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George W. Bush Today
Hey lallaw, I think they used and capitalized on Bush's natural affects brilliantly to form the homey folksy, ingenue kind of image you're referencing. I know exactly what you are saying, and if one have any aesthetic sense, one'll notice it. However, it is all grist for the spinning wheel, and I am just disgusted that image spin always works so well to distract large portions of the population from what is really going on.— April 24, 2009 2:36 p.m.
A Cop and Contestant in a Pagaent
2004 Sugar the Canadian gay teen romance, or 2008 Sugar the Dominican ballplayer? The first looks more interesting, and apparently one of the actors died from eating a poisonous flower: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNe…— April 24, 2009 2:27 p.m.
A Cop and Contestant in a Pagaent
I am so on board with not being on board, too, and would amend that percentage to 99.9. I actually love Duncan Shepherd because he is as cranky as I am about films. Not sure why he takes so much flack except that a lot of folk seem to think that intelligent expression equates to a form of ego abuse. Hackneyed opinion, but true. I almost never go to an actual theatre because Hollywood almost never fails to disappoint, and because I prefer theatre and film of the absurd and transgressive. Not sure about Sugar, will have to google.— April 24, 2009 2:17 p.m.
Celebrity Idiots -- The Jamie Fox and Hulk Hogan Edition
Ovod, you are a stone babe. How is one blessed with such facial symmetry as well as a drive to ripple every muscle in one's physique--well, it just isn't fair to us couch-sprouted, additive and preservative huffing, convenience-food fueled Amuricans. I know, I know, everyone: "Get a room." But ladies, if you are lucky, Ovod might share his bodybuilding competition pics with you too ;)— April 24, 2009 2:02 p.m.
Celebrity Idiots -- The Jamie Fox and Hulk Hogan Edition
Ovod, thanks! I'll scurry over and check out your Adonis-like mien! I guess what I was trying to ask is, what created the impetus, what drives you toward such manic good health? Did you start with exercise and then incorporate the eating habits? Did the exercise lead to dietary changes, as a way to support muscle function, for example? Or did you experiment with diet first? I am interested because the doctor wants me to go vegan in everything except a little fish, and within a few years, totally raw. For someone with my condition (a digestive ailment), going raw is a very lofty goal. I found that years ago when I jogged everyday, my dietary needs were far different than now, and it is hard to imagine getting started again. I need some kind of impetus, too.— April 24, 2009 1:56 p.m.
Commercials and Candy Bars
Thanks, Josh for contacting the computer goddess-- it's only fair. Though I have a little crush on Fred Williams, so hope he doesn't get mad. Are you contemplating some form of homicide, sir?— April 24, 2009 1:48 p.m.
A Cop and Contestant in a Pagaent
You should write a movie review column entitled "....I'm on board!" Love Office Space. One of my online students, a slacker, put a picture in his final PowerPoint project of that guy who gets moved down to the basement, using it to support his argument about expanding a breakroom for happier employees. It was hysterical,and this individual did receive a bump-up in points for it.— April 24, 2009 1:38 p.m.
George W. Bush Today
lallaw, in your first paragraph, are you sure you are not just responding to Oliver Stone's "W"? "And he truly seemed like a man's man - tough when he needed to be,..." I am truly heaving my non-breakfast at this point.— April 24, 2009 1:33 p.m.
What have you done that most people haven't?
Uh, memory now traumatically secured--thanks, J. What I want to know is, does the cosmetic surgeon enter Michael's little "de de dee" world, and like making a Disney wish, truly believe when he is saying, "Absolutely Michael, we still have enough cartilage to work with. Let's give it another go for that Linda Rondstadt look..."— April 24, 2009 1:22 p.m.
Celebrity Idiots -- The Jamie Fox and Hulk Hogan Edition
I only know pre-orange, pre-Rod-Stewart's-ex, classic Hamilton. There's another thread: late-career celebs.— April 24, 2009 1:07 p.m.