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  • September 2008

    • Microsoft Yanks Crazy Seinfeld Ads

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 18, 08 9:56 AM CDT

      Microsoft Yanks Crazy Seinfeld Ads

      (Newser) - Microsoft has axed the cryptic Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates ads that left some viewers "scratching their heads," Michelle Quinn writes in the Los Angeles Times . Though a Microsoft spokesman claims it was the plan all along to stop here, the blogosphere is abuzz about Microsoft's "strained effort" to seem "cool and in touch with regular customers" in response to Apple's Mac vs. PC ads. More »

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      Microsoft  • Apple  • Bill Gates  • Jerry Seinfeld  • tv ads

    • Geek World Rants, Raves Over Microsoft Ad

      InformationWeek  |  Sep 5, 08 7:20 PM CDT

      Geek World Rants, Raves Over Microsoft Ad

      (Newser) - A new Microsoft ad is sparking praise and putdowns in roughly equal measure around the Web today. Paul McDougall calls the spot "outdated and not very funny" in InformationWeek , but says it's revealing — of a tech company totally out of touch with Generation Y.  The choice of “has-been” Jerry Seinfeld proves that Microsoft is “dominated by middle-aged white guys who made their own millions more than a decade ago." More »

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      Microsoft  • Apple  • Bill Gates  • Microsoft Vista  • Jerry Seinfeld  • television advertising

  • August 2008
  • June 2008

    • Seinfeld: Death Was a Laughing Matter for Carlin

      New York Times  |  Jun 24, 08 7:44 AM CDT

      Seinfeld: Death Was a Laughing Matter for Carlin

      (Newser) - Nine days ago death was just another thing to joke about for George Carlin, writes Jerry Seinfeld in the New York Times. The comics were talking about the deaths of Tim Russert and Bo Diddley, and Carlin said, “I feel safe for a while. There will probably be a break before they come after the next one.” More »

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      obituary  • death  • comedy  • Jerry Seinfeld  • George Carlin

  • May 2008

    • Seinfeld : Still a Classic?

      Newsweek  |  May 4, 08 7:45 PM CDT

      Seinfeld : Still a Classic?

      (Newser) - Does the sitcom "about nothing” still evoke something—like laughs? Two TV critics revisited Seinfeld and emerged with different takes on the nutty New Yorkers. David Noonan argues that great actors—including an awesome string of small-part oddballs—still make the comedy sparkle. "They add a deep and essential layer of psychosis to the show," he writes in Newsweek . More »

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      television  • comedy  • Jerry Seinfeld  • sitcom  • stand up comedy  • Seinfeld  • Julia Louis Dreyfuss

  • April 2008

    • Seinfeld Rolls Vintage Car, Is Unhurt

      New York Post  |  Apr 3, 08 9:20 AM CDT

      Seinfeld Rolls Vintage Car, Is Unhurt

      (Newser) - What’s the deal with brake lines? Jerry Seinfeld found his suddenly inoperable Saturday night, leading to a spectacular rollover crash in the swanky Hamptons, the New York Post reports. With the car careening out of control, Seinfeld swerved sharply to avoid sailing into an intersection, and the car flipped—a maneuver the police chief said “probably avoided a very serious accident.” More »

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      car accident  • Jerry Seinfeld  • Fiat  • Hamptons  • brakes  • rollover

  • March 2008

    • Seinfeld Pitches New Series

      New York Post  |  Mar 7, 08 11:15 AM CST

      Seinfeld Pitches New Series

      (Newser) - A new Jerry Seinfeld series is in the works at NBC, says Page Six . The comedian, 53, is in talks with his former network about a show that’s being pitched as “just like Curb Your Enthusiasm , but with Jerry, instead of Larry.” Once again, Seinfeld will play himself in New York in “an exaggerated reality,” writes the Page Six staff. More »

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      television  • NBC  • Jerry Seinfeld  • Larry David  • TV series

  • January 2008

    • Jerry-Rigged DVDs Bail Out Giants QB

      New York Post  |  Jan 18, 08 5:50 PM CST

      Jerry-Rigged DVDs Bail Out Giants QB

      (Newser) - After a Green Bay TV station yanked "Seinfeld" off its weekend slate in hopes of sabotaging pre-game viewing for Eli Manning, the show's star has sent the New York Giants quarterback a boxed-set of DVDs from the hit show, the New York Post reports. Manning, an admitted fan, will be in town to face the Packers in Sunday's NFC championship game. More »

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      New York Giants  • Green Bay Packers  • Brett Favre  • Eli Manning  • Jerry Seinfeld

    • Author Sues Seinfelds Over 'Copycat' Cookbook

      The Smoking Gun  |  Jan 8, 08 1:05 PM CST

      Author Sues Seinfelds Over 'Copycat' Cookbook

      (Newser) - The author who blasted Jessica Seinfeld for allegedly stealing her cookbook ideas slapped Seinfeld and her funnyman hubby with a lawsuit today, simultaneously accusing Jerry Seinfeld of defaming her character, the Smoking Gun reports. After Missy Chase Lapine accused his wife of plagiarizing her book, The Sneaky Chef, Jerry Seinfeld called her "hysterical" on David Letterman's show, comparing her to "wackos," stalkers, and assassins. More »

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      lawsuit  • Jerry Seinfeld  • comedian  • plagiarism  • cookbooks  • Jessica Seinfeld

  • November 2007

    • Box Office Enchanted

      Variety  |  Nov 25, 07 4:45 PM CST

      Box Office Enchanted

      (Newser) - Enchanted charmed moviegoers out of $50 million this weekend, one of the best turkey weekend scores ever, Variety reports. Its magic veiled a strong debut by Sony-Screen Gems’ This Christmas, which banked $27.1 million. Newcomers August Rush and The Mist fizzled in seventh and eighth, respectively. More »

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