May 2013
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Buycott Helps You Put Your Money Where Your Mouth...
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Have you ever wondered if the money you spend ends up funding causes you oppose? The front page of Buycott’s website poses this question to visitors. In a political landscape where a dollar for Stephanie Meyer turns into a boon for anti-gay rights organizations and cash-flooded lobbyists have…
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Yahoo! Purchases Tumblr For $1.1 Billion, Promises...
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In a press release sent out this morning, Yahoo! confirmed rumors that spread last week that it is indeed purchasing the microblogging and social network Tumblr. At a total of approximately $1.1 billion in cash, the buyout is expected to go through in the second half of this year. David Karp,…
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Teaser Trailer For Batman: Arkham Origins Kicks...
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The game isn’t set to come out until October 25, but Batman: Arkham Origins has been pumping the gaming community full of adrenalin for months with teases about new characters and storylines. Today is no different. Warner Bros. Games Montreal has released a 41-second teaser trailer for the…
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I have to get a new Xbox before October somehow. Batman and I...
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Jim Tews: An Open Letter From a Decent, White Male... →
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Dear Reader,
My name is Jim Tews. I’m a thirty-one year old white male, and I’ve been a comedian for about ten years now. Currently, people of my race and gender make up the majority of standup comics in this country, and we have for a very long time. Comedy in this country has a pretty solid…
A-MOTHERFUCKING-MEN.
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April 2013
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Improv Is Easy!: I Think That Was My Last Harold... →
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I started this blog a year ago after Harold auditions. My message then: “I guess I’ll keep trying.” That carried me to these Harold auditions. It’s been a year and that won’t work for me anymore.
To be clear: What I’m Not Saying:
I’m not saying that I am going to stop doing improv.
I’m not saying that I won’t take another class.
I’m not angry at UCB or upset about...
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Boston Marathon Bombing: The Aftermath, Both Bad...
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From the tragic events of yesterday, there are many things to be taken from the bombing of the Boston Marathon. Recovery efforts continue to be made as officials sift through the wreckage for someone to blame and loved ones visit those caught in the blasts as they fight for their lives in nearby…
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Writing this made me feel both sad and hopeful.
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Boston Marathon Bombing: Updates And Where To Go...
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You’re all probably aware of the explosions that occurred near the finish line of the Boston Marathon this afternoon. I was made aware of it by my brother (volunteering at the marathon as an EMT this year, as both he and I have done in the past) who texted me to say, “I’m…
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Boston police have also shut down cell service to prevent possible remote...
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ComiXology Accepts Blame For Saga #12 Not Being...
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News spread like wildfire yesterday about Apple banning the sale of Saga #12 due to it containing graphic imagery of gay sex, even if the images were relatively small. Now, it turns out that ComiXology is lifting the blame form Apple and putting it on itself instead. Today, ComiXology CEO David…
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Apple didn’t ban a comic from being published...
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WHEN YOUR SPACEWORK COACH SCREAMS, "EVEN MORE!"
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(suggested by Adam Keys)
Adam has definitely gone through improv training with Asaf Ronen and myself, because this is something we both do. Feverishly.
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#MockingAsSocialCommentary
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Thanks to hair-brained Twitter schemes by those who thankfully don’t know any better than to offend, an angry feminist can also be a funny feminist when making pointed social commentary. Back in February, those who lead the MRA (men’s rights activists) movement created the hashtag…
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On this April Fools’ Day, see some people mock some real fools who...
March 2013
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Tumblr Breaks 100 Million User Mark, Follow These...
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Without any fanfare, Tumblr managed to tick up to and past the 100 million blog mark this week. The burgeoning internet giant, founded in 2007 by David Karp, has gone on to have more than 44.6 billion posts by its many users. Blogs range from the celebrity-run kind to social movements to…
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Happy milestone achievement, Tumblr. Now, to start scrolling...
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ComiXology Suspends Offer For 700 Free Marvel...
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The past few days have busy for ComiXology thanks to different developments at SXSW. In fact, it seems like they’ve been a bit too busy for the company to handle. First, ComiXology announced a new Submit program for aspiring comic book creators to self-publish through its platform. Then,…
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twoboobsjohnson:
There’s one part of me that’s like:
You should do your work, and then you wouldn’t be so stressed, and you would feel a great sense of accomplishment, and you’d have free time when you’re finished.
But then there’s this other part of me that’s like:
No.
They both make such good arguments.
I’m covering SXSW for Techcitement and this is exactly how I feel after four...
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SXSW: Opening Remarks From Bre Pettis, From The...
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Festival goers have packed the Austin Convention Center’s Exhibit Hall 5, waiting for the official kick off to SXSW Interactive when Director Hugh Forrest makes his first appearance. When Forrest does take the stage, he claims the rain currently drizzling on Austin is a geek innovation….
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SXSW: SENSITIVE HULK GET MAD AT PUNY MARVEL OVER...
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Techcitement learned of Marvel’s upcoming Project Gamma announcement at SXSW and knew this would be a perfect topic for Sensitive Hulk to discuss. IS OKAY, HULK HAVE SPOT OF DUST IN HIS EYE. HULK NOT CRYBABY. HULK SENSITIVE, NOT WUSS. SOMETIME HULK JUST GET MAD AT PR INDUSTRY. HULK…
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SENSITIVE HULK SMASH BAD MARKETING DECISIONS.
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Domino's Pizza + Singing Anime Character =...
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Normally, we at Techcitement blanch at the thought of publicizing a company’s obvious attempt at viral-video marketing, but sometimes the stars align to make the perfect mix of humor, marketing, and startled disbelief. Such is the case with this beautifully odd video from the best terrible…
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So odd. Can’t look away. Can’t look away. So odd....
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Pre-SXSW: Marvel Comics Is A Big Tease For SXSW...
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What exactly is Marvel planning for SXSW 2013? For the last few weeks, the entertainment giant has been hinting at a mysterious first it plans to announce at the festival. Last year, saw the release of Marvel ReEvolution during the SXSW Interactive’s ScreenBurn Arcade (now simply called SXSW…
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Smashing together two of my obsessions, comic books and...
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Oh God, This Robot Can Fling Cinderblocks At You
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A little under a year ago, Techcitement published a list of murderous robots, partially because the Powers That Be here wanted to protect the future of humanity from the mechanical hordes. People mostly laughed at the aforementioned list. Robotic research think tank Boston Dynamics, who we…
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And in today’s frightening news, we have this beast.
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Man’s Life Falls Apart Because Of Viral Video
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No one is going to argue against the notion that hockey is a rough sport. Movies have been made highlighting the violence inherent in the game for decades. Most recently, the critical darling Goon, starring Sean William Scott and Liev Schreiber, takes its place along other memorable movies about…
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Recycled R³bots Rule →
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Creators, both of the tangible and intangible kind, construct some of the most appealing and memorable robots out of a mixture of ideas from the past, present, and future. That exact idea is what led product and toy designer Marco Fernandes to create R³bots.
The R³bots project began as an idea for a stop-motion short movie and has transformed into real-life, blinking,...
February 2013
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Improv Quotes Adorning Walls of The Institution... →
These amazing prints appear at The Institution Theater and were created by David Kantrowitz. See more great quotes (and buy prints) at Kantrowitz’s Improv Artvice.
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Into The Depths Of The Amazon — Top Ten Ridiculous... →
What’s a tech site without a fun list of what they think are some of the greatest Amazon spoof-reviews? Little did CollegeHumor dream almost four years ago when they review-bombed the infamous Three Wolves tee-shirt what majestic awfulness they had truly created….The mocking Amazon reviews now range from intentionally dreadful and hokey to deliberate and simply, piling one more ironic...
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Howard Stark was a worse father than Odin. Pass it...
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I see your Odin and Howard Stark…
And raise you one Brian Banner.
^^^ Oh snap, that’s hard to beat.
Let’s just throw Harold Barton into the list here.
Jesus, the Avengers should just be called the ‘My Dad’s a douchebag’ club.
At least they had dads.
Omg batman YOU DONT...
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Have A Designated Driver If You Play The Last... →
Let’s not mince words: Someone has invented a video game that serves you beer.
Specifically, that someone is the McKinney advertising agency, who built The Last Barfighter machine for its client, Big Boss Brewing.
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A New Medal For A New Brand Of Warfare |... →
On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced that the Pentagon is creating a new medal to recognize an extraordinary achievement of servicemen outside of the combat zone via Remote Piloted Aircraft (RPA) or cyber warfare. The Distinguished Warfare Medal doesn’t require the recipient to have risked his or her life, setting it apart from all other combat awards.
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Hulu’s Late Valentine’s/Early President’s Day Gift... →
This weekend and this weekend only, the entire world is welcome to a festival made up of what are arguably the best movies ever made when the folks at Hulu put the fabulous Criterion Collection online for free (well okay, with commercials, but still, close enough). The Criterion Collection features the greatest directors, the finest actors, the most talented cinematographers, writers, costume...
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“When I worked on situation comedies like “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” and...”
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From Seven Writer’s Rules for Survival in Animation, this is advice that works for improv too. (via shortmikeshort) (via improvisorsimprovisor)
I disagree. In fact, I was kind of shocked to find this statement from sources I usually agree with about improv. You can simply look to a group like...
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“When I worked on situation comedies like “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” and...”
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From Seven Writer’s Rules for Survival in Animation, this is advice that works for improv too. (via shortmikeshort) (via improvisorsimprovisor)
I disagree. In fact, I was kind of shocked to find this statement from sources I usually agree with about improv. You can simply look to a group like...
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“Can we stop saying “little” before “improv” when we introduce our shows, as in...”
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(Me, via a Facebook post)
I’m sure I’ve done this plenty of times. In fact, I know I have. It’s funny that what a lot of people feels is simply a casual way to introduce themselves can have this kind of subconscious, detrimental effect too.
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Star Trek Into Darkness Geolocation App Detects... →
The guessing game is on for what’s going to happen in Star Trek Into Darkness from all the numerous previews, trailers, and sneak peeks of said movie.
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It’s A Bird! It’s A plane! It’s Digital... →
Thanks to the rise of e-publishing, digital distribution of comics is suddenly a viable business model, and DC Comics is using its latest digital series, Adventures of Superman, as a showcase for a slew of A-list creators.
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