Category: ‘Pop Culture’
Quentin Tarantino has said the sign of a good film is that it makes you want to go home, eat some pie and talk about it. With that in mind, our Popcorn Panel features film buffs feuding in this space every other week. This week’s panel: • Alison Broverman is an arts reporter who has [...]
Neil Gaiman’s popular series of comics, The Sandman, is currently being adapted for television, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Warner Bros is currently settling rights with DC and is negotiating with Eric Kripke to take on the adaptation. Kripke is best known as the creator of the CW’s drama Supernatural (he left the show after [...]
Throw another name in the hat of rumored replacements for Steve Carell on The Office — Harvey Keitel. Paul Lieberstein, who plays Toby on the show and serves as one of its executive producers, tells E! News that Keitel “is probably the only guy who can do it, and he’s doing TV now … That’s [...]
UPDATE: The video below will reveal to you the name of the new show. For our part, we think this kind of thinking is a bit of a yawn. Sure, we know, that’s what people already call it. Nope, it’s not likely to be mixed up with a Barbarian movie. We’re just a little surprised [...]
By Zorianna Kit, Reuters Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was returned to the hospital after slipping into unconsciousness Tuesday following a series of health-related setbacks since breaking her hip in July. Gabor, 93, was in “a great deal of pain” Tuesday morning and her husband, Frederick Prinz von Anhalt, found her to be ”not responsive,” said [...]
CBC’s The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos will have a new name. The host wrote on Twitter that the seventh season of the late-night television show, which begins Sept. 20, would have a “new name, new length. Same red chair.” “All right, we’ve picked a new name for the TV show. ‘George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight’ Same show, [...]
Bauchau? That’s right. And try to imagine him passing orders to Geordi La Forge, not played by Reading Rainbow‘s LeVar Burton, but by Wesley Snipes. Still having a hard time with this, Trekkie? Well, what about Denise Crosby (who went on to play Tasha Yar… oh wait, you knew that) as Deanna Troi? Flabbergasted yet? [...]
by Sammy Younan for National Post It’s a telling sign of the end of summer in Toronto: the throngs of cosplayers (those dressed up as comic book or anime characters) milling around the city’s downtown convention centre, and those trying to bypass the bizarre crowd for a Jays game, or groups of puzzled tourists on [...]
Not all fans of the show Lost were still on board by the end of the series. It had taken several turns during the show’s six season, and delved into time travel and sideways flashes and culminated in a divisive series finale. Despite that, there’s no denying there are moments of greatness in the show’s [...]
For the class of 2013 (or 2014 in my case), the end of summer signals the beginning of law school. Buoyed by hopes of success and spurred by the prospect of good paying jobs at the end of it all (or the metaphorical carrot on a stick), many of us are getting ready to settle [...]&srcId=http://lawiscool.com/2010/08/27/the-donkey-and-the-carrot-why-law-may-not-be-so-%25e2%2580%259ccool%25e2%2580%259d-after-all&crtId=148&dt=1283453885)
Party and bullshit: just a day in the life Naively, I read through that NYT piece about my socio-cultural generation and our seemingly preternatural ability to avoid ‘real life’ responsibility and huffed a sigh of relief (and forwarded it on to a few friends). Yes, I thought. Finally, my suffering is legit. But, my much [...]
Will Forte, who has spent the last 8 years as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, has decided not to return to the show for the upcoming season. A representative for the actor released this statement today: “After eight great seasons, Will has made the decision to move on from ‘S.N.L.’ to pursue new [...]
Call for Participation: Cyber-Surveillance in Everyday Life: An international workshop
2010
August 25
Call for Participation Cyber-Surveillance in Everyday Life: An international workshop May 12-15, 2011, University of Toronto, Canada Digitally mediated surveillance (DMS) is an increasingly prevalent, but still largely invisible, aspect of daily life. As we work, play and negotiate public and private spaces, on-line and off, we produce a growing stream of personal digital data [...]&srcId=http://lawiscool.com/2010/08/25/cyber-surveillance&crtId=148&dt=1283453885)
While you were reading The Passage and the Twilight books and watching True Blood, Let The Right One In, and Vampire Diaries, Hollywood was counting its cash. Enough cash to fuel the economy of a small country. According to this study, just as the new satire “Vampires Suck” raked in another $20 million dollars at the [...]
To accompany Ben Kaplan’s interview with cast members of the iconic 1966 Batman TV show, illustrator Steve Murray drew the whimsical illustration below:
It even looks better in print.
SYDNEY — Actor Paul Hogan, best known for playing an outback hunter in the “Crocodile Dundee” movies, has been stopped from leaving Australia until he pays a multi-million dollar tax bill, according to his lawyer. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) served U.S.-based Hogan with a departure prohibition order when he returned to Sydney last Friday [...]
By Mike Collett-White, Reuters The Handel House Museum in London is a permanent celebration of the 18th century German-born composer’s life and times, but this week honours another legendary musician linked to the site — Jimi Hendrix. From Aug. 25 to Nov. 7, period instruments and manuscripts of George Handel’s works will be displayed alongside [...]
Empire Strikes Back was released 30 years ago. If it was released 100 years ago, it might go something like this:
[via YouTube]
Blawg Review is a blog carnival that rotates to a different law site every week, usually emphasizing a specific theme. Last week’s review was by R. David Donoghue. August 23 is the “International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition,” established in 1997 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural [...]&srcId=http://lawiscool.com/2010/08/23/blawg-review-278&crtId=148&dt=1283453885)
For decades, the Canadian National Exhibition has been more than a mere midway or a place to judge the season’s best livestock. Since 1879, the Ex has also been the spot where Torontonians and travellers alike go to hold hands, plant kisses or to nurture crushes from afar. And the CNE’s archives contain the photographic [...]
Or are the over-caffeinated drones at TMZ just having another slow news day? We’re probably going to have to go with the latter explanation. The skinny? During their performance of Love In An Elevator at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Tuesday night, Perry and Tyler were sharing the catwalk, having a good time. [...]
Well, that’s one American Idol hurdle down: Sources tell E! News that Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has finally signed on to be an American Idol judge next season. A spokesperson for Fox had an unsurprising “no comment” at the report, but E!’s insider insists a deal was reached with Tyler late last week. According to [...]
Sure, most of us know Michael Jackson for his music, first, then his dance moves and wardrobe a close second. His single white glove, military jackets, custom capes, Destiny Tour belt, sequined leather chaps — chaps? He had the jeggings look going on long before Jessica Alba. And he did have a thing for cowboy [...]
Becca Wilcott is the author of Truly, Madly, Deadly: The Unofficial True Blood Companion (ECW Press), and will be recapping this season of True Blood on The Ampersand. Find her at BeccaWilcott.com and follow her on Twitter @BeccaWilcott. Warning: All recaps may contain SPOILERS from episodes-to-date. Promise: Recaps will never contain spoilers from upcoming episodes. On August [...]
Next year, Apple’s iPod will celebrate its tenth anniversary.
Say what you want about Steve Jobs, the guy knows how to create an icon. Before iPod, we were all supposedly happy with our Sony Walkman’s (or Discman’s, if you were posh).
Who would have thought that a computer manufacturer would turn all that on its head and [...]
Olivia Foster agrees, recalling being called upon to write essays in school about female role models. Coming up with someone who wasn’t famous primarily for her looks or style was next to impossible, she says: “It’s either Oprah or my mom. Not that my mom isn’t great. She is. But there really isn’t anyone else [...]
Quentin Tarantino has said the sign of a good film is that it makes you want to go home, eat some pie and talk about it. With that in mind, our Popcorn Panel features film buffs feuding in this space every other week. This week’s panel: • Alison Broverman is an arts reporter who has [...]
Neil Gaiman’s popular series of comics, The Sandman, is currently being adapted for television, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Warner Bros is currently settling rights with DC and is negotiating with Eric Kripke to take on the adaptation. Kripke is best known as the creator of the CW’s drama Supernatural (he left the show after [...]
Throw another name in the hat of rumored replacements for Steve Carell on The Office — Harvey Keitel. Paul Lieberstein, who plays Toby on the show and serves as one of its executive producers, tells E! News that Keitel “is probably the only guy who can do it, and he’s doing TV now … That’s [...]
UPDATE: The video below will reveal to you the name of the new show. For our part, we think this kind of thinking is a bit of a yawn. Sure, we know, that’s what people already call it. Nope, it’s not likely to be mixed up with a Barbarian movie. We’re just a little surprised [...]
By Zorianna Kit, Reuters Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was returned to the hospital after slipping into unconsciousness Tuesday following a series of health-related setbacks since breaking her hip in July. Gabor, 93, was in “a great deal of pain” Tuesday morning and her husband, Frederick Prinz von Anhalt, found her to be ”not responsive,” said [...]
CBC’s The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos will have a new name. The host wrote on Twitter that the seventh season of the late-night television show, which begins Sept. 20, would have a “new name, new length. Same red chair.” “All right, we’ve picked a new name for the TV show. ‘George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight’ Same show, [...]
Bauchau? That’s right. And try to imagine him passing orders to Geordi La Forge, not played by Reading Rainbow‘s LeVar Burton, but by Wesley Snipes. Still having a hard time with this, Trekkie? Well, what about Denise Crosby (who went on to play Tasha Yar… oh wait, you knew that) as Deanna Troi? Flabbergasted yet? [...]
by Sammy Younan for National Post It’s a telling sign of the end of summer in Toronto: the throngs of cosplayers (those dressed up as comic book or anime characters) milling around the city’s downtown convention centre, and those trying to bypass the bizarre crowd for a Jays game, or groups of puzzled tourists on [...]
Not all fans of the show Lost were still on board by the end of the series. It had taken several turns during the show’s six season, and delved into time travel and sideways flashes and culminated in a divisive series finale. Despite that, there’s no denying there are moments of greatness in the show’s [...]
For the class of 2013 (or 2014 in my case), the end of summer signals the beginning of law school. Buoyed by hopes of success and spurred by the prospect of good paying jobs at the end of it all (or the metaphorical carrot on a stick), many of us are getting ready to settle [...]
Party and bullshit: just a day in the life Naively, I read through that NYT piece about my socio-cultural generation and our seemingly preternatural ability to avoid ‘real life’ responsibility and huffed a sigh of relief (and forwarded it on to a few friends). Yes, I thought. Finally, my suffering is legit. But, my much [...]
Will Forte, who has spent the last 8 years as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, has decided not to return to the show for the upcoming season. A representative for the actor released this statement today: “After eight great seasons, Will has made the decision to move on from ‘S.N.L.’ to pursue new [...]
Call for Participation: Cyber-Surveillance in Everyday Life: An international workshop
Call for Participation Cyber-Surveillance in Everyday Life: An international workshop May 12-15, 2011, University of Toronto, Canada Digitally mediated surveillance (DMS) is an increasingly prevalent, but still largely invisible, aspect of daily life. As we work, play and negotiate public and private spaces, on-line and off, we produce a growing stream of personal digital data [...]
While you were reading The Passage and the Twilight books and watching True Blood, Let The Right One In, and Vampire Diaries, Hollywood was counting its cash. Enough cash to fuel the economy of a small country. According to this study, just as the new satire “Vampires Suck” raked in another $20 million dollars at the [...]
To accompany Ben Kaplan’s interview with cast members of the iconic 1966 Batman TV show, illustrator Steve Murray drew the whimsical illustration below:
It even looks better in print.
SYDNEY — Actor Paul Hogan, best known for playing an outback hunter in the “Crocodile Dundee” movies, has been stopped from leaving Australia until he pays a multi-million dollar tax bill, according to his lawyer. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) served U.S.-based Hogan with a departure prohibition order when he returned to Sydney last Friday [...]
By Mike Collett-White, Reuters The Handel House Museum in London is a permanent celebration of the 18th century German-born composer’s life and times, but this week honours another legendary musician linked to the site — Jimi Hendrix. From Aug. 25 to Nov. 7, period instruments and manuscripts of George Handel’s works will be displayed alongside [...]
Empire Strikes Back was released 30 years ago. If it was released 100 years ago, it might go something like this:
[via YouTube]
Blawg Review is a blog carnival that rotates to a different law site every week, usually emphasizing a specific theme. Last week’s review was by R. David Donoghue. August 23 is the “International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition,” established in 1997 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural [...]
For decades, the Canadian National Exhibition has been more than a mere midway or a place to judge the season’s best livestock. Since 1879, the Ex has also been the spot where Torontonians and travellers alike go to hold hands, plant kisses or to nurture crushes from afar. And the CNE’s archives contain the photographic [...]
Or are the over-caffeinated drones at TMZ just having another slow news day? We’re probably going to have to go with the latter explanation. The skinny? During their performance of Love In An Elevator at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Tuesday night, Perry and Tyler were sharing the catwalk, having a good time. [...]
Well, that’s one American Idol hurdle down: Sources tell E! News that Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has finally signed on to be an American Idol judge next season. A spokesperson for Fox had an unsurprising “no comment” at the report, but E!’s insider insists a deal was reached with Tyler late last week. According to [...]
Sure, most of us know Michael Jackson for his music, first, then his dance moves and wardrobe a close second. His single white glove, military jackets, custom capes, Destiny Tour belt, sequined leather chaps — chaps? He had the jeggings look going on long before Jessica Alba. And he did have a thing for cowboy [...]
Becca Wilcott is the author of Truly, Madly, Deadly: The Unofficial True Blood Companion (ECW Press), and will be recapping this season of True Blood on The Ampersand. Find her at BeccaWilcott.com and follow her on Twitter @BeccaWilcott. Warning: All recaps may contain SPOILERS from episodes-to-date. Promise: Recaps will never contain spoilers from upcoming episodes. On August [...]
Next year, Apple’s iPod will celebrate its tenth anniversary.
Say what you want about Steve Jobs, the guy knows how to create an icon. Before iPod, we were all supposedly happy with our Sony Walkman’s (or Discman’s, if you were posh).
Who would have thought that a computer manufacturer would turn all that on its head and [...]
Olivia Foster agrees, recalling being called upon to write essays in school about female role models. Coming up with someone who wasn’t famous primarily for her looks or style was next to impossible, she says: “It’s either Oprah or my mom. Not that my mom isn’t great. She is. But there really isn’t anyone else [...]