John Oliver took a subtle swipe at Deadline’s coverage of Last Week Tonight in the latest episode of his HBO show.
The British comedian mocked this very publication in a segment about medicine, doctors and state medical boards.
We were the latest television target after Oliver slammed Dancing with the Stars in a segment about North Carolina Republican Mark Robinson, who compared it to Stalin’s showtrials.
Deadline regularly covers Oliver’s salvos on a Sunday and we found ourselves in a somewhat meta situation, recapping his jolly jab at us. It was not unlike our coverage of Hasan Minhaj’s speech at the Independent Spirit Awards, where he said that we have the “web layout of a Craigslist ad” but admitted this site “governs our lives”.
The Deadline reference came after a clip from Fox’s 9-1-1: Lone Star (the second ding at Disney given that...
The British comedian mocked this very publication in a segment about medicine, doctors and state medical boards.
We were the latest television target after Oliver slammed Dancing with the Stars in a segment about North Carolina Republican Mark Robinson, who compared it to Stalin’s showtrials.
Deadline regularly covers Oliver’s salvos on a Sunday and we found ourselves in a somewhat meta situation, recapping his jolly jab at us. It was not unlike our coverage of Hasan Minhaj’s speech at the Independent Spirit Awards, where he said that we have the “web layout of a Craigslist ad” but admitted this site “governs our lives”.
The Deadline reference came after a clip from Fox’s 9-1-1: Lone Star (the second ding at Disney given that...
- 3/11/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
San Francisco, June 8 (Ians) Video game retailer GameStop has fired CEO Matt Furlong without cause, appointing Ryan Cohen as Executive Chairman, effective immediately.
Furlong started at GameStop in June 2021 and oversaw things like the company’s move into NFTs, November layoffs, and firing the company’s CFO.
GameStop has also made Mark Robinson the company’s new aceprincipal executive officer” with a title of general manager, according to a form 10-q from the company in the US.
Last year, GameStop terminated its Chief Financial Officer Mike Recupero, while sacking employees in another round of mass layoffs.
Furlong had told staff in an email that the “reductions” were an attempt to help the company operate more “nimbly”.
“After investing heavily in personnel, technology, inventory and supply chain infrastructure over the past 18 months, our focus is on achieving sustained profitability,” Furlong wrote.
“This means eliminating excess costs and operating with an intense owner’s mentality.
Furlong started at GameStop in June 2021 and oversaw things like the company’s move into NFTs, November layoffs, and firing the company’s CFO.
GameStop has also made Mark Robinson the company’s new aceprincipal executive officer” with a title of general manager, according to a form 10-q from the company in the US.
Last year, GameStop terminated its Chief Financial Officer Mike Recupero, while sacking employees in another round of mass layoffs.
Furlong had told staff in an email that the “reductions” were an attempt to help the company operate more “nimbly”.
“After investing heavily in personnel, technology, inventory and supply chain infrastructure over the past 18 months, our focus is on achieving sustained profitability,” Furlong wrote.
“This means eliminating excess costs and operating with an intense owner’s mentality.
- 6/8/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Just in time for the warm weather, we compile the best sun-drenched tunes since 1991, in Bigger Than the Sound.
By James Montgomery
Photo: Universal
Think back to every awesome/romantic/borderline-insane thing you've ever done during the summer. Chances are, there was music playing when you did it. And it was probably playing very, very loudly.
That's because, perhaps more than any other time of the year, summer is practically made for music. It's when we pump up, strip down, make terrible decisions and basically have the times of our lives. And, somewhat fittingly, music is always there with us. It's the soundtrack to our every hookup, breakdown and tanning mishap. It's what's in the air at the beach, the time-share or the club (well, either that or Axe body spray). It's part of our memories, along with that terrible tattoo you got down in Panama City.
So for a...
By James Montgomery
Photo: Universal
Think back to every awesome/romantic/borderline-insane thing you've ever done during the summer. Chances are, there was music playing when you did it. And it was probably playing very, very loudly.
That's because, perhaps more than any other time of the year, summer is practically made for music. It's when we pump up, strip down, make terrible decisions and basically have the times of our lives. And, somewhat fittingly, music is always there with us. It's the soundtrack to our every hookup, breakdown and tanning mishap. It's what's in the air at the beach, the time-share or the club (well, either that or Axe body spray). It's part of our memories, along with that terrible tattoo you got down in Panama City.
So for a...
- 5/26/2010
- MTV Music News
Just in time for the warm weather, we compile the best sun-drenched tunes since 1991, in Bigger Than the Sound.
By James Montgomery
Photo: Universal
Think back to every awesome/romantic/borderline-insane thing you've ever done during the summer. Chances are, there was music playing when you did it. And it was probably playing very, very loudly.
That's because, perhaps more than any other time of the year, summer is practically made for music. It's when we pump up, strip down, make terrible decisions and basically have the times of our lives. And, somewhat fittingly, music is always there with us. It's the soundtrack to our every hookup, breakdown and tanning mishap. It's what's in the air at the beach, the time-share or the club (well, either that or Axe body spray). It's part of our memories, along with that terrible tattoo you got down in Panama City.
So for a...
By James Montgomery
Photo: Universal
Think back to every awesome/romantic/borderline-insane thing you've ever done during the summer. Chances are, there was music playing when you did it. And it was probably playing very, very loudly.
That's because, perhaps more than any other time of the year, summer is practically made for music. It's when we pump up, strip down, make terrible decisions and basically have the times of our lives. And, somewhat fittingly, music is always there with us. It's the soundtrack to our every hookup, breakdown and tanning mishap. It's what's in the air at the beach, the time-share or the club (well, either that or Axe body spray). It's part of our memories, along with that terrible tattoo you got down in Panama City.
So for a...
- 5/26/2010
- MTV Music News
Right now I’m listening to Weezer’s Raditude, which is more weird than it is good (though “Can’t Stop Partying” is a wonderful song for many reasons). Driving back from a bar last night, “Tired of Sex” came on the radio and reminded me of the spark the band used to have. “Tired of Sex” is so incredibly loud and angsty (it’s a major contributor to the emo movement circa Get Up Kids and Saves the Day, I think), but it’s clearly a young person’s song. It’s not a song (nor is Pinkerton a record) that you write in your 30s because it’s about being youthful and full of angst and hormonal despair. And when you’re a rock star in your 30s, you get access to expensive equipment and you can spend the rest of your life producing glossy garbage.
Raditude, conversely,...
Raditude, conversely,...
- 3/30/2010
- by Danny Djeljosevic
Need a little help identifying the newest batch of "celebrities" on "Celebrity Apprentice?" We've got you covered.
The newest cast of NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice" is as follows (from left):
Carol Leifer: A stand-up comedian and author, she is said to be the "real Elaine," as the character of Elaine on "Seinfeld" was partially based on her. She recently became a vegan because she felt that as a Jewish lesbian, she "wasn't part of a small enough minority."
Sinbad: A stand-up comedian and actor, getting his start on "Cosby Show" spin-off "A Different World." He has also appeared in "Houseguest" and "Jingle All the Way."
Maria Kanellis: A WWE wrestler and a model, she is the on-screen love interest to Santino Marella in the soap-opera-for-men world of professional wrestling.
Rod Blagojevich: Blago is currently awaiting trial for scheming to auction off Illinois's vacant U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder.
The newest cast of NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice" is as follows (from left):
Carol Leifer: A stand-up comedian and author, she is said to be the "real Elaine," as the character of Elaine on "Seinfeld" was partially based on her. She recently became a vegan because she felt that as a Jewish lesbian, she "wasn't part of a small enough minority."
Sinbad: A stand-up comedian and actor, getting his start on "Cosby Show" spin-off "A Different World." He has also appeared in "Houseguest" and "Jingle All the Way."
Maria Kanellis: A WWE wrestler and a model, she is the on-screen love interest to Santino Marella in the soap-opera-for-men world of professional wrestling.
Rod Blagojevich: Blago is currently awaiting trial for scheming to auction off Illinois's vacant U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder.
- 1/4/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
It sounds like someone's typing on a keyboard or opening a carton of milk in the background of "December," the last song on Maybe It's Reno's self-titled debut. That mundanity underscores a heavy mood: The group—essentially ex-Unrest bassist Bridget Cross, plus friends—revisits the death of Cross' father, a personal tragedy first set to music in "June" from Unrest's 1992 album, Imperial F.F.R.R. Cross appeared on Fugazi's The Argument in 2001, but sadly, she's lately been missing from the indie-rock scene she helped found. And Maybe It's Reno isn't going to recapture her admittedly subterranean glory. But the disc is messy and tender in a modestly gorgeous way: The first seven tracks constitute an Unrest reunion of sorts, with former bandmates Mark Robinson and Phil Krauth contributing to some chilled, whispery pop that picks up pretty much where the trio left off in the '90s. The last three tracks—including.
- 5/20/2008
- by Jason Heller
- avclub.com
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