Netflix Roundup #3
“Dreamworks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg told the newspaper the deal, worth $30 million per picture to Dreamworks over a number of years, was “game-changing” and represented a bet that viewers would…
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Chomsky’s Responsibility Redux
“If the responsibility of intellectuals refers to their moral responsibility as decent human beings in a position to use their privilege and status to advance the cause of freedom, justice,…
Netflix Roundup #2
Netflix signs a two-year agreement with Discovery (renewed, expanded, and non-exclusive). More on that note, Netflix plans to focus on TV Shows, as they comprise of “60 percent of the…
Packing Up the Kids
“With stamps attached to their clothing, the children rode with railway and city carriers to their destination.” According to the Smithsonian’s Flickr account, at least two children have been mailed…
New Silverstein
“There are kids underneath my bed,” Cried little baby monster Fred. 145 out of 1,500 of Shel Silverstein’s poems (many unpublished) have been carefully selected by family members to create…
A Look at What Makes Google Translator Tick
“Google Translator deals with translation on the basis not that every sentence is different, but that anything submitted to it has probably been said before.” Google Translator defies traditional methods…
Netflix Roundup
“Our view is with this split of the businesses, we will be better at streaming, and we will be better at DVD by mail.” Reed Hastings, Netflix Co-founder and CEO,…
Meet “Carla”
“Did I ever think I’d be taking my top off for rent money? No. I was in my mid-30s and had never danced before…” Lawyer-turned-stripper “Carla” shares her story of…