Dear Technology Gods –
I wish there was a “Character/Actor” button on my remote control that I could push when I watch television or a DVD. One push of the button would place the name of the character just below the actual character on the screen, another push of the button would show you the actor’s name. A third push of the button would turn the feature off.
If you could make this happen by next month that would be really nice.
Sincerely,
Geeding
Programming Note: Thursday Night Programming To Air Overnight
Overnight Friday, NBC will rebroadcast part of Thursday night’s prime-time line-up after storm coverage preempted regular programming.
This rebroadcast means NBC 5 will not air Saturday morning’s episode of “In Wine Country” or the rebroadcast of “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno.
The rebroadcast will begin at 2:04 a.m. Saturday with Thursday’s episode of “My Name Is Earl.” “30 Rock” will air at 2:34 a.m. and “The Office” will air at 3:04 a.m.
Please manually set your recording device as we do not expect TIVO or other digital recording devices to detect these programming changes.
Additionally, all three shows can be seen on demand at Hulu.com.
Two years ago, Stephanie Kaster of Manhattan set out to plan the birthday party of a lifetime for her daughter. Granted, little Sophie didn’t have many parties under her belt with which to compare it: She was not yet 3.
“I just thought, ‘If I go to another paint-a-ceramic-bowl or stuff-a-bear party, I’ll shoot myself,'” says Kaster.
So she booked a fondue restaurant, hired a musical troupe to perform as the Wiggles (her daughter’s favorite group) and ordered a four-layer cake. Each guest took home a Fisher-Price guitar and custom CD.
The price tag? $5,000.
“I couldn’t believe that I’d ended up spending that much,” Kaster says.
Some birthday parties now rival weddings in scale and price — with some costing tens of thousands of dollars. Maybe it’s the ever-growing number of millionaires; maybe it’s the conspicuous consumption celebrated on reality shows like MTV’s “My Super Sweet 16.” Whatever the reason, it’s keeping Corinne Dinsfriend in business.
She owns Over the Top Productions in Orange County, California, a full-service children’s birthday-party planning company. “We really promote a healthy balance of living year round,” Dinsfriend says, “but it’s OK to indulge your child once a year, because it’s about making a memory.”
