Archive for January, 2008

links for 2008-01-08

James McAvoy Dreams Of Playing Jinky - The Sunday Mail
If I could play any person in a movie, it would be Jimmy Johnstone, the legendary winger for Glasgow Celtic.
(tags: jamesmcavoy)

Marcia & Lorenzo are real cool geezers - Los Angeles Times
The coolest new critics on the block turn out to be a pair of oldsters. Billed [...]

Dexter to Air on CBS Starting February 17th

YEssss!!! Something good has come due to the writer’s strike. It seems as though the rumors are true! CBS has just announced that they will start airing re-runs of the first season of the hit Showtime series Dexter. The show, starring Michael C. Hall as a serial killer who kills other serial killers, will be [...]

Post Chronicle Writer Jim Brogan Artlessly Re-purposes My Article

I woke up this morning to find my blog post about this weekend’s Marty Crandall/Elyse Sewell’s mash-up in Sacramento totally re-purposed without any attribution by The Post Chronicle writer Jim Brogan. (Thanks for the notes from readers who also noticed!)
Mr. Brogan has blatantly taken my January 5th blog post–swapping in synonyms every now and then–and [...]

Links for 2008-01-07

VLES - Lower East Side - MTV - New York Times
A Web site created by MTV promises users a virtual visit to the clubs of the Lower East Side. Is it a chance to party or some kind of sell-out?

Shins Keyboardist Martin Crandall Get Thrown In the Slammer on Charges of Domestic Violence

If you are a lover of reality television, especially of Tyra Banks’s hit show America’s Next Top Model, you will be amazed by the rest of this post. OR if you are a lover of The Garden State OR of sensitive music written by men, you will also be riveted.
OK, so fans of ANTM Season [...]

Ode to James McAvoy

Ever since he scampered onto the screen as Mr. Tumnus in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, James McAvoy has been on my shortlist of most favorite movie star crushes. Sorry, but I’m a sucker for pale, blue-eyed Scottish boys. Throw in the fact that he’s wee (James is only 5′7″) AND has [...]

Links for 2008-01-05

Ni Hao, Kai-lan! - China - Animation - TV - New York Times
The series, which will make its debut on Nick Jr. in February, will teach kids Madarin words and phrases.
Downtown Club Parties - New York Times
Their unexpected back-to-back demise of MisShapes and Motherfucker left the skinny-jeans-and-Converse set — along with the promoters who cater [...]

Jack White Hearts Patti Page’s “Conquest”

Yes, it’s obvious that Jack White sure does love Patti Page from the cover version of her 1952 hit, “Conquest,” that appears on the latest White Stripes album, Icky Thump. But USA Today was not content with the mere thought of a lovefest between them, they recently facilitated a phone conversation between the White Stripes [...]

links for 2008-01-04

So More Scene » Patrick Stump Is a Murderer
Fatrick from Fall Out Boy isn’t a killer, but he plays one on TV
(tags: emo falloutboy television lawandorder)

San Francisco Bay Guardian : Article : Bold as love
Four years later, the White Stripes are a parody, while Entrance has moved on to Los Angeles and sounds more and [...]

Fatrick from Fall Out Boy IS A MURDERER

From SoMoreScene.com:
Woah, I was watching the 2 hour season premiere of one of my most favorite shows ever (aka- Law and Order) tonight. I made it thorugh the first episode, but then realized at 10:30 I was also missing a new episode of Project Runway. As I flipped back and forth, I did manage to [...]