People cover
Barton appears on the cover of People to discuss going from a tv star to using drugs, partying, and her trip to the psych ward.
Almost overnight it was like this switch had been turned on. It was like this fascination switch on all of us, aimed especially at me. Suddenly, no temptation was beyond reach. We thought, Work hard, play hard. Suddenly, it was a full-on breakdown. It was terrifying. Straight out of Girl, Interrupted. Story of my life.
British GQ cover
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ihanna appears on the cover of the December 2013 issue (25th anniversary) of British GQ. The magazine also features a 12 photo spread of Rihanna and live artist, Damien Hirst.
Love playing with dominant animals! These 2 were double the trouble but they’re superstars!
Graham Norton interview
De Niro and Cher are interviewed on The Graham Norton Show. They talk about how De Niro likes to mentor, how his fans respond to him and how some people are intimidated by his presence. De Niro comments:
I like to give advice when people ask and if it could help I’m always there. It depends whose asking me it could be very personal or it could be a career move, I think I’m pretty good at that.
Arsenio Hall interview
Winfrey interviews Arsenio Hall and questions the former feud between them.
You were mad at me because I did a Stedman joke. Yes. Best and worst day of my life. You schooled me in a very classy way. I knew you were serious, but you didn’t scream.
Conway at Startup School 2013
Livingston interviews Conway about his investments, and what he thinks is the future of social apps. Conway:
I don’t know because I’m not a founder, but I’m sure people out there [in the audience] have ideas on what is the next social app, because social apps are changing the way people communicate
Startup School interviews
Graham and Altman host a chat with three Y Combinator startups: George Saines and Nick Winter of Code Combat, a way to learn code though gaming; Karen Cheng and Finbarr Taylor, of giveit100.com, a site where users share their progress at different skills, and Ryan Petersen of Flexport, a digitized customs brokerage.
Miami Herald interview
Cena talks to The Miami Herald about his personal relationship airing on television.
I really wanted the show to be a success. I truly love Nicole, and I believe in her. It was a conscience decision for me to do it. I think our viewers will enjoy the second half of the first season that’s coming back in mid-November on the E! network. As the show grows, it gets better and more interesting to watch, and I think fans will enjoy it this time around
Nightline interview
Corcoran and Greiner sit down and talk about the female sharks are catching up on Shark Tank, and about high stakes, and the tell-tale signs of a solid investment. Corcoran:
We bring a different perspective. Most of the men have trophy wives, they don’t shop, we bring a different view to the product…Our collective IQ is three times more than the men combined.
Startup School 2013
Graham interviews Conway about what has changed in tech. Conway:
What’s not changed…is you have to have determination, and conviction. You have to be a leader.
He says that in the Altos days, workplaces were less formal, for instance the employees would drink to motivate themselves to stay until 9 p.m.
I think the startups today know how to segment a little better
His assessment is that software companies have to deliver:
What’s not changed is the fact that you have to focus on growth. Back in the hardware days you didn’t have to focus on product or consumer satisfaction as much…Customers were happy just to get it
Zuckerberg Startup School interview
Zuckerberg discusses writing the first code for Facebook, and says his experience writing games and a music player for himself while young helped.
If you want to be able to connect with the people around you you have to start building software that other people want to use as well.
At Harvard, he wrote a scraper to extract information from the course cataloge and ran the site from a laptop in the dorm room. He says he met Chan at a going away party after Harvard threatened to kick him out. People involved in Facebook focused on developing it for fellow students, and talked about how someone else like Microsoft would likely build the service for everyone to use:
We thought, we’re just college students, what do we know about building software that hundreds of millions of people are going to use?
The Graham Norton Show interview
Stallone and De Niro are interviewed on The Graham Norton Show. They talk about Stallone and De Niro’s collaboration on Grudge Match and how much weight De Niro gained for Raging Bull. De Niro comments:
He had reservations. I think he was worried that a comedy wouldn’t work and I said, don’t worry about it. When we’re together we’ll be OK.
Y Combinator Startup School interview
Zuckerberg takes stage at Y Combinator Startup School.
I’m not good at pitching anything. I never really pitched. There’s Eduardo who did some. Moved out here Peter Thiel was our first investor. Sean Parker helped set us up with first outsourced accounting firm, introduced us to Peter. There were already hundreds of thousands of users. It was clear that if we executed we would continue to do well. I was 19, I doubt I was at all impressive. For the first two years the only advice he would give me was “don’t mess it up”. Gets back to the “build something people want” motto. Early on we were clueless, all of us came from having users and growing at a sustainable rate. When we were first meeting with Peter, we didn’t have Facebook.com. We were The Facebook. That’s a winner.
Between the Ropes interview
Big Show talks to Between the Ropes about crying on television and John Cena.
Everybody was real supportive and I did the scene and the director said it was good and what he wanted. Then I went to my trailer and then for about 45 minutes in my trailer I could stop balling. And I called my buddy was like dude was is wrong with me? Did I break something? I’m blowing snot bubbles, crying, hyperventilating. What is wrong with me? He said that’s what actors do. When they create a channel to that emotion, then they can tap into it and use it at any time. The weird thing is I’m a seven foot, 430 pound killer monster giant but to show an emotional side is actually a different dynamic for my character
Robin Thicke interview
Elle Magazine interviews Thicke about what his childhood was like with a father that was known as a ladies man.
My dad was single my whole pubescent period. [Laughs] He had Ms. Alabama, Ms. Dominican Republic every week. I was like, Dang, Pops. He had an indoor Jacuzzi, and he frequented it. The first time I saw a naked woman was when I went to take a shower one morning before school. I was like, Who is this girl in my shower?
Esquire interview
Murray speaks about serving as a color commentator for a Chicago Cubs baseball game:
It was really thrilling. Harry Caray had been ill or something, and he couldn’t do the first half of the season. So they got a guest person to do the game every day. I started watching the games just to see what people were doing. I mean, I watch Cubs games anyway, but I saw that these people were trying to be broadcasters. And I thought, What the hell? That’s not how I would do it. So I made the decision to do it as a fan, calling it like a person would sitting in front of his TV. I was very fortunate.
Steve Austin Show interview
Prichard is a guest on the Steve Austin Show to discuss his early days in wrestling and the world of professional wrestling and not being recognized in public.
I had real long hair and I’d slick it back and wear the make up and when I went out, my hair was down and lighter and most people wouldn’t know who the hell I was.
The Art of Wrestling interview
South is a guest on The Art of Wrestling to discuss wrestling in the 80’s and almost quitting wrestling training early on.
I was bleeding from my nose, I ripped my blue jeans, I threw up. The old guys got a hold of me and they tied me up and left me in a corner. they were laughing. They didn’t want you in the business. Back then the older guys thought, “If I let this kid in… he’s gonna take my spot.” I crawled out, jumped in my old trans am and left. I said I’d never go back and I hate professional wrestling. The next day I got off work and I went straight back.
Phylicia Rashad interview
Rashad is interviewed at Claflin University by one of the students.
Young people need to vote and young people need to be very active in voter registration.
Montreality Interview
Ab-Soul discusses his current music, future projects, his first job as a kid, the biggest lie he was ever told, Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, conspiracies theories regarding 2 Pac, and his advice to aspiring artists.
Temple-News interview
James talks to Temple-News about being done with professional wrestling and her singing career.
It’s certainly not the last time you’ll see me on television in a wrestling ring. I’m far from done. When I retire, I want to retire the right way. That’s what we all hope for, right?