Wednesday, January 9, 2008
In Bad Taste
Posted by admin on Wed, Jan 9, 2008 at 11:27 PM
As if the world of filmmaking is not already strange enough, there are now rumors that the McCanns may be discussing making a movie out of the disappearance of their 3-year-old daughter, Madeleine. The story went like this; two seemingly intelligent adults take the family on vacation in Portugal. Mom and Dad McCann go out to dinner and leave their three toddlers alone in their resort apartment. Of course, the children were sleeping. So, there should be no problem? (Hmm…) Well, when Mr. and Mrs. McCann returned from their dinner, Madeleine, who was the oldest of the toddlers, was missing. Wow! The story received international attention and pleas for the public’s help from many celebrities.It does sound like a great script for a Lifetime Movie. Or, it would be if it wasn’t true and the case had been solved. Since, the McCanns have recently been relieved of being two of the prime suspects in the case, it does seem a little unusual to be marketing your “story” for the world to see. Perhaps they hope the movie will prove once and for all their innocence?
A Rogue's Gallery of Food
Posted by Ian McNulty on Wed, Jan 9, 2008 at 10:39 PM
In a story titled "The 20 Worst Foods in America," journalist Matt Goulding takes apart staples of the American chain restaurant table
with equal parts humor and horror. Perhaps the most revealing part of his analysis is the comparisons of what one order of this restaurant food equals in terms of other meals.
One more time, from the top
Posted by Alison Fensterstock on Wed, Jan 9, 2008 at 2:56 AM
I'm not the first person to note, and scratch my head at, the curious phenomenon of bands playing whole albums in their entirety, in concert. That being admitted, though... well, it's still weird. Roger Waters may have started it by recreating "Dark Side Of The Moon" live on his 2006 tour - but the demand for such a thing was clearly evident from decades of sold-out, cannabis-scented laser light shows at confused but happy planetariums. Sonic Youth continued the trend by thrilling thousands of cerebral indie-rockers with a start-to-finish performance of their landmark 1988 album "Daydream Nation" at a few dozen American and European gigs (and more to come next month in Australia and New Zealand.) More recently, the Stooges did it with "Fun House," Lou Reed with "Berlin," and Jethro Tull with "Aqualung," the last on an XM satellite radio show dedicated to the practice. Let's say that's all well and good, for now. To be honest, when I see a classic rock n'roll artist (and that term is now starting to include punk) I cross my fingers and pray that the desiccated, leathery lead singer will never utter the dreaded words "And now here's something from the new album..." (New York Dolls. Need I say more?) Then today,
