Author: Esther Zuckerman

Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Lame New Twitter Account Isn't Selling His Movie

Relativity Media

Taking on a fictional persona ;is by no means anything new on Twitter, but it will be interesting to see how this works as a promotional tool. So far? Not that well.

By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 14, 2012

Newtown, Connecticut: How 'The Safest Place in America' Became Tragedy Town

A small town has been poisoned by history, a parish that will never need its state mentioned after it — a new kind of Columbine, and worse.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 14, 2012

The Sandy Hook Principal's Twitter Feed Is Haunting

The Twitter account of Sandy Hook Elementary's principal Dawn Hochsprung, which has been circulating this afternoon for its haunting messages.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 14, 2012

Man Who Inspired Omar on 'The Wire' Dies

Donnie Andrews, the man who inspired the stickup artist Omar on HBO's seminal show about Baltimore, died of heart complications Thursday, Justin Fenton of the Baltimore Sun reported.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 14, 2012

The 'Les Miserables' Soundtrack: A Pop Cultural History

The songs from the show have been stuck in heads the world for 25 years. From Seinfeld to Tiananmen Square, we break down their cultural cameos.  

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 14, 2012

Trimming the Times

Susan Rice's Tough Talk, Cory Booker's Dilemma, and the New Silverado

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 13, 2012

Chart of the Day

Look How Much of the World Doesn't Use Social Media (or the Internet)

This chart from Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project looks at social media's global reach, but as an interesting aside it also reveals how many people say they don't use the Internet.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 13, 2012

Is This The 'Justice League' Plot?

There's still a lot unknown about the Justice League movie (aka The Avengers for DC Comics). First of all: who's going to star in it? Second of all: who's going to direct it? But the one thing we might finally know is the basic outline of its story.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 13, 2012

Stat of the Day

Only 2% of Americans Think the Mayan Apocalypse Is Coming

Though Russians are panicking about the upcoming doomsday and Gail Collins is writing her column about zombies, it's important to note this new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute and the Religion News Service.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 13, 2012

The 'Pacific Rim' Trailer Lays Bare All of Guillermo Del Toro's Viral Secrets

After months of leaking out information in a mysterious viral marketing campaign, the would-be Hobbit director has finally put his monsters front and center.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 13, 2012

This Tina Fey-Amy Poehler Video Will Forgive All the Golden Globes Snubs

We're putting aside our sadness over all the snubs because immediately following the announcement NBC released this promo for the broadcast starring your hosts. And it's great.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 13, 2012

Trimming the Times

Bad News for Skiers, the End of Lieberman, and Zombies

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 13, 2012

The Golden Globe Nominations Are Here

Now awards season is really starting: the nominees have been announced, with Lincoln leading the way. Here's the full list.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 12, 2012

Watch the 12.12.12 Sandy Benefit Concert Here

The star-studded concert for Hurricane Sandy relief is taking place at Madison Square Garden tonight, but you can watch it streaming here.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 12, 2012

Famous People Make Parody Twitter Accounts, Too

This might be as meta as it gets. The man behind Homeland-inspired account @SergeantBrody is none other than Parks and Recreation star Aziz Ansari.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 12, 2012

Chart of the Day

The 'Notable Deaths' This Year Didn't Include a Lot of Women, Apparently

Mother Jones noticed a discrepancy in the "notable deaths" lists assembled by major newspapers: the majority of the "notable" people listed were men.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 12, 2012

Stat of the Day

Office Workers Lose Focus Every Three Minutes

If you're reading this blog post at work, it probably means you're distracted. Don't worry. You're not alone.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 12, 2012

Just How Bad Is Drudge's 'Django' Headline?

The Drudge Report's homepage went full troll today, displaying a photo of Quentin Tarantino alongside a headline that repeated the n-word seven times.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 12, 2012

Trimming the Times

A Turnaround on Taxing the Rich, 12/12/12 Shotgun Weddings, and Eggnog 2.0

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 12, 2012

'Les Mis,' 'Lincoln,' and 'Silver Linings' Lead the SAG Nominations

The nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards came out this morning, and while there were a lot of familiar names (did you really think that Daniel Day-Lewis wouldn't be on the list?) there were also some notable exceptions.

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By Esther Zuckerman and Richard Lawson

Dec 11, 2012

Year in Review

The 2012 Gossip Stories We Loved

With apologies to Lindsay Lohan (sort of), we've attempted to dwell not so much on the horribly depressing and negative stories that flood the tabloids every day (read: Amanda Bynes) and instead focused on the tales of hope and redemption — in so far as one hopes Chris Brown can really be redeemed (he can't) or one really hopes for Rob and Kristen.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 11, 2012

Chart of the Day

British Census Data: 73% of Write-ins for Religion Were 'Jedi Knight'

That said, The Guardian points out that the number of official Jedi Knights has actually decreased in the last decade.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 11, 2012

'Portlandia' Wants Its MTV Back, with a Little Help from 'Jersey Shore' Perhaps?

In one of the episodes screened at Portlandia's season three premiere last night, two of the characters played by Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein try to take back MTV. So what was Vinny from Jersey Shore doing at the after party?

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 11, 2012

Trimming the Times

A Dean's Scandalous Life and Death, Childhood Obesity, and Right-to-Work

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 10, 2012

Here's 'The Hobbit' You Won't Be Seeing This Holiday Season

You might be going to see The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey this coming weekend, but you won't be going to see Age of the Hobbits. Wait, what?

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 10, 2012

Stat of the Day

76% of Americans Want Christmas to Be More About Jesus Than Santa

In a poll made for Fox Nation and the ongoing War on Christmas, a survey has found a majority of Americans want Christmas to be less about the man in the Coca-Cola ads and more about the one with the birthday.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 10, 2012

Behind the New Modern Seinfeld Twitter Account, Which Is Not About Nothing

@SeinfeldToday, which popped up Sunday evening, ventures to propose of-the-moment plots for a modern Seinfeld. The man behind the handle explains where it came from.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 10, 2012

Will FX's New 'Tyrant' Be the 'Homeland' Sequel We've Been Dreaming of?

If the penultimate episode of the second season of Homeland has gotten you down, fear not: The people behind that totally thrilling and now sometimes disappointing show are teaming up again.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 10, 2012

'The Master' May Win Oscar Hearts Yet: The Atlantic Wire's Golden Tally

Three film critics' groups announced their winners Sunday, and while Zero Dark Thirty continued its early award-season run, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association spread the love to The Master and Amour.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 10, 2012

Trimming the Times

The Congressional Class of 2013, McAfee's Blessing, and the End of Tebowmania

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 7, 2012

Lena Dunham's Book Will Give People Exactly What They Want

Prepare for over-analysis: Gawker has gotten a hold of a copy of Lena Dunham's $3 million-plus book proposal.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 7, 2012

Chart of the Day

Explore a Map of London, Mid-Blitz

As we remember the anniversary of Pearl Harbor on our shores today, take some time to look at the damage World War II wrought on Britain.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 7, 2012

Stat of the Day

75% of NFL Players Own Guns, NFL Players Say

As the NFL wrestles with the murder-suicide involving the Kansas City Chiefs' Jovan Belcher, an informal new survey claims that gun ownership in the NFL vastly outnumbers that in the general population.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 7, 2012

How Critics Awkwardly Described That 'Hyde Park on Hudson' FDR Sex Scene

What's a serious film critic to do when one of our great presidents' rather undecorous act plays out on film? Herein, a compendium of quotes.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 7, 2012

Trimming the Times

A Cult and a Murder, the Fire that Still Burns, and Bountygate

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 6, 2012

Hannah From 'Girls' Gets a Cupcake on the House

Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 6, 2012

Chart of the Day

A Very In-Depth Analysis of Zombies Dying on 'The Walking Dead'

Death, naturally, is party of a television show called The Walking Dead, but just how much death?

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 6, 2012

Year in Review

The 10 Best Oral Histories from 2012 That You Haven't Had Time to Read Yet

Maybe there can be such a thing as too much of the oral history — especially this year, when the form seemed to reach its peak. We've picked a few favorites.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 6, 2012

Kevin Clash's Movie 'About a Kid and His Stuffed Animal' Scrapped, Obviously

Fallout from Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash's sex scandal has put a halt to what might have been a cool film project had everything not turned quite so icky.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 6, 2012

Nobody Really Likes the New 'Star Trek' Teaser

Star Trek is supposed to go boldly where no man has gone before, right? Well, the new teaser for the sequel Star Trek: Into Darkness is out today, and it's going where many other movie trailers have gone before.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 6, 2012

Trimming the Times

A Secret Libyan Arms Deal, the Rise of Ransomware, and David Mamet

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 5, 2012

Stat of the Day

One Third of U.S. Doctors and Lawyers Are Now Women

It's not equal yet, but it's a start. Except for the whole salary thing.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 5, 2012

Glenn Beck and Vince Vaughn Are Going to Make a TV Show Together

Glenn Beck, he of the whiteboards and conspiracy theories, is teaming up with Vince Vaughn, he of the Wedding Crashers and dating Jennifer Aniston, to create a reality television show about documentary film.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 5, 2012

'Zero Dark Thirty' for Best Picture Hype Is Real: The Atlantic Wire Golden Tally

It's still early, but things are looking good for Kathryn Bigelow's Osama bin Laden flick, which today claimed the National Board of Review awards for best picture, best director, and best actress.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 5, 2012

Does Oprah's Book Club Still Matter?

Oprah Winfrey's brand may not be what it used to be, but the all-digital edition of her all-powerful book club is back out in the TV-less waters today, trying to maintain not just relevancy but dominance.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 5, 2012

Dinesh D'Souza's Obama Film Didn't Get Nominated Because People Hated It

Conservative documentary 2016: Obama's America was a surprise box office smash, but does it deserve an Oscar nomination? We look at the numbers.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 5, 2012

Trimming the Times

The Most Powerful Ferrari in China, Hillary 2016, and a Nutcracker Marathon

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 5, 2012

Media Diet

Pat Kiernan: What I Read

The NY1 anchor wakes up to email, reads a lot of newspapers, and has a weakness for game shows. 

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 4, 2012

Chart of the Day

Your LinkedIn Profile Is Wrong All Over

You know what job recruiters are getting sick of hearing about? Your "creativity." LinkedIn has analyzed its 187 user profiles and mapped which buzzwords were the most overused in each country this year.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 4, 2012

Stat of the Day

32% of Young People Use Social Media in the Bathroom

Not that we're sure what that means, really.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 4, 2012

Behind the Scenes of the Judd Apatow Art Show

Images have been circulating around the web recently from a show opening dedicated to work inspired by his movies and TV shows. To learn about the genesis of the project, we exchanged emails with its curator.

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