Thursday, July 29, 2010

Undercover Karaoke with Jewel - Funny Or Die Video

Good stuff. Jewel goes undercover as mild-mannered "Karen, the frozen produce sales person."

Undercover Karaoke with Jewel from Jewel, Eric Appel, Antonio Scarlata, and FOD Team - Video

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Saturday, July 24, 2010

NYC's Naked Cowboy Sues Naked Cowgirl

Possibly the all-time greatest trademark lawsuit ever. Got to protect your branding. Only in NYC...

1-Man Rodeo - NYC's Naked Cowboy Sues Naked Cowgirl - NYTimes.com

Friday, July 23, 2010

Power Lawyers Top 100 | The Hollywood Reporter

List of the top 100 entertainment law lawyers according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Power Lawyers Top 100 | The Hollywood Reporter

Sunday, July 18, 2010

SAG TV: Digital Content Creation And Delivery

Video: great two-part SAG panel discussion regarding digital content development and distribution.

The Actor-Producer Panel: Digital Deals, Development, and Distribution - Part 1 | Screen Actors Guild

Friday, July 16, 2010

Freemium Biz Model

Article from Fast Company covering Evernote, a web and mobile app. company, that's created a successful biz model in the freemium world.

Evernote CEO Phil Libin Shares the Power of the Freemium Model | Fast Company

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Cyrus’ Jay and Mark Duplass

Interview of the Duplass bro's - writers and directors of the indie film Cyrus. The Duplass brothers are part of the new "mumblecore" filmmaker set where the creators sketch out the characters and storyline and then let the actors rip. Article is from the Writers Guild and covers their creative process.

Cyrus’ Jay and Mark Duplass

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

World's Worst Dating Site Ever

The world's worst idea and dating site ever. Video from Red Eye.

Matchmaker Moms Move to Internet - Video - FoxNews.com

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Whatcom County Farm Guide

...good resource for the 100 + local farms and wineries in Whatcom County - tours, tastings, festivals and local, organic foodie articles.

NW Farms & Food | News, Local Food and Farms in the Pacific Northwest

Monday, July 12, 2010

Only in Hollywood...

Pretty funny article and video presentation on how so many god-awful movies get the greenlight in Hollywood. Hard to believe that every year 50,000 works are registered with the Writers' Guild. There's got to be something good in there...

Superstorm: The Worst Leonardo DiCaprio Movie Never Made | Fast Company

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Duff McKagan: Leave It to Bieber

What goes better together than peanut butter and chocolate? How about Guns & Roses' Duff Mcagan and Justin Bieber? Yes, the Seattle native and former bass player for G&R writes a column at Seattle Weekly and he's just tackled the most mystifying, controversial, polarizing issue of our time: the rise of the Bieber. Well, enjoy the hell out of this one.

Duff McKagan: Leave It to Bieber - Page 1 - Music - Seattle - Seattle Weekly

Friday, July 9, 2010

Author Magazine - An Interview with Louis Sachar

...good little v-cast interview with former attorney turned author Louis Sachar. He talks about hitting the crossroads after investing so much time and money in law school only to discover that he really wanted to write books.

Once you get over the fact that he looks just like Curb Your Enthusiasm's Larry David it is a good interview!

Author Magazine - An Interview with Louis Sachar

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Iconic Symbols of Summer in America

Short article from Inc. magazine covering the "light bulb" moment in the development of iconic and nostalgic inventions in America. Includes Seattle's REI.

Summer Fun!

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Indie Filmmakers: 'Life in a Day'

Check out Ridley Scott's new project called "A Day in a life" which will be collecting indie filmmakers' documentary shorts from around the world on July 24th. Details in the article if you want to jump in...

Ridley Scott, YouTube prep for 'Life in a Day'

Monday, July 5, 2010

Pickford Film Center | Home

...if you get up to Bellingham for a weekend getaway, check out the Pickford Theatre for indie flicks...

Pickford Film Center | Home

Moosefest: Northern Exposure Fan Festival









Need some sun this summer? If you were a fan of Northern Exposure or like small, funky towns, head over to Roslyn for the weekend of July 23-25 for the Northern Exposure fan fest. Get a beer at the Brick, check out Chris's streetside radio studio and get another beer at the Brick.

Moosefest™.org Northern Exposure Fan Festival

Friday, July 2, 2010

Write Without Wanting To Be Published...

Podcast from Author Magazine. It's an interview with author Laura Munson who wrote 14 novels before getting published. She was also going thru a tough divorce during this time as well...pretty interesting story of how she stayed flexible and stopped worrying about results and all the BS that she couldn't control. Once she let go and stayed focused on the process of her writing, good things started to happen.

Author Magazine - An Interview with Julia Quinn