Archive for November, 2006
November 22 2006
Racism Cuts Both Ways
posted by Ana Samways at 8:38 amMichael Richards at least had anger pushing him…Watch as activist and bookstore owner Dr. Kamau Kambon, who taught Africana Studies at North Carolina State University, channels a Dalek…
November 21 2006
Kramer Flips Out
posted by Steven Shaw at 2:58 pmWhat happens when a comedian takes shock tactics too far? Watch as Michael Richards, best known for his role as Cosmo Kramer on the hit TV show Seinfeld, spins off the deep end when dealing with hecklers at a recent live show…
November 21 2006
The 13 Most Embarrassing Web Moments
posted by Ana Samways at 2:15 pmStaff at The Great Marquee Company and Russell McVeagh now how email can humiliate, but no one is immune to web stuff ups… This list compiled by PC world includes a British company who made thousands of employees redundant via a group text message, a dancing Microsoft CEO and a CNN jumping the gun on their obituaries…
November 21 2006
Update: Lawyers Swoop On “One Bank” U2 Cover
posted by Ana Samways at 1:25 pm
Earlier this month we posted the now infamous clip of a Bank of America employee, Ethan Chandler, singing a version of the U2 song “One” at a conference.
They used the tune but changed the lyrics to address a recent banking merger and appeared to take themselves very, very seriously. The clip was swiftly uploaded to YouTube and rocketed through the blogosphere. Now Universal Music thinks Bank of America has violated copyright…
November 21 2006
Lambretta Twist
posted by Steven Shaw at 12:59 pmA 1960s Italian ad for Lambretta scooters. Now we know why those scooter riders are so darn-tootin’ happy. They’re chemists!
(Hat tip to Daddy Dom)