Something Burning

Month: August 2009

  • Thank You, Mashable

    Just like everybody else, I follow Mashable on twitter and check the site when I can.  Yesterday, thanks to Mashable, we had some sense of wtf was going on with all the social networking sites that crashed due to “Denial of Service” attacks.  So Mashable gets my “Favorite Follow” this Friday.  Thanks for everything, Mashable.

  • Noah’s Friends Push His Book To #1 On Amazon In Just A Day

    A few weeks ago, author and organizational psychologist Noah Blumenthal launched a campaign to land his new book, BE THE HERO, on the New York Times Bestseller List, a lifelong goal. He asked each of his friends to tap their social networks and spread the word: For every one of his books purchased on August…

  • The Band Passion Pit Just Performed In The Hallway Here At The MTV Office

    Just ended a mtg early so I could bolt up a flight of stairs and catch Passion Pit performing in our hallway. Here’s me passing security on the way up, then running into Passion Pit’s label rep, Grace Lee… Untitled from Ross Martin on Vimeo. Keep hearing all this buzz about them being a Woodie…

  • Picture DL Hughley & Michael Chertoff Debating The Torture of Somali Pirates…

    Happy to hear last night (at Haru, which is way too loud) that a new format, “The News Has No Clothes,” is gaining momentum. After a successful experiment at the Aspen Ideas Festival, it’s now getting packaged and shopped for TV. The format brings a performance element back to topical (political) comedy. As Craig Minassian…

  • Most Awkward Interview on Live TV Ever (tonight)

    UPDATE: I can’t believe the fockers at MSNBC took this video down. I could spend time tracking down another copy because I’m sure it’s back on the web somewhere, but I’m on a short conf call that’s actually got my attention and it’s going to end soon, so no time to go looking. Moving on……

  • “How To Be Inappropriate”

    Zoo Press published my book of poems, THE COP WHO RIDES ALONE, in 2002. I think like 25 people bought a copy, and that’s ’cause they were just being nice or are in my family. Then they all sold their copies back to The Strand and Amazon. By the way, you can buy this amazing…

  • Maximum Respect for Hova

    Jigga made history at All Points West last night, subbing for the Beasties, doin’ Bk proud, and dedicating it all to Yauch and MJ. The legacy, the glory, the genius of Jay-Z continues…