This week on the BRINK TUCSON video blog we’re chatting about…
+ The Ashley Madison leak which has resulted in: the outing of 19 Kids & Counting’s Josh Duggar and Christian Vlogger Sam Rader (Sam & Nia show now on hiatus), two suicides, a huge surge in business for private investigation startup Trustify and rejoicing by divorce attorneys. This story is about way more than infidelity. And the cheating dudes were mostly just talking to other cheating dudes. We discuss the details.
+ Governor Ducey wanting to rebrand Arizona. He’s hired Scottsdale firm Heasley & Partners who he worked with when he was chief executive of Cold Stone Creamery. Will it work? The Arizona Daily Sun article about it reads like an Onion article.
+ Capitalists loving Burning Man (which starts next week). Is the festival more gentrified than San Francisco?
+ The September issues of fashion magazines. Danny thinks thinks the content looks like a bunch of throwbacks. And he reads us a trend report detailing the particularities of Vaporwave girls.
And our BRINK Picks & Predictions!
+ Danny talks about what he thinks next-level Nest could look like.
+ Caroline says to do yourself a favor and take in a double feature of the Tig documentary on Netflix and her HBO comedy special Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted.
+ Pat recommends yoga in general and this book in particular. He found the inspiring read via this article.
This week on the video blog we talk…
+ ‘Z-List Celebrity’ The Fat Jewish gets harsh backlash on the Internet for ripping off others’ jokes and posting them without attribution. In case you’re unfamiliar with the Internet sensation, his account is essentially a meme aggregator but he also has a YouTube channel, launched a White Girl Rose, has a book coming out this fall, signed with Hollywood talent agency CAA and had a deal with Comedy Central in the works.
The story blew up when writer Mary Quint lambasted Fat Jewish on Facebook but anger over him has been brewing for a long time. Instagram has also been accused of making it easy for folks to rip off others and get traction. Unlike Tumblr or Twitter, reposting with attribution isn’t that easy. Fat Jewish says aggregation is the game and has added attribution but if you’re as disgusted with his joke thievery as Patton Oswalt, follow the folks he stole from instead. It looks like 300,000 followers of his might have fled.
+ Podcast ad matchmakers Midroll launched premium podcast network Howl this week. Marc Maron (host of their marquee show) calls it ‘almost like a Netflix for podcasting.’
+ Straight Outta Compton hit theatres and was very well-received. Lots of people saw it and lots of critics liked it. But some felt like the misogny and abuse committed by the film’s subjects (stuff that would be less well-received, potentially) was simply left out. And a deplorable casting call announcement for the film circulated again. Also, security was beefed up at theaters for the film, with costs paid for by the producers.
Watch what we think about all of the above here!
BRINK Picks from this week’s video blog…
+ Danny says watch The Brink on HBO even though they stole our name.
+ Pat says buy a SELFIE STICK! You won’t regret it. It’ll be useful. Promise.
+ Caroline says watch What Happened, Miss Simone? on Netflix. And watch this performance of See Line Woman.