Drop Dead Gorgeous

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An interesting art exhibit by an artist named Daniela Edburg, showing women dying at the hands of food (mostly). Below is Death by Gummi Bears: Like a lot of art, I’m not sure I "get" it, but I am intrigued by it.  The artist explains her work: It’s not really about the products, but the relationship of love and then … Read More

Slammed!

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Getting hit hard at work.  For some interesting reading, read Heather’s post with her Tony predictions.  She youtubed it all up pretty good. (I predicted the some nominees and winners here, but that was before the nominees were announced.  With luck, I’ll get to a full prediction post done before the actual telecast).

More On The Scripps National Spelling Bee

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Oh, someone is liveblogging it! (UPDATE: Another bee blog here) (You can also get updates of the results of each round here). UPDATE:  Come on, Joshua!  The local boy is still in it, having correctly spelled "hybrid" in Round Two (not very tough, I admit) and "chattel" in Round Three. It should be noted that two Italian food-related words — … Read More

Bug — The Movie Review

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From Christian Answers: The movie has no lack of foul language, and the F-word is the most prevalent, being used more than 60 times. There are at least 60 other cuss words as well, including about 20 misuses of God’s name. The number of minutes spent on real or implied nudity seemed to far outweigh the time spent on horror … Read More

Geico Cavemen: The TV Series

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ABC is developing a comedy based on the cavemen from the Geico commercials Can anyone else think of a situation where a campaign spokescharacter proved so wildly popular that they a TV show was created for them? Not Clara Pell, Not Joe Izuzu… UPDATE:  Max Headroom — there’s one.  And Ernest (Jim Varney) went from commercials to movies.

Tony Nominees Announced

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"Spring Awakening," the Duncan Sheik-Steven Sater rock musical about the sexual longing of 19th century German teenagers, received a leading 11 Tony nominations on Tuesday. "The Coast of Utopia," Tom Stoppard’s epic trilogy about 19th-century Russian intellectuals, and "Grey Gardens," a musical look at two of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ more eccentric relatives, each garnered 10 nominations. "Curtains," a backstage whodunit … Read More

Outer Circle Critics Awards

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Winners (underlined) were announced last night.  Predicatbly, Stoppard’s The Coast of Utopia walked away with the most honors for a straight play, and Spring Awakening had the most awards for a musical.  More from Playbill (BTW – Tony nominations are announced tomorrow….) John Gassner Playwriting AwardFoote, Daisy BhutanGlaudini, Bob Jack Goes BoatingNorris, Bruce The Pain and the ItchSun, Nilaja No … Read More

“The Office” Liability Exposure

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Clever website alert: This blog, That’s What She Said, looks at each episode of "The Office", summarizes the plot, and determines the extent of Dunder Mifflin’s liability exposure.  An example: Sexual Harassment LITIGATION VALUE: Over $700,000 It would be pretty safe to say that any time a company’s regional manager asks a female employee to act out a lesbian love … Read More

In Praise Of The Long Shot

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I love the long tracking shot.  Just love it. For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, I’m refering to a camera shot in movies which is long and (often) complicated without cuts or edits.  The Hitchcock classic "Rope" was shot with one camera, in basically one room, making it a series of long tracking shots of … Read More

Kool-Aid Pickles? Seriously?

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Never heard of them before, but apparently they have a cult following down in the bayou: Those pickles were once mere dills. They were once green. Their exteriors remain pebbly, a reminder that long ago they began their lives on a farm, on the ground, as cucumbers. But they now have an arresting color that combines green and garnet, and … Read More