Tom Felton, who plays “wicked little snot” Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, turns 21 today.Before Felton landed the part of Draco, he tried out for the hero roles of Harry and Ron. Judging from the photo on Felton’s official site, that’s hard to believe. With that widow’s peak and a name like Draco Malfoy, he should have a future as a James Bond villain.
Media note: I really look forward to Peter King’s weekly “Monday Morning Quarterback” column in Sports Illustrated online. (He’s an Ohio University boy!) And I also love how, in the year 2008, when you hear about a great play you can just jump to NFL.com and see the highlights immediately. Yes, I enjoy being in thrall to the NFL juggernaut, even if the business side of it is nasty and all. You’ve just got to appreciate their multimedia savvy.
“Taro Aso, a former foreign minister who delivers snappy speeches, reads Japanese ‘manga’ comics and talks tough about China, was selected Monday to be Japan’s next prime minister.”And!”A trim man who favors finely tailored suits, he is a former Olympian who competed in clay pigeon shooting in Montreal in 1976. According to the Japanese press, he used to travel to shooting practice in his Rolls Royce.”
Tzipi Livni is the new head of the Kadima political party in Israel. And she may be the country’s next prime minister.
So says Bill Dwyre of The Los Angeles Times, noting that Wie just made it through the first round of qualifying school.
“This the way the ad endsThis is the way the ad endsThis is the way the ad endsNot with a bang, but a whimper.” -T.S. Ogilvy EliotThose weird Microsoft ads with Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld are suddenly kaput.
Doctor and poet William Carlos Williams was born on this day 125 years ago.
The Daily Mail has photos of Angelina Jolie at age 16. (“Before the tattoos and vials of blood,” as they put it. Those Brits!)It is kinda remarkable how much she looks like Jolie of today. Crazy lips and all.
Heh! What would your name be?[Update: Turns out the system is borrowed from the Captain Underpants book series. Tip o’ the cap to Cousin Mike!]
We noticed yesterday that the Katharine Hepburn’s profile at the Internet Movie Database has this URL: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000031.Naturally we wondered what lucky actor was #0000001. It must be the greatest or the most popular actor of all time, right? Surprise! Hey, we love him, but… you know.