Prime
Terrific short film by Ben Wu and David Usui about Prime Burger Restaurant, a midtown Manhattan institution. (Via Rusty Blazenhoff.) ★
CNN Names New National Political Correspondent
CNN's Jim Acosta has been named a national political correspondent for the network. CNN made the announcement on Monday. Previously, Acosta served as a correspondent...
Woody Harrelson Mocked By Reddit Users
Woody Harrelson participated in one of Reddit's "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) threads Friday, but perhaps someone should have told him it wasn't called "Ask Me...
AOL Seeks New Agency to Convince Consumers to ‘Care About AOL Again’
AOL is searching for an agency to help it devise a new brand campaign in the hopes of reconnecting with consumers, Ad Age has learned.
Paul Holdengraber: Colum McCann Discusses 9/11 on the Launch of My Show (Video)
For YouTube's new original channels initiative, Intelligent Television has launched "The Paul Holdengraber Show," which premiered this past Friday, February 3, 2012.Acclaimed novelist Colum McCann discussed 9/11, storytelling, Obama & Freder...
Television Review: Steven Van Zandt in Norwegian Netflix Series ‘Lilyhammer’
“Lilyhammer,” starring Steven Van Zandt as a wiseguy in witness protection in Norway, is the first original series on Netflix and is available via streaming video.
News Junkies Are Well-Informed — And Much Healthier?
Can people who indulge in mass media also be making more healthful decisions based on the information they consume?...
Auto Ads Score at the Super Bowl
The auto industry won the competition for top Super Bowl ads, according to ad pros and consumers polled by The Wall Street Journal.
Tim Bennett: The Secret Is Out: Gays Watch Football
Since 1992 I have watched every year for the ads and some of the game. The parties I have attended, just like this year, have a cross section of America: gay, straight, black, white, and everything in between.
Yvette Kantrow: A Look at Reuters, the Magazine
As of now, it's not clear if Reuters magazine is just a one-off or not, though Impoco in Capital New York called it a "proof-of-concept exercise" to see if Reuters can "do a print product as part of our consumer-facing push." Consumer-facing? At Davos?
