Archive for February, 2010

New on DVD this week

THE BOX (2009, Warner, PG-13, $28) — if Ingmar Bergman had directed “Saw,” the results might look something like Richard Kelly’s profoundly weird take on Richard Matheson’s short story “Button, Button,” which previously spawned a superior episode of “The Twilight Zone.” The premise is a doozy. Frank Langella, suave and sinister, shows up on Cameron [...]

JG Ballard's childhood home gutted

By Malcolm Moore in Shanghai Published: 6:00AM GMT 27 Feb 2010
Ballard, who passed away last year, was born in pre-war Shanghai and grew up in the mock Tudor house at 31a Amherst Avenue, now 508 Panyu Lu.
“It was a magical place,” he wrote, remembering his childhood in the city. “There were receptions at [...]

Jason Wahler Arrested For Criminal Trespassing, Assault – The …

No, we’re not just recycling old stories because we’re bored. like Britney Spears checking in and out of rehab, this one keeps on repeating itself.
Our counterparts at TMZ have learned that former Laguna Beach bad boy Jason Wahler was arrested over the weekend – the fourth time in nine months that the punk has been [...]

History of the Vintage Kewpie Doll

Rose O’Neill, the creator of the vintage Kewpie doll, was an author, illustrator, artist, sculptor and business woman of the early nineteen hundreds.
She was born in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania and grew up in Nebraska.and won her first drawing contest at the age of fourteen. Rose moved to new York where she became a known illustrator [...]

Ormsby's Cinema Insane Blog: AMC TV B-Movie Classics

Before we begin I just want to say I haven’t changed my mind about AMC TV. I still think they don’t show enough classics films, I still don’t like the commercial breaks, and I still think original TV shows like Breaking bad and mad Men have no place on station that was suppose to be [...]

Kylie Minogue Concerned About Her Hectic Schedule

26/02/2010
Kylie Minogue is concerned her hectic schedule will affect her plans to start a family.
Kylie Minogue is concerned her hectic schedule will affect her plans to start a family.
The 41-year-old singer has been feeling broody since her sister Dannii Minogue revealed she is expecting her first child this summer. Kylie has been dating model [...]

L-L contingent looking for a pot of gold

Don’t know about you, but I’ve had enough snow.
Can’t get enough wrestling though.
And while we await our forecasted fate, 69 Lancaster-Lebanon League wrestlers take their postseason fate in their hands as the District three championships unfold at the Hersheypark Arena.
Twenty-one local wrestlers are in the first wave as the Class AA tournament opens this [...]

Eminem's New Video Mocks Women, Lesbians, Sarah Palin

Eminem’s been away, and clearly his time off was spent watching reality TV, visiting blogs and reading tabloids. his new video, “We made You,” opens with the rapper dressed as Bret Michaels from Rock of Love.
But his next target? Jessica Simpson, played by a woman with more weight on her than the singer has.
In case [...]

Marina And The Diamonds Release The Family Jewels

Marina and the Diamonds follows up her hugely successful single ‘Hollywood’ with her debut album ‘The Family Jewels’ next week.
Produced by Liam Howe (Ex-Sneaker Pimps), Biff Stannard (Kylie) and Pascal Gabriel (Ladyhawke), ‘The Family Jewels’ is unlike any other recent debut. Marina is a true original who has poured her heart and soul into the [...]

Libertarian Ejected From Public Festival In Kansas

Joshua Seiden, Staff Affiliate September 28, 2006 The Johnson County Sun
City officials want to know why police ejected Jason Peck, Libertarian candidate for the 24th District in the Kansas House, from the Mission Arts and Eats Festival.
During the festival’s second night, Peck conversed with event goers and distributed campaign literature. Peck said no one [...]