Sustaining Independence Day

Rachel King — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:30:09 -0400

American Independence Day is all about celebrating the values our country holds most dear. And it's a holiday that we usually celebrate with fireworks in remembrance of the American Revolution.

Viva la Freedom of Music

Rachel King — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:48:02 -0400

If the music industry can't figure out how to make a profit, they might as well just give their music away for free. The major labels have done little to innovate the industry. One innovation, however, that just might work (and one which I benefitted from) is free concerts. BIG free concerts.

Advertising Abroad and Now at Home

Rachel King — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:50:23 -0400

Did you see Natalie Portman in that one advertisement for Lux shampoo? The one where she wielded a sword and her hair flew in the wind so fast it could slice an opponent as well? Or the one with Brad Pitt in a mobile phone commercial? Yeah, I bet not.

Traveling at an Additional Cost

Rachel King — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:53:26 -0400

It’s summertime, which is almost synonymous with vacation-time. This year, however, vacation plans for many Americans has been thrown into a tailspin as rising fuel costs force airlines to raise ticket prices -- and tack on additional fees wherever airline execs see fit.

Apple exchanges .Mac for MobileMe

Rachel King — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:49:01 -0400

Another product lost in the shadows of the 3G iPhone announcement on June 9 was MobileMe, a revamp of .Mac service. One of Apple’s most genius and useful facets is that it makes the process of syncing different products (iMacs, MacBooks, iPods, etc.) remarkably simple. The downside is that sometimes it comes at an extra cost. A big extra cost.

Apple Adds a New Cat to the Pack

Rachel King — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:45:37 -0400

If you weren’t listening closely to the first couple of minutes during Steve Jobs’ keynote speech yesterday, you might have missed another significant product announcement: Snow Leopard OS X.

Apple Mania 2.0

Rachel King — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:27:44 -0400

It’s official: the iPhone 3G will drop on July 11, with a base price of $199. That’s pocket change compared to last year when prices were in the $500-600 range when the first iPhone was released. The turtle-necked guru himself, Steve Jobs, delivered the most eagerly waited (tech) announcement of the year so far at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, the week-long convention that is pretty much MacWorld 2.

Watch Apple WWDC Live

Rachel King — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:04:53 -0400

It’s all things Apple-related time again. The Worldwide Developers Conference commences today at 10 a.m. PST in San Francisco, and many tech industry insiders (and Mac fanatics around the globe) are eagerly awaiting the potential announcement of the new iPhone during Steve Jobs’ keynote speech. Here are a few ways you can keep updated live:

Selling “Sex and the City”

Rachel King — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:37:13 -0400

Sure Sex and the City has become a cultural phenomenon regarding relationships and the challenges 30-something women face. But let’s get real -- this film is all about the money.

Starlets Return on Primetime

Rachel King — Fri, 23 May 2008 16:58:12 -0400

Guest stars on major primetime television programs are old hat. But there is a new trend: fallen Hollywood starlets trying to reignite their careers through a new (and still A-list) method.

While rehab is the new spa, “it-girls” aren’t having the best of luck getting work when released back into the world. Reality shows would drop them to the D-list immediately, and based on their irresponsible and tabloid-ridden reputations, movie studios won’t hire them.