Phil Mickelson’s win at the Masters yesterday reminded me of my personal story about him. It happened a couple of years ago when I wanted to buy one of his company’s “Sportscope” spectator periscopes.
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Susan Boyle’s appeal is so idiosyncratic, how could anyone attempt to follow in her footsteps? Well, an article I read in today’s New York Post claims that a Taiwanese boy is on his way to doing just that. After Lin Yu Chun sang a version of Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” on a Taiwanese talent show, the comparisons to Boyle started flooding in. VIDEO
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Attention Scrabble players: Jay Z isn’t just gold on the radio anymore, now he’s gold (23 points) on the Scrabble board too. The addition of proper nouns, the first change in Scrabble’s 62-year history, was announced yesterday. The Telegraph says Mattel decided to allow the names of places and people as a way to entice younger player to the game. Upon learning this insider information, I immediately searched the top 40 charts, hoping for a young singer with the name JX-QZ (36 points). But my search seems to be in vain - the change only applies to UK versions of the game.
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My newest Mediaite.com column is online. My concern: the way Apple picks just a handful of reviewers for the gift of early access to its latest product.
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