main page
"To follow knowledge like a sinking star,
|
click here for a bigger sunset
One small voice in the proud tradition of FreeBlogging*
Saturday, June 14, 2003
posted by gbarto at 8:43 PM:
AOL is running this pitch:Top 10 AOL Studio Shows: Why Lisa Marie, Craig David and Lee Ann made the cut.
Umm... okay... I learned a neat word the other day from - of all places - the news and info scroll they run on tv sets in fast food restaurants. The word is omphaloskepsis. It means navel gazing. I'm not sure whether telling you the quaint way I learned the word in a McDonald's qualifies, but this surely does. I understand that the media and entertainment industry gives itself Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and all that and tries to package "Hollywood celebrates itself" as something other than group egomania, but I think AOL letting you know how cool these people must be because AOL chose them is either arrogant, clueless or both. How about the top three who declined to do AOL's Studio Show and their reasons? That could make for interesting reading. Except that it would involve the unscripted utterances of celebrities, but at least it would show AOL Time Warner managing some perspective about where it sits in the universe.
In any case, I just thought I'd better pass along the info. After all, if you're trying to be hip, you wouldn't want to make the mistake of favoring someone who couldn't even negotiate a win-win deal with the world's largest media conglomerate.
* * *
French Elections, 1st round
Second round special page
Second Round Results Map
The TurkeyBlog main page contains only the 20 most recent entries.
To go further back, check the archive in the right hand bar.
