David Decker

David Decker
Location
California, USA
Birthday
January 17
Bio
Father of two young boys, husband to the woman who finally gave me a life, worker-bee in the land of film & television, and intruder to the world of letters.

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Editor’s Pick
JUNE 11, 2009 4:48PM

Courtney Cox in ‘Cougar Town’


ABC’s tag line for promoting this one:
 

 

‘Two Words, ME OW!’

Ever since this one came up on our competitor’s reel (here @work), there’s been some debate about who would watch this and whether it will become popular. Yeah, the word ‘Cougar&Read full post »

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JUNE 7, 2009 7:03PM

Good News for a Change – Data’s Here

Um, no, not this guy:

Data from STTNG
 

This stuff:

Blue Data
 

Plain old...data. I like data. You should, too. Let’s spread the word. The government just gave us a whole bunch of it and they’re giving us more soon.

 

This is President Obama making good on some of his promised governmRead full post »

Editor’s Pick
MAY 7, 2009 1:34AM

The Onion: Why the New Star Trek Movie Fails

As you may have heard the latest Star Trek movie hits theaters this Friday. But you haven’t seen this new ‘reboot’ version covered until you’ve seen it covered by The Onion:

Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As 'Fun, Watchable' Read full post »

Editor’s Pick
APRIL 27, 2009 9:56PM

So You Think Books are Dead?

The LA Times Festival of Books – And Dave Cullen, Too! 

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Artwork by Eric Carle for Los Angeles Times Festival of Books 

Well not yet, anyway. This past weekend, under the gorgeous Southern California weather, the Los Angeles Times hRead full post »

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APRIL 10, 2009 5:28PM

Anniversary Party: Los Angeles

Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California  

 

Come one, come all. Well...OSers local (enough) to Los Angeles that is.

 

Open Salon is one-year old! See Kerry’s post (click here) for more on this.

 DATE:

Thursday, April 16, 2009

 TIME:

6 PM (After workish, before dinnerish)

 

PLACE:

 

The bRead full post »

Editor’s Pick
MARCH 11, 2009 2:12AM

Shakespeare Secrets Revealed! (Sort of)

The Cobbe Portrait 

For those in love with the works of William Shakespeare, or even just for history buffs in general, there’s been some pretty cool news lately.

 

A new, or rather very old painting (the so called Cobbe portrait, pictured above) has recently been announced as possibly theRead full post »

FEBRUARY 13, 2009 7:08PM

One Day, I’ll Run Again in L.A.

L.A. Smog 

I love running. Or rather, I used to.

 

My broadcasting and film degrees brought me to my current home in L.A. along with my first job in the motion picture industry. It’s a business that can easily swallow your life whole, and at times, this was true for me. ButRead full post »

Editor’s Pick
JANUARY 20, 2009 1:35PM

Change Has Come To America ('s White House Website)

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Well I guess change has come to America, but it’s certainly come to the White House official website. At 12 Noon EST, minutes before the President took the oath of office, the site quietly changed over. Looks promising.

Go visit: www.whitehouse.gov Read full post »