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Justin Timberlake Talks SNL, In Time

Justin Timberlake answers this question: "What is your favorite SNL song you've done?"

McBeard Podcast #4: The Tale of Groupon and Goliath

The general public is finally getting comfortable with putting the scissors and glossy newspaper clippings down in exchange for digital discounts. The McBeard team explores Team Groupon’s bold decision to turn down the Google buyout in hopes of spreading their proverbial wings and soaring (or plummeting) on their own. Aside: Listen to podcast #4 “Groupon [...]

Chrysler’s F-ing Twitter Disaster

Followers of Chrysler’s official Twitter account (@ChryslerAutos) saw some salty language come their way on Wednesday. The offending tweet read “I find it ironic that Detroit is known as the #motorcity and yet no one here knows how to f—ing drive.” For a big brand, it’s an embarrassing moment when you drop the f-bomb in [...]

McBeard Podcast #3: Comfy, Cozy Starbucks

Do you enjoy a nice, hot cup of joe? Sure! Who doesn't? Our latest podcast dives into the mindsets of those coffee enthusiasts who really, really want Starbucks to be their home away from home.

Six Months

A lot can change in six months. My needy newborn transformed into a happy baby. They’re building a large monstrosity of a house on my block that will take about six months to complete. At the end of a half-year, it’s easy to look at a baby who’s sleeping through the night, or a shiny [...]

Auto-Tuning the Oscars

In case you live under a rock, or have focused all of your waking minutes to “Sheen-Watch 2011,” here was the best moment of Sunday’s Oscar ceremony: The Gregory Brothers (of Bed Intruder fame), making it to the big time with “Auto-Tune the Oscars.” Two years ago they were three brothers and a wife who [...]

McBeard Podcast #2: Black History Month 2.0

In our second podcast, we do our small part to celebrate Black History Month, by connecting our forthcoming 2012 Historical Tweets calendar, the KKK, civil war reenactments, and Beard’s local public library. All that in less than 3 minutes. Short and sweet, it’s the McBeard Podcast: “Black History Month 2.0″ (2:56). Download audio file (McBeard_Podcast_002_Black_History_Month.mp3) [...]

iStockTheater: Ikea

Welcome to iStockTheater, where we find the most ridiculous images from iStockPhoto and well, you’ll see…

It’s Not the Words, It’s How You Say Them

Rostand’s classic play Cyrano de Bergerac (as with many movies that have been based on it) often gets boiled down to the wrong simple synopsis: Ugly guy who is good with words helps good-looking-but-tongue-tied guy get the girl. Yes, this occurs in the story—but that recap misses the essence of Cyrano. His enduring quality was [...]

Disrupting Broadcast TV

The New York Times released a pair of articles today that paint both a very bleak and very rosy picture of broadcast TV.