Food Network

What a great network. The Food Network is one of my favorite thing to turn on when flipping through channels. They somehow manage to make everything look so delicious and make me miserable for not having it. It's really a bittersweet experience to watch this channel. One of my favorite shows is Everyday Italian with Giada De Laurentiis. Not only does the food look amazing (who doesn't like Italian food) but Giada doesn't look so bad herself. Besides possibly being one of the reasons for America's obesity problem, the Food Network is one of televisions greatest accomplishments. 

I got a fever.. and the only prescription..not cowbell.

The recent uproar of the swine flu has caused much discussion and panic throughout the world. 

The media has been all over this issue. Every channel you switch to, swine flu is usually the discussion. Hospitals have been flooded with people in fear they might have the swine flu because of symptoms similar to that of a cold. This disease has killed already, but it seems like the severity of this flu is being exaggerated. The regular flu kills people every year, and there are people with the swine flu right now in fine condition. While it is, no doubt, a serious issue, the media seems to be blowing it out of proportion and causing a fear for everyone to believe they have this swine flu because they have a cough or runny nose. Although the media is putting everyone on high alert for this flu, I guess in the end you're better safe than sorry.

Radio

In the past decade or so it seems like radio is on the downfall and might just be a matter of time until it's in the same boat as newspapers. With the development of mp3 players that can do the same thing without annoying commercials or music you don't like, many are giving up on radio.  For me, the only time I ever listen to the radio is when I'm in my car and I forget to bring my iPod with me, otherwise I hook my iPod up to my car stereo. There are definitely certain benefits to radio.. including talk shows that people tune into daily and hearing new music, but it seems like a much more casual media than say television or internet. Do you think radio will eventually get pushed aside by developing technologies? or do you think radio will always be here and booming in business?

The Late Night Crowd

I've always been a HUGE Conan fan. I think he is hands-down the most entertaining of the late night bunch. His self-aware awkwardness makes for a hilarious hour of comedy, as well as stupidly funny skits and a fan-favorite personality. I can't wait for him to take over his new spot next season, but until then I will settle for Jimmy Fallon. I was a little skeptical at first but I think he's been doing a great job, especially since this is his first time being fully in charged of a show. His first night was a little rough, you could see how nervous he was,  but he's really warmed up and become comfortable with his position as host. I think one of the best parts of his show is The Roots as the house band. I am a huge fan of The Roots and it's really cool to be able to see them live every night. I hope to see Fallon successful in his new role and I can't wait for Conan to come back on air with his ridiculous antics. 

The Media and President Obama

So here we are just months into the presidency of Barack Obama and already the media is talking about his downfall. Many think he's running the country poorly and not providing the change he promised. Let me repeat, we are just months into his presidency. Change takes time. Everyone is jumping the gun on accusing him of messing up the country. He inherited a lot of work from the last president and it's not going to disappear overnight. I think it just shows how impatient Americans are, maybe we're just accustom to looking down at our presidents from the last two terms of presidency. Whatever it is, people need to be patient and let Obama's plans go into action, it's really too early to foresee a complete downfall when there has been no real results, good or bad, yet. 

Politics vs. Hollywood

Lately I've noticed an annoying trend on sites like CNN.com and other political news websites. I find they've been reporting a lot more on what's going on in celebrities lives, instead of using their time and resources to report on important political news and events. Just today I've seen stories on home pages about TI's jail time and Rhianna's new tattoo. Leave it to the gossip shows to report on these events, CNN, don't pollute your stature by becoming a gossip network. Okay, so I might be exaggerating a tiny bit when I say they're heading toward becoming a gossip network, but I don't think it's doing them any good reporting these kinds of things. Do you think they just bust out these stories on slow news days or are they heading in a new direction as to possibly appeal to a different audience? Whatever it is, it's annoying. 

Recycling Music

So the other day I went through my old CD's that by now I'm embarassed to have. I decided to sell them back to Newbury Comics and try to get at least a little bit of cash back for them. I brought back 6 CD's and hoping I would get AT LEAST 5 bucks for each of them, I walked away with $15.75. I sat in my car and though, I must have got ripped off, there's no way that's right. I went home, hopped online and searched for prices of the used CD's I sold back and sure enough it was about 2 dollars for each of them. I feel like I totally got ripped off, spending $12-$15 for a CD and getting $2 dollars back for it (and no, they weren't scratched at all, they looked brand new). There's really not much you can do but either keep them in your closet and forget about them or sell them back and get a stick of gum or two. Oh well.