Tweet The weeklong, he will/he won’t debate over The Hunger Games director and co-writer Gary Ross and his decision to remain with the franchise phenomenon and direct its sequel Catching Fire is finally over. Pundits who sided with the ‘he…
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The Morning Feed: Tom Hanks joins making of ‘Mary Poppins’ drama ‘Saving Mr. Banks’
Tweet Writer Lance Ulanoff pushes aside all the debate over Facebook (FB) buying Instagram for $1 billion dollars and the instant feedback from digital consumers that FB will ruin the popular digital photo app with a great Mashable column about…
The Morning Feed: Dan Savage’s Sex Advice Show ‘Savage U’ Makes Its MTV Premiere
Tweet Veteran sex advice columnist and author Dan Savage joins the MTV community; a pop culture village populated by the Jersey Shore clan; the high school-based monsters of Teen Wolf and the reality show craziness of Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory.…
The Morning Feed: Stella McCartney unveils Team Great Britain’s Olympic Uniforms
Tweet Stella McCartney continues to enjoy good reviews from her Thursday unveiling at the Tower of London of uniforms for Team Great Britain Olympics athletes. McCartney, who collaborated with Adidas on the athletic wear, credits the union flag as…
The Morning Feed: Mike Daisey defends his controversial show ‘The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs’
Tweet The debate continues over NPR’s This American Life retracting its January 6 episode featuring Mike Daisey’s solo theatrical show of The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, a two-hour monologue of Daisey explaining his brand loyalty for Apple…
The Morning Feed: Wang Shu Receives 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize
Tweet Thomas J. Pritzker, chairman of The Hyatt Foundation, announced today that Chinese architect Wang Shu, known for using salvaged materials in many of his buildings, is the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner. Wang became the first Chinese citizen to…
The Morning Feed: The Dictator Crashes Oscars, while ‘The Artist’ Wins Top Prizes
Tweet Monday morning pundits, myself included, point to Sacha Baron Cohen’s red carpet appearance as Admiral General Aladeen, his character from his upcoming comedy The Dictator, as the main highlight of the 84th Academy Awards Ceremony last night in Hollywood.…
The Morning Feed: Skrillex, Red Hot Chili Peppers Lead Bonnaroo 2012 Lineup
Tweet After a brief digital tease with a false report streaking across social networks, the 2012 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival celebrated St. Valentine’s Day by announcing its musical artist lineup for the 11th trip to Manchester, Tennessee June 7-19.…
The Morning Feed: Grammys Remember Whitney Houston; ‘The Artist’ Cleans Up at Baftas
Tweet Celebrity culture and the public’s fascination with awards shows collided this weekend with Saturday’s death of six-time Grammy winner Whitney Houston casting a mournful mood over the the 54th Annual Grammy Awards. Granted, much of the Grammy Awards was…
The Morning Feed: Velvet Underground Sues Warhol Foundation Over Banana Logo
Tweet Velvet Underground band members Lou Reed and John Cale confirmed to The New York Post today that the iconic rock band filed a lawsuit against the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts for illegally licensing its famous banana…