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Posted: 28 Feb 2014 05:10 PM PST Actor Jonathan Kite is a far cry from Oleg, the bawdy Ukrainian cook he plays on CBS sitcom "2 Broke Girls." He's US-born, more travel-crazed than sex-crazed, and not a fan of the perverse one-liner. Kite also lends his voice to animated series "Black Dynamite" on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, and he's a sought-after stand-up comedian known for his impressions of Vince Vaughn, Tom Hanks, Seth Rogen, Liam Neeson, and Robert Downey Jr. (Credit: David Muller)How do you account for the success of "2 Broke Girls"? I think the show is so successful because it is a pretty good representation of what's happening in America right now, economically speaking. I think there are a lot of people who can relate to that -- people who might have been rich before but are now struggling with a small business, which is what America is built on. It doesn't show it from the white middle-class perspective, either, but from so many different angles, which is a cool, unique thing. What appealed to you about the role of Oleg? What they were originally asking for was a 45-year-old, bald Russian man. I'm significantly younger and have a full h... [Read more] |
Avoid spam calls, find numbers faster with Current Caller ID on Android Posted: 28 Feb 2014 11:29 AM PST Last year, I shared how to use the Whitepages Current Caller ID app to easily track blocked calls and texts. Now, Whitepages has added the ability to spot many of today's spam/scam numbers, along with some other convenient features. If you don't have the app already, there's no time like the present to get a copy. Current Caller ID is available for Android 2.2 and up. The UI for the app has received a makeover, sporting lighter colors and better organization for its features. For example, the previous version of the app had two tabs for your call log -- one Recent and the other Frequent -- but now there's just one tab with a toggle for the two choices. The Blocked calls/texts menu has also moved to the row of icons along the bottom. Avoid spam calls(Credit: Whitepages)When a phone number is part of an area code that has a high spam score, an alert will be shown on the Whitepages info window when making or receiving a call. According to Whitepages, their app can identify over 21,000 different scam numbers. Additionally, they will keep updating their spam directory to maintain the accuracy of flagged numbers. Find numbers faster(Credit: White... [Read more] |
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