"Spring Awakening," the Duncan Sheik-Steven Sater rock musical about the sexual longing of 19th century German teenagers, received a leading 11 Tony nominations on Tuesday. "The Coast of Utopia," Tom Stoppard’s epic trilogy about 19th-century Russian intellectuals, and "Grey Gardens," a musical look at two of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ more eccentric relatives, each garnered 10 nominations. "Curtains," a backstage whodunit … Read More
Outer Circle Critics Awards
Winners (underlined) were announced last night. Predicatbly, Stoppard’s The Coast of Utopia walked away with the most honors for a straight play, and Spring Awakening had the most awards for a musical. More from Playbill (BTW – Tony nominations are announced tomorrow….) John Gassner Playwriting AwardFoote, Daisy BhutanGlaudini, Bob Jack Goes BoatingNorris, Bruce The Pain and the ItchSun, Nilaja No … Read More
Spock Digs Fat Chicks
No, really. He does.
eHarmony or eDiscrimination?
I didn’t know this: over one million applicants have been rejected by eHarmony, the wildly popular online matchmaking service which boasts over 13 million members. That’s the claim of one of eHarmony’s upstart rivals, Chemistry.com. And its a claim which has eHarmony’s feathers all a-ruffled. Of course, eHarmony does not deny that it routinely rejects applicants. For example, it rejects … Read More
Dumb
Very very dumb: During the last night of the trip, staff members convinced the 69 students that there was a gunman on the loose. They were told to lie on the floor or hide underneath tables and stay quiet. A teacher, disguised in a hooded sweat shirt, even pulled on a locked door. After the lights went out, about 20 … Read More
“The Office” Liability Exposure
Clever website alert: This blog, That’s What She Said, looks at each episode of "The Office", summarizes the plot, and determines the extent of Dunder Mifflin’s liability exposure. An example: Sexual Harassment LITIGATION VALUE: Over $700,000 It would be pretty safe to say that any time a company’s regional manager asks a female employee to act out a lesbian love … Read More
Kirk Cameron Should Return To Acting
Bad as he was, at least he was a better actor than he is a logician. Here’s Kirk’s powerful scientific argument to prove the existence of God: “Darwin said in order to prove evolution, which is the #1 alternative to God, you’ve gotta be able to prove transitional forms. One animal transitioning into another. And all through the fossil record … Read More
Symphony Hall Violence
Man, those Boston Pops concerts really can get out of hand sometimes.
Girls Gone Wild
Garance Franke-Ruta writes an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal arguing that there oughta be a law preventing young women from the age of 18 to 21 from exposing themselves for video purposes. She’s talking primarily about the "Girls Gone Wild" videos, where (I’m told) drunken college girls lift their bikini tops to give a cheap thrill to men … Read More
In Praise Of The Long Shot
I love the long tracking shot. Just love it. For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, I’m refering to a camera shot in movies which is long and (often) complicated without cuts or edits. The Hitchcock classic "Rope" was shot with one camera, in basically one room, making it a series of long tracking shots of … Read More
Enough Already!
The Dugger family of Arkansas is expecting their seventeenth child. (They only had 14 when the above picture was taken). For those who haven’t heard about them, the Duggars believe in a christian fundamentalist movement called Quiverfull, which means that the only birth control they believe in is the discretion of the invisible magical mystery man in the sky: Quiverfull … Read More
Kool-Aid Pickles? Seriously?
Never heard of them before, but apparently they have a cult following down in the bayou: Those pickles were once mere dills. They were once green. Their exteriors remain pebbly, a reminder that long ago they began their lives on a farm, on the ground, as cucumbers. But they now have an arresting color that combines green and garnet, and … Read More
A Mini-Blogswarm: Amy and Joe
I was surprised to see that several hundred people have visited my site in the past hour — I couldn’t understand why. And they were visiting this page, of all places. Then I figured it out. Amy Fisher, the "Long Island Lolita" — back in 1992 — shot the wife of her lover (Joey Buttafuoco) in the face. After serving … Read More
“Lost” To End In 2009-2010 Season
Now that the producers have worked out a deal with ABC to end the series (two more seasons, with 16 shows per season), they can map out the rest of the increasingly-confusing plot. They’ve left themselves a trail of confusing plot threads, which they will have to tie up pretty soon — including: What the hell is that smoke monster … Read More
About High Heels
Here’s the effect on your body, ladies, courtesy of the Washington Post (click to enlarge): Chock full of information. For example, experts say the pressure on the front of your foot increases by 76% when you wear a three-inch heel. They also throw the spine and hips out of alignment. Not that I don’t appreciate you wearing them, but why … Read More