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Friday Favorites – And a little proselytizing

July 20, 2018 By AJ Leave a Comment

If I may step up on my metaphorical soapbox for a moment, on the heels of James Gunn’s firing from the Guardians franchise, I just want to caution the universe about this massively toxic Court of Public Opinion we’ve created. James Gunn tweeted some things ten years ago that were pretty repugnant. I’m not saying that’s okay, but I challenge you to find anyone who lives a life within or adjacent to the entertainment industry with a pristine record. I know mine’s not perfect. If we start dragging the river for sins of decades past, we’ll be left with very few idols to worship.

I question Disney’s motives here. Something smells rotten in the state of Denmark. Johnny Depp has long been accused of horrible things by multiple sources and yet hangs onto his Jack Sparrow role in their Pirates franchise. Roseanne was quote publicly tweeting and touting horrible offensive garbage long before they finally fired her last month. John Lasseter was never actually fired for his behavior — he saw the writing on the wall and stepped down himself. So why was James Gunn made the Donna Martin of their studio?

I’m particularly incensed by this whole thing because James Gunn is someone I follow rather loyally on social media. He is often outspoken on behalf of the little guy, often anti the right, anti-Trump, and has a dry sense of humor that appeals to me. Of course, I’m a fan, but I can’t say with 100% certainty he’s a good person based on Twitter — the same way I don’t think Disney should be condemning him.

Anyway, off the soapbox, onto this weeks antics….

Friday Favorites

WHAT I READ

  • Even though it airs in reruns in seeming perpetuity, I am still excited a box set of “Saved by the Bell” is coming.
  • Um…. this thread on Reddit is fascinating. I can’t tell you what it’s about here. I’m too shy. But go look.
  • This dude has been to more than 14,000 Starbucks and it’s still going. Because life goals.
  • Guys, there is a colossal Jeff Goldblum balloon in London. I would like to go Selfie there.

Friday Favorites: Goldblum Balloon

OTHER BLOGGERS & INFLUENCERS

  • My friend Alyssa is about to embark upon a life-changing journey. Follow her!
  • Raquel bequeaths us this recipe for easy cheesy garlic bread. YUM! (And by the by, speaking of cheesy…..)
  • THE TINY HANDS ARE CREEPY:

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A post shared by Geordi La Corgi & Scotty (@lacorgi)

PR & SOCIAL MEDIA

  • Oh Twitter. I love you but you make it so hard for me to stay loyal. Now touting they simply don’t have the bandwidth to fix their verification system.
  • A handful of online activists have taken to the internets to manipulate the Google algorithm and now, when you Google image search “idiot,” you get nothing but images of the biggest one:

Friday Favorites: Trump Idiot

  • Some tips to perfect those Instagram captions, kids.
  • Instagram is testing a feature that will allow public accounts to remove followers. I love this.

EARLIER THIS WEEK

  • I AM SOMEHOW UNBANNED FROM YOUTUBE! It’s a MIRACLE! I don’t know how or why, but I don’t care. I can sign in and subscribe now. I can rate. I can comment. It’s a whole new world. (Don’t know that story? Click here.)
  • Recode’s Kara Swisher conducted an EXCELLENT interview with Mark Zuckerberg. I said as much on Twitter and she thanked me for it, which was very flattering.

VIDEO SPOTLIGHT

  • Tony Award winner Gary Beach passed away this week. He is particularly special to me as I saw him in the original Broadway cast of The Producers and in Beauty & the Beast way back in previews before it was on Broadway. He also gave a phenomenal performance of iconic song “I Am What I Am” in La Cauge Aux Folles. All videos below are in his honor.

Filed Under: Pocket Fridays Tagged With: Beauty & the Beast, Disney, Donald Trump, Gary Beach, Geordi LaCorgi, Google, I am what I am, Idiot, James Gunn, Jeff Goldblum, La Cage Aux Folles, The Producers, Tiny Hands

Friday Favorites – OMG IT IS JUNE

June 1, 2018 By AJ Leave a Comment

Uh….. Happy June? Happy Summer? Where did the time go? So much in today’s Friday Favorites. I’m a little all over the place, but c’est la vie!

Friday Favorites

WHAT I READ

  • For those of you in my field, or if you’re just an avid Facebook user, it’s important to read up on their latest update; they’re doing away with trending topics.
  • I read about this nine year old who is living the dream. His Twitter account is solely dedicated to all the dogs he’s pet. I followed and turned on mobile notifications.

Friday Favorites - OMG IT IS JUNE

  • I loved reading this interview with Asana Founder, Justin Rosenstein. Who better to get organizational tips from than the creator of the leading organizational project management platform? (Note, he recommends this book, which I immediately downloaded to my Kindle and look forward to reading.)
  • I have become absolutely obsessed with Reese Witherspoon as an entrepreneur. She is the change we need. Read more.
  • Former Obama photographer Pete Souza continues to establish giving shade as an artform. He is mastering it.

OTHER BLOGGERS & INFLUENCERS

  • A Beautiful Mess offers this refreshing recipe for The Bramble Cocktail.
  • Wendy talks about the value of playtime. I whole-heartedly agree. Even for us grown ups. Especially for us grown ups.
  • A lot of sudden tragedy in the blogger community this week and my heart is broken for Pam, who lost her husband, and Chelsea, who lost her sister.

EARLIER THIS WEEK

  • My obsession with grandiose bookstores continues. I started a Pinterest Board for it. Enjoy.
  • I saw Beauty & the Beast in concert at the Hollywood Bowl starring Zoe Deschanel, Kelsey Grammer, Taye Diggs and…. Rebel Wilson as Lefou. She managed to go off book and work in a beastiality joke, leaving dozens and dozens of parents in the audience asking “HOW DO I EXPLAIN THIS TO MY CHILDREN?!” (But overall, a really fun evening.)

  • Roseanne has been condemned and her show canceled. Deservedly so. Samantha Bee got a little carried away on a point that was actually valid and apologized for it. Both cases prove that too many people do not know what racism actually is. And also what the side effects of Ambien actually are. I roll my eyes at these people.

People of all races, religions and nationalities work at Sanofi every day to improve the lives of people around the world. While all pharmaceutical treatments have side effects, racism is not a known side effect of any Sanofi medication.

— Sanofi US (@SanofiUS) May 30, 2018

  • You probably saw it on Twitter. Or the news. Kim Kardashian met with Donald Trump to discuss prison reform. Except that’s not really what she did. She’s lobbying for the pardon of a Grandmother serving time on drug charges. And to be fair, I agree with Kim that Grandma needs to get out. But deeming herself a spokesperson for prison reform is a stretch and deceptive. There is not a selfless bone in that woman’s body; I’m sorry.

Whenever she does something “selfless,” it’s just another photo opp. I can’t take her seriously. She has set herself up to have zero credibility. Which makes her pretty perfect to partner with Trump.

— AJ. (@ajfeuerman) May 31, 2018

 

VIDEO SPOTLIGHT

  • Hearts Beat Loud comes out next week and I think it looks really sweet. Not a story I’ve seen told before and surely a different type of role for Nick Offerman.

  • A couple of REALLY strong action movies are on the horizon and I am HERE FOR IT! I love big screen ass kickings. Next week, Hotel Artemis:

  • And also, this September, we get out “Sydney Bristow” era Jennifer Garner back with Peppermint:

Filed Under: Pocket Fridays Tagged With: Beauty & the Beast, Facebook, Hearts Beat Loud, Hollywood Bowl, Hotel Artemis, Jennifer Garner, Justin Rosenstein, Kim Kardashian, Peppermint, Pete Souza, Rebel Wilson, Reese Witherspoon, Roseanne, Samantha Bee, Taye Diggs

Lazy Sunday Musings

March 27, 2017 By AJ Leave a Comment

The internet is always there for me in times of need.

I suck at lazy Sundays. But I excel at the internet. Enjoy these lazy Sunday musings.

Lazy Sunday Musings

I’ve been podcast hopping this week. My latest podcast discoveries have included:

  • Missing Richard Simmons — This is even better than my friends told me it was.
  • Bloomberg’s Game Plan
  • Can He do That? — The Washington Post is using this Presidency to raise their profile and I support it.

I’m also quite obsessed with the pursuit of justice for Brad’s wife. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, click here. I can only fantasize how I’d handle this as a social media manager. To begin, I have brainstormed some of the reasons Cracker Barrel may have fired Brad’s wife:

  • Her comfort was not made from scratch.
  • Her “fancy fixins” were not that fancy.
  • The sun had set on her sunrise sampler.

Earlier this week I asked my Facebook friends a question I heard on the radio: Which celebrity would you least like to be stuck on a deserted island with? Some of mine:

  • Kanye West
  • Any Kardashian
  • Ann Coulter

I didn’t put Trump there because that’s just too obvious.

I saw Beauty & the Beast and I liked it. I didn’t love it, though. I think this article sums it up perfectly well. I need to start going to more movies again; I’ve fallen out of the habit lately. I used to stay up late at night at least once a week watching new movie trailers and deciding what I would go see that weekend…. If only there were 34 hours in a day. I’d really like to see Get Out, which seems to have taken the world by storm, and I’d like to see – believe it or not – the new Power Rangers movie. I’m apt to steer clear of Life, despite is starring Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal and this interview with them being delightful:

Before I actively resume my lazy Sunday (hypocrisy intended), let me leave you with this amazing article best summed up with part of the headline: “I’m Sweary AF and That Ain’t Gonna Change.”

Filed Under: Pocket Fridays Tagged With: Beauty & the Beast, Bloomberg, Get Out, Jake Gyllenhaal, Lazy Sunday, Life, Missing Richard Simmons, Ryan Reynolds, Washington Post

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