For Good performance
Kendrick sings For Good with Chenoweth, in a Broadway style performance, at Trevor Live, at the Hollywood Palladium.
Pycon keynote speech
Graham gives the keynote speech to Pycon, the annual conference of Python programmers. He later reworks the speech as an essay, Frighteningly Ambitious Startup Ideas.
One of the more surprising things I’ve noticed while working on Y Combinator is how frightening the most ambitious startup ideas are. Any one of them could make you a billionaire. That might sound like an attractive prospect, and yet when I describe these ideas you may notice you find yourself shrinking away from them.
He discusses seven ideas: A new search engine, replacing email, replacing universities, movie content on the net, the next Steve Jobs, bringing back Moore’s Law, and automated medical diagnosis.
Game Change
Paulson plays Nicolle Wallace, a senior adviser on John McCain’s presidential campaign, in this drama written for the screen by Danny Strong and directed by Jay Roach. After Sarah Palin is tapped to be the Vice Presidential candidate for the Republican Party, Wallace has much of the responsibility for prepping her public appearances. Her efforts prove futile, however, as the campaign ends in defeat. Co-starring Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, and Ed Harris.
I’m not a Republican. But my job is to believe what she believed in—to make the case for my candidate, which is what Nicolle did. So, to me, I felt a great deal of responsibility to not screw it up.
Game Change
Harrelson plays Steve Schmidt, a GOP strategist and senior adviser to John McCain’s Presidential campaign, in this drama written for the screen by Danny Strong and directed by Jay Roach. Schmidt taps Sarah Palin, the Governor of Alaska, as the Vice Presidential candidate for the Republican party. The film follows the campaign from convention to ultimate defeat. Co-starring Julianne Moore, Sarah Paulson, and Ed Harris. Harrelson speaks of the real Steve Schmidt.
I really found myself liking him. He’s a political animal, but I feel like he’s an idealist and not bogged down in all the bullshit.
Game Change
Moore plays Sarah Palin, Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 2008 Presidential election, in this drama written for the screen by Danny Strong and directed by Jay Roach. Palin, the Governor of Alaska, is tapped by John McCain’s campaign to join him as his Vice President candidate. Co-starring Woody Harrelson, Sarah Paulson, and Ed Harris.
To play a historical figure is one thing. To play a living historical figure deepens the challenge. But to play a culturally significant, very prominent, living figure, that kind of put it over the top.
Glasgow Caledonian University interview
Duffy talks to Glasgow Caledonian University about his career, how he started Entrepreneurial Spark, and the project’s aims.
It’s absolutely unique. We call them ‘Chicklets’ because Entrepreneurial Spark is the Hatchery. The Hatchery is the “hard” part. Within that we give free desks, free space, free printing, free computers, software, free cleaning, bins emptied, wireless broadband, printing, stationery, meeting rooms, ideation space, enablement. So it doesn’t get any better for a business to start up. That particular space has been provided, and paid for, by Willie Haughey OBE, a successful Glasgow businessman. I wouldn’t be sitting here talking to you, if he hadn’t put his hand in his pocket. He was the first to do that after we got a donation from Tom Hunter. He’s opened up his business. He’s put us on his executive floor level. And these Chicklets can benefit from all that. The whole idea is the fail fast, they fail smart, and fail cheap…if they fail.
Why performance
Blige performs Why on American Idol from her album My Life II…The Journey Continues (Act 1)
GCU talk
Duffy gives an opening address to GCU students about Entrepreneurial Spark.
We are delighted to have GCU as our academic ambassador as the university is grounded in what we call positive realism. We have a great relationship with Principal and Vice Chancellor Pamela Gillies, who is one of the most progressive academic leaders in Europe. GCU students will benefit from sharing out entrepreneurial thinking and from inputs within the university campus.
Talk That Talk performance
Rihanna performs Talk That Talk on The Jonathan Ross Show from her same titled album.
Cover Girl performance
Big Time Rush performs Cover Girl during iHeart Radio Live promoting their album Elevate.
Thank You performance
Estelle performs her single Thank You on The Wendy Williams Show to promote her album All Of Me.
Good Deeds
Newton plays Lindsey Wakefield, a down on her luck mother whose life is about to change upon meeting Wesley Deeds in the movie Good Deeds. Lindsey works as a janitor trying to provide for her daughter when she meet Wesley. Wesley, a wealthy man, is known to live a very boring life until he meet Lindsey and all of that changes. Wesley offers to help Lindsey get back on her feet and, though he’s already engaged, romantic sparks begin to fly. Suddenly, Wesley finds himself torn between what is expected of him and what he really wants. Co-stars Tyler Perry and Gabrielle Union.
Lindsey doesn’t see any of this coming, which is why she tries to pretend it is not happening to people around her. She’s still in shock from the fact that her husband is dead when her kid gets taken away. She doesn’t have time to adjust to life before the next thing happens and the next thing. It’s like trying to dig yourself out of an avalanche with a spoon. That’s what she is faced with.
Just The Way You Are performance
Mars performs Just The Way You Are at The BRIT Awards from his album Doo-Wops & Hooligans.
Heart Skips A Beat performance
Olly Murs and Rizzle Kicks perform Heart Skips A Beat during the Brit Awards show promoting his album In Case You Didn’t Know.
Rolling In The Deep performance
Adele performs Rolling In The Deep during the Brit Awards to promote her album 21.
Lego House performance
Sheeran performs Lego House during the Brit Awards show to promote his album +.
This Kiss, Call Me Maybe performance
Jepsen performs This Kiss and Call Me Maybe during the American Music Awards to promote her album Curiosity and Kiss.
Houdini performance
Foster The People perform Houdini during The Late Show with David Letterman to promote their album Torches.
Fight For This Love performance
Cole performs Fight For This Love during the Brit Awards show promoting her album 3 Words.
I Will Always Love You performance
Hudson performs Houston’s single, I Will Always Love You at the Grammy Awards from album I Will Always Love You.
