Morning Read for Wednesday, March 31, 2010

TV

In what we have left of 24, we're going to see appearances by Michael Madsen and Eriq LaSalle. If anyone but me knows who these people are, you'll get a gold star for the day. (TV Squad)

If you're glued to American Idol this season like I am, you might want to know you can vote through Facebook. (Mashable)

Is there a show on this list you really love? Vote to save it! (Watch with Kristin)

Books

Here's an awesome interview with Carol Burnett. She has a memoir coming out with some awesome stories from 11 years on Carol Burnett & Friends. (New York Times Book Review)

I also need to add this book about the early days of Dreamworks to my list. (/Film)

Media

If you make a typo when searching on Digg, you'll get a chuckle-worthy ad from Burger King. (Mashable)

Music

Awesome story about Lady GaGa. Or is it Lady Gaga? Anyone? Bueller? (New York Magazine)

Movies

Would you watch a sequel to Independence Day? I love the first one, so I just might. (CHUD)

Here's a story about a viral site having to do with my most anticipated film of the year, Iron Man 2. (/Film)

Other

Really? What else can I say about this one? (WWTDD)

Spoiler Alert! Nicole Eggert does VERY WELL on Celebrity Fit Club. (TMZ)

I could have used this pitcher yesterday. Brilliant. (Geekologie)

I love these coat hooks! (Geekologie)

Jim Norton is one of the funniest comedians around. Here's a great interview. (College Humor)

www.twitter.com/philwrighthouse
philwrighthouse.blogspot.com
philattheolympics.blogspot.com (I don't update it anymore, but it's awesome just the same)
www.givememyremote.com (search for "Philboy" to see all of my posts.)
www.facebook.com/philwrighthouse

Morning Read for Sunday, March 29, 2010

The coffee is strong and I am ready to read through a TON of links after a couple days off. Here we go!

TV

Kevin Kline, a terrific actor who I love in almost everything he does, will be starring in an HBO series from the writer of Proof. (TV Squad)

What will the TV adaptation of @ShitMyDadSays on Twitter be called? How about, Everybody Loves Raymond, but with the Dad as the Star? (NYT Media Decoder)

Sarah Palin's Alaska, a travel show featuring...umm...that person...will be on TLC. (NYT Media Decoder)

Instead of another generic cooking competition, can we just get a version of Ramsay's The F Word here in America? (TV Squad) Here is a video of The F Word with Top Gear's James May.



Gaming

GameStop is being sued for being deceptive about their used games and what downloadable content is included on them. I see the guy's point, but shouldn't he have asked first? (Yahoo! Games)

Are you a single gamer looking for the love of your life? This combination of dating site/cyber-prostitution may be something for you to check out. (Mashable)

We might see some lesser-known Marvel characters coming from Disney Interactive via Disney-Marvel merger. (GameRant)

Movies

On Twitter, Tom Hanks revealed the cast of his new film, Larry Crowne. What's unclear, however, is who is playing whom. (/Film)

Who would Wonder Woman herself Lynda Carter want to play the Amazon Queen on film? The answer is a timely one. (TV Squad)

Media

I feel like if Facebook keeps revising their privacy rules, people might get fed up, or at least upset they don't know how secure their profile is at that particular moment. (Mashable)

Here are some sad facts about the newspaper industry. (Mashable)

Here are six ways to save money through social media. (Mashable)

Lady GaGa is the first music artist to reach a billion online video views. (Mashable)

Politics

Exhibit ZZ into evidence on why politicians a) shouldn't try to make jokes, b) know what's popular and c) not use Facebook unsupervised. (Geekosystem and Mediaite)

Books

The awesome Sherman Alexie has won the Faulkner Prize for his latest collection of short stories. (NYT ArtsBeat)

Other

Bored? Why not try out some Chatroulette Bingo?! (Mashable)

What's on Tiger Woods' cell phone? Apparently porn and cartoons. What more could one want in life? (TMZ)

Forget Lasik! Just take eat some LSD pickles, apparently. (Metro.co.uk via Fark)

www.twitter.com/philwrighthouse
philwrighthouse.blogspot.com
philattheolympics.blogspot.com (I don't update it anymore, but it's awesome just the same)
www.givememyremote.com (search for "Philboy" to see all of my posts.)
www.facebook.com/philwrighthouse