Hulu!

I really like Hulu. That is all.

Starting today, Hulu is releasing "something new" every day this summer through mid-August. Today, it started with Lost in Translation. This is thrilling. Props for NBC Universal for doing this. But to get this done, NBC had pulled all of its produced shows from iTunes.

The Passing of Tim Russert

I was sadden by this news when I found out after coming out of the second exam of System Dymanics for the summer. I find that this is perhaps the first time I felt this empty inside after such a beloved celebrity has died.

According to CNN.com:

Tim Russert, who became one of America's leading political journalists as the host of NBC's "Meet the Press," died Friday, the network said. He was 58.

Tim Russert established himself as the face of NBC's political journalism as host of "Meet the Press."
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The network said the award-winning journalist collapsed at work Friday. He was taken to Washington's Sibley Memorial Hospital, where he died, the hospital confirmed.

Colleague and former NBC anchor Tom Brokaw broke the news on the network Friday shortly after 3:40 p.m.

I have only started watching Meet the Press and have gotten immersed in politics when I discovered the Meet the Press Podcast on iTunes. I have been watching it weekly and religiously ever since. I guess actively watching TV shows (by hunting things down online), rather than passively in front of an actual television, makes the viewer more conscious of what is going on. I really like how Tim Russert discussed politics, and he made me understand what was going on in this critical 2008 election.

He was an extraordinary person, and he will be dearly missed.

Dalai Lama Interview

After seeing the Dalai Lama give a talk here at Cornell early last semester, I became so facinated by his Holiness. He has an amazing character.

Here, he gives an exclusive interview with NBC's Ann Curry in Seattle. It's found on the Nightly New's website. He talks about the Beijing Olympics and how we should not boycott the Games this summer. He preaches nonviolence, but he is not against the protests that have taken place in recent days.