The Other Race For Votes: The 2016 Oscars
The Gist: Adweek’s cover story this week on the campaign trail for the 6,200 voters whose majority vote will add up to 50% to a movie’s gross, and six-to-seven figure increases in salaries. A look at the Oscar race’s paces and the marketing rush.
Source Article Here: Adweek
Author: T.L. Stanley

#Viral Video: Newt Gingrich Tells ‘Fox & Friends’ They ‘Created’ Trump The Candidate
The Gist: The 3-minute video clip of Gingrich’s remote interview for Fox & Friends where he tells the hosts: “Trump gets up in the morning, tweets to the entire planet at no cost, gets on the phone, calls you, has a great conversation for about eight minutes…” The video and article are below.
Source Article Here: Esquire
Author: Jack Holmes

Ted Cruz Asks His Communications Director, Rick Tyler, To Resign After Video Post
The Gist: Vanity Fair with the fall-out after Tyler posted a video, originally posted at a different outlet, with incorrect captions attributed to Marco Rubio saying there are “not many answers” in the Bible. The actual audio remark from Rubio was, “All the answers are in there.” Tyler: “…..I should have checked its accuracy first,”
Source Article Here: Vanity Fair
Author: Ethan Miller

“TV’s hot girl/ugly guy pairings” – The Sitcom Trope That Won’t Quit
The Gist: A look at the tried-and-true sitcom pairing of seemingly mismatched couples, based on appealing looks the male half lacks. Is it the cheaply-earned laugh that keeps on giving or is it made more believable when the storyline goes beyond jokes?
Source Article Here: Vulture
Author: Pilot Viruet

Uber Driver Charged With 6 Shooting Murders In Kalamazoo Believed To Have Picked Up Fares In Between Killings
The Gist: There appears to have been no connection between the 6 victims randomly killed by a 45 year-old gunman over the weekend in Kalamazoo, Michigan. One of the shooting victims was pronounced dead and on life support to have her organs harvested when she squeezed her mother’s hand; she remains in critical condition.
Source Article Here: BBC News

#Video: ‘The History of Photography In 5 Minutes’
The Gist: Made by the Cooperative of Photography, this 5-minute video gives you an overall history of photography from early recorded history to now. Some highlights: Abe Lincoln was the first ‘photo-shopped’ subject (head placed on a “more noble body”), Kodak roll film held 100 exposures, the arrival of 35mm, the first human photo, the first color photo, and  more.
Source Article Here: Fstoppers (published Feb. 18, 2016)
Author: Kenn Tamm

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Breaking Character: 10 ‘Saturday Night Live’ Skits
The Gist: A video clip list, on one page, of SNL skits over the years where one or more players in the scene breaks up laughing (with a time mark to get right to that moment). Including: Gilda Radner, Candice Bergen, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Gosling, Rachel Dratch, David Spade, Maya Rudolph, Bill Hader, and more.
Source Article Here: Decider
Author: Kayla Cobb

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Hacking Vegas: The Electrician Who Hacked Into A Slot Machine Company’s Slice
The Gist: The case of a Cuban electrician working in Latvia who discovered how to counterfeit a leading slot machine company’s most popular games through soldering jumper wires to circuit boards and “off-brand” memory cards. When demand for the machines led him to take on an American partner, an FBI bust followed fast.
Source Article Here: Wired (August 2011)
Author: Brendan I. Koerner