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yendi1. The Dick Award nominations have been announced, and I've read three of the works (the ones by Armstrong, Bear, and Roberts). I liked 'em all.
1.5 And yes, I know that they're technically the Philip K. Dick Award nominations. But the nine-year-old finds it more gratifying to leave out the "Philip K." part of that.
2. An interview with the medical advisor on House.
3. Sweatin' to the Oldies turned twenty yesterday!
4. Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law for the Wii comes out this week!
5. Rumor of the Day: Ice Cube as B.A. Baracus in the A-Team movie. That said, Mr. T could probably still play the part, and is likely to be a lot more desperate for a paycheck.
6. The school board of Taylor County, Florida shows itself to be run by a bunch of morons.
7. A World of Warcraft pacifist.
8. You can download the screenplays (legally) for a bunch of Fox Searchlight flicks (including Juno, The Darjeeling Limited, and Waitress) and Miramax pictures (including No Country for Old Men and Gone Baby Gone).
9. Because you demanded it: Starship Troopers 3! Starring Casper Van Dien as Johnny again (and marking the directorial debut of Edward Neumeier, who wrote the first two movies, as well as Robocop). For the record, I'm solidly in the camp of folks who loved the first movie (on its own, not as an adaptation). I'm also solidly in the camp of folks who hate the second movie, but I don't think there's anyone who opposes that particular camp. But the presence of Amanda Donahoe in this movie had me really excited until I remembered that I always confuse her with Amanda Pays.
10. Finally, The Vulture breaks down the $100 million that was spent on Valkyrie.
ETA: Also, only four more residents are needed to bump the population of Yendiopolis to 400!
1.5 And yes, I know that they're technically the Philip K. Dick Award nominations. But the nine-year-old finds it more gratifying to leave out the "Philip K." part of that.
2. An interview with the medical advisor on House.
3. Sweatin' to the Oldies turned twenty yesterday!
4. Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law for the Wii comes out this week!
5. Rumor of the Day: Ice Cube as B.A. Baracus in the A-Team movie. That said, Mr. T could probably still play the part, and is likely to be a lot more desperate for a paycheck.
6. The school board of Taylor County, Florida shows itself to be run by a bunch of morons.
7. A World of Warcraft pacifist.
8. You can download the screenplays (legally) for a bunch of Fox Searchlight flicks (including Juno, The Darjeeling Limited, and Waitress) and Miramax pictures (including No Country for Old Men and Gone Baby Gone).
9. Because you demanded it: Starship Troopers 3! Starring Casper Van Dien as Johnny again (and marking the directorial debut of Edward Neumeier, who wrote the first two movies, as well as Robocop). For the record, I'm solidly in the camp of folks who loved the first movie (on its own, not as an adaptation). I'm also solidly in the camp of folks who hate the second movie, but I don't think there's anyone who opposes that particular camp. But the presence of Amanda Donahoe in this movie had me really excited until I remembered that I always confuse her with Amanda Pays.
10. Finally, The Vulture breaks down the $100 million that was spent on Valkyrie.
ETA: Also, only four more residents are needed to bump the population of Yendiopolis to 400!
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Date: 2008-01-09 06:30 pm (UTC)I liked how Ken Russell showed he liked working with Donohoe: he enthused to a reporter about her role in Lair of the White Worm and said if he made a sequel, he'd bring her back. When reminded (which he already knew, of course) that Donohoe's character had died, he replied "Well, she has a twin sister, hasn't she?"
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Date: 2008-01-09 06:41 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-01-09 07:06 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-01-09 09:54 pm (UTC)Taylor is up near the Panhandle, where you'll find the real Bible Belt. Places like Orange, Seminole, Miami-Dade--you know, civilization--aren't even getting into this debate. Especially Orange and Seminole. They saw what happened in neighboring Lake County when the LCSB tried to introduce creationism: everyone who'd voted in favour was replaced in the very next election. By a huge margin.
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Date: 2008-01-09 11:00 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-01-10 02:50 am (UTC)