Month: January 2013

  • 9 Little Known Facts About Apple’s “1984” Commercial

    As the media blitz rages for upcoming Super Bowl commercials, The Lint Screen looks back at history’s most famous and loved big game commercial, Apple’s legendary “1984” spot that announced the introduction of the MacIntosh computer. Here are some little known facts about this classic spot. 1. Steve Jobs invented television enabling the airing of…

  • NRA’s LaPierre And Nugent Outline Public Safety Measures

    Following the tragic slayings at an elementary school in Newton, Connecticut, National Rifle Association president Wayne LaPierre assembled a tactical think tank that included rocker Ted Nugent. Today, LaPierre and Nugent met with reporters to outline their plans to ensure safety. LaPierre read the following prepared statement: “First, make it mandatory that every U.S. citizen…

  • Oops! The Lint Screen Corrections

    Enterprises are made by people and people make mistakes, so every enterprise is mistaken. The Lint Screen is no different. We’ve had our share of boners over the years, and we’d like to correct some of them today. We humbly beg you your forgiveness–– for as ‘The Situation’ of “Jersey Shores” famously said, “To err…

  • Le Miserable

    My holiday movie bender ended yesterday with a viewing of Les Miserables, a classic story by Victor Hugo published in 1862 and made into a theatrical musical in the 80’s that’s earned a bazillion bucks on stages worldwide. Amazingly, it took Hollywood until now to make the blockbuster musical into a movie. So, here’s the…