Articles by Ben Glaser
Rich people suck! But they’re human too! Capturing these two elements seems to be the gold standard for many of the recent movies about the one percenters, and Nicholas Jarecki‘s Arbitrage is both a good …
In a new ad, Apple’s bitter rival (and constant courtroom opponent) Samsung put the companies’ two flagship phones up for a side-by-side comparison. But some say a more honest evaluation wouldn’t be so flattering for …
The first round of online iPhone 5 pre-orders began selling out in just an hour on Friday, the first day they were available. With shipping dates being pushed back by weeks now, early adopters are …
The first trailer for Steven Spielberg‘s Lincoln dropped last week, and everything from the music, to the cinematography, to the narration suggested one thing: I, a grown man, am going to cry when I watch …
The University of Texas’ flagship campus shut down for hours on Friday after a bomb threat was called in. Though the threat appears to have been false, the episode has raised lingering questions about emergency …
The New York City Board of Health approved Mayor Michael Bloomberg‘s ban on large sugary drinks on Thursday, paving the way for it to go into effect in March. But the beverage lobby is reportedly …
The “movie” that ignited riots in the Muslim world on Tuesday, claiming the lives of an American ambassador and consulate workers, is not a movie. It is a cheap video on YouTube that doesn’t deserve to be …
Among generally positive reviews for the iPhone 5, observers had one major gripe: that the new Lightning connector port, smaller and shaped differently than every previous generation’s, will immediately render all of your iPhone accessories obsolete.
But …
Protesters in Libya and Egypt stormed American embassies and consulates yesterday, killing at least four in Benghazi. But a rare situation that would traditionally evoke national unity has already become part of the partisan back-and-forth.
Ambassador …
Not the “New iPhone,” “iPhone 4SE,” “Next Generation iPhone,” or even just iPhone. Apple executives today unveiled the latest model of the iconic smartphone, which will officially be called the iPhone 5.
Boy Genius Report writes …
Goodbye Kristen Wiig, Abby Elliot, and Andy Samberg, hello Aidy Bryant, Tim Robinson, and Cecily Strong. Replacing three veteran departed cast members, SNL announced new additions to the show this week.
The new performers will join …
Sometimes, life imitates art.
Yes, you read that headline right. During a campaign stop at an Ohio diner, Vice President Joe Biden was photographed in what can only be described as playful “canoodling” with a female …
How do you adapt a 500-page book about reincarnation, free will, and a few centuries of human experience (going into the future) for the big screen? Most people would say, “You don’t.”
But Andy and Lana …
Jake Davis, a hacker with the groups Anonymous and LulzSec who operated under the pseudonym Topiary, was arrested over a year ago, and has not been allowed on the internet since. It’s a fate that …
Yesterday’s Google Doodle paid tribute to the 46th anniversary of the premiere of Star Trek, the original series, with a fully interactive mini-movie. Not surprisingly, the animators at Google appear to be fluent in the …
Musician Nick Cave wrote the screenplay for Lawless, based on the historical novel by Matt Bondurant, and I can see the influence in the film. The depicted bootleggers of Franklin County, VA are of few …
Chris Kluwe became an internet sensation, and the most famous NFL punter in America, practically overnight with an obscenity-laced and furious letter in support of gay marriage to a Maryland state representative.
Deadspin published the open …
In his speech to the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, former president Bill Clinton made a stunning claim: that millions more private sector jobs have been created under Democratic presidents than under Republicans since 1961. …
With the announcement of the new device just days away, footage has leaked of what is reportedly an iPhone 5. Not a technical drawing, not a label, not a case, not just the frame, but …
Barry Levinson is many things: an Oscar-winning director, a prolific television producer, and a tech gadget fanatic, just to name a few. But he is not generally considered to be a creator of genre films, …
