The more people from small towns try to convince me that Regina isn't a small town, the more stuff like this happens...
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Well that's a weird coincidence...
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Reality Check by Dave Whamond - 21 June 2007
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Bizarre Find In the Middle of the Ocean
August 2006, the yacht 'Maiken' is travelling in the south Pacific when they came across a weird sight....
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Bape, DC team for limited edition sweatshirts
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Complex magazine is showing off three limited edition DC Comics sweatshirts, with accompanying action figures, made by Bape ... and by limited edition, I mean friggin' expensive. "All three items will find themselves in Bape stores worldwide this fall with Superman and The Flash sweatshirts retailing for $351 and Batman going for $439," the site writes.
They're nice, but not that nice ...
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Monday, June 18, 2007
Heroes Season Two Spoiler Roundup!
Who's dead, who survives, what are the new characters roles? All of these questions have been answered along with a few new ones that promise a new direction for Heroes. Most prominently the introduction of a new super villain that will eclipse Sylar in evil.
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Top Ten Weird and Bizarre Japanese Soft Drinks
Japan has a drinking problem... but if you've got a thirst for adventure, it's where you want to be.
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Sunday, June 17, 2007
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Friday, June 15, 2007
It's Official
Just picked up the keys, the house is all ours. And to top it all off our agent gave us a certificate for a hot air balloon ride as a present. Yay!
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Toothpaste for Dinner by - 13 June 2007
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Monday, June 11, 2007
Sunday, June 10, 2007
McDonald's Wants To Manipulate The English Language
Lobbyists for the popular fast food chain want to redefine a word in the dictionary. They want to change the definition of McJob from "a low-paying job that requires little skill and provides little opportunity for advancement," to "a job that is stimulating, rewarding, and offers skills that last a lifetime."
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F1 Montreal Kubica crash Video
Polish Formula 1 BMW driver - Robert Kubica crashes during GP race in Montreal Canada. Kubica’s car went wide & was launched into the air, then crashed into the barrier & rolled couple of times. We’re happy to report that Robert only suffered a concussion and a sprained ankle in one of the most spectacular crashes in recent memory.
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Facebook Hammers MySpace on Almost All Key Features
When you think of social networks you probably think of MySpace. But recently, Facebook has been gaining popularity - since it opened up beyond college users, it has enjoyed a flood of new users, boosted further by the launch of Facebook apps. It’s time these two social networks fought it out.
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"Star Wars" Live Action series to use writers from "Lost" & "Heroes"?
The Star Wars camp is in Santa Monica interviewing writers for their upcoming live action Star Wars TV movies. Some of the writers already under consideration have written for "Lost" and "Heroes." The show will cover the 19-year span between "Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith" and "Star Wars: A New Hope."
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Beer in movie theatres
A movie theatre chain in Canada says it's responding to customer demand and wants the provincial government to allow the consumption of alcohol at one of their downtown Toronto locations.
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Friday, June 08, 2007
Paris Hilton ordered to return to court
Hours after Paris Hilton was sent home under house arrest Thursday, the judge who put her in jail for violating her reckless-driving probation ordered her into court to determine whether she should be put back behind bars.
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Connery Not Returning For "Indiana Jones 4"
“I thought long and hard about it, and if anything could have pulled me out of retirement it would have been an `Indiana Jones’ film. I love working with Steven and George, and it goes without saying that it is an honor to have Harrison as my son,” he said. “But in the end, retirement is just too damned much fun.”
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Thursday, June 07, 2007
The Weirdest Grave in the West
Here’s the story behind one of the most peculiar (and most popular) grave sites in the entire United States. More than 60 years after it was completed, it still attracts tens of thousands of visitors a year.
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What a giant steaming pile of shit
Guess who's out of jail already....
What a fucking joke the US legal system is. Get sentenced to 45 days in jail, get told you can be out in 23 if you behave yourself (shouldn't be too fucking hard when you're in isolation for your own protection) and then they let you out after 80 or so hours (on the condition that you can't leave your mansion for a little over a month). Good to see she wasn't getting any special treatment, I'm sure lot's of people only have to serve 15% of their sentence.
Court tells FCC to take its indecency fines and F off
If President Bush and Vice President Cheney can blurt out vulgar language, then the government cannot punish broadcast television stations for broadcasting the same words in similarly fleeting contexts.
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Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Kevin Smith's New Comedy -- 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
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via Cinematical by Erik Davis on Jun 06, 2007
Filed under: Comedy, Horror, Fandom, The Weinstein Co., DIY/Filmmaking, Newsstand
We've had to wait a little bit, but the LA Times reveals today the title and plot description of Kevin Smith's new comedy -- Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Pic, which will most likely begin production this coming February in Minnesota, is described by Smith as being "a bawdy sex comedy with heart." Picked up by The Weinstein Co. after Smith had only written the title, Zack and Miri Make a Porno will chronicle two friends (yes, Zack and Miri) who, upon reaching their 30s with nothing to show for it, lots of rent problems and a 15-year high school reunion looming in the distance, decide to try and ignite an amateur porn enterprise. I imagine that might be a bit tricky in Minnesota ... during the dead of winter.
Smith goes on to say that it's ".... dirty, with nudity. But funny nudity, not gratuitous nudity." But before he dives into that, Smith hopes to first shoot his "horror" flick Red State for a measly $3 million. Aiming to give that flick a "naturalistic, drive-in feel," it appears the plot will center on a group of outsiders who stumble into "fundamentalism gone to the extreme" somewhere in Middle America. But that's all we know so far; apparently, Smith is keeping the Red State script a secret from everyone and, those interested, need an invite from Smith in order to read it. An interesting sidenote is that Rosario Dawson (who starred in Clerks II) is supposed to give it a read this week, which may or may not mean there might be a role for her somewhere in there.
Personally, I think both ideas have potential (although this isn't the first time the whole "amateur porn" angle has been used in a comedy). Honestly, I know the jokes will be funny; I'm more curious about who he casts. Will Smith call up some of his regulars, or will we get to see some fresh faces? Will he dip into the Apatow pack for Zack and Miri? Oh, and Kevin (since I know you're reading this), do drop your pals at Cinematical a line when you have some casting news (erik@cinematical.com) -- we'd love to hear from you.
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Jericho likely to return for eight episodes - UPDATE
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via TV Squad by Anna Johns on Jun 06, 2007
Filed under: Jericho, Pickups and Renewals
What a difference 24 hours make. Yesterday, it looked like fans of Jericho might have been successful in their campaign to resurrect the canceled show. Today, it looks like they really are successful. Both Variety and the LA Times are reporting that CBS is in hurried negotiations with producers, writers and actors to resuscitate the show for an eight episode run, to return mid-season."The idea would not be to bring it back for eight and out, but to bring it back for eight with the hope that it would keep going," executive producer Carol Barbee told the LA Times. Barbee also said that when the fans initially responded to the cancellation, CBS suggested a two-hour movie to wrap up the series. But Barbee said 'no', because that wouldn't do justice to the series.
Barbee also makes an excellent point about the way networks are going to have to start looking at ratings. She says, they're going to need to consider online fan communities and online viewings and, "I think they have to understand that the Nielsens are not telling the story anymore." The networks need to find the coveted 18-49 demographic by going online. I thought they had figured that out by putting so many shows online, but apparently CBS wasn't taking that online community seriously.
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Quote of the Day - June 6, 2007
"I'm your boyfriend now, Nancy."- Freddy Kreuger (Robert Englund), A Nightmare on Elm Steet
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Patrick Stewart's 'The Merchant of Venice' Still Moving Forward
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You might have heard rumblings a few years ago about another adaptation of William Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice. This came on the still-hot heels of the Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons and Joseph Fiennes version that came out that year. However, this one was going to put a bit of a spin on things. Under the hands of Sir Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, the classic play was going to rise out of the desert of Nevada -- The Merchant of For a while, there has been no word on the project, but it's still been running under the radar. While discussing his upcoming Shakespeare roles for the Minerva Theatre in Chichester, Stewart chatted a bit about Venice, a play he was into since he was "12 and my English teacher put a copy of The Merchant of Venice in my hand... I just took to it, like being thrown into water and finding you can swim. All I ever wanted to do was Shakespeare, the other things were just happy accidents." While he made no mention of McKellan, he explained that he will produce and star in the film (as Shylock, I presume), which came out of an argument with John Logan over the play. After Stewart argued that it wasn't a "loathsome play," Logan decided to adapt it for the actor. Unfortunately, that's all there is to say for now -- there's no news on when, or of a definitive cast. Me, I'm just hoping this does well enough that he decides to bring his Prospero to the screen next, which he hit out of the park with New York Shakespeare Festival's version of The Tempest.
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Jericho may be coming back
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Filed under: Industry, Jericho, Cancellations, Pickups and Renewals
Maybe Jericho's fans aren't nuts after all.After the serialized apocalypse-themed program was canceled by CBS, its rabid fans sent the network thousands of pounds of nuts, egged on by a well-organized internet campaign to save the show. Now, the ever-tuned-in Mike Ausiello is reporting that the network brass is listening, and is in talks to bring back the show for eight episodes, to possibly air at mid-season.
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The 725 HP Shelby GT500 Super Snake can be yours for $72,000!
At 725 HP, the Super Snake is now the highest horsepower fully-warrantied Mustang ever built. With pricing and details just leaked on it, we can finally see how they do it. Yep, need to win the lotto tomorrow...
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Quote of the Day - June 5, 2007
Any time someone says you have an opportunity to work with Martin Scorsese you jump at the chance.That's some sound advice right there...- Mark Wahlberg
Monday, June 04, 2007
Oh and Thanks for the spam Jim
Jim told me that he has been making a little money here and there doing surveys over the internet. I can always use some extra money and have alot of free time sitting in front of the computer so I figured what the heck and signed up with all the sites I could find. So far I've made 0 dollars but have managed to increase my spam intake from 5 or 6 a day to 50 or so.
Ok, fine, whatever. I give up...
To everyone who was bugging me with questions of why i don't have a Facebook account, I created one. Feel free to add me as a friend, or don't. Whatever.
RIAA throws in the towel in Atlantic v. Andersen
Another file-sharing defendant has prevailed against the RIAA, as the music industry has dismissed a copyright infringement brought against a disabled single mother in Oregon.
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Jim Carrey Will Lead Gay Prison Movie
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What do you do when your thriller of a movie based on one little insidious number, that isn't 13, falls flat? You have to become a gay inmate and lather yourself in some romantically dark comedy. Jim Carrey, fresh off The Number 23, has signed on to star in I Love You Phillip Morris. According to Variety, this is one in a heap of movies that Carrey is currently scheduling to wrap up before the SAG contract expires in a year. The Spotless Mind star will star as a conman who makes a number of prison escapes for the love of a cellmate.The story is actually based on a true crime book by Steve McVicker, a Houston Chronicle crime reporter. As Variety describes it, Carrey is Steven Russell, a married dad who finds himself jailed in Texas. Unfortunately, he falls head over heels with his cellmate, who is inconveniently released before he is. This motivates Carrey's character to escape from the prison four times in pursuit of his love. But the story's quirks make things more interesting. It seems that the real Russell escaped each time on Friday the thirteenth (oh, Carrey and his superstition!), outwitting his captors each time. Once, he waved a walkie-talkie at a guard and walked right out. Another, he made a pair of scrubs with a green pen and water to walk out. With pranks like these, it seems right up Jim's alley to me.
The adaptation is coming from the guys behind Cats & Dogs, Bad Santa and The Bad News Bears -- John Requa and Glenn Ficarra. If this is anything like their Santa work, which it seems to be, this whole crazy love story should work well. Morris will also mark the pair's directorial debut, which should make things a bit more interesting. It was pitched in Cannes as a Catch Me if You Can meets Brokeback Mountain, and Luc Besson's Europacorp is about to close a financing deal for under $20 million. That's not much, but what do you really need for a prison romance?Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Oprah Says Michael Moore’s Sicko is the One Movie You MUST SEE This Summer
We just received word that Michael Moore will appear on Oprah on Tuesday June 5th where he will present scenes from his new film, Sicko. And get this — the theme of Oprah’s show is “The one film you must see this this summer”. Apparently, Oprah loved Michael’s film and wants to make health care for all one of her main missions this year. Hmmm...I might actually watch Oprah tomorrow.
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Quote of the Day - June 4, 2007
These problems do not disappear just because we do not hear about them. There is so much more happening around the world than what is communicated to us about the top stories we do hear. We all need to look deeper and discover for ourselves.... What is the problem? Where is it? How can we help to solve it?- Angelina Jolie
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Sunday, June 03, 2007
Top 10 signs you're a fundamentalist Christian
10 - You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours.
9 - You feel insulted and "dehumanized" when scientists say that people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the Biblical claim that we were created from dirt.
8 - You laugh at polytheists, but you have no problem believing in a Triune God.
7 - Your face turns purple when you hear of the "atrocities" attributed to Allah, but you don't even flinch when hearing about how God/Jehovah slaughtered all the babies of Egypt in "Exodus" and ordered the elimination of entire ethnic groups in "Joshua" including women, children, and trees!
6 - You laugh at Hindu beliefs that deify humans, and Greek claims about gods sleeping with women, but you have no problem believing that the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary, who then gave birth to a man-god who got killed, came back to life and then ascended into the sky.
5 - You are willing to spend your life looking for little loopholes in the scientifically established age of Earth (few billion years), but you find nothing wrong with believing dates recorded by Bronze Age tribesmen sitting in their tents and guessing that Earth is a few generations old.
4 - You believe that the entire population of this planet with the exception of those who share your beliefs -- though excluding those in all rival sects - will spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of Suffering. And yet consider your religion the most "tolerant" and "loving."
3 - While modern science, history, geology, biology, and physics have failed to convince you otherwise, some idiot rolling around on the floor speaking in "tongues" may be all the evidence you need to "prove" Christianity.
2 - You define 0.01% as a "high success rate" when it comes to answered prayers. You consider that to be evidence that prayer works. And you think that the remaining 99.99% FAILURE was simply the will of God.
1 - You actually know a lot less than many atheists and agnostics do about the Bible, Christianity, and church history - but still call yourself a Christian.
iPhone release date confirmed: yours on June 29th
Looks like our source was right: the iPhone is yours come June 29th. The commercial just aired on 60 Minutes, and now you can finally mark your calendar...
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Quote of the Day - June 3, 2007
My father was frightened of his mother. I was frightened of my father and I am damned well going to see to it that my children are frightened of me.-King George V
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Dutch kidney donor game show was a hoax
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via TV Squad by Anna Johns on Jun 02, 2007
Filed under: Watercooler Talk, Game Show
A bunch of Dutch producers managed to get people's panties in a wad this week when they announced they were airing a show where contestants would vie to get a dying woman's kidneys. It turns out, it was a hoax.The Big Donor Show aired last night in The Netherlands, where producers revealed their entire ploy was to put pressure on the Dutch government to raise awareness of the need for organ donation. The show did air, but just to prove a point. The woman, "Lisa", who was supposedly dying of brain cancer (but not really) interviewed potential candidates for her kidneys. Some Dutch viewers said the show was an eye-opening experience, because it explained just how hard it is in The Netherlands for someone to actually receive a donated organ (Dutch rules tend to favor family or friends only). The contestants who took part in the show were really in need of kidneys, but they were all in on the "joke" ahead of time.
Only time will tell whether this ploy just pissed people off, or if it had an actual impact.
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Quote of the Day - June 2, 2007
Why do you complain of your fate when you could so easily change it?- Marquis de Sade
Mach 5 Revealed for Wachowski's 'Speed Racer'
via Cinematical by Erik Davis on Jun 01, 2007
USA Today has revealed the first image of Speed's Mach 5 for next summer's live-action Speed Racer, and so far so good. Written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, the only thing scaring me at this point in time is that the plan is for this to be an all-out family comedy. Since the original Speed Racer cartoon was, essentially, one long acid trip -- and the Wachowski Bros. aren't exactly known as the guys you hire to entertain kids at a birthday party -- I'm damn curious to see how they plan to pull this off. Screw the work they did on V for Vendetta, Speed Racer is their follow-up to the Matrix trilogy; my hope is that this film, like the original Matrix, does some wicked things with effects -- that's the only thing that will save us from going, "Man, why did the Wachowski's have to do a silly kids film?"
Apart from the pic, USA Today also spoke with Emile Hirsch (who plays Speed) and producer Joel Silver by phone, as they gear up to begin production in Germany next week. Regarding the Mach 5, Hirsch said: "It was one of the coolest things I'd ever seen. That's when I started thinking it would be great to be on TV. And have one of those." Silver told them that the flick will have a "retro future" look, and that the Mach 5 will not see a lot of time on the ground; instead, it will be placed on a crane and the majority of filming (I imagine) will take place in front of a green screen. Another interesting sidenote (and one that makes me feel slightly better) is that Chim Chim will be played by a real monkey, and not some digitally-created animal. Starring Christina Ricci (as Trixie), John Goodman (as Pops), Matthew Fox (as Racer X) and Susan Sarandon (as Mom Racer), Speed Racer will bolt into theaters on May 9, 2008.
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The building, named Antilla after a mythical island, will have a total floor area greater than Versailles and be home for Mr Ambani, his mother, wife, three children and 600 full-time staff.
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Friday, June 01, 2007
Quote of the Day - June 1, 2007
An actress is not a machine, but they treat you like a machine. A money machine.- Marilyn Monroe
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