Category: media

“‘For Iranian men of my generation and American moms of my mother-in-law’s generation, this is a film that has seared itself into our consciousness,’ says Reza Aslan, an Iranian-American author and religious scholar. Upon the film’s 25th anniversary, it’s an interesting case-study of how early misrepresentations of an ethnicity in popular culture – one that the American public previously had no concept of – never really leave them.”

“I think the people in charge right now are from a completely different culture and don’t fully understand what they’ve been put in charge of. Hopefully, in time, and by being surrounded by all that fur and all those googly eyes, they will somehow have a Road to Sesame awakening where all the comical throwable rubber fish scales fall from their eyes and they can see clearly which way the Street runs.”

“Last month, a surgical team used Google Cardboard – cardboard VR goggles that work with smartphones and sell online for around $5 – to save the life of a baby born with half a heart and only one lung.”

“Chief Executive Reed Hastings took the stage … to announce during a keynote speech that Netflix was switched on in countries like India, Russia, Vietnam, Nigeria, Poland, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey and Indonesia. … [The service] is now in more than 190 countries, with the notable exception of China.”

“The fact that northern Virginia is home to major intelligence operations and to major nodes of network infrastructure isn’t exactly a sign of government conspiracy so much as a confluence of histories.”

“The Golden Globes worked hard on Sunday to live up to its reputation as the most unserious of Hollywood’s major awards stops, as stars spewed profanity from the stage, the host swigged beer, many presenters appeared discombobulated and A-list dinner guests disengaged early on. Oh, and some trophies were given out.” – The New York Times

“‘I’m really immersed in a world of classical music and that loses me in a void where I don’t know much about anything,’ [Gael Garcia] Bernal said of earning a nomination, admitting he was ‘delighted’ by his unexpected win.”

“At Sunday night’s Golden Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will dole out honors to some of Hollywood’s brightest stars — who will no doubt be slightly tipsy. Who will win? We have some ideas. Who should win? We definitely have some ideas.”

“The three major American TV streaming services (Netflix, Amazon and Hulu) gained 14 nominations combined, while NBC, the network channel that hosts the Golden Globes, received none.”