June 2011
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New catchphrase.
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This dude did Michael Jackson, and now he’s asking to do you? For sure, it was...
– T.I.’s manager Jason Geter, speaking about “Weird Al” Yankovic
Augusten Burroughs got famous on the David Sedaris wave of not really very funny...
– Videogum, succinctly illustrating why the one David Sedaris book I have read is also the only David Sedaris book I have read.
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"The Big Man" by Joe Posnanski →
… In any case, they played Rosalita and I watched the Big Man, and I would love to tell you that he grew young before my eyes. I would love to tell you that because it would make for a wonderful tribute. But it isn’t so. The music was young. Even the music he played was young. The man behind the saxophone was old. He tried to dance, and in some vague way he did. When he finished, he...
Clarence Clemons dies of complications from stroke →
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On Tuesday, April 13, 2004, NASA transmitted “Where is My Mind?” to...
– Wikipedia
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The cast introduces the episode out of character, explaining that the episode...
– Steve Heisler, discussing the “Isaac And Ishmael” episode of The West Wing, and continuing his tragicomic yearning for a Josh-Donna relationship. As a reminder, this is only the third season’s premiere.
Clarence Clemons suffers stroke | Variety →
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I wish them well with it, but it’s a bad sign when someone who worked at...
– Keith Olbermann, talking about a new book chronicling the history of ESPN
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This is the Wikipedia entry for a film called... →
Some select quotes.
What is Boogie Town???
Boogie Town[2] is an upcoming science fiction, dance battle romance film
And:
“The film is described as a “West Side Story” for the hip hop generation. It is set in a futuristic New York City, in 2015 where battle dancing is permanently banned because Chief Salisbury’s son was murdered during a battle in 2009 when battle...
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L.A. Noire: Two-Thirds Great →
… Narratively, L.A. Noire is a mixed bag, though. Maybe the mixedest bag (definitely a real word). Up through the homicide desk, the story is great—fluid, tense, and with a nice pacing. In fact, the homicide desk, in particular, is a great arc that not only has cases which are compelling in isolation, but then brings all of those separate threads together in thrilling fashion.
And then it...
Rob's Wonder Woman TV Pilot FAQ! →
Hey. Wait a second. So Wonder Woman “has come to the world of men and is using her powers to make a difference”? Yup. And she has a major corporation bankrolling her crime-fighting endeavors? Yup. That’s just Superman combined with Batman. Yup.