Was Michael Richards ("Kramer" from Seinfeld) really yelling racial slurs at the comedy club audience, or was it an Andy Kaufman-like gag? For now, I’m going with the latter, but you can check out the grainy video from the weekend and decide for yourself.
Sweeney Todd: The Movie Musical
Johnny Depp stars as Sweeney Todd. Helena Bonham Carter stars as Mrs. Lovett. Socha Cohen (now making a splash as "Borat") just signed on as (you could predict this) Signor Adolfo Pirelli. Tim Burton ("Edward Scissorhands", "Ed Wood", "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory") directs. Yes, this is the film version of the Sondheim classic. Shooting to start sometime in 2007.
Internet Is One Percent Porn
Isn’t everything?
Plan B (“The Morning After Pill”) Available Now
I guess this signifies the end of the controversy, yes? (H/T: Amanda Marcotte)
“My Half Year Of Hell With Christian Fundamentalists”
A Polish exchange student is set up with a host family here in Winston-Salem — a family of Christian fundamentalists. He writes about it in Der Spiegel: "When I got out of the plane in Greensboro in the US state of North Carolina, I would never have expected my host family to welcome me at the airport, wielding a Bible, … Read More
An Opera About Bill O’Reilly?
Yup. Here’s the scoop from the author of the book and blog "Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O’Reilly" (gotta love that name, by the way): In the book "Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O’Reilly", we discussed the possibility of a musical theater production. We even went so far as to throw together some lyrics. Well kids, in the race to … Read More
This Could Be The Greatest Celebrity Divorce Proceeding Ever
CBS News is reporting: Britney Spears and Kevin Federline made a four-hour sex tape early in their marriage that he is now threatening to sell unless she gives in to his demands in their divorce case, according to a British tabloid, The News of the World. First impressions: (1) Four hours? I tip my hat to the two of them. … Read More
The War On Christmas ™
Iiiiiiit’s back!!!! Is it me, or does the "War on Christmas" season start earlier each year? UPDATE (11:15 p.m.): Jon Stewart of The Daily Show stole my joke. I want royalties.
Srry, Bt Ths Is Nt Eng
Very strange: WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s high school students will be able to use "text-speak" — the mobile phone text message language beloved of teenagers — in national exams this year, officials said. Text-speak, a second language for thousands of teens, uses abbreviated words and phrases such as "txt" for "text", "lol" for "laughing out loud" or … Read More
“Jesus Camp” Closes Its Tent Flaps
A sign of the (new) times? Organizers of an evangelical summer camp for children featured in the documentary "Jesus Camp" are discontinuing the camp because of negative reaction sparked by the film and recent vandalism at the camp site in Devils Lake, North Dakota. "We have decided to hold different activities in future," Pentecostal pastor and camp organizer Becky Fischer … Read More
A Bob Dylan Musical With Choreography By Twyla Tharp
How could it possibly fail? Oddly enough, it did. <end sarcasm>
Ewwww
Via Pandagon, an ooky promotional trailer for purity balls. A "purity ball", for those who don’t know, is: a formal event attended by fathers and their daughters. Fathers in attendance pledge before God to protect their young daughters’ purity in mind, body and soul. Daughters are necessarily expected to remain chaste. [Source: Wikipedia] Amanda Marcotte describes the video: If you … Read More
We Interrupt This Election To Bring You Important News
Britney Spears filed for divorce a few hours ago. Here’s the actual divorce papers filed in court today (PDF format). She’s citing "irreconcilable differences" — but that’s probably because there’s no box for "He’s a talentless hanger-on".