Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Occupy Riverdale

Occupy Riverdale

Sorry, Elizabeth Warren. Valiant effort, Paul Krugman. Good night and good luck, Keith Olbermann. There’s a new progressive hero in town, and his name is Archie Andrews.

'Arrested Development': A big day

'Arrested Development': A big day

No waiting for rebooted season to play out: Netflix will release all 10 new episodes at the same time

How a Reddit User's Post Made Him a Hollywood Screenwriter

Storyboard: How a Reddit User's Post Made Him a Hollywood Screenwriter

This edition of the Storyboard podcast goes deeper into the story of James Erwin, a 37-year-old former software manual writer whose reddit post turned into a screenplay.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Warner Bros. Wins Big Superman Ruling, Can Use Key Documents

Warner Bros. Wins Big Superman Ruling, Can Use Key Documents



Eriq Gardner

Ninth Circuit rejects Toberoff's contention that attorney-client privilege applies even though he disclosed nature of stolen documents to prosecutors investigating theft.

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Broadcasters Jump on Cloud to Fend Off Netflix, Amazon

Broadcasters Jump on Cloud to Fend Off Netflix, Amazon

Teri Hatcher of ABC?s Desperate Housewives fame was the emcee on the opening day at this week?s National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference in Las Vegas, which is expected to attract 90,000 people. And NAB's president and CEO, Gordon Smith, gave his annual state of the industry address. But it would behoove NAB to have handed Salesforce.com's Marc Benioff the honors instead, writes Victor Cruz.



RIP William Finley (1942-2012)

RIP William Finley (1942-2012)

Cult movie actor William Finley passed away on Saturday at age 69. He was best known for portraying doomed composer Winslow Leach in Brian De Palma's classic Phantom of the Paradise, though he also appeared in such films as Sisters, The Fury, The Wedding Party, Dressed to Kill, and The Black Dahlia.

Monday, April 16, 2012

Pulitzer Prize Shocker: No Fiction Prize Awarded

Pulitzer Prize Shocker: No Fiction Prize Awarded


Andy Lewis
For the first time since 1977 -- and only the sixth time ever -- the Pulitzer board declined to honor a book in the fiction category

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