Sunday, August 26, 2012

Penélope Cruz to Headline Toronto International Film Festival

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Maybe Blazing Cat Fur will provide some local coverage. At CBC News, " Penelope Cruz, Robert Redford among TIFF's stars ." ...

Grizzly Bear Kills Man In Alaska's Denali National Park

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At the Los Angeles Times, " Grizzly bear kills hiker in Denali National Park ": A hiker in Denali National Park has been killed ...

New Blue: Dodgers Revamp With Adrian Gonzalez and Josh Beckett

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And Carl Crawford and Nick Punto too. Amazing. The Dodgers are two games back in the National League West, but all eyes are on Los Angeles...

Sophia Amoruso's 'Nasty Gal' is Hot

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This lady's clothing line is smokin'! At the Los Angeles Times, " Nasty Gal clothing company — as red-hot as its founder'...

Hundreds Dead in Syria Massacre

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At the Los Angeles Times, " Syria massacre reportedly leaves more than 200 dead ": BEIRUT — Syrian activists Saturday reporte...

Arthur Brisbane Speaks Truth to 'New York Times' Power

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This, literally, is too good to be true, from the Times' ombudsman, " Success and Risk as The Times Transforms ": I ... note...

How Long Do You Want to Live?

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This is good, from David Ewing Duncan, at the New York Times : How long do you want to live? Over the past three years I have posed this...

Celine Dion in 'V Magazine'

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Boy, V Magazine upped the ante this month. See London's Daily Mail, " Near, far... wherever is my bra? Celine Dion's lingerie...

'The Other McCain' in Tampa Bay

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He's down there, with reports: " Memo From the National Affairs Desk: Fear, Loathing and Deficient Hygiene ," and " Monda...

'The A Team'

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From Ed Sheeran : White lips, pale face Breathing in snowflakes Burnt lungs, sour taste Light's gone, day's end Struggling ...

Irina Shayk Shows Off Her Incredible Body in New Photo Shoot for La Clover

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Quite lovely, at London's Daily Mail, " In bed with Irina Shayk! Supermodel shows off her incredible body in new underwear photosho...

Anarchists Plan to Take Down Emergency Medical Services at RNC

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According to Brandon Darby in an interview with John Sexton, at Big Government : Yesterday, I interviewed my co-worker Brandon Darby as...

'America Doesn't Need a Birther-in-Chief'

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That "birther" joke is working like a charm. And remember, this is all " fake umbrage ." The Democrats are liars and l...

Newsweek's 1957 Review of 'Atlas Shrugged'

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From Cary Schneider and Sue Horton, at the Los Angeles Times, " Ayn Rand's 'Atlas Shrugged': What the critics had to say in...

The Architecture of the Republican National Convention

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An art review, interestingly, from Christopher Hawthorne, at the Los Angeles Times, " Party Crasher: The GOP Drew Inspiration From Fran...
Saturday, August 25, 2012

Why Unions Fear California's Proposition 32

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In one word: accountability. See this essential essay, from Larry Sand, at the Los Angeles Times, " Prop. 32: What really scares Cali...

Isaac Cancels First Day of Republican National Convention

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Actually, Reince Priebus announced the cancellation, on behalf of the National Committee. At CNN, " BREAKING: GOP delays start of con...

Tiger Escapes at Germany's Cologne Zoo, Kills Keeper

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At the Los Angeles Times, " Tiger escapes, kills keeper in German zoo ": The tiger slipped through a passage between the encl...

Neil Armstrong, Earth's First Moonwalker, Dead at 82

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At the Air Force Times, " Moonwalker, former Navy pilot Armstrong dies ." And the Los Angeles Times, " Astronaut Neil Armst...

Nicole Kidman in 'V Magazine'

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Now this is a first-class woman. See, " Truth or Bare ": For a while, the shoot was going ordinarily enough. The woman of th...