Mark Blankenship, 12.23.2009
Pop Culture Critic
Like anyone, I enjoy a lot of the pop music dispensed from Simon Cowell's empire, but it's just exciting to see this netroots campaign unseat the winner of Britain's American Idol-like X-Factor with a 15 year-old song about revolution.
Michael Russnow, 12.22.2009
Screenwriter, former Member Writers Guild West Board of Directors
The point here is to cast light on the devil incarnate of the most recent Survivor, which concluded Sunday night on CBS. Machiavellian is too tame to describe the overconfident and somewhat deluded Russell Hantz.
Stephen Viscusi, 12.15.2009
America's Workplace Guru
By
Stephen Viscusi
Today's just released "NY Times /CBS" poll confirms what I have been
preaching in this very column for months! American individ...
Stephen Viscusi, 12.14.2009
America's Workplace Guru
By Stephen Viscusi
Rosie O'Donnell, Suze Orman, Ellen DeGeneres, Wanda Sykes, Rachel Maddow, Portia De Rossi, now Meredith Baxter Birney? Is this re...
Jon Chattman, 12.10.2009
Founder of thecheappop.com, pop culture/music writer, and author of "Sweet Stache"
"It's not about vanity," Danny Aiello said sincerely via a phone interview from his New Jersey home. "It wasn't a need to sing. I wanted to sing."
Wendy Diamond, 12.10.2009
TV Personality, Pet Lifestyle Expert, Animal Rescue Advocate
Has your furry friend been naughty or nice this year? These animal loving superstars are just a few of the celebrities who appear in a new calendar sponsored by Pup-Peroni® and the ASPCA that promotes local animal shelters.
Greg Archer, 11.24.2009
Professional writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area
We live in a day and age, sadly, where more children and teens are exposed to graphic materials, whether it be of the sexual or violent nature. Adam Lambert is just another example of this.
Shawn Amos, 11.22.2009
Pop Culture Pundit and Host of 'Retro Minute'
Today is Susan Boyle's coming out party. Her debut album, "I Dreamed a Dream," is in stores, she's going to meet America on Monday's "Today Show," a...
Michael Bialas, 11.20.2009
Entertainment and Sports Journalist
Carrie Underwood has been a busy girl. The recent host of the Country Music Association Awards, talks about recent controversy and what it's like to host her own special
Mark Olmsted, 10.27.2009
Writer, Ex-Con, Anti-Litter Crusader, www.thetrashwhisperer.blogspot.com
The desire for notoriety is as old as humanity; we confuse a lot of attention with a lot of love. But recently people seem to be unable to distinguish between wanting it and earning it.
Mike Ragogna, 10.27.2009
music biz vet, entertainment writer
In 2008, Jack Johnson toured the world with his Sleep Through The Static concerts, the best of these shows assembled for his new CD/DVD En Concert.
Dr. Jim Taylor, 12.07.2009
Ph.D. in Psychology, consultant, speaker, author, and lecturer at the University of San Francisco
I believe in truth in advertising, so we should stop calling popular culture popular culture because, well, it no longer is a reflection of popular sentiment. I think a more accurate phrase is "synth culture."
Mike Ragogna, 11.28.2009
music biz vet, entertainment writer
Sounding warmer and the most at home with her recordings since the mid-seventies, Barbra Streisand, the 67-year-old vocalist-supreme, at last reclaims the musical territory she reigned over in the sixties.
Mark Joseph, 11.26.2009
Mark Joseph is a producer, author, talk show host and editor of Bullypulpit.com
Attn: Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu
From: The American People
Re: Iran
Dear Bibi,
Do what you need to do.
Sincerely,
America...
Michealene Cristini Risley, 11.24.2009
Director/producer
Does television, with the advent of Internet, cable and mobile content simply disappear? It seemed to be a reoccurring theme at Sunday's Emmy Awards.
Ken Levine, 11.21.2009
Emmy-Winning Writer/Director/Producer, MLB Announcer
It was painfully obvious that the producers of this year's Emmys had one goal only -- reverse the ratings trend and not lose again to the Weather Channel.
Ed Martin, 11.17.2009
JackMyers.com Television Critic
The new television season officially begins on Monday -- and it can't get here soon enough.
David Kronke, 11.16.2009
"I'm not going to be happy until I have half the jobs in America," DeGeneres declared. "If that means taking your job, then so be it."
Joe The Nerd Ferraro, 11.15.2009
Joe the Nerd Ferraro is a husband, dad, computer nerd, and a general pain to the local government in Audubon, PA.
I hope that President Obama calling people out on the incivilities will lessen the rewards for acting like a dope. Whether the Kanye comment was leaked or not, we all need to just start calling this behavior for what it is.
Maya Baratz, 11.14.2009
San Francisco-based product manager for MTV Networks
If you were to compare TechCrunch50 to anything related to Hollywood - a comparison folks in the tech industry love to hate - it's probably most like the Sundance Film Festival, circa anytime before this decade.
Mike Ragogna, 11.14.2009
music biz vet, entertainment writer
R.E.M. will be releasing Live At The Olympia, a 39-song, two CD set containing "working rehearsals" from 2007. I was lent a track that captures the band's energy and insightful views.