Free on iTunes: Comedy Central Stand-Up Hot Picks
Filed under: Free Stuff, Free on iTunes, iPhone, iPod, video

If you’re a fan of Comedy Central’s Comedy Central Stand-Up, as am I, odds are you’ve seen most of the clips assembled here in this free Stand-Up Hot Picks special, but there is some funny shiznit here to be sure. Comedians such as Lewis Black, Wanda Sykes, Jeff Dunham, Dave Attell, Jim Gaffigan, Brian Regan and many others are showcased in this free 24-minute, TV-14 (read, “bleeped”) laugh-fest.
I actually find stand-up works extremely well on the iPod/iPhone’s pocket-sized screen, as most comedians’ faces do not benefit from close-up shots on large screens.
You can pick up Stand-Up Hot Picks here (I assume US-only, so let’s keep the UK bitching to a minimum on this one, OK?
Professors Jobs and Gore rock the iTunes U
Filed under: Apple Fanboyism, Free Stuff, Free on iTunes, iTunes, video

Yet another inevitable sign of a 2012 Al Gore/Steve Jobs presidential bid can be found on Apple’s iTunes U, where Steve and Al hold the number 1 and 2 spots respectively. Steve’s 2005 Commencement Speech at Stanford landed him the top spot, while

Yes, truly these two Apple chiefs are striking a chord with today’s youth, and no doubt they will be able to ride their wave of iTunes momentum straight to the White House.
But the REAL question is… where is Secretary of State Dr. Eric Schmidt’s speech?
Free on iTunes “Gossip Girl” series premiere
Filed under: Free on iTunes, iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch

Fans of the O.C. who didn’t commit suicide when the series ended now have reason to feel smug. O.C. creator Josh Schwartz has returned with what appears to be the “O.C. takes Manhattan“, in a new show called Gossip Girl. Based on the bestselling series of young-adult novels by Cecily von Ziegesar, this drama takes place in an affluent prep school in Manhattan’s Upper East Side where the students “find themselves with the money, access, and appetite to explore all of the temptations New York City has to offer.”
Wow.
Let’s just hope they don’t experience The Naked Cowboy.
Download your free premiere episode of Gossip Girl here.

