When I first heard of Justin.tv, I was insanely jealous. The idea was so brain-dead simple that a lot of people -- including me -- wondered how we hadn't come up with it first.
In our tough economic climate, it's worth reminding ourselves that losing a job might not be the end of the world. Sure, it never feels good, but for these well-known folks, getting the boot from their gigs provided the impetus for them to reach even greater successes.
The software giant's new ad starring Jerry Seinfeld has drawn largely negative reviews online after premiering Thursday night during NBC's broadcast of the National Football League's season kickoff game
Technology writer Josh Quittner explains why comedian Jerry Seinfeld is the perfect person to promote the computer and software company's beleaguered Vista operating system
When I first heard of Justin.tv, I was insanely jealous. The idea was so brain-dead simple that a lot of people -- including me -- wondered how we hadn't come up with it first.
In our tough economic climate, it's worth reminding ourselves that losing a job might not be the end of the world. Sure, it never feels good, but for these well-known folks, getting the boot from their gigs provided the impetus for them to reach even greater successes.
The software giant's new ad starring Jerry Seinfeld has drawn largely negative reviews online after premiering Thursday night during NBC's broadcast of the National Football League's season kickoff game
Technology writer Josh Quittner explains why comedian Jerry Seinfeld is the perfect person to promote the computer and software company's beleaguered Vista operating system
In an episode of the television show "Seinfeld," Jerry Seinfeld worries that his dentist has converted to Judaism so he can tell jokes about Jewish people. Someone asks Seinfeld, "And this offends you as a Jewish person?" No, he says, "it offends me as a comedian."
Jessica Seinfeld, cookbook author and wife of comedian Jerry Seinfeld, is being sued by the author of another kitchen how-to, accusing her of copyright infringement and defamation.
Handed down since Moses was kvetching about having to cross the desert in his bare feet, Jewish humor emanated from Eastern Europe where the Hebrews overcame some seriously hellacious circumstances on the way to the Promised Land. "Laughter through tears," they called it.
Video courtesy ABC The upside of being married to one of the world's most famous comedians: You've got a leg up on getting publicity for your cookbook. The downside, according to Jessica "Mrs. Jerry" Seinfeld, author of the bestseller Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food, is that the success of the cookbook also brought accusations of plagiarism.
Video courtesy Late ShowJerry Seinfeld turned his wife's recent cookbook controversy into a comedy bit Monday night, telling David Letterman he and Jessica Seinfeld are paying no mind to the "wackos."
"It's pretty neat. I've always had a childhood obsession with wanting to fly and I think is the closest I'm going to get because I'm playing a character that can just take off and fly wherever he wants. I don't think I'm going to get the superman part."
Alexander Graham Bell had it right from the beginning. "Mr. Watson," he called to his assistant through the first working telephone, "come here -- I want to see you."
Hollywood may not have a Harry Potter, Spider-Man, Shrek or Capt. Jack Sparrow on its upcoming lineup. Yet the fall and holiday schedule does offer filmgoers a chance to catch up with some familiar characters, stories and movie-making teams.
Here's to dads! With Father's Day almost here, Monster.com surveyed hundreds of working fathers and found that 58% think their employers should do more to accommodate the demands of fatherhood; 71% of those with a child under age 5 took a paternity leave when it was offered. The poll also found that, if money were no object, 68% of fathers would consider being stay-at-home dads.
Alexander Graham Bell had it right from the beginning. "Mr. Watson," he called to his assistant through the first working telephone, "come here?I want to see you." Fifty years later, the first television transmission made his words literal. And now, 130 years later, the pieces are falling into place to finally let us all be seen.
• GRACE SLICK, 67 CAPTAIN, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE SMART MONEY MOVE: "Politically I'm just a little bit to the left of a Sandinista, but for financial stuff I always listened to my father, a Republican ...
To borrow Lloyd Bridges' immortal line from Airplane, if you're a sports fan, you picked the wrong year to give up sniffing glue. Or maybe the wrong era.
The tale of a pair of cartoon rats and their adventures in the sewers of London wasn't enough to beat out Kris Kringle and a faux Kazakh journalist at the box office this past weekend.
As a kid, I never missed an episode of "The Cosby Show." Then again, I never missed an episode of "She's the Sheriff," so it was with some trepidation that I approached this season 1 set. Was the show as fresh and funny as I remembered, or merely a convenient excuse to ditch homework for 30 minutes?
The soup chef made famous in an episode of "Seinfeld" isn't saying "No soup for you" anymore. In fact, he's trying to bring his creations into homes across America.
Sizing up management talent is always a valuable skill, but to money manager Ron Baron and his investors, it's worth millions. As manager of the Baron Partners Fund--the best-performing diversified...
WHEN HOLLYWOOD DEVELOPED THE digital videodisc a decade ago, no one expected TV shows on DVD to amount to much. Television series hadn't sold well on videocassette, in part because good shows staye...
As television heavyweight "Seinfeld" returns to prime time this week, viewers are reminded of the impact sitcoms have on pop-culture psyche -- and their contributions to our vocabulary.
American Express has tapped comedian Ellen DeGeneres and actor Robert DeNiro to star in one of its largest advertising campaigns in recent years, said a newspaper report Friday.
Q I recently took over a department full of employees who expect me to do what their last boss did: Dress as Santa for our holiday party. I'd rather die. How do I wiggle out of this duty without hu...
1 Call your assistant and tell him you're out of pocket for all July. Really, it's been far too long since you've properly celebrated Lasagna Awareness Month. While you're at it, send a shout-out u...
They've got to rank as the most expensive business lunches ever: $54,000 each. That's the price per meal paid by an anonymous bidder at a recent charity auction for "A Year with the Titans"--10 lun...
Bob Anzel is visibly worried. Here it is, 7 p.m. already, and the comedy club where he works, Stand-Up NY, is virtually empty on this crisp autumn evening. Maybe it's the presidential debates airin...
"I can't, uh, really define irony," says Winona Ryder in the 1994 movie Reality Bites, "but I know it when I see it!" Thus this spokeswoman for her generation launched the decade's tradition of mis...
If TV imitates life, look for these plot lines in prime time next season. On NBC's Seinfeld, Jerry puzzles over the value of the stock options he gets from a network TV mogul. On ABC's Home Improve...
Maybe it's the acceptance of middle age and the spread that can go with it, but eating well (see table) and wearing more comfortable clothes -- including grunge, as in downright ratty, or what WASP...
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