George W Bush is Hitting the Theaters!!

Here is some crazy news that I have been hearing a lot about this week, there is a movie coming out about the life of George W. Bush! At first I thought it was a joke but it is real. It is going to be called W and it will go threw his life as a child all the way up to his presidency. The movie is going to star Josh Brolin as Bush and is set to open on October 17, right before the election. They have almost all of the cast except for Dick Cheney and Karl Rove. They are suppose to start shooting the movie this Monday in Louisiana. It is being directed by Oliver Stone who has done a lot of political movies including "Nixon" and "JFK". He said that this movie is going to be more comical than those movies because George W Bush is funny. I think that this movie is going to make a lot of money simply because of the fact that Bush is such an idiot and says the dumbest things. I am definitely going to see it when it comes out. I also think it is going to be a controversial movie that is going to be the topic of many debates. But, I guess we will have to wait until October to see how it turns out.

More Facebook Games....

We all know the many Facebook games that we get sent day after day. Most of the time I accept it and then never use it because I don't know how to figure it out. I just read that they are coming out with a fantasy football one. Sports Illustrated will be creating the fantasy football and other sports related games for Facebookers. They are trying to reach people that are already sports fans and also people that aren't to in turn make more money on their own website. The Sports Illustrated website, SI.com, doesn't get as many visitors as other sports sites such as ESPN.com so they are trying to reach new people and make their Internet interactions grow. I think it is a good idea because the best way for them to reach people and get them involved right away is a Facebook game. It will definitely give attention to the SI website. The fantasy football game sounds fun too, I might even play it when it comes out!

Ryan Seacrest is EVERYWHERE!!!

Ryan Seacrest got his start as the host of American Idol when it first started and ever since then we haven't been able to get rid of him. He does the top 40 radio show, host a show on E! and now he is in serious negotiations with CNN to take over the Larry King Live show. Apparently he has filled in for Larry in the past and Larry said that Ryan would be his first choice to take over the show. I think Ryan needs to take it easy before everyone starts to get sick of him. I already am, I think hes corny. He belongs on the Disney channel or something in my opinion. You can't turn on anything without seeing him, the radio, every TV channel, and now maybe even CNN?!?! I think it is becoming too much. And I wonder, what ever happened to that other guy that also hosted American Idol when it first started? I bet hes upset that he missed out on all that fame. Anyways, I think Ryan needs to take a break for a little while so that everyone doesn't get sick of him and start to hate him like me!

My How Times Have Changed

Reality TV is getting sexier and sexier with every new episode. I watch a lot of the MTV and VH1 reality shows and I think those are probably the worst when it comes to too much sex. Tila tequila is a bisexual that is looking for love with both men and women on her show and they all sleep in one giant bed! I think that people from the old days would die if the ever saw these shows. What made me realize how much of a difference there is between the older generation and the new one was the other night when I was visiting my grandmother. She was talking about her and my grandfathers songs they dedicated to each other throughout their lives and then she stopped and burst out laughing. Of course we all wanted to know what she was laughing about so hard so we asked her to tell us, but she said it was too raunchy and risque. We kept asking her to tell us, even though I was kind of nervous that I wouldn't even want to hear what she was going to say. Finally when she stopped laughing she told us that my grandfather sang her a song that went "Will you still love me when my engines broken? when my bolts are rusty?", something like that. So we were all laughing hysterically because if she thinks that's raunchy then what would happen if she sat down and watched Tila Tequila or Flavor Flav!? That was kind of a long story but I think it proves how much times have changed, imagine how much sex we are going to be seeing in the future!!

I'll Never Stop Downloading Illegally

Although I know downloading music is wrong and I could get in trouble for it I would never stop doing it. What am I suppose to do go out and buy every CD that comes out to see if I like the songs on it? No way! I don't have the time or money to do that. I guess I could go on itunes but they never have all the songs that I want and I don't want to pay 2 dollars when I know I can get it for free. One of my cousins has gotten sued by Kazaa for downloading music illegally and they had to pay money to the company. I was shocked when I found out and I thought about stopping my illegal downloading but instead I just went to a different website to download from. I guess I won't learn my lesson until I get sued (knock on wood). Morally I don't think I am doing anything wrong, I am supporting the artists by listening to their music and if they make a really good CD then I will go buy it. I think that some day they will make downloading music off the computer legal and then we won't have to worry about getting sued for it, but until then I will keep braking the law and hope that I won't get caught!

My Thoughts on Body Image in Commercials!

After listening to the presentations in class today it made me really think about commercial's depictions of women. It is true that every commercial you see has a skinny beautiful model. That is an extremely bad influence on children especially these days when beauty is so stressed to young girls. Like we were talking about today in class, even the dove commercials that are suppose to be about not having the perfect body still have pretty women. I guess it is good for girls to see that different body types can be on TV commercials too but I don't think it is enough. On the other hand I try to put myself in the position of the buyer of the products and I know that I wouldn't want to buy a lipstick from a fat, ugly, old lady, so in a way the strategy works. A company is not going to put themselves in a position were they could lose money just so young girls don't develop eating disorders. I think that this problem will never be fixed there will always be skinny, fit, beautiful girls in commercial so maybe we need to start teaching our kids more about having self confidence.

Movie Industry in Trouble??

Just like the music industry the movie industry may be in losing sales. There is a new website out called Surfthechannel.com that allows you to stream new movies as soon as they are in theaters. This could mean a huge loss in movie sales for the industry. They are trying to get rid of the site but it is hard to track down the operator of it. I think that if the price of going to see a movie wasn't so expensive then people wouldn't go online to watch them as much. Going to the movies is one of the biggest things to do when you are bored or want to just go out so it will never stop making money, unlike just going out to buy a CD. So I don't think they have that big of a problem on their hands.

Internet Addiction, a Real Thing!!!!

So I was doing my usual looking online for media news that I can use to write a blog and I came across something very interesting. There is an actual disease called DSM-V, which is an addiction to the Internet. I couldn't believe this!! I mean I know people that are always checking their facebook and myspace and that never get off aim but really? An actual addiction?? The research for Internet addiction first started in South Korea after several cardiopulmonary-related deaths in Internet cafes and after a game related murder. They consider Internet addiction one of its most serious health problems. Can you actually believe this because I cant!?!?!? This is not only a real disease, it is a serious problem in some places. So all you gamers and myspaceaholics beware because you might have a serious problem on your hands! This is the link to see the actual article...http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/165/3/306

Tricking the Paparazzi

There is this new show called Pop Fiction on E! that is all about tricking the paparazzi. I watched it for the first time the other day and I thought it was a great idea. The paparazzi create rumors all the time and now it is the celebrity's turn to play with them. The one episode that I saw had Eva Longoria and Mario Lopes trying to make the paparazzi think they have something going on between them. They went shopping and then out to lunch. To really give the paps something to talk about Mario gave Eva a necklace and then put it around her neck. Just a few hours later these pictures and footage was all over the Internet. The paps are a very big influence on media. The fact that they could take a picture and then a few hours later have everyone thinking that Eva and Mario are having an affair is incredible. This new innovative show is a great Way to show the influence that the paparazzi have on media. The above picture is one from the show when Eva gets the necklace that I found on the Internet at a gossip sight.

A Long Time Question Answered.

Something I have always wondered is why CDs and DVD's always come out on a Tuesday. At first I didn't catch on and never really thought about it as I'm sure a lot of people haven't. I do not think about this everyday and let it haunt me but I just always wonder why Tuesdays? Who came up with that day and why?? It did not occur to me until this moment to look it up and get this question answered for me once and for all. According to Yahoo! Answers.com the reason that CD's come out on Tuesday is because there was always a mid week slump for the entertainment industry so they wanted to pick things up. The reason DVDs come out on that date is for the same reason and also because they didn't want to mix DVD sales with box office sales. Although this answer is vague and didn't tell me who made up this rule, it was the most information I could find with google. It will put my mind at ease and I will no longer wonder why. So for everyone that has ever had the same question as me there is your short answer!

Computer Hackers can get into the Pentagon??

I am always worried about ordering things off the computer or typing in any of my information because of all the hacking incidents I hear about. In the back of my mind I think what are the odds of it happening to me but the truth is it is very possible it could. I recently heard about three Chinese guys that claimed to have hacked into the pentagon computer and downloaded information. Whether or not I believe them I don't know but I do know that they are able to hack into most computers as long as they know a little bit about the software. I was reading an article on CNN.com where they had an interview with these three hackers. The leader of the group is named Xiao Chen and he has two colleagues that he works with. One is a former computer operator, another is a marketing graduate and the Chen says he is self-taught. If they are telling the truth and have gotten into the Pentagon computers they have a lot of power. The government is worried that they will try to carry out "cyber warfare". The pentagon said that the computer networks in many countries including the U.S, Germany, Britain and France have had intrusions that originated in China. Who knows how many of these hackers are out there right now trying to get information that could do a lot of damage to our government. Not to mention Xiao Chen and his colleagues have a website of their own that gives directions and advice about how to get into computers, so that means we are all at risk!

The Snow Has Got to Go!

I have lived in New England my whole life and I am used to it being cold and snowing all the way into March, but that doesn't mean I have to like it! In the last couple weeks I was starting to see signs of spring, and I was getting excited because I love springtime. Now, all of the sudden we have MORE SNOW! I was not happy when I woke up this morning, and I don't have class on friday's so I cannot justify the snow by saying, "at least class was cancelled." That is another thing that bothers me about winter, it seems like whenever it does snow it is either over the weekend or on a day that I don't have class. Can I get a snow day please?!? At least then I could deal with this terrible weather but instead my car won't start and I'm stuck in the house all day! But I guess it doesn't matter anyways because I don't have a car to take me anywhere. These are some of the reasons why I hate february, because it is not quite spring yet but I am sick of winter. Does anyone else feel my pain?