Tongue in cheek
Earlier this week, I wrote a blog post for Public Knowledge about a hopelessly out of touch presentation that Paramount Pictures COO Frederick Huntsberry recently gave at an FCC broadband workshop. Mike Masnick over at Techdirt ran with the story, quoting my blog post rather extensively in his write-up. From there TechCrunch, CrunchGear, NewTeeVee, Broadband Reports and the Hollywood Reporter all picked up the story, much to the chagrin, I’m sure, of the folks at Paramount. For those of you keeping score at home, Devin Coldewey at CrunchGear won the all-important headline contest, with this alliterative little number: “Paramount proprietor polemicizes poorly on piracy at public policy presentation.” Now doesn’t that just roll off the tongue?
Speaking of tongues, I also reviewed Dizzee Rascal’s latest LP, Tongue N’ Cheek for PopMatters this week. I hate to rain on Dizzee’s parade—the album has spawned three #1 singles and counting in the U.K. and the British press has been falling over themselves to praise the record—but I just don’t think that the radio-friendly Tongue N’ Cheek lives up to the high standards that Rascal has set for himself. Still, my hat goes off to any emcee who can do a song with Tiësto and still come out on the other side smelling fresh.
