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HorsesAss.Org (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
In a predictable move, state Rep. Jaime Herrera, R-18th LD, announced she is running for Congress in WA-03 within hours of incumbent Brian Baird’s announcement that he will not run again. Herrera took office in the 18th after former Rep. Richard Curtis stepped down in the wake of an unseemly sex scandal. While it’s a smart move by the GOP, as Herrera comes across as articulate...
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Ed Gorman Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ed here: I've always thought that two of the coolest guys in publishing were agents Nat Sobel and Richard Curtis. Their track records speak for themselves. Here's Curtis writing about Sobel on E-Reads. MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009 Agent Nat Sobel Challenges Publishers to Hold Back E-Reprints Literary agent Nat Sobel, one of the most respected figures in his field, has issued an appeal...
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Applied Abstractions (Free subscription) | yesterday
... just doesn't wash at all. (Incidentally, in the screenplay to Four weddings and a funeral , Richard Curtis talks about how having to shoot the airline version of his comedies brought even more swearing into the world, as the director invariably had to be reminded after finally completing a long series of takes of a complicated scene that they now had to do it all over again for the...
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Boxwish (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... to star in one of their upcoming romantic comedies. Known for working with king of the rom-com, Richard Curtis on the likes of Four Weddings and a Funeral , the Bridget Jones films and Love Actually (pictured), they’re pretty established in the genre and are opening their arms to a rookie in the name of charity.
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The enemies of reason (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Call me an old softie but it's always heartwarming to see a story about love breaking down the barriers between cultures and religions - and such a story appears in today's Daily Mail. It's about the brother of the shadow chancellor George Osborne, who has converted to Islam in order to marry. So. There you have it. A cheering story of 'love conquers all'. Why it's almost a Richard Curtis...
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Booksquare (Free subscription) | yesterday
... making the case for the ebook as a secondary market of some sort), and you make no bones about, as Richard Curtis states , “giving hardcovers their moment in the sun”. This sounds like fetishism to me. We must worship the all-mighty hardcover, without worrying about the actual impact to overall sales. Without even considering the reader. Of course, why would publishing ever consider...
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Tv Guide Blog (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... Victoria Wood – Seen On TV, celebrating the breadth of her work. Peers including Dawn French, Richard Curtis, Sir Roger Moore and Julie Walters will tell us what they really think of the pub-singer-turned-actress. Victoria Wood herself will also reflect on her career highlights. Sounds like a great way to remember a significant era in British comedy and to bring it to the new generation....
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More Than Meets the Mogwai (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
THE BOX (Richard Kelly, 2009) USA A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Robert Zemeckis, 2009) USA AN EDUCATION (Lone Scherfig, 2009) UK THE FOURTH KIND (Olatunde Osunsanmi, 2009) USA GOOD HAIR (Jeff Stilson, 2009) USA IT MIGHT GET LOUD (Davis Guggenheim, 2009) USA PERSONA (Ingmar Bergman, 1966) SWEDEN PIRATE RADIO (Richard Curtis, 2009) UK PLANET 51 (Jorge Blanco, 2009) USA PLAYING COLUMBINE (Danny...