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Hollywood Grind (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
The other day HG reported that Shia LaBeouf would claim he wasn’t drunk at the accident scene, because police did not perform a Breathalyzer, and he could say he appeared drunk to police because of the physical shock of the accident, and his left hand injury. Well that’s becoming the official story line. Michael Bay, who [...]
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Cele|bitchy (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
Transformers director Michael Bay is defending the film’s star Shia LaBeouf after his recent arrest for drunk driving. Cops arrested LaBeouf after a pretty serious car crash landed him and his passenger, co-star Isabel Lucas, in the hospital. However it was later determined that the other driver was at fault for running a [...]
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Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Police Sgt. Roger Robbins didn't wear his usual uniform at Fountain Square on Wednesday. With an automatic rifle and green paint on his face, he was ready for the lights and cameras.
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Rock on the Streets (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Fountains Of Wayne guitarist Jody Porter is set to release his debut solo album next month. The album, ‘ Close To The Sun ’, is set for release August 26 and was produced by Porter and Michael Tudor with Strokes producer Gordon Raphael producing one track. In the past Porter has collaborated with artists including Albert Hammond, Jr. and Juliana Hatfield , but this is the first time...
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AngryApe News (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Available through iTunes on August 26th in the US (no UK release date is known at present), Porter recorded the material in New York. Producers Tudor and Michael Porter worked on the majority of the songs, while Gordon Raphael () produced one track.
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New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Fountains of Wayne guitarist Jody Porter is gearing up for the release of his very first solo record, set to be released next month.
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The Amateur Economist & Curmudgeon (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Great piece on Mark Twain. (pic via Time and Michael Deas) Don't miss the Conklin Pen history, and the Twain Crescent Collection. The Mark of Twain - TIME: "... down to one of the fountain pens... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/ for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
The man who fired shots at the Northwest Folklife Festival, injuring three people, was released from jail today by King County Superior Court Judge Michael Trickey.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Its 13 members dined on deep fried crickets when reading Geoff Ryman's Cambodia-set The King's Last Song, eyeball gobstoppers when discussing Michael Faber's hitchhiker horror Under the Skin, and chocolate fountains and champagne for Jeanette Winterson's erotic novel Written on the Body. "We are ridiculous, I know, but we have such a wonderful time," said founder Laura Wilkie. "You can...
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
The dust had barely settled from last season's Class 2A state title football game when Platte Valley coach Michael De-Wall began devising a plan for 2008.
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Media Blog (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Michelle Obama clearly demonstrated she has better speechmaking technique than Nancy Pelosi, even if you started to choke on all the talk of Michelle forgoing the big bucks for public service. (Ahem: since her husband was elected to the Senate, she's been making over 300 grand at her job.) No one was reminding viewers of the flowing fountain of Obama riches on PBS. When Jim Lehrer tried to wrap...
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Liverpool Art and Culture (Free subscription) | 08/24/2008
Garden Party and Barbeque At The Garston Embassy Sunday 31st August 2008 13.00 to 17.00 Background In May Garston declared the Artistic Republic Of Garston and Cultural Independence from Liverpool when 700 people took to the streets of Garston. The disused school on Wellington Street is now Garstons Cultural Embassy. The Garston Embassy is complete with giant electric palm trees, transparent fountain,...
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Deadspin (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
So, what if Michael Phelps had a huge lead in the 200 meter freestyle, and as he approached the finish he flipped over and started doing a lazy backstroke, spitting water up like a fountain? Or the...
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TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
... and if positive, Blonska would be stripped of her silver medal. In that case, American Hyleas Fountain would move up to the silver medal and Tatiana Chernova of Russia would get the bronze.The IAAF did not say what substance turned up in Blonska's test.Blonska also would face a lifetime ban from track and field because she already has tested positive once, for the steroid stanozolol, and...
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Indymedia ireland (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
The Bushy Park Environmental Group, Ennis, Co. Clare is going to the High Court opposing the granting of permission to Whelan Limestone Quarries Ltd. to expand their flagship quarry at Fountain, close to Ennis, Co. Clare. The Environment Group has previously 'made numerous complaints to Clare County Council about the lack of planning permission for large tracts of Whelan's quarry' according...
