How ‘The Social Network’ Saved Mark Zuckerberg – Derek Thompson
Feb 28, 2011 Comics
“The Oscar-nominated movie was supposed to turn Facebook’s CEO into a villain. So how did 2010 turn Mark Zuckerberg into a hero?”
How Jay-Z’s Face Determines His Album’s Success
Feb 28, 2011 Comics
There’s a few things we’ve noticed about Jay-Z: he likes doing weird stuff with his hands, he’s probably addicted to cigars, and people don’t like his face.
Gas industry attempted to block ‘Gasland’ from Oscars
Feb 28, 2011 Comics
Pro-drilling group contested the film’s eligibility in a letter to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Best Movie Art Ever (This Week): The Wild Cinema of Dan Hipp (PICS)
Feb 28, 2011 Comics
Dan Hipp is one of comics’ more idiosyncratic creators. His style is a unique, simultaneous blend of cartoony cuteness with hyper-colored violence and is heavy with sophisticated design elements. Hipp seems compelled to create new artwork all the time, often in the form of cartoons based on famous moments from films and television series, seemingly for no other reason than because they’re awesome.
7 Movies That Ignored World Changing Discoveries
Feb 28, 2011 Comics
Writing movies is hard — we try to point that out in every article like this. And occasionally, the writer will write his characters into a corner, where they can be rescued only by some new science, device or technology. Once they’re out of the jam, the tech is usually immediately forgotten. The problem is, sometimes the device itself should have
Miley Cyrus Willing to Make Fun of Herself on ‘Saturday Night Live’
Feb 28, 2011 Comics
Saturday Night Live loves joking on Miley Cyrus. Because she’s just so easy to make fun of. But when Miley appears on SNL as a host, will all Miley jokes stop for the evening? Nope, it sounds like Cyrus is more than willing to make fun of herself on the show.
Kids in the Hall’s Scott Thompson Compares Canada to a Militant Lesbian
Feb 28, 2011 Comics
Scott Thompson, one of those hilarious kids in said hall, developed a character from the show into the odd hero of graphic novel Danny Husk: The Hollow Planet.
Seven Movies that Expose the "Real Hollywood"
Feb 28, 2011 Comics
The central myth propagated by the annual Academy Awards telecast is that Hollywood is one big happy family of mutually supportive artists in thrall to the sacred muse of inspiration. You know better, and here are seven harsh beauties to blot out all those Oscar night air kisses. Don’t expect a happy ending.
‘American Idol’ to Let Viewers Vote via Facebook
Feb 28, 2011 Comics
Although there has rarely been a season of “American Idol” in which everyone agreed upon who the winning contestant should be, the show deserves respect for putting the power in the hands of the people and asking them to decide who will win the competition. However, for casual fans of the show, the text-message voting process may have seemed too tedious to be worth participating in.