Things people say

All together now: 'Long Flat Balls' for free!

A director from Norway, whose movie credits include the critically acclaimed Agent Cody Banks as well as the unforgettable, One Night at McCool's is thrilled someone thought so highly of his latest work as to pirate his latest oeuvre, Long Flat Balls 2. (Unfortunately, I missed the classic which preceded it.)

Torrent Freak offered a translation of the comments made by the director, Harald Zwart, to the Nettavisen.no:

"I think it's perfectly fine that some people choose to post the movie online. It shows that people are interested in it. In the IT society of today … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg's 'Oscar Robertson' moment

Did Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg have his "Oscar Robertson" moment this week?

Bear with me on this one for a moment.

In case you missed it, Sunday's New York Times sports section carried a wonderful first-person retrospective piece by Robertson, one of the greatest basketball guards in the history of the game. But when he played at the University of Cincinnati in the late 1950s, Robertson was anything but a household name.

That changed after he lit up Madison Square Garden for 56 points in front of the New York media. Unfortunately, the post-game news conference was … Read more