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.