Casino Caucuses? Casino Caucuses! Edition
Todays links of interest:
- Judge allows casino caucuses to proceed
Casino caucuses has just become my new favorite phrase! The question is, of course, which of the candidates has the balls to hit on a 16 when the dealer is showing a 7. - Four paparazzi arrested after chasing Britney Spears
Well sure, they found out that one paparazzo was banging her, and figured that they had a chance, as well. - Hollywood directors reach deal with studios: source
No further details. AP assumes this means the writers will fall in line soon. - FOX 11 to Manning: No Seinfeld for You!
So apparently, "Seinfeld" his the favorite show of Eli Manning of the New York Football Giants. And since they are in Green Bay this week to take on the Packers, the local FOX affiliate has decided not to run it. Which is this weeks "dumbest thing I’ve ever heard." Because there aren’t a thousand other ways for a highly-compensated football player to watch "Seinfeld?" I mean, if it’s that important, couldn’t they just have the team steroids guy run out to Best Buy and get a portable DVD player and some DVDs? I’m rooting for the Packers because Bret Favre rules, but if Eli Manning was quoted as saying "fuck those guys, I’ve got a Slingbox," I would have to switch teams. - Baseball owners extend Selig’s contract
Proving, once again, just how amazingly stupid and inbred the MLB owners actually are. And of course, casting doubts on Selig’s ongoing fluctuating relationship with the truth, since as recently as 2006, he was saying that we was going to leave after his current contract was done. From this fan’s standpoint, Selig has done exactly two good things: interleague play and the wild card. Everything else during his reign has been pretty much a disaster. But as we’ve established many many times, the MLB doesn’t take their fans’ standpoints into their calculations. - ‘Idol’ Producer Weighs In On Contestants’ Professional Backgrounds
Wait! You mean that "American Idol" isn’t a show that is all about giving unknowns their big break? You mean that they are bringing in contestants with a lot of professional experience? You mean that there are aspects of "American Idol" that are as fake as every other "reality" show out there? Good lord in heaven, whatsoever shall we do?!?! - WGA deals offer hope, but not much more
Additional side deals are struck with the WGA, allowing the show to, uh, go on. At least for a few. - Steve Jobs: "People Don’t Read Anymore," Android Is Going Down
Jobs is probably only speaking for himself… - Makers of Scrabble try to shut down online version
Typical. Rather than seeing "Scrabulous" as a cool way to build the brand, the Scrabble people go straight to suing. - NBCU Expands Out-of-Home Digital Ad Initiatives
Despite the distinct lack of new programming in the foreseeable future (reality programming not considered worthy of consideration), NBCU tries to convince people that television can be enjoyed outside the home. - Blogger Bullying Draws a Website Warning
A Gawker versus Facebook showdown. A lot less interesting that you’d imagine. - Oscars on, one way or another
The challenge, of course, is for those who host annual Oscar parties to spread the fun over multiple events.