JANUARY 29, 2009

Full News Archive

• Headline: YouTube's Hollywood Agency Partnership. Impact: If YouTube had struck that deal with Hollywood, we might have been submitting cat videos for Academy Awards instead of actual films. Just think: the entire cinematic landscape could have been transformed into a never-ending loop of 'funny fails' and 'epic pranks'.. Fact: YouTube and Hollywood—like peanut butter and jelly, if jelly was made of corporate greed and peanut butter was just a bunch of influencers trying to sell you teeth-whitening kits..
• Headline: Bringing the Screen to the Stadium. Impact: The push to enhance the stadium experience could lead to a future where fans just stay at home and watch games in VR while munching on organic kale chips, ultimately causing stadiums to become ghost towns. And we thought haunted houses were scary.. Fact: Isn't it hilarious that the 'best seat in the house' can now be your couch? Forget about overpriced nachos—now you can enjoy the game with your own homemade snacks and no one judging you for wearing sweatpants!.
• Headline: Corporations, Tending to a Tattered Image, Clip Wings of Private Jets. Impact: As corporations cut back on private jets, we might see a surge in their executives using the subway. Just imagine the PR disaster: ‘CEO Spotted in Economy Class!’ The horror! The humanity!. Fact: They say money can't buy happiness, but it can certainly buy a private jet. Too bad they’re now trading them in for shares of their own dignity—what a concept!.