November 2009
25 posts
“And he has defenders. Glenn Abel, a critic for the Web site The Wrap, wrote that...”
– Jay Leno losing his audience to DVR machines - Yahoo! News
Really, Glenn? Really?!?!
“Let me put it this way. I started broke and I’m now a billionaire. And I...”
– Liberty Media’s Malone To Heckler
“It takes almost nine months to figure out how to write on the show. You come up...”
– Dana Gould on writing for The Simpsons
"Parents Just Don't Understand: 11/25" by Susanna... →
Apropos of many of us being home with our parents, here is the latest edition of one of my favorite CH columns, where Susanna compiles true stories of parents failing to understand technology.
A Happy Thanksgiving to YOU.
“This place looks like that movie “I Am Legend.”
– Kid on the High Line
Attention people who have been to Australia.
If you had 7 days in Australia over Christmas, what would you do?
“Hollywood is the only place where everybody wants to be second to do something.”
– truism passed along by a friend
Nick Cannon: I Don't Go to Nightclubs Without My... →
Good VF write-up of our party. Very proud of the team.
Notional Launch Party Photos →
… and more here and here.
Notional unveils initial slate - Variety →
Announced our fall slate today.
“Let’s join forces.”
– Whitney’s date, smoothly suggesting they split the check, on The City.
New York Advice: The Three Ones
When he moved from Queens to Manhattan, my friend Gideon’s grandfather passed down his “three ones” advice.
“All you need is one good suit jacket, one good pickup line, and a one bedroom.”
“Wrigley’s started as a baking powder company and used to include a piece of gum with each unit sold. Then one day they realized they were a gum company and not a baking powder company.”
Heard this in a strategy meeting yesterday and found it good food for thought.
The Top 10 Most Watched Web Series →
Three out of the top ten most watched web series are CH series. Very cool.
Jay-Z Boasts He’s the New Sinatra - NYTimes.com →
I’m glad this song is getting the attention it deserves as a New York anthem. I listen to it every day on my walk to work and it gets me excited for the day.
I’m spending a couple weeks in LA on business. Last night I was talking to a girl who told me when she graduates college she wants to move to New York because “Empire State of Mind” made her realize that’s the...
WatchMy favorite new CH character.
“It’s for music, it’s for edge…”
YouTube’s Content Head Leaves to Join Ben... →
Welcome to the team, Jordan.