Blushing Banker Goes Viral

An employee at Macquarie Bank in Australia must’ve been sick the day the memo about no porn at work went out. A few weeks ago, a red-faced banker was looking at racy, near naked photographs on his computer as a nearby colleague was doing a live television interview about the Australian economy. He got caught. Big time. Unaware that filming was going on in the office, the Macquarie Private Wealth employee just kept clicking up images of an Australian model (we’ll let you wonder if the model was male or female).
Australia’s Seven Network broadcast the news item with the photographs clearly showing on a computer screen in the background. At one stage, the man turns and looks directly at the television camera and realizes his actions have been caught on camera.
The incident has become a global internet hit with over 200,000 views and a 5-star rating on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=xhIu7qp5vo8). It was also reported widely in Australia’s newspapers the following day.
Macquarie Bank, known locally as the “millionaire’s factory,” said it was taking the matter seriously. “Macquarie has strict policies in place surrounding the use of technology and the issue arising from today's live cross on Seven News is being dealt with internally,” the bank told local media.
Source: Reuters

Harry Potter Promotes Suicide Prevention

Daniel Radcliffe is explaining why he has just filmed a public service announcement for The Trevor Project, the leading organization focusing on suicide prevention efforts among gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered youth.
Because his parents were both actors, “I grew up knowing a lot of gay men and it was never something that I even thought twice about—that some men were gay and some weren’t,” the Harry Potter megastar said. “And then I went to school and (for) the first time ... I came across homophobia. ... I had never encountered it before. It shocked me.
“I have always hated anybody who is not tolerant of gay men or lesbians or bisexuals,” the British actor added. “Now I am in the very fortunate position where I can actually help or do something about it.”
The result is a public service announcement that was filmed recently at the organization’s Wall Street offices. The announcement is scheduled to air sometime this spring.
Radcliffe first became aware of The Trevor Project, founded in 1998 by three filmmakers, while he was appearing on Broadway in the 2008 revival of Equus. Their movie, Trevor, which won an Academy Award for best short film, concerned a gay teen who attempts suicide. The Trevor Project allows young people to call in for counseling or just to talk.
“I have described myself as being ‘gently eccentric’ and slightly different as a person just because I’ve had a very different set of influences growing up than anybody else in my peer group did,” the 20-year-old Radcliffe said. “I’ve always felt very lucky to have the life that I’ve had. I never had to cope with anything serious about my religion or sexual orientation or anything like that.
“I think it’s important for somebody from a big, commercial movie series like Harry Potter and particularly because I am not gay or bisexual or transgendered. ... The fact that I am straight makes not a difference, but it shows that straight people are incredibly interested and care a lot about this as well.”
– Michael Kuchwara, AP Newswire

Glee Gets Around

Sick of singing along to Glee at home? Well, get ready to watch the performers live on tour. The Fox network announced last week that the cast of the Golden Globe award-winning show about a high school glee club will hit four cities in May.
“Glee Live In Concert” kicks off May 18 in Phoenix and will visit Los Angeles and Chicago, then wrap up in New York on May 29.
The hit comedy series recently won Screen Actors Guild and People’s Choice awards.
New episodes begin April 13. Tickets for the tour go on sale March 12.
– AP Newswire