Media Junkie Lounge

Janice Hoffmann asked:


I’m searching for ’stats’ about breaking into show business and ‘this’ lands on my desk.

‘Lip augmentation has gained popularity as celebrities bask in the limelight’

Okay, now I’m distracted…You see, I’m looking for something a bit more shrewd, something that might shed light on a young actors life, like working hard at it because you love it and you want to be the best.

I know, I know, the whole working hard part is like sand in your mouth, and full lips, well, if you have them, flaunt them.

Okay, I’m losing ground, I’m nosing around for a story that celebrates the business of acting, such as training hard, harder than any elite athlete, and developing an indestructible no-nonsense big business sense. More Donald Trump and less Extreme Makeover.

But, I’m sidetracked by full lipped celebrities and their bad acting shockers, distracted by Jimmy Cho shoes and modeling naked, and then wham, like the scent of sticky buns in Grand Central Station this phenomenally interesting cast of characters wakes up my hunger.

Phillip Seymour Hoffmann in Capote Felicity Huffman in Transamerica And Cynthia Nixon in Warm Springs

All serious minded, hard working, dyed in the wool New York City stage actors, winning awards for seriously cool projects and making over the enterprise!

Okay, now that’s focused. This is the message… Anything you really want is hard to get. Be prepared and do your best.

And with that, consider the words of Phillip Seymour Hoffmann… ‘I’m afraid I’ll be the kind of actor who thought he would make a difference and didn’t.’

Summer asked:


I need a quick list please!

David Maillie asked:


Everywhere we look now we see people with bright, luminescent smiles and teeth. Rarely do we see anyone with yellow, discolored teeth on TV anymore. Some of the actors have smiles so white and bright that it looks fake and you know they had their teeth whitened.

The popular sitcom Friends even did a spoof on teeth whitening where one of the characters teeth were so white after treatment that they glowed in the dark like they were irradiated. So, what actually is tooth or dental whitening, how much does it cost, why is it so popular, and what kind of results can one expect?

Basically, tooth or dental whitening is a controlled oxygen bleaching of the tooth enamel. As any good dentist will tell you it works better on some than others and not everyone is a good candidate (kind of like with laser eye surgery). It will not work on any fake teeth like porcelain veneers, ceramic implants, etc. It only works on real teeth. The main ingredient is either carbamide peroxide or hydrogen peroxide which are both oxidizers and will bleach tooth enamel.

Over the counter kits and products generally have a low percentage of the main oxidizing ingredient (usually in the range of 2 to 6%). This is minimally effective at best. Dentists, plastic and oral surgeons will use a 30 to 35% solution and will add to this a high power blue or white plasma or laser light to hyper increase the oxidizing activity of the treatment.

The difference is that the over the counter kits and products may, after many treatments, whiten your teeth 1 to 2 shades whereas the in office treatments like Zoom (one of the most popular name brands for professional teeth whitening today) will in a hour or so whiten the teeth 8 to 14 shades. This is an enormous difference, but also there is a big price that comes with this in office whitening (usually $400 to $500 and most insurance companies do not cover this treatment).

Also, another thing to watch out for is many dentists are using the whitening to lure customers into unnecessary and expensive treatments above and beyond the whitening. Many people are finding that when they make the appointment for the whitening that the dentist tells them they need their remaining wisdom teeth removed, cavities treated even when there are none, and numerous other non routine requirements like deep cleaning requiring anesthesia for someone whom has no cavities or gum disease.

Numerous people have found that each dentist they see in some areas like Chicago, IL and Charlotte, NC gives them a different story and different requirements.

Nicole Evans asked:


There are a lot of plans on the table to supply the owners of portable devices with video that can be viewed on the go. These schemes range from dedicated over the air digital TV channels that are designed to specifically target users of portable devices like mobile phones to data networks that run in parallel to the normal digital voice network that allows mobile phone users to communicate using traditional speech. Among all of the different schemes that are used to supply users of mobile devices with video, there’s one source of video that’s largely overlooked: the Internet.

While most mobile phones don’t have the Internet capabilities that allow them to access online video, this is an easy task for the vast majority of smart phones. After all, part of the whole point of smart phones is to enable their users to surf the Web, and this is more true with the latest generation of smart phones than it ever has been before. After all, many devices like the iPhone, the Helio Ocean, the newer Blackberries, and the Palm Treo; can all almost serve as laptop computers in miniature.

The iPhone by Apple and the Helio Ocean are especially adept at this because of the fact that they both of 16:9 aspect ratio screens and can take advantage of WiFi hot spots as a source of Internet access, and most WiFi connections are capable of providing streaming video. The Prada Phone (though not available in the US) and several Nokia models can also be used this way.

While a lot of people don’t take advantage of it, there’s a lot of TV content available for free on the Internet. Most of the major TV networks provide streaming video feeds of their most popular TV shows. Many other TV network’s will provider short “Teaser” videos about shows that can provide shorter entertainment and give viewers an idea of what a TV show is about even if they don’t have time to actually watch it. There’s also a largely untapped resource of video in the form of news sites like CNN and NPR and a wide variety of other media outlets that supply video. And, of course, there’s always YouTube for a huge variety of interesting- if unprofessional- video entertainment to enjoy.

Another source of video for some types of portable devices is the video download. Everything from popular mainstream TV shows to full length movies are available for download from various online video stores. While downloading a video from an online video store and then side loading it to a portable device obviously requires much more planning than simply watching streaming video directly off of the Web, it provides a lot more flexibility. For example, these videos can be viewed on portable devices in places where an Internet connection is unavailable or unreliable, making this a great option for traveling.

Plus, some of the newest smart phones mentioned above can handle this kind of video as well, though they won’t be able to store as much of it as a dedicated portable video device.

All of these examples illustrate that there are already a wide variety of choices available when it comes to mobile TV viewing.

Davion W asked:


Technology has made it possible for you to watch satellite TV on PC. This is a dream fulfilled for some. Not long ago, people are still arguing and torn between the two choices - satellite TV and cable TV. While the competition is carrying on, we will take a closer look at these two major entertainment titans and compare them before deciding if we should take up either one or maybe to watch satellite TV on PC would be our choice.

Before we look at the option to watch satellite TV on PC, let us try to understand the background of satellite TV and cable TV. There are clearly two groups of TV viewers, one of them who are subscribers of cable TV, while the other watch satellite TV. Satellite television has always been thought to be more outstanding in terms of TV program quality. Cable TV on the other hand has so far gained an upper hand in terms of TV package pricing. One common grouse of satellite TV viewers is its complicated and not so easy satellite dish installation. To set up the satellite TV, you need to install a satellite dish of suitable size, receiver, cabling, mount and other equipment in order to start receiving satellite TV programs. Fortunately since most satellite service providers also provide free satellite dish installation as part of the package you subscribe for, it saves a great deal of trouble for satellite TV subscribers.

In terms of its availability in different geographical states, both are almost equal. Satellite TV viewers sometimes complain about the occasional disruptions in the TV transmission during bad weather conditions but just in case you are thinking cable TV viewers are spared, they are not either. This flaw is a common issue both groups of TV viewers have to contend with. This effectively levels the playing field for the two titans.

Satellite TV and cable TV are expected to continue to compete in terms of availability of service, quality and selection of TV programs and pricing. But in the midst of it, statistics are revealing that satellite TV is fast growing to become the choice of many viewers. Other than local TV entertainment, satellite TV viewers are pampered with a wide selection of entertainment, information, movies and traditional channels of satellite TV. Anyone can get to watch any program from world news, comedy to TV series, sports games and events and science documentaries using satellite TV. Your children would be entertained by the educational kids channels and cartoons.

These are essentially the two most widely accepted ways to watch TV. You might not be aware but to watch satellite TV on PC is like bringing the best out of the two popular TV entertainment methods. With a broadband internet connection, a computer that can be a desktop or laptop and proprietary PC satellite TV software installed onto your PC, you can instantly watch satellite TV on PC within minutes. This totally eliminates the need for complicated installation of the satellite dish system.

As you know, broadband internet connection is seldom interrupted and this also means that your TV viewing experience would not be interrupted and the TV picture quality is unlikely to experience distortion. You no longer have to miss any exciting episode of your favorite TV show because of a broken transmission of the TV feeds. One greatest benefit to be mentioned is the cost to watch satellite TV on PC. The only investment you are going to fork out is the one-time software cost in order to watch satellite TV on PC.

Looking at the many benefits that PC satellite TV has to offer, this modern TV viewing mode looks set to take the crown in the TV entertainment industry. Read up my satellite TV blog on more information about the software that has enabled many TV viewers to watch satellite TV on PC.

kcr526 asked:


hey guys, i have a friend who is in the navy and he’s out to sea right now for a 6 months. he’s in need of some celebrity gossip, but i cant find a newsletter that i can just put his email on. does anyone know of one? it would be a great help!!!

buzzsession asked:


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Ann <3 asked:


is Jennifer Lopez popular? Who else?

Alexandre Frings asked:


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NatLamp asked:

http://nationallampoon.com G4’s “Duty Free TV” presents Foreign Versions of Popular TV Shows! In this episode we examine ‘The Office’ as it airs in the third world country of Malaysia. Featuring comedian Dat Phan as Michael Scott!

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