Paul Jacobson

Tag: Entertainment

  • Music to make food by

    We have an unwritten and evolving list of things we would like to do ay home. I am sure most people do. One of the things I would love to do is install some sort of system where we can play great sounding music in every room of the house and be able to pick…

  • iOS apps to share what you watch on TV

    We don’t watch as much TV as we used to. Having children tends to cut back on your available TV watching time. When we do watch, we have our regular shows we watch almost religiously. It’s not surprising, then, that I found two iOS apps, in particular, really interesting: Tunerfish and IntoNow. Tunerfish is a…

  • Cloverfield

    I just watched the full trailer for a new JJ Abrams movie coming out in January 2008.  It is apparently a monster movie along the lines of a Godzilla but written for the USA.  Here is a basic synopsis from the official site: Now watch the teaser trailer.  It is reminiscent of the Blair Witch…

  • The fun things people do to their friends …

    I have been looking around at Vimeo a little this evening and came across this video showing the fun things people do to their friends … Nick vs. The Internet on Vimeo That first one got me nicely the first time I saw it too … Technorati Tags:fun, joke, scare, loud, shriek, friends

  • Naked, chocolate Jesus … who gets to eat what?

    I just saw this story on Reuters about how a Manhattan art gallery cancelled its plans to exhibit a life-sized chocolate Jesus, sans the loincloth. What I am wondering is who gets to eat which bits and is there greater significance attached to different body parts … ? (Image source: Stuff.co.nz) Technorati Tags:chocolate, jesus, naked,…

  • Mel Gibson doesn’t like to be wrong

    Mel Gibson was giving a speech recently at the Cal State Northridge about his movie Apocalypto (saw it, was pretty hectic and I enjoyed it) and he was challenged on his portrayal of the Mayans by an authority on the topic.  His response was less than friendly … Ok, he told the academic to "fuck…

  • You know when the government says they can’t do it … ?

    I was flipping through some videos from Boston Legal on YouTube and came across this gem.  I haven’t seen this episode yet but I gather the basic issue is that the US Department of Homeland Security maintains a list of people who are not permitted to fly across the USA, presumably because Homeland Security deems…