Here's an article about how late night TV shows have to avoid showing Mr. Schwarzenegger for fear they'll then have to grant equal time to his 4,204 opponents. The piece might have mentioned that years ago, Johnny Carson made the mistake of having the Mayor of Burbank on his show during an election. He wound […]
Anthony Curtis is the main man behind The Las Vegas Advisor, your best guide to how to spend your bucks in that city. (It's also one of the few that isn't subsidized by hotel advertising, so they actually review things.) Most of the LVA site requires a subscription but if you go to Vegas, it's […]
Just found out that Harvey Pekar, creator and subject of American Splendor, has his own weblog. I met Harvey exactly once…in the "Professionals Hospitality Suite" at a comic book convention in Chicago. Someone introduced us, Harvey immediately complained that there were no donuts on the refreshment table, then he walked out. I never got to […]
One of the websites I check every morning is one that's offered up by The Comics Journal. It's called ¡Journalista! and it does a fine job of reporting on what's happening in the world of comic books and strips. Today's installment (here's a direct link to it) reports on a comic book company that seems […]
Apparently, a number of comic book discussion boards are simultaneously discussing the fact that when Jack Kirby drew the Jimmy Olsen comic book in the early seventies, the company retouched his work. I am suddenly receiving a flurry of e-mails asking me to clarify what was done, who did it, etc. Here's the answer to […]
I don't think I've mentioned him before but I really like Mark Fiore's little animated political cartoons. Here's a link to his latest one, which is about the George W. Bush action figures. You need the Macromedia Shockwave plug-in to view such things. If you don't have it, click here to get it. […]
Here's a good piece about how Urban Legends and other bogus bits of info fly around the Internet. […]
Here's a brief excerpt from Al Franken's new book which the Fox people have helped to put on the Best Seller list. […]
Paul Krugman on Arnold. […]
Over at Animation World Network, they've posted an article in which various attendees of this year's Comic-Con International discuss the event. I am among them. Go there by clicking here. […]
My deathless appearance this A.M. on The Paul Harris Radio Show can now be listened-to online at Paul's website. It's a little under 17 minutes, which is about how long I can stand me. Anyway, you'll need RealPlayer installed to listen to me, which on its own is not a good enough reason to install […]
Want to help get Eric Idle's new movie released? As noted, the folks at Warner Brothers presently have no plan to release Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch. Perhaps they'll come up with one if enough of us write letters to… Mr. Eric Frankel Warner Brothers Television 4000 Warner Blvd. Burbank, CA 91522 When you […]
As I mentioned here some time ago, the Imperial Palace hotel in Las Vegas is trying something new. In one section of the casino at specified hours, they have Blackjack dealers who are also celebrity impersonators. You can have your money taken from you by Elvis, Madonna or even a Blues Brother. They call them […]
Last Saturday, a local film festival held the world premiere of Eric Idle's The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch. The infamous Monkeyspit gives us a brief I-was-there account. When I saw the film two years ago, it was close to 75 minutes. The current cut is around 55, which is the preferred length for […]
I just looked at the column on Salon where they offer up AP news and found the following headlines: Cell phone burns Dutch woman's face Thai man dies while laughing in sleep Schwarzenegger convenes economic summit I'm not sure which of these things creeps me out the most. […]