William S. Burroughs’s Stuff: Photos
From the portfolio of photographer Peter Ross, a gallery of photos of various items that belonged to the late writer William S. Burroughs.
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Mr. Quincy Jones Politely Directs Your Attention Elsewhere
Musical genius Quincy Jones likes to point while being photographed.
Conan O’Brien Deal With NBC ‘Expected Soon’
ABC News says that NBC and Conan are “on the cusp of an agreement.”And they add something new:
‘Stranded: I’ve Come From a Plane that Crashed in the Mountains’ – A Who2 Review
Movie Review: Stranded: I’ve Come from a Plane that Crashed in the MountainsViewed on: A late Saturday afternoon in Cincinnati, OhioPre-movie meal: Dewey’s Pizza (half ‘Bronx Bomber’ and half ‘Socrates’ Revenge’) and a pint of Dewey’s house aleWe saw ‘Avatar’ in 3-D at a 1:00 show at the local theater. Then, buzzed from the wild visuals, we came home and saw this DVD that’s at the other end of the movie-experience spectrum.
Werner Herzog Interprets ‘Curious George’
Werner Herzog interprets Curious George:
Conan O’Brien: The End of the Horny Manatee?
The network owns the intellectual property behind such popular O’Brien characters as Pimpbot 5000 and Conando, as well as recurring segments such as In the Year 3000 and Desk Driving. Sources involved in the settlement negotiations say NBC is keeping the copyrighted and trademarked elements of O’Brien’s shows as part of the deal. That means the bits and characters will likely never be seen after O’Brien’s “Tonight” ends its run January 22.
Devil to Pat Robertson: Haiti ‘Not How I Roll’
Earlier we noted Pat Robertson’s claim that the people had made a deal with the devil.Now Satan is having his say:”When I strike bargains with people, they first get something here on earth — glamour, beauty, talent, wealth, fame, glory, a golden fiddle. Those Haitians have nothing, and I mean nothing. And that was before the earthquake. Haven’t you seen ‘Crossroads’? Or ‘Damn Yankees?’
Dennis Hopper Dying of Prostate Cancer?
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Conan O’Brien Deal With NBC Close… Or Already Done?
Conan O’Brien seems close to a deal to leave The Tonight Show, paving the way for a return by Jay Leno.
Happy Birthday, Super Bowl
January 10th is the anniversary of the very first Super Bowl, or, as it was cleverly called, Super Bowl I. The year was 1967, and the teams were the National Football League’s Green Bay Packers and the American Football League’s Kansas City Chiefs.The Packers were favorites to win, and they did, 35-10, behind the coaching of Vince Lombardi and the talents of quarterback Bart Starr.Here’s a recap from the Green Bay Packers.
Roger Ebert Horsewhips Rush Limbaugh
Film reviewer and internet jockey Roger Ebert came out swinging today, in an open letter to Rush Limbaugh that starts with “You should be horse-whipped for the insult you have paid to the highest office of the nation.””You should be horse-whipped for the insult you have paid to the highest office of the nation.”
The Knave Abides
Here’s an update to our post about Two Gentlemen of Lebowski, that marvelous mash-up of the Coen brothers and William Shakespeare:DMTheatrics is staging what they say is the New York City premiere of Adam Bertocci’s play, which uses Shakespearean-style verse to retell the story of the movie The Big Lebowski (1998, starring Jeff Bridges).
Thanks for Nothing, Ted Sorensen
Here’s a belated book review of my most frustrating read of 2009: Ted Sorensen’s book Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History.The book came out in 2008 and it’s billed as Ted Sorensen’s frank personal memoir of his 11 years as John Kennedy’s speechwriter and right-hand advisor.
Lady Gaga Finally Gets a ‘Real Job’
Lady Gaga has signed on as the creative director at Polaroid. (Nope, the company’s not defunct yet.) That’s Gaga flashing her business card on Twitter. Her quote: “The Haus of …..
Megan Fox Armani Ads – PHOTO
Actress Megan Fox has signed on as a jeans and underwear model for Armani. This is one of the teaser photos of Fox in Armani released by the company this week.
Teddy Pendergrass Dead; “Legendary Prince of R&B”
Singer Teddy Pendergrass has died at the young age of 59. He’d had a rugged eight months recovering from colon cancer surgery, according to his son.
Pat Robertson Races to Say Something Crazy About Haiti
Up to 100,000 dead in Haiti. Fortunately, Pat Robertson is ready to put it all in perspective:Christie, something happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it. They were under the heel of the French, you know, Napoleon the Third and whatever. And they got together and swore a pact with the devil.
Dueling Headlines: Martha Coakley Edition
Reporter falls, clashes with aide while trying to question Democrat seeking Kennedy’s old seat – The LA TimesReporter takes stumble chasing Mass. candidate – The Boston GlobeWeekly Standard Reporter Attacked Outside Democratic Fundraiser
John Edwards Attacks Baby With Campaign Sticker
We’ve just added photos to our profile of John Edwards — including this irresistable shot of a baby at a 2008 Edwards campaign rally in Las Vegas.
GM Will Resell the Tiger Woods Crash Car
How much would you pay to drive the Tiger Woods Escalade — the one he crashed in November while (allegedly) being chased with a golf club by his wife Elin Nordegren?GM has stopped loaning Tiger Woods new cars, says USA Today’s Drive On column. But buried in the story is this nugget: