Best reaction so far on getting an Emmy nomination:
Tom Bergeron, who's nominated for Best Reality Show Host for Dancing with the Stars, tweeted:
”Emmy Prediction: Probst will still find a way to win this thing!”
Thursday, July 19, 2012
2012 Emmy Nominations
The 2012 Emmy Nominations came out today, and some snap judgments:
1) Yay for Max Greenfield and Mayim Bialik getting nominations for New Girl and the Big Bang Theory!
2) It's great that Peter Dinklage gets recognized, but he was the only actor recognized from Game of Thrones (who did get a Best Drama nod).
3) No love for Glee other than Dot-Marie Jones. I thought Lea Michele did awesome this year.
4) Best Reality Show Host - excited about Cat Deeley and Phil Keoghan, but Betty White? I love Betty White, but is this a rule now that every award show must have Betty White in it?
5) Sherlock got recognized with a nod for Best Miniseries or Movie, as well as Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.
6) No Katey Sagal for Sons of Anarchy, but Kathy Bates got nominated for Harry's Law?
7) Jon Cryer got nominated for Two and a Half Men. This slot should have gone to someone else more deserving, like Johnny Galecki or Joel McHale.
8) Boo for the lack of noms for How I Met Your Mother. I thought Jason Segel did great work this year. Max Greenfield probably took Neil Patrick Harris's usual spot.
1) Yay for Max Greenfield and Mayim Bialik getting nominations for New Girl and the Big Bang Theory!
2) It's great that Peter Dinklage gets recognized, but he was the only actor recognized from Game of Thrones (who did get a Best Drama nod).
3) No love for Glee other than Dot-Marie Jones. I thought Lea Michele did awesome this year.
4) Best Reality Show Host - excited about Cat Deeley and Phil Keoghan, but Betty White? I love Betty White, but is this a rule now that every award show must have Betty White in it?
5) Sherlock got recognized with a nod for Best Miniseries or Movie, as well as Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.
6) No Katey Sagal for Sons of Anarchy, but Kathy Bates got nominated for Harry's Law?
7) Jon Cryer got nominated for Two and a Half Men. This slot should have gone to someone else more deserving, like Johnny Galecki or Joel McHale.
8) Boo for the lack of noms for How I Met Your Mother. I thought Jason Segel did great work this year. Max Greenfield probably took Neil Patrick Harris's usual spot.
So You Think You Can Dance - First Elimination Show
Last night was the first time we really get to see the new format of So You Think You Can Dance since Fox canceled the results show, and it was jam-packed. I'll talk about the eliminations later.
I thought the group number was great, although it was impossible to tell who was who, other than Cyrus. Mr. Y and I are also convinced that the group number is pre-taped, because there was no way the dancers could have changed, taken off their makeup, and got their hair re-done in that short period of time.
I didn't think the routines last night were as good as the ones from last week, but there was still some standouts.
Favorite routines
1) Janaya and Brandon's Broadway routine from Sean Cheeseman. This piece didn't really have a lot of dancing, but Janaya and Brandon really sold it. Their acting was great, and their interactions were believable and playful. I also like the music - I saw Linda Eder in concert once and she was amazing.
2) Audrey and Matthew's contemporary routine from Sonya Tayeh. Despite Matthew's distracting eyeliner, this piece was a strong one. Audrey and Matthew are great partners, and they really threw themselves into the routine. I wish Audrey was more aggressive, but if I didn't know the background of the story, I wouldn't have missed the aggressiveness. So overall the routine still works well for me.
3) Tiffany and George's foxtrot from Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin. There were some issues with the hold and footwork, but overall the foxtrot was fluid and the two of them really connected as partners. Who knew that Sinead O'Connor did a version of "I Want to Be Loved by You?"
Least favorite routines
1) Cole and Lindsay's hip-hop(?) from Christopher Scott. I hate to include this routine, because I really like Cole, but this routine did not work. Lindsay did not have the sexiness to pull the vamp thing off, and Cole was just creepy when he stayed in character throughout the judges' comments. Plus these two went first, so I'm afraid they may be in trouble next week.
2) Janelle and Dareian's hip-hop(?) from Christopher Scott. I thought Christopher Scott really bombed this week with his two routines. This one was kinda cute, but there was not enough dancing, and it was very cheesy.
3) Amber and Nick's tango from Miriam Larici and Leonardo Barrionuevo. The tango itself was fine, but Amber and Nick were pretty disconnected from each other. Amber seems to really hate her partner, and Nick looked uncomfortable, even though it was his own style.
Eliminations
I wasn't surprised that Janaya and Nick were in the bottom, but I was surprised about the other four. I'm not a big fan of Alexa and Daniel, but I thought their jazz routine last week was pretty good, and they have gotten a lot of screen time. Perhaps the judges' pimping of Alexa actually hurts her, plus her lack of personality. Chehon and Witney were even bigger surprises for me - maybe going first last week really hurt them. I think the judges made the right call. Chehon and Witney were the best and most entertaining dancers out of the bottom six, and deserved a second chance. Amber must be thrilled to be getting Brandon as a partner as opposed to staying with Nick.
Predictions on who will be in trouble next week
Boys: Cole, Dareian, and Brandon
Girls: Janelle, Tiffany, and Lindsay
I thought the group number was great, although it was impossible to tell who was who, other than Cyrus. Mr. Y and I are also convinced that the group number is pre-taped, because there was no way the dancers could have changed, taken off their makeup, and got their hair re-done in that short period of time.
I didn't think the routines last night were as good as the ones from last week, but there was still some standouts.
Favorite routines
1) Janaya and Brandon's Broadway routine from Sean Cheeseman. This piece didn't really have a lot of dancing, but Janaya and Brandon really sold it. Their acting was great, and their interactions were believable and playful. I also like the music - I saw Linda Eder in concert once and she was amazing.
2) Audrey and Matthew's contemporary routine from Sonya Tayeh. Despite Matthew's distracting eyeliner, this piece was a strong one. Audrey and Matthew are great partners, and they really threw themselves into the routine. I wish Audrey was more aggressive, but if I didn't know the background of the story, I wouldn't have missed the aggressiveness. So overall the routine still works well for me.
3) Tiffany and George's foxtrot from Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin. There were some issues with the hold and footwork, but overall the foxtrot was fluid and the two of them really connected as partners. Who knew that Sinead O'Connor did a version of "I Want to Be Loved by You?"
Least favorite routines
1) Cole and Lindsay's hip-hop(?) from Christopher Scott. I hate to include this routine, because I really like Cole, but this routine did not work. Lindsay did not have the sexiness to pull the vamp thing off, and Cole was just creepy when he stayed in character throughout the judges' comments. Plus these two went first, so I'm afraid they may be in trouble next week.
2) Janelle and Dareian's hip-hop(?) from Christopher Scott. I thought Christopher Scott really bombed this week with his two routines. This one was kinda cute, but there was not enough dancing, and it was very cheesy.
3) Amber and Nick's tango from Miriam Larici and Leonardo Barrionuevo. The tango itself was fine, but Amber and Nick were pretty disconnected from each other. Amber seems to really hate her partner, and Nick looked uncomfortable, even though it was his own style.
Eliminations
I wasn't surprised that Janaya and Nick were in the bottom, but I was surprised about the other four. I'm not a big fan of Alexa and Daniel, but I thought their jazz routine last week was pretty good, and they have gotten a lot of screen time. Perhaps the judges' pimping of Alexa actually hurts her, plus her lack of personality. Chehon and Witney were even bigger surprises for me - maybe going first last week really hurt them. I think the judges made the right call. Chehon and Witney were the best and most entertaining dancers out of the bottom six, and deserved a second chance. Amber must be thrilled to be getting Brandon as a partner as opposed to staying with Nick.
Predictions on who will be in trouble next week
Boys: Cole, Dareian, and Brandon
Girls: Janelle, Tiffany, and Lindsay
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Connie Schultz Provides a Teaching Moment
A conservative blogger, sensing a scandal after seeing a bunch of pictures of Connie Schultz, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, getting cozy with Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), sent the following e-mail to Schultz:
Moral of the story? DO YOUR RESEARCH!
Email from conservative blogger, dated July 9, 2012:
Dear Ms. Shultz,
We are doing an expose on journalists in the elite media who socialize with elected officials they are assigned to cover. We have found numerous photos of you with Sen. Sherrod Brown. In one of them, you appear to be hugging him.Schultz's response:
Care to comment?
Response, dated July 10, 2012:
Dear Mr. [Name Deleted]:
I am surprised you did not find a photo of me kissing U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown so hard he passes out from lack of oxygen. He's really cute.
He's also my husband.
You know that, right?
Connie Schultz.As of yesterday, Connie Schultz is still waiting on a response from the blogger
July 17: Waiting, I'm waiting....Schultz posted the whole exchange on Facebook, but declined to name the blogger because she believed it's just a young intern who can learn something from the mistake.
Moral of the story? DO YOUR RESEARCH!
Monday, July 16, 2012
Fendi Baguette
The famous rectangular Fendi Baguette is celebrating its 15-year anniversary, and it is re-issuing six of its most famous Baguette bags. It's named after the crusty French bread because like the baguette, it's designed to be tucked under one arm.
The Fendi Baguette is the first It-Bag I remember, and it was because of Sex and the City. In an episode, a mugger took Carrie Bradshaw's purple sequined Baguette, and she uttered the memorable line, "It's not a bag! It's a Baguette." I was intrigued by the shape and decided to look it up, and I thought it was great that this simple shape can be a canvas for so many wild fabric and details.
Time did a profile on its 15 favorite Fendi Baguettes, and Pamella deVos, a fashion designer under the name of Pamella Roland, was featured in the New York Times for her collection of 75 Fendi Baguettes.
My personal favorite among the ones I saw? This one.
The Fendi Baguette is the first It-Bag I remember, and it was because of Sex and the City. In an episode, a mugger took Carrie Bradshaw's purple sequined Baguette, and she uttered the memorable line, "It's not a bag! It's a Baguette." I was intrigued by the shape and decided to look it up, and I thought it was great that this simple shape can be a canvas for so many wild fabric and details.
Time did a profile on its 15 favorite Fendi Baguettes, and Pamella deVos, a fashion designer under the name of Pamella Roland, was featured in the New York Times for her collection of 75 Fendi Baguettes.
My personal favorite among the ones I saw? This one.
Yahoo! Hires Google's Marissa Mayer as CEO
Yahoo! just announced that it hired Marissa Mayer, one of Google's top executives, as its new CEO.
This is an interesting move by Yahoo!, perhaps indicating that it's serious about going back to its technology roots instead of continuing its recent (and unsuccesful) attempt to become a media company. Mayer was one of Google's most photogenic and public faces, and has an engineering background. She made both Fortune's list of 50 of the Most Powerful Women in the World and Glamour Magazine's list of Women of the Year, and was profiled in an article in Vogue.
I'm personally happy another woman has been tapped to such a high profile role. There are very few women running major companies, especially tech ones, and Mayer is more than qualified for the job. Good luck to her!
This is an interesting move by Yahoo!, perhaps indicating that it's serious about going back to its technology roots instead of continuing its recent (and unsuccesful) attempt to become a media company. Mayer was one of Google's most photogenic and public faces, and has an engineering background. She made both Fortune's list of 50 of the Most Powerful Women in the World and Glamour Magazine's list of Women of the Year, and was profiled in an article in Vogue.
I'm personally happy another woman has been tapped to such a high profile role. There are very few women running major companies, especially tech ones, and Mayer is more than qualified for the job. Good luck to her!
Thursday, July 12, 2012
New York Times Weddings & Celebrations
I like to check out the New York Times wedding announcements. Those who call it the sports page for women isn't that far off, although a lot of men also admit to reading it. Occasionally I would see people I know, which is fun.
I also like the side articles that show up on the Weddings & Celebrations section, like this one about two women whose photos were side by side on the Society Page of the New York Times back in 1982 because of their weddings. Almost thirty years later, one of the women were cleaning and found the old page, and realized that the woman whose picture was next to hers is the mother of her daughter's boyfriend. The daughter and the son did end up getting married, and yes, their wedding announcement also ended up in the Times.
I also like the side articles that show up on the Weddings & Celebrations section, like this one about two women whose photos were side by side on the Society Page of the New York Times back in 1982 because of their weddings. Almost thirty years later, one of the women were cleaning and found the old page, and realized that the woman whose picture was next to hers is the mother of her daughter's boyfriend. The daughter and the son did end up getting married, and yes, their wedding announcement also ended up in the Times.
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