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Armchair SociologyFriday Jun 12, 2009
Social Media And Your Behavioral DisordersThis Venn diagram pretty much sums up why we love Twitter. And it is available in 3XL!
Thursday Mar 19, 2009
Guess Who an AIG Head is Wearing?
We just had to stare and blink at this for a couple of minutes. Really? Che Guevara? Socialist revolutionary? Morgan Stanley? AIG?! Are you freaking KIDDING?! Via Buzzfeed. Wednesday Mar 11, 2009
Will Hair Transplants Beef Up A Resume?According to an article in today's LA Times, many bald men are getting hair transplants to compete in today's competitive job market. At least, that's the excuse for the expensive cosmetic procedure. From David Lazarus' article: "Society discriminates against bald people," said Dr. William Rassman, who runs the New Hair Institute. "If you have two people coming in for a job, and one of them is partly bald, you'll think that the one with hair has more youth and vitality." We have to respectfully disagree. We at FBLA like balding men- even prefer them. Hair loss is often a side effect of high testosterone levels. And those high testosterone levels have all sorts of other wonderful side effects- Found via LA Observed, of all places. Thursday Feb 19, 2009
FBLA Readers Say Monkey Cartoon 'Ain't Right'
By an overwhelming majority, our readers that voted think the cartoon by Sean Delonas that ran in the NY Post yesterday was inappropriate at best. A lot of people voted in on this one. A lot. It's clearly got people 'up in arms'. For the record - we thought the New Yorker cover last summer was funny and pretty decent satire. The controversy around it was stupid. But the cover was poignant. Here's the thing with comedy: poking fun at power is funny. Kicking the weak is not funny. Monkeys - very funny. Cops shooting monkey dead - not funny. Cops being stupid - funny. Cops assassinating man-like mammals - not funny. Equating our new first black president to an assassinated (shot twice in the chest) monkey - NOT FUNNY. And even saying,"No, no - he didn't mean Obama - he meant Congress." We say that true racists - true ones - not the ones you have to read between the lines to see they are kind of biased - but the real ones. The ones on the mailing lists for neo-Nazi groups. The ones that complain that their local dry cleaner won't starch their white hood properly. When those people look at this cartoon - do THEY see Congress? And if THEY like it - hang it in their cabins - put it on t-shirts and email it to all their friends - then? - then is it racist? Friday Feb 13, 2009
Chris Brown Allegedly Changes His Facebook Status To Single, Causes Media Storm
We thought the issue of domestic violence would keep the media from treating the incident like any other trashy celebrity break up. But no. MediaTakeOut.com has a screen capture of a Facebook page that supposedly belongs to Chris Brown. It shows Brown in the arms of a brunette, his relationship status as single, and his status reads, "Chris Brown thinks you'll begin to see her true colors. Believe it!" We know this, not because we have ever heard of MediaTakeOut.com before, but because we read about their "scoop" on the websites of the LA Times, NBC, ABC, and Washington Post. A Google news search of the tags Chris Brown, Rihanna and Facebook gave us 5,684 articles that have been published in the last 24 hours. And this coming Monday, MTV will air "Chris Brown & Rihanna: Love in Trouble". Maybe some of this will raise public awareness about the problems of violence in relationships. Right now, it just feels like a tabloid free-for-all. FBLA Readers Say Women and Those Allergic to Nuts - Brace Yourselves
Our polls are not very scientific. We doubt if they'll ever hold up in court. But we learn things from them. Being allergic to chocolate is more sympathetic than being a dude on Valentine's Day. So put that in your EpiPen and smoke it. Thursday Feb 12, 2009
FBLA Readers Unite - Whittier is Horrible but La Habra is Worse
Our poll yesterday asked if the Octuplet's Mom could make Whittier look any worse. There was a general consensus that Whittier is crappy, but a whole bunch of you chimed in that La Habra is not the best place in the world either. In a effort of full disclosure: we've never been to La Habra. But we have been to Oroville, California and Burley, Idaho...which makes us an expert in horrible places. We're glad we can have these deep philosophical discussions with our readers. Our little Rand McNally round table. Wednesday Feb 11, 2009
FBLA Readers Agree LinkedIn Has Not Got a Lock
Yesterday we asked what networking site is your favorite. So apparently, this is how it's going - publications that are niche are hiring and thriving. Social networking sites that are niche...meh...no one goes there. Fickle pickles. Tuesday Feb 10, 2009
FBLA Readers Watched the Grammys, Liked It
This is the first time we've done a poll where we've been given more answers than we've written. Serious. The write-in answer was pretty popular yesterday. We asked what the best part of the show was and here are the responses (the ones that make sense):
Gee whiz. We really dropped the ball on this one. Here is our editorial conversation on the subject of the Grammys: TD: Want to do a post about the Grammys? Friday Feb 06, 2009
FBLA Readers Say to Make LA Nuts Just Add Water
We asked yesterday if rain makes Angelenos lose their collective minds. The answer? Yes. The headline from CBS2:
If Angelenos could handle their rain they'd be Seattleites...or Oregonians in exile. PreviouslyAll of FBLA Readers Think the Octuplets Story is Pretty Weird Most FBLA Readers Polled Don't Think Actors Are Usually As Big of Jerks As Bale Vast Majority of FBLA Readers Feel Sorry for Super Talented, Ridiculously Rich Michael Phelps FBLA Poll Reveals Hidden Liberal Bias According to Poll, FBLA Readers Are a Bunch of Emos FBLA Readers Say Obama Outshines Oscars California Gays Punched Again This Month FBLA's Big Reveal - They Are Republican's Shoes America Meet Your New Punchline: The BlackBerry RNC Loves America - Hates Media, Attempts Killing Messengers Super Bowler and the Curse of the Glorified Hall Monitor LA Weekly Credits GOP for Gay's Rights to Marry in California Is Victoria's Secret Putting Us On? Craigslist Ad: Executive Luxury Gift Buyer Citizen Journalism Goes Ultra Low-Tech User-Generated Content: How Much Does it Cost If It's Free? ClearPlay Gets Rid of Sex, But Keeps Plenty of Hubris Around Cary Tennis: Since You Asked Becomes Book Cary Tennis: Chop Down Family Tree Too Hairy for Me--Cary Tennis Lobs One Into the Bush Ask Ted Koppel, Go Ahead, Ask Him Isn't He Getting Too Old For This Shit? Ben Goldhirsh for Hollywood Student Council Prexy. Probably the most heterosexual blog entry we've ever had... A half-baked "Rudy" for the YouTube age Tivo Destroying White Collar Worker Solidarity East Coast vs. West Coast - the IM War Party Review: Screenwriter Superbowl Shindig |
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