Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Gay Character In Archie Comics...
Archie Comics announced today that the timeless city of Riverdale is poised to welcome its first openly gay resident this September in "Veronica" #202 with the introduction of Kevin Keller, the latest addition to Archie's increasingly diverse gang of friends. Diverse except for that homophobe Jughead.
All Talk?
The Oxford University debate club has invited Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White to speak to its members.
Ultimate Fighting Championship officials told The Associated Press that the 187-year-old Oxford Union Society has invited White to speak Oct. 13. The UFC is a mixed-martial arts sports association, you know, inside the Octagon.
Other past speakers at the club are former U.S. presidents Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, as well as Sir Winston Churchill, Robert Kennedy, Malcolm X, Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein.
White says he's expecting to respond to tough questions with straight answers.
And if the questions get too hard, Dana will just let Chuck Liddell loose on the crowd. Debate that…bitches.
Ultimate Fighting Championship officials told The Associated Press that the 187-year-old Oxford Union Society has invited White to speak Oct. 13. The UFC is a mixed-martial arts sports association, you know, inside the Octagon.
Other past speakers at the club are former U.S. presidents Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, as well as Sir Winston Churchill, Robert Kennedy, Malcolm X, Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein.
White says he's expecting to respond to tough questions with straight answers.
And if the questions get too hard, Dana will just let Chuck Liddell loose on the crowd. Debate that…bitches.
New Report On Weed
People who suffer from chronic neuropathic pain reported feeling less pain when they smoked marijuana compared to smoking a drug-free placebo, according to a study at a Montreal university. Researchers found the pain reduction was modest, but patients reported feeling less depression and anxiety as well. Wait a minute...the patients reported feeling less depression and anxiety after smoking marijuana?
Monday, August 30, 2010
Slash To Divorce
According to Los Angeles County Superior Court documents, Slash real name Saul Hudson, and wife, Perla Ferrar, separated in mid-July .
The former Guns 'N Roses star cites irreconcilable differences for the split.
Slash and Ferrar wed on Oct. 15, 2001, and share two sons, aged 6 and 8.
Court documents indicate the rocker is asking for joint physical and legal custody and is willing to pay spousal support. There is no prenuptial agreement.
Slash was previously married to actress Renee Suran. They ended their five-year union in 1997.
The former Guns 'N Roses star cites irreconcilable differences for the split.
Slash and Ferrar wed on Oct. 15, 2001, and share two sons, aged 6 and 8.
Court documents indicate the rocker is asking for joint physical and legal custody and is willing to pay spousal support. There is no prenuptial agreement.
Slash was previously married to actress Renee Suran. They ended their five-year union in 1997.
Not So Sweet Emotion...
Joe Perry is afraid that Aerosmith will be over once their current tour comes to an end, saying their future together is "up in the air."
Perry recently confirmed that his bandmate Steven Tyler has been in talks to join the judging panel of "American Idol," although an official announcement has yet to be made, and the guitarist criticized the singer for not sharing his plans with the band.
The guitarist now says that Tyler's new role is a done deal, and he believes Aerosmith's future is uncertain once their Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock tour comes to an end in Canada next month.
Perry informed Cincinnati.com, "He (Tyler) told me just a couple of days ago he signed his papers to join the show. As far as he knew, everything's set to go."
Perry recently confirmed that his bandmate Steven Tyler has been in talks to join the judging panel of "American Idol," although an official announcement has yet to be made, and the guitarist criticized the singer for not sharing his plans with the band.
The guitarist now says that Tyler's new role is a done deal, and he believes Aerosmith's future is uncertain once their Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock tour comes to an end in Canada next month.
Perry informed Cincinnati.com, "He (Tyler) told me just a couple of days ago he signed his papers to join the show. As far as he knew, everything's set to go."
Sunday, August 29, 2010
DVD Review:Boogie Nights
Evan reviews "Boogie Nights"
The film that announced the arrival of a huge talent. No, not Mark Wahlberg's (fake) penis. Paul Thomas Anderson obviously.
Visually exciting with some terrific camera work including several long tracking shots, an eye for period detail, but Anderson's biggest strength lies in his ability to work with an ensemble cast (a fact confirmed by his next film Magnolia).
There is the usual great work by people like Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, John C. Reilly and William H. Macy, but also unexpectedly draws strong performances from Wahlberg (starting out on his Entourage days) and Burt Reynolds. Also funny to see Thomas Jane in a small role considering he is currently starring in Hung, another show where the main feature is a giant cock. It is surprisingly non-gratuitous for a movie about the porn industry and in a similar way to Trainspotting, it doesn't glamorize the subject matter. The guys doing the filming are about as interested in the sex as much as if they were watching a guy paint a wall.
It brought up interesting parallels with the Hollywood system. At one point filmmaker Jack Horner refuses to shoot on video, "If it looks like shit and sounds like shit, then it must be shit", saying that film is the only way to shoot movies. Yet we are seeing a similar scenario today with many filmmakers who were apparently committed to celluloid, but are now shooting on digital cameras and even moving towards 3D filmmaking. Is it only a matter of time 'till we see a 3D porno movie with the money shot coming out of the screen.
Believe it or not but porn has a huge influence of the technical advances of the industry. Porn adopted video over betamax, Blu Ray over HD-DVD, etc.
-Evan Chance
Classic Toys:Billy Blastoff
Billy Blastoff was a four inch plastic child-faced adventurer from the late 60’s and early 70’s. Billy had a robot pal (which had to be purchased separately) named Robbie and there were different vehicles made for the figures. These vehicles were powered by the figure which held AA batteries.
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