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eco-porn

Anderson Cooper And Jeff Corwin Insanely Homoerotic In HD—But Not In New York

You cannot possibly have missed the relentless ads for CNN's October "Planet in Peril" documentary, a four-hour eco-soap starring Anderson Cooper, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, and (of course!) Animal Planet's Jeff Corwin, the impoverished man's Steve Irwin. The "CNN Worldwide Investigation" (oooh...heavy) took a year to complete, cost the network some serious change, and was hailed as its first high-definition documentary, following the fall launch of CNN-HD. Too bad that sister-company Time Warner neglected to get with the freaking program already—the largest cable provider in New York and LA still doesn't carry CNN in high-definition. More »

media

Media Bubble: The Man Can't Bust Our Music

• Music industry decides that illegal downloaders are people too. Which means they can be marketed to. [WSJ]
• Or sued. [Reuters]
• "By contrast, I don't know anyone who comes to a Web site out of a feeling of obligation. People gravitate to the Internet because they want to, not because they need to. The public's rallying cry might well be, in Nirvana's memorable words: 'Here we are now, entertain us.'" Okay, now Jon Friedman is starting to freak us out a little bit. [Marketwatch]
Time Warner Cable files for $100 million IPO. The company will be listed on the NYSE some time in the next three weeks between the hours of nine and four. [Reuters]

media

Media Bubble: Among The Dead and Dying

• Ailing humorist Art Buchwald stays alive long enough to make his 5 millionth Medicaid joke. [WP]
• No one at Time Warner has ever heard the phrase "throwing good money after bad." [WSJ]
• CJR finds a way to make even gossip boring. This essay will make you long for the sweet embrace of the grave. [CJR]

A Gawker PSA: Time Warner Cable Truly Is the Place to Be
We've just been told about this: Channel 1017 is on-demand karaoke. We might never leave the house again. Earlier: Sing, Sing a Song, Sing Out Loud, Sing Out Strong

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Remainders: Get Dick Parsons to Install Your Cable

• We hate Time-Warner cable and their pathetic high-speed internet service, almost as much as we hate dealing with their mentally handicapped and surly customer service reps. If, however, we had Time-Warner CEO Dick Parsons to make those service phone calls for us, we might change our tune. [Consumerist]
• Because the money isn't the only thing that's dirty on Wall Street, enjoy some limericks. [UndertheCounter]
• Contrary to B&T belief, the coolest shoes do NOT come from Long Island City. We're not sure Long Island City has the "coolest" anything, to be honest. [What's the Code]
• And yet more insight into the strange syrupy smell, which seems to be more associated with Thursdays than Must See TV. [NYT]
• Mr. Pibb and Red Vines equals crazy delicious, yes, but wearing the thought does not. [Boing Boing]
• SAG and DGA awards nominees are announced, which means Academy members have to do a lot less thinking about their Oscar votes. [ABC]
• Google continues its reign of terror, dominating you in the most pleasurable, visual ways. [Reuters]
• And finally, congratulations to Nadine Nunnelee, the first teacher of 2006 to be arrested for having sex with a student. It's going to be a good year! [TSG]

tv

Logo TV: Gays Are Nice to Visit, But You Wouldn't Want to Live With One

We've long had an odd fascination with the one-line distillations of television shows that appear in TV listings and program guides. With an old roommate, we shared a particular fondness for episode summaries that inadvertently describe an entire series: "Kevin realizes he has feelings for Winnie"; "Joey's misunderstanding causes problems for the gang"; "Tragedy strikes the ER." More »