Monthly Archives: March 2008
“Honey, Have You Seen My Anti Monkey Butt Powder? I Sense a Powerful Chafing Coming On.”
Why I’m obsessed with weird products like this I’ll never know (too much TV during my formative years? In the dark ages before a person could Tivo past commericals?) but here’s my latest treasure: Anti Monkey Butt Powder. Just saying … Continue reading
Listen to your ‘Filth Elders’
From New York mag’s piece on John Waters, now and forever the Pope of Trash: Also recently, Waters accidentally smoked crack. He was having a party at his house in Baltimore and someone passed him a pipe that he assumed … Continue reading
Linkage: Handicapping the Tony Awards
Over at Modern Fabulousity, the handicapping of the upcoming Tony Award nominations continues apace, now tackling the prized competition of Best Musical and Best Revival of a Musical. So? Betting odds on original musical favor Passing Strange and In The … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Linkage, Theatre
Tagged handicapping the nominations, musicals, Tony Awards
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Paul Pope Does DKNY
Paul Pope, comic book writer and artist and avowed libertarian, has contributed his work to a new line of clothing by DKNY. Weird synergy, but the images work, sort of in a neo-Stephen Sprouse kind of way — though a … Continue reading
So, the Pasadena Playhouse production of the musical Mask (mentioned earlier) was reviewed in Variety. And while the critic doesn’t out-and-out call it a disappointment, it certainly wasn’t a rave. But worse, those prosthetics! If a picture’s worth a thousand … Continue reading
Gay Leno
Once again gay playwright Jeff Whitty was forced to take time out of his busy schedule — he’s penning the book to musical adaptation of Tales of the City, doncha know –to confront insensitive late night blabber Jay Leno on … Continue reading
Tony! Tony! Tony!
Attention all you Broadway geighs, esteemed and imminently knowledgeable blogger ModFab has begun to handicap the all-important Tony Awards nomination race. This week he’s focusing on the play categories, new and revival. No surprises in the frontrunner for best new … Continue reading
Stingray: Menace From the Deep
When I heard this story I was like, seriously? But then again, it happened in Florida and as we all know, Florida is a cesspool and the nexus for all sorts of inexplicably insane phenomenon. Still! A woman who was … Continue reading
Let Them Eat Bacon
Bacon is delicious, no more need be said on that topic. Yet, I’m always intrigued when people pair the goodness of bacon with other taste sensations, thereby increasing its powers tenfold. Like the Chicago chef who covers bacon in a … Continue reading
Forbidden Love
Apparently Petra, a German swan that fancied a large white swan-shaped paddle boat, and who for years refused to leave its side, has found another, more sentient companion. She and her new mate are nesting together. I can so relate. … Continue reading
Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Casting
In one of the greatest casting coups in the history of, um, casting-ness, Michael Cera is in talks to star as the titular hero Scott Pilgrim in the film adaptation of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s beloved (by me a lot and … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Bryan Lee O'Malley, casting, Michael Cera, Ramona Flowers, Scott Pilgrim
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Girls Afoul
According to the ever-reliable Wikipedia, Wheatus’ “Teenage Dirtbag” reached #2 on the UK charts, which may be why the spawned-from-reality-television Brit pop group Girls Aloud would even know the song/decide to cover it. It comes off like a very spirited … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged cover songs, Girls Aloud, Teenage Dirtbag, Ugh!, under the covers, Wheatus
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