YouTube 2014 belonged to Katy Perry and a mutant giant spider dog
In some ways, on YouTube and Facebook, 2013 was the year of “The Harlem Shake.” Now we have some YouTube data from 2014, and the story is a smidge different.
Entertainment
What exactly is Michael Keaton’s Birdman about?
I saw Birdman last night, as part of a renewed focus in December on seeing movies that will likely get nominated for a slate of Oscars. It was good, and interesting, and you can argue that a handful of people in the… Continue Reading
I wrote Mike Nichols a letter once. He wrote back. Kinda cool, no?
Mike Nichols passed away today, as you’ve probably heard. I don’t have a lot to contribute to this discourse because I’m not exactly a film buff or even a very good viewer of films — I saw most of the Twilight movies… Continue Reading
Don Draper’s ‘That’s what the money is for!’ is always a good way to explain work
Wrote about this briefly in a review of DFW WordCamp, but wanted to flesh it out a little bit here. I’m having an average day at work — I wouldn’t say I’m very busy or relevant, but it’s not awful… Continue Reading
No one cares about the Titans and Jaguars
You may have seen this Harris Poll about how the Denver Broncos are the most popular NFL team in America, and the Dallas Cowboys — often called “America’s Team” in an offensive way — are actually fourth. (2) is the… Continue Reading
Holy hell, J.J. Abrams wrote Regarding Henry
You can find some weird stuff trolling the Internet. Back when Breaking Bad was ending and I decided to Google around Vince Gilligan a bit more, I learned he was a writer for Hancock and Home Fries. (No joke.)
Here’s a story about unnaturally long sex
Shared this on my associated Tumblr back in summer 2013, but felt like moving it over here too. This doesn’t involve me. It involves a friend of mine from the high school era. This is retold because, eh, why not… Continue Reading
Minneapolis is the most cursed sports city
Whenever these lists come up, it’s always Cleveland (usually No. 1), Detroit, Buffalo, etc. You can make a case that D.C. is having a rough time of it now in terms of “closing the deal.” I’d actually make a different… Continue Reading