by Jonathan | Jan 4, 2013 | Blog, Video
For fans of the British drama Downton Abbey, the past eight months have been filled with anticipation for the next installment of Downton Abbey. The wait ends Sunday with the season premiere of Downton Abbey on PBS (check local listings for time). Here is the trailer...
by Jonathan | Jan 3, 2013 | Blog, Social Media
Over the past few years, I’ve served as a designer, editor, administrator, and marketer for a number of blogs, including this one. If you know me personally, you know some of the sites I manage. I currently have my hands on about 6-8 sites per week and edit,...
by Jonathan | Jan 1, 2013 | Blog
I first saw Les Misérables on stage in the summer of 2002 in New York. It is by far my favorite musical. I know the songs. I have sung them as lullabies to all three kids. So when I first heard of the coming screen adaptation of the musical, I was extremely excited....
by Jonathan | Dec 31, 2012 | Blog, Social Media
The beginning of a year is an ideal time to examine your social media presence and make necessary updates and adjustments. Think of it as a tune-up for Twitter or a facelift for Facebook. Anyway, here are my seven tips to get 2013 off to a good start with your social...
by Jonathan | Dec 26, 2012 | Blog, books
For all of you who received iPads or Kindles for Christmas, here is a huge list of eBooks to load up your device on the cheap. Some of these prices might have changed, but many are going through the end of 2012. My recommendations are in BOLD. FROM B&H General...
by Jonathan | Dec 23, 2012 | Blog, Video
Check out this time lapse feature of Curtis Jensen building a tasty homage to Downton Abbey, the popular British television drama. I like to think of it as an intersection of pop culture and pop tarts. Downton Abbey makes its long-awaited return to the American...
by Jonathan | Dec 18, 2012 | Blog, Video
So this video was released today as a “Christmas Bonus” to the Taylor Swift fans out there. After listening to the audio in this video, it confirms a long-held belief I’ve had about Taylor. She doesn’t warm up her voice enough for award shows....
by Jonathan | Oct 30, 2012 | Blog, Music
You knew it was coming. So without further delay, here are my thoughts on Red, the new album by Taylor Swift. With the release of her fourth studio album, Taylor Swift continues her transition away from mainstream country music to a kind of hybrid sound that more...
by Jonathan | Oct 15, 2012 | Blog, Movies
There is so much to be excited for about this movie, that I should probably just have a Les Misérables category here on the blog. Anyway, they just released new graphics of movie posters featuring the lead characters. Whoever is coordinating the PR for this movie is...
by Jonathan | Oct 12, 2012 | Blog
One of the great crises our nation—and its people— will soon have to deal with is the ever-increasing amount of student debt. I’ve shared a video on this before, but this infographic reinforces the pending problem.