Six Degrees of Separation -- starring Alan Alda, Swoosie Kurtz, and Chuma Hunter (Audio Theatre Series)
The Flack (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Two pieces broke over the weekend that make me wonder if the modern practice of public relations may finally be getting its just due. Or maybe the PR biz hasn't changed as much as we'd all like to think. Both stories touch on the old and the new, the yin and the yang, the steadfast and the social sides of our dichotomous profession. The first piece gave props to Hollywood PR peeps for putting butts...
Moonbattery (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Who better to market the wussification of America? Compliments of John L, with thanks to Eneils Bailey....
Merry Swankster (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Monday November 23 The Big Pink w/ Crystal Antlers @ Larimer Lounge Mad Caddies @ Bluebird Theater Hatebreed @ Ogden Theatre Tuesday November 24 Remember the Radio @ Larimer Lounge Fiery Furnaces w/ Young Coyotes @ Bluebird Theater Wednesday November 25 The Heiz @ Hi-Dive Nitzer Ebb @ Bluebird Theater Dweezil Zappa plays Zappa @ Fox Theatre Thursday November 26 Food Coma Friday November 27 Married...
A Christian Worldview of Fiction (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Last night I watched part of a PBS program hosted by Alan Alda. Yes, the Alan Alda of Mash fame. The program, Scientific American Frontiers, has some really interesting material, but all from an evolutionary point of view. So, too, last night’s show. This one discussed researcher Jane Goodall and her work with chimpanzees, in particular [...]
A Boat Against the Current (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
November 18, 1964— Alan Alda and Robert Ludlum (in the image accompanying this post) reached the top of their professions within a year of each other in the 1970s, but a decade before the M*A*S*H star and the master of the paranoid thriller had collaborated on a far different project: the two-character comedy The Owl and the Pussycat , which premiered at Broadway’s ANTA Theatre on this...
accidental rabbit trails . . . (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
I've haven't caught the flu, but I think I could be susceptible to the acting bug. We had a great time last night, at the final of three acting classes. We did improvisation of our characters. Very powerful, interesting. I was playing Doris, from "Same Time, Next Year" (which is the play about the two who meet once a year for 25 years on teh same weekend every year to have an affair.) It...
Travels with Shiloh (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Back when I was in my tween/early teen years I was obsessed with all things military. Part of that included being a huge fan of the TV series MASH. Towards the later years of the show’s run it was both in syndication and producing new episodes allowing me to catch multiple viewings ever day. My [...]
ABC TV (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
“Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?” It’s this quote from T. S. Eliot that inspired Andrew Denton to seek out prominent elders of our tribe, each over 65, to see what they had learnt from life so far. Series two of Elders With Andrew Denton explores six very different lives in search of that undervalued treasure –...
The Agitator (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
“You ever watch that TV series ‘Mad Men'’ If I keep watching this program, will I ever find a happy person? Great television. Good drama. But . . the way women were treated is appalling, and only occasionally funny to me.” –Bill Clinton, who makes Roger Sterling look like Alan Alda. Obligatory disclaimer: I like Bill [...]
Film School Rejects (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
The humble attitude of new TGS cast member Jack "Danny" Baker (Cheyenne Jackson) causes Jenna and Tracy to re-think their whip-cracking treatment of Kenneth as they team up to form a duo - aptly named "The Problem Solvers" - to help people solve problems rather than cause them.
The J-Walk Blog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
I've just been informed that today is Veteran's Day. It's a quasi-holiday, so some things are closed, some things are open. You just never know. Military.com compiled a list of some Famous Celebrity Veterans . It's a short list, so it probably omits some celebrities: Tony Bennett George Steinbrenner Alan Alda Montel Williams Bill Cosby Best wishes to all the Veterans out there. Comments | Posted in...
Alterdestiny (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Courtney Martin's piece on young progressive men and masculinity is really interesting . She looks at the so-called feminist masculinity movement on college campuses and sees in it great promise but also concern that it hasn't defined an optimal masculinity. This is an interesting time in the history of masculinity. For the last 30 years, we've seen this sort of feminist masculinity play an active...
Cup Of Joe Powell (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Creating a satire on your own culture is a doubled-bladed dagger. Satirists seldom become lionized or praised for their efforts as pointing out failures and dangers and the ridiculous presence of deluded emperors wearing invisible clothes tends to invoke more embarrassment than wisdom or appreciation. Sometimes greatness is achieved - most readers and critics still applaud Joseph Heller's "Catch-22"...
Gold Derby (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are good, solid choices to host the Oscars, but it's hard to make sense of why they were tapped — and combined as a pair. Lately, Oscar chiefs have seemed eager to lure younger viewers and add song-and-dance entertainment to the ceremony. Martin is age 64, Baldwin is 51. Neither is known as a musical showman a la last year's emcee Hugh Jackman. But they're both stars...
TV.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Plus Torchwood , Red Dwarf , Jonathon Welch and Ray Martin throttling John Safran . Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars is one of the tempting shows to be screened by the ABC over the summer break. While commercial networks will be taking a break from their best shows, ABC1 and ABC2 are promising to keep us entertained. The Waters of Mars will air in early December, around three weeks after its UK broadcast....
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brfdz1 | 09/09/2009
Download Nothing But the Truth movie Genres: Drama Year: 2008 Countries: USA Actors: Delaney Jacoway - Older Allison Carol Hovland - Inmate Alan Alda - Alan Burnside Ken Axmaker Jr. - vSupreme Court Juror Preston Bailey - Timmy Armstrong Johann Benét - Drug Dealer Blake Brooks - Intern Clay Chamberlin - Editor Larry Clark - clown Brian Crider - Smoking Reporter Michael Detroit - David Matt Dillon Geoff...
elianwx | 09/01/2009
Enjoy all 22 acclaimed episodes of the complete third season of Primetime Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award-winning comedy “30 Rock.” Season 3 was recently nominated for 22 Primetime Emmys® (the most ever for a comedy series) including Best Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Alec Baldwin), Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Tina Fey),
cummar | 07/27/2009
Storyline: Nick, a somewhat chauvanistic advertising exec flaming lob, has his growth turned haywire when a fluke calamity enables him to heed what women conclude. At ruling earliest every bit of he wants to achieve is disencumbe himself of this expletive, until a wacky psycologist (played to completion via through Bette Midler) shows him that this could come abou used to his convenience! His ruling...
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