http://colaspot.com columbia's premier whatever site Wed, 27 Sep 2006 01:21:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm a sucker for anything involving [super powers][xmen] and [implausible coincidences][lost]. So I was all psyched and ready to grab the promised [free download of the Heroes pilot][dl] from the iTunes Store on September 1, but that never quite worked out. Let's hear it for [cross promotions ... http://colaspot.com/archives/on-the-spot-heroes Want to get something back from those wasted summer hours glued to the screen? Do you scream obscenities at David Hasselhoff when someone gets gonged on [the latest dumb talent show?][agt] My friend, [TVgasm][tvg] is your wakeup call. I started reading it for the cry-out-loud-funny [Big Brother ... http://colaspot.com/archives/on-the-spot-tvgasm If you watch [Lost][], congratulations; you made it through another head-scratching season. The long-dry summer of waiting for next year is here. As promised, masterminds Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse answered a few long-standing questions: - Why did the plane crash? - What happens if the button doesn't get pushed ... http://colaspot.com/archives/on-the-spot-the-lost-finale I was calling all my friends to tell them about [Tuesday's narrow escape][wax] when [this bulletin][andre] flashed across my TV. Not to be upstaged, I thought fast and turned to my wife. "Did you know Andre Bauer and I were in flight training at Owens Field at the ... http://colaspot.com/archives/colaspot-editor-finds-tenuous-connection-with-days-other-big-story OK, so that's a slight exaggeration. I only avoided it by nine months or so. The house featured in the image and in [this WIS story](http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=4937080) used to be mine. I moved out back in August. There's a punchline here somewhere, but all I can think of (since no one ... http://colaspot.com/archives/colaspot-editor-narrowly-avoids-collision-with-flaming-garbage-truck Pam, I wish I'd discovered you months ago. [Pamela Slim](http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/), life coach and former "consultant to management", opens up on the boneheaded things companies do to kill corporate culture. She also notes that you're much more likely to get up in the morning excited about working when you ... http://colaspot.com/archives/guest-startup-junkie-pam-slim Nintendo recently announced the name of their next-generation game console. We here at Colaspot always wait on pins and needles to see the brilliant brand names that corporate marketing superstars, backed by megabucks of funding, can come up with. Introducing... the [Wii](wii.nintendo.com/home.html). Why? No, it's pronounced "wee". Setting aside the truism that millions ... http://colaspot.com/archives/on-the-spot-the-nintendo-wii I'm a *Lost* addict, so I decided to check out the new series from creator J.J. Abrams, *What About Brian* (Mondays, 10pm, ABC). Lest we forget, Abrams unleashed *Felicity* on the world years before *Lost*. *Brian* is definitely more in this vein, targeted at grown-up thirtysomething *Felicity* fans. ... http://colaspot.com/archives/on-the-spot-what-about-brian Today we start a new series here at Colaspot. Unfortunately named "On The Spot", it's an attempt to fool myself into posting more. I'm going to pick a topic and talk about it for 5 minutes. No more, no less. Another 5 minutes tops to edit ... http://colaspot.com/archives/on-the-spot-the-shangri-la-diet Well, WordPress 2.0, anyway.  Don't look for the [yellow fade](http://www.37signals.com/svn/archives/000558.php) just yet. The upgrade is done, as far as I can tell.  It's time for all you Spotheads (and I do mean both of you) to pitch in and do some QA.  Bang on the site and see if anything breaks.  ... http://colaspot.com/archives/colaspot-goes-20