Good news struggling bands: Warner Brothers is going to give Perez Hilton his own imprint. The guy who declared Fidel Catro dead and supports Heidi Montag's delusions of musical grandeur can help you make it big.
Why are they giving him this deal? Because musicians like Eric Hutchinson have done well after Perez's endorsement. And that's the music business model: Idiots telling other idiots what to buy.
Vladmir Putin is Time magazine’s Person of The Year.
Russia is a creepy place, Whoopi Goldberg is an idiot, and our acceptance speech for winning the award two years in a row will have to go unused.
What else is there to say? This self-made story is a blatant attempt to boost Time's newsstand sales and web hits, and it works every time. You can read more about their selection process here.
Every week a bunch of cultural stuff happens. Here are some thoughts related to that.-raronauer
Well, it’s that time of year again: early November, when people first start complaining that Christmas coming earlier every year.
It might be true this year. My favorite media meanie came into the office yesterday with a seasonal Starbucks coffee cup. It’s not even Thanksgiving and I’m already tired of Starbucks' holiday cheer.
As a Jew in the media, the only thing that Christmas means to me is year-end round-ups, which came early this year, too. Time magazine’s Person of the Year hype machine started yesterday. With any luck, Whoopi Goldberg won’t succeed in making a color the Person of the Year. CONTINUED »
