After a half-century of comedy and music (and what at times felt like an equal amount of buildup and hype), how do you at last kick off a prime-time 50th anniversary special for “Saturday Night Live”? Calmly and serenely, it turns out. (Itzkoff, The New York Times)
Read MoreThe original Cupid was more of a heartthrob than a cherub. Traced back to 700 BC, this character of legend was called Eros, Martin explains: the Greek word for desire. (Greenspan, Time)
Read MoreWeird as it sounds now, Saturday Night Live's 50-year tenure as one of the longest running programs in TV history may have come down to two important decisions made before the show even debuted in 1975. (Deggans, NPR)
Read MoreWhile some U.S. adults consider Cupid's holiday outdated, more say they love the romance and fun of Valentine's Day, and many expect to spend quality time with partners, friends and family. A new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows that about three-quarters of Americans plan to celebrate Friday's holiday in some way this year. (Italie et al., AP News)
Read MoreFor some, it was a chaos of copyright infringement; for others, a breakthrough in short-form video democracy. The following year, Google bought YouTube for more than $1.6 billion. (Haney, NPR)
Read MoreIn an annual company letter published this week Mohan declared: “YouTube is the new television!” A grandiose statement, but he has a point. More than 100 million people in America now watch YouTube on their TV screens, leaning back on their sofas to watch more than 1 billion hours of pop-cultural ephemera. (Jackson, The Times)
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