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Twitter Reality TV Series on the Way, Outrage Follows
Some bad things are inevitable, but that doesn’t make them any less depressing when they happen.... read more
Found in: Movies, News12 Music Bloggers Worth Following on Twitter
The fourth part in our Twitter recommendation series—after musicians, comedians and Trekkies—is Music Bloggers Worth Following on Twitter. We couldn't find Twitter accounts for Said the Gramophone or My Old Kentucky Blog, and Chromewaves is protecting his updates. But unsurprisingly, many music bloggers were early adopters of Twitter. In no particular order, here are a dozen of our favorites: 1. Stereogum - stereogum Why we follow: To make our guilty pleasures seem like high art. Scott Lapatine's tastes are wide open, giving equal time to Britney and Animal Collective. And his Breakfast At Sulimay's series, where old folks review hip-hop... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayJohn Roderick's Funniest Tweets
John Roderick’s band The Long Winters hasn’t released a record in a while—probably because he’s too busy being the funniest guy on Twitter. Our editor-in-chief buried him in a list of ten Twitterers last month, but a winning Tweet and a runner-up hardly does Roderick's hilariousness justice. My top 13 probably won’t satisfy you, so check him out for yourself. I have a Twitter now too! Twitter.com/katekiefer is where I'll RT Roderick's greatest hits. 1. Whenever I'm struggling to write lyrics I think of JET's #1 hit "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?" and I'm reminded that no one cares about... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayTwitter, the Movie: Director Frank Kelly Talks 140
Social media phenomenon Twitter has spawned... read more
Found in: Culture, News10 Funniest Twitterers: Comedians Worth Following on Twitter
There's an art to being interesting in 140 characters. Informational is easy. Poignancy is near impossible. A couple of weeks ago, I published a list of 10 Musicians Worth Following on Twitter, and you turned me on to the Tweets of Fleet Foxes' @rpecknold, who recently gave us five consecutive <140-character musings on the upcoming lunar eclipse in Southeast Asia. But the best Twitterers are funny, and the funniest, naturally, are comedians. So for our second guide to the Twitter-verse, we look at The 10 Funniest Twitterers: Comedians Worth Following on Twitter. (Oh and it looks like Zach Galifianakis just... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DaySex, Drugs and Twitter: Music History in 140 Characters or Less
Even technology created with good intentions can have harrowing consequences. Physicist Robert Oppenheimer expressed regret over his involvement with the development of the atomic bomb... read more
Found in: Culture, Features10 Musicians Worth Following on Twitter
Now that the Twitter universe has expanded to fans of The View and What Happens in Vegas, it's time to figure out whose 140-character tweets are worth reading. More than just concert announcements and what they had for breakfast—the miniature prose of these 10 musicians is almost as interesting as (or, in one case, more interesting than) their music. (And fake Tom Waits has been removed)...1. ?uestlove (The Roots) - questlove Best recent tweet: on behalf of big dudes everywhere: im TIRED of mofos thinking im not aware if i sit on a remote or keys or a samurai sword... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayAmazonFail postmortem: furor subsiding, hacking denied
It began with a quiet post by an author on Sunday, but by Monday, it was a national controversy and an instant go-to for anyone out to prove the power of Twitter.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsFacebook makes some changes to compete with Twitter
Have you noticed that little tag above your Facebook page lately? "Changes to the Home page are coming soon," it reads, in bold print. Obviously, CEO Mark Zuckerberg and crew want to let the masses know something new is a-brewing.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsDavid Lynch joins Twitter
The great thing about David Lynch is that whenever you think that something's too weird, even for him, he sets out to prove you wrong. Sometimes this comes out in his movies. You think to yourself, "That Lynch guy's pretty strange, but not even he would make a studio sitcom starring surreal, non-speaking bunny rabbits." Then you enter the theater and there they are, freaking you out in ways too difficult to explain. It's a patented David Lynch Moment™.... read more
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