Ishtar for Windows?
“The spectacle of… watching the two eternally boyish, care-free retired zillionaires try on shoes leaves a bad aftertaste.”Harsh reviews for the new Bill Gates / Jerry Seinfeld ad for Microsoft.It’s a headscratcher, true enough.
Biographies
Wait — Walter Reed Middle School?
Was John McCain standing in front of an accidental photo on national TV last night?The political blog Talking Points Memo is also on the case.
“Bond… 69-Year-Old Bond”
George Lazenby, the forgotten Bond, turns 69 today.It was ’69, coincidentally, when he played superspy James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. That was his only Bond film.He’s not the oldest actor to play Bond, not by a long shot. Sean Connery turned 78 in August, and Roger Moore turns 81 (!) next month. The current Bond, Daniel Craig, is a lad of 40.
John McCain Accepts GOP Nomination
“You know, I’ve been called a maverick; someone who marches to the beat of his own drum. Sometimes it’s meant as a compliment and sometimes it’s not. What it really means is I understand who I work for. I don’t work for a party. I don’t work for a special interest. I don’t work for myself. I work for you.”John McCain formally accepted the Republican nomination for president last night.
Good Day, Paul Harvey!
Paul Harvey is 90 years old.
So Long, Bill Melendez
“Charlie Brown has a big head, a little body and little feet. Normally, a human takes a step every 16 frames — about two-thirds of a second. But [Charles Schulz’s] characters would look like they were floating at that pace. After several experiments, I had them take a step every six frames — one-fourth of a second…
Sarah Palin Convention Transcript
Courtesy of The Chicago Sun-Times, here’s the transcript of Sarah Palin’s speech to the Republican Convention last night.It seemed to go well. But did she really sneer at Obama’s work as a community organizer? “I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities.” That’s one of the most mean-spirited comments I’ve ever heard in a political speech.
Bristol Palin’s Boyfriend Joins the GOP Convention
Taking things over the top: Levi Johnston, the boyfriend of Bristol Palin, will now attend the Republican National Convention.Bristol is the 17-year-old daughter of GOP vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Bristol’s pregnancy has been a surprise story of the last few days, and Johnston is now being pulled into the spotlight as well.
“In a World…”
Don LaFontaine, movie voiceover legend, has died. (At Cedars-Sinai, natch.)
Christa McAuliffe +60
Citizen astronaut Christa McAuliffe would be just 60 years old today. She was a 37-year-old schoolteacher from New Hampshire when she died in the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.