Tavis Smiley interview
Ringwald discusses her career, her role on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, and her new jazz CD, Except Sometimes, in this interview for PBS. On her love of jazz:
I think it really came from my love of vocalists. Once I moved on from Bessie Smith, I discovered Ella Fitzgerald, and she just had a huge impact on me. Ella recorded everything – every great song of the American songbook, I think Ella Fitzgerald probably recorded.
Reuters interview
Reuters interviews Karpeles, who while sitting on a big blue ball, explains that the currency needs more merchants to adopt it so it can grow,
Sports Illustrated cover
In an issue of Sports Illustrated, Durant expresses his frustration at playing in James’ shadow:
I’ve been second my whole life. I was the second-best player in high school. I was the second pick in the draft. I’ve been second in the MVP voting three times. I came in second in the Finals. I’m tired of being second. I’m not going to settle for that. I’m done with it.
Durant says he uses his frustration as a means to self-improvement:
I don’t watch a lot of other basketball away from the gym. But I do look at LeBron’s box score. I want to see how many points, rebounds and assists he had, and how he shot from the field. If he had 30 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, I can tell you exactly how he did it, what type of shots he made and who he passed to.
On their friendship:
People see two young black basketball players at the top of their game and think we should clash. They want the conflict. They want the hate. They forget Bird cried for Magic. A friend was getting on me about this recently, and I said, ‘Calm down. I’m not taking it easy on him. Don’t you know I’m trying to destroy the guy every time I go on the court?’
Statement
Keys posts a statement about his firing to Tumblr.
Reuters claims that during my coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings, I violated a grievance aired by the company in a written warning issued in October 2012, explicitly that the company “must see immediate improvement in your communication with managers and more discretion in your social media practices.” (The company does not define what “more discretion” is)…Reuters said they particularly disagreed with my decision to continue tweeting scanner traffic after several other news organizations had reported a request from the Boston Police Department to not tweet information heard on scanner traffic.
Billboard cover
Carter appears on the cover of Billboard with Guy Oseary and Scooter Braun. He talks about the intersection of analytics and music:
The next phase of data is going to be transparency and also a deep dive into analytics—is it being used in a way that doesn’t violate the trust between the artist and the fans and the consumer and the brands? We wanted to see which songs [fans are] listening to from start to finish, which songs they’re skipping and which are the best playlists in which those songs could exist. That’s helping us realize what sorts of music are going to work at which format, and whether this song should follow the other on a particular release. It’s an ongoing education and we’re learning a lot.
He says Little Monsters is selling upwards of 6,000-7,000 presale tickets per show.
[In each city] we were doubling and even tripling what sponsor presales were and what other artists’ fan sites have done.
Tavis Smiley interview
Esposito discusses his roles in the AMC drama Breaking Bad and the NBC drama Revolution in this interview for PBS.
Maybe it’s this laugh I have. But I never, I don’t know if I ever expected to be as successful playing the villain as I am, but I think it’s that you get a brief introduction, and you see a chink in the armor that is compassion.
Tavis Smiley interview
Ford discusses his career and his latest role as Brooklyn Dodgers GM Branch Rickey in the Jackie Robinson biography, 42, in this interview for PBS. On Rickey’s decision to integrate the team:
Well, I think he had a combination of motives. He was a very religious man, devout Methodist, and I think he had a number of motivations besides the ethical and moral feelings that he had, and I’m not so sure it had a lot to do with race, because he grew up in a context where there was race prejudice.
Tig Notaro interview
Notaro returns to Conan as a guest to promote her audio stand up performance, Live and her upcoming national tour and. She also talks about her bout with cancer and the importance of living in the present.
I’m doing really well. I’m in remission. I went through a lot last year, and not to be totally intense, heavy, serious, but you know, I learned that it’s important to be present and live your life.
Accuses DeRosa of copying Tweets
Keys accuses De Rosa, his boss, of copying his tweets.
.@AntDeRosa please don't copy/paste from my tweets – pic.twitter.com/YKsoErlkoR
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) April 17, 2013
Tempestt Bledsoe interview
Bledsoe talks about her success and longevity in the industry.
I’ve been very grounded, my parents have always been there.
People cover
Clarkson appears on the cover of People to discuss how she keeps her marriage and career on fire.
He knows performing is what I love, and he completely supports me in it, as I do him. But if Mike ever told me he needed me to quit, I’d quit. When you make that promise to somebody, and you stand before God and your family and friends, you’ve got to do everything that you possibly can to make that work.
T cover
Moore appears on the cover of a April 2013 issue of T magazine. She talks about playing in Game Changer, playing in Carrie, and her first on stage appearance.
I sat on the stage and ate a sandwich while Charlie Brown talked about me. I was so scared. I didn’t get any pleasure out of that.
Shape Magazine interview
Morris tells Shape Magazine about her workout routine.
I work out at least five days a week. It is part of my lifestyle now and I really enjoy it. I do everything from yoga to Barre Fitness classes to jogging. I try lots of different workouts to keep things exciting and love having workout partners to do classes with. Steve Nash Fitness is right across the street from where I live and their trainers always seem to be able to push my limits.
Charlie Sheen interview
Charlie Sheen makes a military-style entrance on Conan, where he talks to O’Brien about a brand of pot named after him, the cause of his meltdown, and his desire to become friends with Justin Bieber.
Steve Austin Show interview
Michaels is a guest on the Steve Austin Show to discuss his new show, his WWE career and when he decided to become a wrestler.
In San Antonio. It was right before cable was coming out. I was 12 years old. I was up late for whatever reason on a Saturday, back when wrestling was 12:30 at night on Saturday nights and Southwest Championship Wrestling came on. Just that montage at the beginning just sort of drew me in. That time it was Wahoo McDaniel and Tully Blanchard, they had the big feud going on there. And then when cable came about, that’s when we got TBS then WWF out of Madison Square Garden and then WORTD. It just sort of consumed my life.
Rolling Stone cover
Hamm appears on the cover of the first April 2013 issue of Rolling Stone magazine. He talks about playing Don Draper in Mad Men, jokes about his anatomy, and how he feels about there being a Tumblr called Jon Hamm’s Wang.
They’re called ‘privates’ for a reason. I’m wearing pants, for fu*k’s sake. Lay off. I mean, it’s not like I’m a fu*king lead miner. There are harder jobs in the world. But when people feel the freedom to create Tumblr accounts about my cock, I feel like that wasn’t part of the deal… But whatever. I guess it’s better than being called out for the opposite.
People cover
Shelton appears on the cover of People to discuss how multifaceted he is and who he is as a person. On being a normal person:
I spent so many years wishing for these opportunities, you’ll never see me running out of a restaurant with my sunglasses and a hoodie on ’cause I don’t want to be noticed. I just don’t take myself that seriously.
Late Night interview part 2
Cosby talks about to Jimmy Fallon about getting make-up done for the very first time in his life when he was on The Tonight Show.
I sat up and I looked in the mirror with this make-up on that’s 17 shades lighter, now I’ve seen myself every day this color and I thought I’m dead.
Jimmy Fallon interview
Bill Cosby talks and dances to reggae music with Jimmy Fallon on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He jokes about reggae music.
It’s sort of like dancing with one leg shorter than the other.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau interview
Coster-Waldau visits Conan to talk about Game of Thrones and being able to attend events that recognize the show. He also discusses why his character, Jamie Lannister, has been unkempt lately and also shares an awkward encounter with George Clooney.
I was dying – I just had to go to the restroom. And finally, it’s over and I’m just running out there and it’s packed with people. And all the urinals are taken, but then I spot – there’s stall there, the door was open, and “I’m gonna go, I’m not gonna let anyone get there”, because I was dying. And then this guy is in there, and then I just go for it – I didn’t know he was in there – the door was open. And so I just go for it, he was standing, I’m pretty sure there was spillage, and I said sorry, and he said sorry, and I go “Oh my God, that’s George Clooney.”
