Giving Marvel’s Agent Carver a go this morning. Expectations are low.

20 minutes later…

The costumes are attractive and the sets gorgeous. The era is full of craftsmanship and I love the authenticity of past decades.

Much of real life in the here and now is plastic and imported.

But the lenses are too soft, the colors too vibrant, the lights too shimmering. Overall it looks absurdly fake and this style feels well overdone.

Every show in this time period doesn’t “have to” look this way.

#tv #comics #marvel

“Thank you…Ah, Juicy Fruit.”

#cuckoosnest

WTF with Marc Maron Podcast - Episode 556 - Chrissie Hynde

Chrissie Hynde was just an unabashed rock and roll music fan from the Midwest before a journey to England turned her into a genuine rock star and the face of The Pretenders. Chrissie tells Marc about her early influences, including biker culture, underground comics and FM disc jockeys. Plus, she explains why The Pretenders wouldn’t have happened without Lemmy.

I’ve had a crush on Chrissie Hynde about as long as I’ve had a memory.

There’s also the painful insight of withdrawal before she gets on the show.

Podcast is linked below…

Audio file: WTF Episode 556 - Chrissie Hynde - MP3

Maron’s funny as hell — listen to his podcast and watch his show on Netflix.

PS— Hynde saw Bowie touring to support Hunky Dory.

PS2— not to be too cheeky but I have a podcast, too. 😉 It’s almost as good as Maron’s. Almost.

#podcasts #marcmaron

A Teenager’s View on Social Media

I read technology articles quite often and see plenty of authors attempt to dissect or describe the teenage audience, especially in regards to social media. However, I have yet to see a teenager contribute their voice to this discussion. This is where I would like to provide my own humble opinion.

For transparency, I am a 19-year-old male attending The University of Texas at Austin. I am extremely interested in social media’s role in our society as well as how it is currently evolving. Thus, the views I provide here are my own, but do stem from observation of not only my own habits but my peers’ habits as well.

This article will not use any studies, data, sources, etc. This is because you can easily get that from any other technology news website and analyze from there. I’m here to provide a different view based off of my life in this “highly coveted” age bracket. That being said, I’m not an expert at this by a long shot and I’m sure there will be data that disproves some of the points I make, but this is just what I’ve noticed.

I think the best way to approach this would be to break it down by social media network and the observations/viewpoints I’ve gathered over the years.

It’s lengthy but good.

#socialmedia

This day is dragging on and on and on and on. However… I did find this in my internet travels.

#cats

A Conversation With the World’s Most Self-Loathing PR Person

Meet the PR guy who sent a grade school-level “Updog” joke to hundreds of other publicists.

#funnies

Peeps, here’s your video jam for today from two of my most absolute favorites: Placebo and Frank Black of the Pixies.

Oh to have been there.

#musicvideos #placebo #frankblack

In other news… I’m not a snob. Really. Most days I’m just too self absorbed to interact with people.

#confessional

My new year’s goal for this year is to only enter even numbers on the microwave. I’ve had good luck with odds in the past.

#random

Science…For Her!: Megan Amram: 9781476757889: Amazon.com: Books

Megan Amram, one of Forbes’ “30 Under 30 in Hollywood & Entertainment,” Rolling Stone’s “25 Funniest People on Twitter,” and a writer for NBC’s hit show Parks and Recreation, delivers a politically, scientifically, and anatomically incorrect “textbook” that will have women screaming with laughter, and men dying to know what the noise is about.

She might be some funny culture icon on twitter but the cover alone is degrading to women and science.

Yeah, yeah.. nothing is untouchable when it comes to comedy. Whatever.

#notfunny #science