Faith of Our Fathers: Popular Culture and Belief in Post-Reformation England, Ireland and Wales
Legal Pad (Free subscription) | yesterday
What a way to go out — from a job, that is. In what he should have known was his “Take This Job and Shove It” moment, Michael Kaye, a reference librarian at the San Diego County Public Law Library...
Movie news, trailers, photos (Free subscription) | yesterday
After several teasers, “Hachiko: A Dog’s Story” finally gets its lengthy U.S. trailer. Synopsis: This heartwarming true story is an American adaptation of a Japanese tale about a loyal dog named Hachiko. This very special friend would accompany his master to the train station every day and return each afternoon to greet him after work. Sadly [...]
HAPPI Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Tarte is collaborating with celebrity makeup artist and green beauty expert Tina Turnbow on a new collection due out in January/February. With Turnbow—whose clients include Mary-Louise Parker, Vera Farmiga, Amanda Peet, Joan Allen and Jessica Szhor—Tarte has created the Flower Child collection, which includes a limited-edition natural cheek stain and a natural eye shadow palette. Turnbow...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Matt Damon has either the best taste in Hollywood, or the best agent.
Resource Shelf (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Locating the Law, 5th Edition was designed especially for the California non-law librarian dealing with legal reference questions. However, we think some of the content will be of interest and use to those of you outside of California. The document can be downloaded chapter by chapter (PDF) or as a complete document (238 pages; [...]
MTV Movies Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
It's the first November of 2009, which means it's time to pull that lever, touch that screen or figure out whatever newfangled contraption your district has provided: today is Election Day, so cast that vote! I put that exclamation point in there not because I'm excited to vote in New York's mayoral election, but because Election [...]
Vulture (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
It wasn't until yesterday that we finally realized that some of the recent discontent that we've been experiencing was a direct result of not having had enough of Vulture hero Ben Silverman in our diets. Ever since he quietly exited the hallowed halls of NBC sometime in September — to our knowledge, there wasn't even a low-key goodbye gathering held for him in some random conference room, let...
Community News - Leicester Mercury (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Coalville: Members of Coalville and District Cancer Research Committee held their third Pink Party Concert at St. David’s Church Hall, Broom Leys. As in previous years, the musical entertainment was provided by the Thringstone Pantomime and Drama Society. Members of St. David’s Church provided some entertaining sketches. A full hall resounded with applause and appreciation. This year the...
High-Def Digest: All Hig (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Manhunter There was a Hannibal Lecter before Anthony Hopkins took on the role, earning awards as one of the greatest film villains...just five years before. Brian Cox, before his face got plump and his...
Architextures (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Once again, I'm seeing way more things lately than I have time to write about. One of the shows was Georgia O'Keeffe--Abstraction at my favorite museum, the Whitney. There can hardly be any doubt the Whitney was at least in part prompted to mount this show by the recent film with Joan Allen in the role of the artist. Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keeffe (1918, gelatin silver print) --Image courtesy The...
Enik Rising (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
I recently showed "The Contender" (2000) in my film class. I haven't seen the film since it first came out, and I didn't recall especially liking it then, but I wanted to give it another shot. I have to say that it's both better and worse than I remembered. The premise is that the vice president has died, and the president (a delightful Jeff Bridges) is looking for a replacement. Governor...
Premium Hollywood (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
23 years after his death, Dalton Trumbo (“Johnny Got His Gun”) remains among the best-known screenwriters of all time. Ironically, that’s largely because much of his best work was done in secret. Jailed in 1950 and then blacklisted for his refusal to discuss his constitutionally protected membership in the Communist Party, Trumbo survived by writing [...]
Healthy Gopher (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Who should play this character? There is a “book club” supplement in the novel I read recently ( The Black Hand , Will Thomas). A few questions intended to spark discussions. One of the questions: “If this was made into a film, who would you cast as the characters?" Interesting, and one I sporadically contemplate when reading a book for the 2nd time. One of my favorite authors...
Forbes (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
A new exhibit reveals Georgia O'Keeffe was an erstwhile abstractionist.
In Entertainment (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
Last night saw the biopic of artist Georgia O’Keeffe premiere on Lifetime Television. And the movie, which was just titled “Georgia O’Keeffe,” starred actress Joan Allen, as the renowned artist. And according to nydailynews.com, she played her splendidly. But they made it as though only half of the movie belonged to Georgia O’Keeffe, with the other [...]
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