I am so getting an iPad. What movies will look best on it? Hardware analysis of iPad indicates 4:3 aspect ratio. 100 percent of recent 2-D best-picture nominees shot in widescreen 1.85:1 or 2.35:1. Letterboxing imminent! Anticipate black stripes above and below active viewing field. For most efficient utilization of display, locate films shot in 1.37:1. Categories with best selection of 1.33:1 or 1.37:1 films: made-for-TV and pre-1953. Content analysis: SFW versus NSFW = 95.65 percent to 4.35 percent. Recommendation: Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway and The Maltese Falcon will deliver optimal viewing satisfaction.
I'm debating outing my guilty pleasure: Taylor Swift. Is using "You Belong With Me" as a ringtone too much, too fast? Based on Boolean search methodology, "Taylor Swift" AND "lame" yields 349,000 results. "Taylor Swift" AND "ironic" produces 95,800. Recommendation: Begin with less public mode of self-expression—follow on Twitter.
I always go to Comic-Con as Spider-Man. So does everyone else! This year, I not only want to make sure people notice my costume, I want them to know it's me. Who should I be? Scan of Flickr indicates most-photographed cosplay outfits: Princess Leia, Wonder Woman. Alert: High skin-to-fabric ratio. If male, consider more recent characters. Comic-Con media coverage from 2005 to 2009 includes high proportion of references to blockbusters. Statistically significant summer 2010 buzz detected for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Last Airbender, and The A-Team. Google Trend data: "Vampires" down 4.16 percent in 2010. M. Knight Shyamalan box office totals: down 63 percent since 1999. Recommendation: Dress as A-Team character Sergeant Bosco Albert Baracus, aka B. A. Baracus, aka Bad Attitude, aka Mr. T.
