Tag Archives: Culture

Brokeback Opera Break Down — I Can’t Quit You, Oh, Wait, I Just Did

By Gib | November 11, 2008

The New York City Opera has cancelled plans for Brokeback Mountain: The Opera:
Back in June, it was announced that Charles Wuorinen was commissioned to write an opera adaptation of the popular film Brokeback Mountain.
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Then in September, following a meeting of New York City Opera’s Board of Directors Mortier, announced that City Opera would be commissioning [...]

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Michiganders, To Regster to Vote, Dial 555 - Oh, Oh, Oh!

By Gib | October 30, 2008

Too funny.  And 100% true.
The Associated Press: Mich. Dems’ typo directs voters to phone-sex line

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Harry Potter & the Secret Lover

By Gib | October 24, 2008

So I ran across this image in my surfing.  Harry Potter in the arm’s of Draco Malfoy.  I googled and found many, many copies of the image.  But not one credited the artist or said anything about the artist.  I kept looking and found the image was one of many.
Details and pics after the jump.  [...]

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When Prop 8 Would Go Into Effect (if it passes)

By Gib | October 23, 2008

Some laws voted into effect by initiative have gone into effect January 1st of the next year.
I had to do some digging, and found this in the California constitution:

A proposed amendment or revision shall be submitted to the
electors and if approved by a majority of votes thereon takes effect
the day after the election unless the [...]

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The Obama Channel on DishNetwork

By Gib | October 5, 2008

After watching Meet the Press on my DVR, I started watching an episode of South Park on Comedy Central’s Cartman weekend I’d also recorded.
I was surprised to see an advertisement for Obama on health care with a continuum placing his plan dead center between national health care and privatization.
Lo and behold, there was an embedded [...]

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Sign of the Times — Overstock.com Real Estate!

By Gib | October 2, 2008

How scarey is this to get in your In Box? Overstock.com has launched a real estate segment?
And they have one for foreclosures?
Yikes!
Overstocking for real!

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Paulette Huntinova — Special Olympics 1988

By Gib | August 20, 2008

To brighten your day.

Who knew that there’s such a thing as a gymnastics commedian? The inimitable Paul Hunt. Right now, he’s my favorite special Olympian.

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Why An Exciting Book Is Just As Thrilling As A Hair-raising Movie

By Gib | August 18, 2008

Scientists watched brain activity of subjects while watching short film clips that grossed them out and then also gave them.

“What this means is that whether we see a movie or read a story, the same thing happens: we activate our bodily representations of what it feels like to be disgusted– and that is why reading [...]

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McCain & Obama — Age Appropriate TV? Or PR?

By Gib | August 7, 2008

Marc Ambinder comments on the John McCain’s report pop taste in EW and also Obama taste in EW:
In some ways, Obama has the tastes of a 72 year old man; McCain has the tastes of a 47 year old whippersnapper. Who knew?
In reading his post, which focuses on the young and hip, au courrant choices [...]

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MTV Ad Against Obama - It’s Your Daddy Talkin’!

By Gib | July 26, 2008

Forget the issues and the points for a moment. Consider that this is MTV’s firstpolitical ad to air. And that it’s against Barak Obama, who does well with the under 40 crowd.  Then listen to the voice over professional. Doesn’t he sound like your Dad? Or Grandpa? Scolding you?
Thanks, Grandpa. I was going [...]

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