Monthly Archives: May 2009

ABC News: Secret Meeting of America’s Richest

Ah . . . to be a fly on the wall. Apparently, the richest people in the US had a secret meeting in New York earlier this month to talk about poverty and philanthropy. The group included Oprah, Bill Gates, … Continue reading

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Hood Milk

When I saw the posters I thought that it was some kind of parady/satire. Then I saw them in a store.

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Clip of the Day: Michelle Obama and Elmo

Thought this was a great way to start off the week. What more is there to say.

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Clip(s) of the Day: Eliot Spitzer on CNBC

Welcome back Eliot Spitzer, “Sheriff of Wall Street,” “Eliot Ness,” . . . Also, hear him on The Brian Lehrer Show. The show comments, as usual, are great.

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Oprah and KFC Free Giveaway Coupons!

Better get to KFC (in the US) ASAP. Thanks to a promotion between Oprah and KFC, you can get two pieces of the new grilled chicken (and 2 sides) for free with a coupon. You need to download the coupons … Continue reading

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Clip of the Day: Branford Marsalis’ take on students today

In honor of the release of The Branford Marsalis Quartet’s latest release Metamorphosen, I dug up one of my favorite Branford Marsalis clips. He is funny, insightful and cuts to the bone all in the same breath. I had forgotten … Continue reading

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IMDb Finally!!!

My film Tried To . . . was finally listed in IMDb last week. For those who don’t know, IMDb is the definitive movie database. It is considered an essential listing for us lowly filmmakers without distribution deals and major … Continue reading

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TSG: New Wrinkle On Avoiding Jury Duty

Something to put a smile on your face on a Monday morning. This is got to be one of the best jury duty letters ever!! There is so much I could say about this but I will let the wonderful … Continue reading

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NPR’s Planet Money: Pirates Have Timesheets

I have been a big fan of Planet Money on NPR since it started around the time the world’s economy began to implode. There are usually whole segments that I send out to friends. I had to share this one … Continue reading

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Script Frenzy: Review

So let me get this out of the way right here: I didn’t get to the 100 pages. It started off so well with me writing 4 – 6 pages a day which was well above the 3.3/day page count … Continue reading

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