April 2nd, 2008
Two observations about this breaking news:
(1) Is it a surprise when a professional stripper has a sex tape? Doesn’t that kind of come with the territory? We’d be more shocked if she didn’t have a sex tape, no?
(2) So Dita’s given name is “Heather Sweet.” You tell me which one sounds more like a stripper stage name . . .
0 commentsHarmonic Convergence
April 2nd, 2008
David Grann, one of my three favorite working writers, has expanded his “Lost City of Z” New Yorker opus into a book and Paramount looks interested in producing it. This would be good news all around–for Grann, the studio, and viewers looking for really smart, really interesting subjects.
0 commentsIt's Casablance meets Swept Away
April 1st, 2008
Only, it’s just called Casablanca. WimB carries a link suggesting that Madonna is interested in remaking Casablanca. Only it’s set in Iraq. And has Madonna as Ingrid Bergman.
Apocalypse to commence in 5 . . . 4 . . . 3 . . .
0 commentsIt's Clobberin' Time
April 1st, 2008
O.S. Valerie D’Orazio points us to this really great piece of trompe l’oeil:
Now, to get a sense of how it was done, check out this very neat side photo:
The NFL Airbrushes History
March 28th, 2008
Galley Brother B.J. notices this re-imagining of recent NFL draft history:
In rebuilding the Chargers from the ruin of eight straight years without a winning record, Smith has assembled, mostly through the draft, what many believe to be the deepest roster in the NFL. His trademark is his decisiveness (some might call it stubbornness), which showed when he drafted (and then traded) Eli Manning against Manning’s wishes, and last offseason, won a power struggle with former coach Marty Schottenheimer.
San Diego traded Eli against his wishes? Does anyone else remember Old Man Manning proclaiming that Eli would never play for a small-market team and that if they didn’t trade him to a larger market, he’d sit a year?
0 commentsBSG Countdown
March 28th, 2008
Galley Friend M.R. sends a link to this set of Colonial propaganda posters:
The only question is which goes in the office, which goes at home, and which Galley Brother B.J. will claim.
In Praise of Xavier
March 28th, 2008
They never look rattled, they never panic. A really solid team and I’m proud to have picked them through to the Elite 8.
But I had no idea Josh Duncan was this good. Is he the most NBA-ready player in the tournament? Big, quick, great body, can play inside and out, can put the ball on the floor, and already has a mid-range jumper. I’m not saying he’ll be an all-star, but he could be a solid starter for a playoff team right out of the gate.
Would look great in a Sixer uniform . . .
0 commentsThe Many Faces of Alfred Pennyworth
March 27th, 2008
Valerie D’Orazio has a loving post collecting the history of how Batman’s butler changed over the years. Great stuff.
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