Jog - The Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
*Ladies and gentlemen, Brendan McCarthy on Spider-Man and Dr. Strange . April, May, June: 2010. LAST WEEK'S REVIEWS: Detective Comics #858 (focusing on J.H. Williams III - where he's been, what he's doing, and where he's going with what he's done; thanks for the kind words on this one, everyone!) *Closer - THIS WEEK IN COMICS! Monsters : A new Secret Acres collection of Ken Dahl 's frank, vivid, and...
Game|Life (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
Adam Robezzoli has launched the Attract Mode web store — an “online videogame culture” shop. Robezzoli offers a selection of quality chiptune CDs by artists like YMCK and Anamanaguchi, original T-shirts, and high-end art prints by superbrothers (aka Craig D. Adams.) Fans of dead media will find a handful of ‘zines on Attract Mode’s virtual shelves, including [...]
Townhall.com (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
I steal an obscene number of buttons. I get a gastroenterologist to call Obamacare a load of crap. But most importantly, I escape from the grim reaper with my goal of opposing socialized medicine squarely in tact. All...
Cartoon Brew (Free subscription) | 08/13/2009
Speaking of Popeye (as we were here)… his voice croons one of the greatest cartoon theme songs of all time. No, not “I’m Popeye The Sailor Man” by Sammy Lerner - I’m talking about his cover of the Looney Tunes theme, The Merry Go Round Broke Down. CLICK HERE for a download of the track, [...]
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 08/09/2009
Baseball writers were blind a decade ago, but they had an excuse -- nobody told them the steroid warning signs. Not so for today's hoops media, but the refrains after Rashard Lewis' suspension sound familiar to Gregg Doyel.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 08/09/2009
Baseball writers were blind a decade ago, but they had an excuse -- nobody told them the steroid warning signs. Not so for today's hoops media, but the refrains after Rashard Lewis' suspension sound familiar to Gregg Doyel.
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 08/02/2009
Superman starring in The Mechanical Monsters . This Fleischer Studios cartoon was released on November, 28, 1941 by Paramount Pictures. Produced by Max Fleischer. Directed by Dave Fleischer. Story by Seymour Kneitel and Isidore Sparber. Voices by Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander, and Julian Noa. Music by Sammy Timberg. Animation by Steve Muffati and George Germanetti. What's on your mind?
Jon's Random Acts of Geekery (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
And we're up to page 48 of Castle of Frankenstein #18, finishing up the letters page! Letters here were from Sammy Shapiro of Charlotte, NC, and Robert Campbell of Tiverton, RI. The page also has an ad for the 7-reel version of the Phantom of the Opera for $67.95 plus postage. The Headitorial continues here, with comments about the Forbin Project, Escape From the Planet of the Apes, Let's Scare Jessica...
The Sun (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
MICHAEL Jackson will lie next to Who's Who of Hollywood if buried in Forest Lawn park
New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Mr. Travalena, a comedian and singer, was known for a range of impressions of celebrities like Bugs Bunny, Ted Koppel and singers like Sammy Davis Jr. and Bobby Darin.
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
A baseball rolled through a dirt infield into center field. A little boy flung his tiny aluminum bat and took off. Two others chased the ball into center field. Added by: joeee Viewed: 1 time(s) Tags/Keywords: MLB Added On: 2009-06-30
NHatky (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
Another celebrity death over the weekend was Fred Travalena, the Vegas impressionist and “Man of a thousand faces” who was seen on scores of TV episodes over the years but heard on many more than that. He was 66. Born in New York City, he put his voice talents to work first in episodes of “The [...]
New York Times (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
Mr. Travalena, a comedian and singer, was known for a range of impressions of celebrities like Bugs Bunny, Ted Koppel and singers like Sammy Davis Jr. and Bobby Darin.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
Fred Travalena, the master impressionist and singer whose broad repertoire of voices varied from Jack Nicholson to Sammy Davis Jr. to Bugs Bunny, has died. He was 66.
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
'The Man of a Thousand Faces' could voice Bugs Bunny as well as Luciano Pavarotti. Travalena, a Vegas performer, talk-show regular and star of his own specials, died of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Fred Travalena, the master impressionist and singer whose broad repertoire of voices ranged from Jack Nicholson to Sammy Davis Jr. to Bugs Bunny, has died. He was 66...
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