Tag Archives: Celebrity

Q&A: John Hodgman on Perfecting the Illusion of Expertise (via Wired)

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This is a really cool interview with the man who plays the PC in those Mac commercials. He talks about geekdom, Moon type, being a fake expert, Bruce Campbell, Watchmen (the movie version of which apparently will include the Golden Age Heroes subplot), and how he’s going to sue that guy that’s playing him on [...]

“That One”???

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They are two of the most neutral words in the English language, so just what did McCain mean by stringing “That” and “One” together to refer to his opponent during the 2nd Presidential debate the other night? A) The able politician that makes me livid cause he’s beating my pants off by connecting intelligently with [...]

Palin critics vindicated by Couric interview

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Palin’s embarrassingly bad performance with Katie Couric proved two things: 1) Palin is as bad as we all thought. She has no business on a national election ticket, was purely chosen to woo white women to McCain’s side, and our country would be in deep shit if McCain had to vacate the presidency. And 2) [...]

Jill Greenberg, The Manipulator

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It’s not that Jill Greenberg needs more press, but a professional photographer making a political statement is pretty rare these days… And what she did with her McCain portrait is pretty damn funny! The fuss over the photographer who makes kids cry. – By Jim Lewis – Slate Magazine: Greenberg is an L.A.-based photographer whose [...]

Dana Perino, way hotter than Palin

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Smarter and cooler under pressure too! As White House Press Secretary she has little competition in the looks department from previous holders of that office. Perhaps that gives her an unfair advantage. She deflects questions she doesn’t want to answer in ways Fleischer and McClellan never could. Nothing puts an end to a line of [...]

David Foster Wallace found dead, apparently hanged himself

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I never had the fortitude to slog through one of David Foster Wallace’s epic novels, but according to smart people he was a big deal: David Foster Wallace, Postmodern Writer, Is Found Dead – NYTimes.com

“Actor, comedian and exasperated dad Mac dies at 50″ (AP)

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Damn. The Associated Press: Actor, comedian and exasperated dad Mac dies at 50 My favorite role of his will always be the sanctimonious preacher in Booty Call.

A worthwhile celebrity blogger: David Byrne discusses Transformers and video games

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At a moment when I was questioning the entire point of blogs, I found David Byrne’s. Unknown civilians that blog require a time-consuming vetting process, and the average celebrity blogger is just a blowhard pimping a children’s book or something. The whole point of reading the journal, musings or essays of another person is to [...]

“Freeman still in serious condition after car crash” (on My Way News)

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He’s expected to make a full recovery! My Way News – Freeman still in serious condition after car crash

“Morgan Freeman injured in car accident in Miss.” (on MyWay News)

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Not good: “…Freeman’s car was airborne when it left the highway and landed in a ditch…” Hope he’s OK! My Way News – Morgan Freeman injured in car accident in Miss.

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