The Save Disney website is full of news about that company, most of it spun to the POV of the ousted Roy Disney. His side makes a good point with this photo essay that compares the Tomorrowland section of Disneyland as it now stands to how it looked in Walt's day. […]
Here's another important article by Frank Rich. [This is a New York Times link but if I've configured it right, you should be able to bypass registration.] The topic is news reporting on Iraq and the fact that the "new paradigm" in Washington doesn't even want America to see Saving Private Ryan, let alone what's […]
And here's a great example of why you should always read an eBay listing very carefully before you bid. […]
Above, we see two versions of the cover of Daredevil #37 — and don't worry if they're too small. They enlarge if you'll only click on them. At left is the cover as it appeared on the comic book I purchased off the stands, lo these many years ago. It was expertly drawn by Gene […]
Animal Crackers, which was the Marx Brothers' second real feature, is included in The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection, a new boxed set of five films on DVD. These are wonderful movies, though I'm going to hold off on giving an enthusiastic recommendation of this release until I actually receive my copy and run some […]
As delineated in this article [Los Angeles Times, registration required], the TiVo folks have come up with yet another way to swap the privacy of their users for a few dollars. I am of two minds about these little plans for the gathering of user data and the implementation of targeted advertising. On the one […]
Here's an article [Washington Post, registration required] about a confrontation in an Oklahoma town. On one side, you had a Bible-belting group that is admittedly filled with hate for homosexuals. On the other, you had the local citizenry that rallied around a young gay man. The result gives one a certain amount of hope. […]
Is Abe Vigoda alive? Let's find out over at www.abevigoda.com. […]
Conan O'Brien has made a star out of a graphic designer on his staff, a serious gent named Pierre Bernard. Fred Hembeck, who also remembers when Pierre used to be a comic book letterer, sends me this link to an article on the guy. [CAUTION: This is a link to a site that may ask […]
Here's an Amazon link to order George Carlin's latest book, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? It's a funny book by a funny man. Much of it has to do with euphemisms — fancy or inefficient words we use when there's a simple and more direct one. I think he belabors these at times […]
There's a wealth of info now posted about the 2005 WonderCon in San Francisco. Don't let the fact that I'm on the Guest List dissuade you. There will be people there you actually want to see. […]
It's fun and often educational to revisit something you liked as a kid and haven't seen for a few decades. Sometimes, the visit — andit can be to a favorite toy, food, TV show, movie or any number of things — causes me to wonder what was on my even-less-developed-than-now mind.It's not just that I […]
If you ever lost money at the Desert Inn hotel in Las Vegas, you may enjoy seeing the final remnant of that venerable institution destroyed. Early this morning, the last remaining tower of one of the town's oldest casinos was imploded to make way for Steve Wynn's new hotel, which is supposed to open in […]
As Robert Scheer points out: In the Bush administration, being wrong about Iraq does not get you fired. Being right does. [Los Angeles Times registration may be required.] […]
There have been poor copies of it around the Internet for years…but IFilm is now offering a better video clip of perhaps the greatest TV musical moment of the seventies. That's right…William Shatner performing his version of Elton John's "Rocket Man" on a 1978 awards show. This link may bring it up on your screen […]