Saturday Hot Links
Time again for another installment of Saturday Hot Links.
Today: The Give Peace A Chance Edition!
Amy Poehler with some advice on how to deal with the violent events of this week [video].
Did an Excel coding error destroy the economies of the Western world.
After 20 years of development, Scorcese finally to begin shooting Silence in 2014.
Steve Jobs gives advice on success and failure [video].
Film Critic Hulk: Should you go to film school.
7 people who allegedly faked cancer for personal gain.
You can watch “Zombieland” and 13 other Amazon TV pilots here.
Are dogs smarter than cats.
FlavorWire: How Star Wars killed smart sci-fi cinema.
Men’s underwear: An economic bellwether?
How Conde Nast plans to turn John McAfee’s bizarre tale into Hollywood gold.
10 women who should be in the Rock Hall of Fame.
Rob Thomas on the $5M Kickstarter “Veronica Mars” project and the future of fan-funded movies.
Where do the words “Mom” and “Dad” come from.
TV Tattle quits.
22 years ago this week, Nirvana debuted “Smells Like Teen Spirit” [video].
ABC sued for killing off soap opera characters.
11 organisms scientifically named after fictional characters.
Melissa McCarthy: Men who say women aren’t funny should get out of their caves.
Here’s what the Big Bang probably sounded like.
In an alternate universe, Garth Brooks is the star of Twister and Saving Private Ryan.
Creativity Post: Intuition as the basis for creativity.
Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black to receive Hunter/Zakin screenwriting award from UCLA.
9 terrible props used in bank robberies.
Cannes reveals official 2013 lineup.
9 extremely pretentious Greek and Latin plurals.
Here are the 5 things that make a good transmedia project.
Robin Williams recalls lessons of Jonathan Winters.
TotalFilm: 50 goriest movie moments.
The astounding popularity of a ticket to Mars.
Get used to this: Paramount to cast Chinese actors in Transformers 4 via a reality TV show.
9 cultural innovators pay tribute to their greatest inspiration: Their mothers.
What it’s REALLY like to be a Hollywood assistant.
How to work with creative people.
Neil Gaiman with some thoughts on writing.
A brief history of Swedish fish.
Disney announces Star Wars film every year starting in 2015.
8 bizarre sounds you’ve probably made without knowing it [video].
The history and evolution of the Batman costume in film [video].
10 super-helpful mnemonic tricks.
10 great kids’ books that have never been made into movies.
“Homeland” and the female fabulists.
5 Americans who defected to North Korea.
The time Salvador Dali worked for Walt Disney.
Why do humans cry.
FilmmakerIQ: 10 tips for kids who want to be filmmakers.
Sharpen your memory with brain-healthy foods.
Watch Conan O’Brien’s 1993 “Late Night” audition.
How to converse properly: 18 tips from old etiquette books.
Pete’s receding hairline on “Mad Men” [slideshow].
What your favorite pop idols were wearing as teenagers.
8 gadgets for low-budget filmmaking.
The best books by great filmmakers.
Business Insider: NBC will air every single English Premier League game next year.
18 movies to see at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Where did the expression “OK” come from.
A guide to New York’s 4 major studios.
10 incredibly repurposed train stations.
3 companies that could change the way we look at TV forever.
11 planets you never had to memorize.
Getting drunk with Shane Carruth.
11 book sequels you didn’t know existed.
11 strange and wonderful Shakespeare adaptations.
“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”: How it became so popular in China.
11 brilliantly inaccurate scientific explanations.
12 essential screenwriting tips for aspiring screenwriters.
Has the Alamo Drafthouse finally found their Los Angeles locations.
All the essential online documentaries on Alfred Hitchcock.
Screenwriting Master Class tip of the week: Here is our schedule of classes and workshops into July:
April 22: Pages II (Scott Myers)
April 29: Prep (Tom Benedek)
May 6: Craft: Create a Compelling Protagonist (Scott Myers)
May 15: Craft: Writing the Low-Budget Film (Tom Benedek)
May 20: Craft: Write a Worthy Nemesis (Scott Myers)
May 27: Craft: Advanced Writing Tools (Tom Benedek)
June 3: Craft: The Coen Brothers and the Craft of Storytelling (Scott Myers)
June 10: Craft: The First 10 Pages (Tom Benedek)
June 17: Prep (Scott Myers)
June 24: TV: Writing the 30 Minute Original Pilot (Tom Benedek)
July 1: Pages I (Scott Myers)
July 8: Pages II (Tom Benedek)
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