io9 (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Disney has bought the movie rights to Monster Attack Network, a graphic novel published by AIT/Planet Lar. The book follows a team of giant monster wranglers on the Pacific Island of Lapuatu, who are... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
By now many people know about the 26 black painters from Florida who were dubbed The Highwaymen in 1994.
Keep The Coffee Coming (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
I know this has been covered by the best, and I probably lean toward Peter, Paul and Mary as they are the first I'd heard sing it, but The Highwaymen sing it just fine. MP3 File
Jen Robinson's Book Page (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Welcome to the latest installment in my Reviews that Made Me Want to Read the Book feature. I have a short post this week - just three entries (which is great, because I have hundreds of other books clamoring for...
Keep The Coffee Coming (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
It's the whistling I most remember on this song. The Highwaymen is one of the groups which gave me a love for folk music. MP3 File
Cranky Greg's View (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
One of Cranky Greg's favorite songs.....The Highwaymen - Big River
Original Content (Free subscription) | 06/15/2008
I can take time travel books or leave them. The mechanics of getting a character from one time period to another require a willing suspension of disbelief that I can only muster up if there's a good story to go along with it. Jack Bolt and the Highwaymen's Hideout by Richard Hamilton did the trick for me. And, according to its publisher, it's written for 7- to 9-year olds, making it a book for that...
Blog@Newsarama (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
Editor’s note: Our buddy, comics writer and Entertainment Weekly editor Marc Bernardin joins us today to kick off a week of guest blogging. If you aren’t familiar with his work, read on … by Marc Bernardin Buenos dias, everyone. In case the name Marc Bernardin doesn’t ring a bell, here’s what my resume looks like. I’m a [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Once upon a time in the west, Gloucester finishing top of the league would have allowed the city to celebrate in the time-honoured fashion. The introduction of the play-off system, much beloved by treasurers, prolongs the agony. Yesterday Gloucester, who have been the creamy head of the Guinness Premiership throughout the season, won again, but as yet they have nothing to show for it.
Keep The Coffee Coming (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
It was Roberta Flack whom I first heard sing this. It was beautiful and haunting. When I learned more about the song, I went hunting for Peggy Seeger's version as the song was written in 1957 for Peggy by her husband Ewan MacColl. I posted it here a while back. Peggy sings the song as it was written, as a folk song, and so do The Highwaymen. I'm not saying one way or the other is better. They're just...
PR-Inside.com Entertainment News (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Late country legend JOHNNY CASH used to phone close friend WILLIE NELSON in the middle of the night and demand to hear funny jokes. Cash, who died in 2003 aged 71, met Nelson in the 1980s when they both joined musicians Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson to form the country supergroup The Highwaymen. The pair became close [...]
Keep The Coffee Coming (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
This was a number 1 hit in 1961 and the only number 1 The Highwaymen had. It played so many times I think we all got sick of hearing it. One of my favorite scenes in Tom Hanks' movie Volunteers was when the entire cabin of volunteers was singing this and swaying to the music. It's been a long while since I've heard this, and it's far better than I remember. MP3 File
NOTCOT.ORG (Free subscription) | 03/29/2008
Retro Sabotage, "The Highwaymen Of Memory Lane," hack apart classic video games every Thursday to create quirky bits of interactive art. Try Pac-Man as consumerist propaganda, or Space Invaders where the invaders always win.
Steroid Nation (Free subscription) | 03/18/2008
Lately the sports world water calmed down, just in time for the political storms to blow in. However, another group of roid users -- law enforcement -- now grabs the headlines. (see companion story on federal authorities looking at cops on 'roids) The Tennessee Highway Patrol announced an investigation of THP troopers engaged in steroid use or trafficking. The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating...
The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/14/2008
All four were arraigned, while an indictment handed up Wednesday was announced....
