.
Also, […]
I Swear To God, The Next Person To Write A Song Title Pun
Monday, November 27th, 2006The Beatles and Apple Computers are very close to brining legendary Liverpool band’s entire audible career on to the iTunes store. Also, read this:
It has been a long and winding road to get to this point. The Beatles business division Apple Corp and Apple Computer have been battling in court for 20 years over […]
I Love It When You Call Me Big Poppa
Monday, November 27th, 2006Fox News interviewer Chris Wallace (not that Chris Wallace) is again the lynchpin for liberal riling. Democratic Congressman and a whistle blower on powerful closeted queers throughout D.C. Barney Frank took offense to Wallace’s questioning, intimating that he was trying to make all him and the other democratic guests look bad.
Here are the issues Frank […]
Gobble Gobble, You’re Awful At Your Job
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006Worst Lede of the Week is back! Oh lord, do we have a doozy for you. We have not just one, but two ledes. Which will win? You decide!
Only you can decide which anonymous anonymous donor will receive the new Media Bitchfest prize. So let’s get down to business.
LEDE #1
Airboats, grid search used in […]
Hm, You Don’t Say?
Tuesday, November 21st, 2006In Steven Levy’s “The Perfect Thing” which is all about the conception and dominance of the iPod, he chornicles the Herculean task Steve Jobs had before him in trying to get the five major music labels on board with the iTunes music store. In short, it took a strong man like Apple to force the […]
I Give This Absolutely No Chance
Monday, November 20th, 2006Since the debut of The Colbert Report, and probably before that, I have made no bones about my theory that The Daily Show (except John Hodgman) has been disappointing.
But this, well, it would be a mircale if this is funny.
• Fox News Channel preps right-leaning satire
Oh White People…
Sunday, November 19th, 2006I love when The Times takes on a genre they know the majority of its subscriber base has no interest in. Honestly, the fresh take is usually a good read and you can’t help but snicker at the strained cultural bridging that has to take place to explain the context. Take this story about Jay-Z’s […]
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Critical Acclaim:
— Tom Scocca, New York Observer
— J. Michael Robertson, Media Studies Department, University of San Francisco
— Shelly Smith, Comedienne of The Brothel
— Will Leitch, Deadspin.com
— mute_everything, MBF Commenter
