Saturday, May 29, 2010

Recommended Reading

Roger Ebert writes about Dennis Hopper.

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Recommended Reading

As Joe Conason reminds us, there are prominent Republicans who think that the phrase "impeachable offense" applies to a Democratic president who commits the unpardonable sin of getting elected. We're going to hear a lot of it no matter what Obama does.

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Today's Video Link

And speaking of being remembered after you go: Dennis Hopper, as you've probably heard, has died at the age of 74. Given the legendary ways in which he was known to abuse his body, a lot of folks are probably amazed that he made it to that age. When Hopper was interviewed in the last decade or so, he seemed to be surprised, too.

This is video of what I guess was his last public appearance. March 26, he was there for the unveiling of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His speech is excerpted in two chunks in this clip and the second part seems particularly poignant today. Glad he stuck around long enough to see his name in the sidewalk...

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Gary Coleman Lives!

When it was announced that Gary Coleman had left us, a number of folks e-mailed me with the same thought: What would the musical Avenue Q, which includes a character based on him, do? The answer, it says in this article, turns out to be to make minor adjustments and continue on.

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