City - Thursday, November 5, 2009 10:00 - 0 Comments
Technology for Old People Means Andy Rooney Memes
We all get confused with technology sometimes. For some of us, this means trying to upload photos to Facebook and not understanding the “server error” that pops up every third album or so. For others, it’s starting their own blog, switching to iPhones, or cross-dressing in front of poorly-rendered iChat backdrops. But the New York Times knows that one group of people just, heh, doesn’t understand!
See, we all think that old people only care about technology if it involves “medical monitoring and protection against falls.” I assume this is what the Times means. But old people actually share technological motivation with another often overlooked by Silicon Valley: babies. The Times recommends downloading software to simplify desktops, since “Changes like fewer buttons, color-coded commands and larger type ease the Windows experience.” Also, if you cut their American-cheese-and-ketchup sandwiches into funny shapes, they’ll gobble them up! Oh, you olds. What else can you surprise me with?
Entertainment - Thursday, March 12, 2009 12:08 - 1 Comment
Everyone and Their Mother on ER Tonight, No One Nor Their Mother Watches
Tonight’s antepenultimate, “Hey ma, look at me!” episode of the television dinosaur will feature not only George Clooney, Julianna Margulies, Eriq LaSalle, but also Susan Sarandon!
It seems like they would want to showcase their returning stars instead of trumping up a guest spot with an Oscar winner, but maybe they had to elicit some enthusiasm from Margulies, who has been icy on the subject of the show ever since she left it to do theater and make way for the younger, sexier cast. You can see in this clip of a scene they have together that it totally worked…
