SAG/AFTRA Merger Passes: It's Now SAG-AFTRA
Jonathan Handel
Eighty years later, two Hollywood unions are one. Both approve the merger by more than 80 percent.
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Friday, March 30, 2012
SAG/AFTRA Merger Passes: It's Now SAG-AFTRA
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SAG/AFTRA Merger Passes: It's Now SAG-AFTRA
Jonathan Handel
Eighty years later, two Hollywood unions are one. Both approve the merger by more than 80 percent.
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SAG/AFTRA Merger Passes: It's Now SAG-AFTRA
Jonathan Handel
Eighty years later, two Hollywood unions are one. Both approve the merger by more than 80 percent.
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'Lebowski' live in L.A.: We're there!
Really wish I could have made it...
'Lebowski' live in L.A.: We're there!
Anthony Breznican on Jason Reitman's script read with Seth Rogen, Christina Hendricks, Rainn Wilson, more
'Lebowski' live in L.A.: We're there!
Anthony Breznican on Jason Reitman's script read with Seth Rogen, Christina Hendricks, Rainn Wilson, more
That's What She Said
That's What She Said
When somebody says the word “office” I think immediately of the cubicle: that charmless little box of efficiency, a quality unconnected to sexuality in any way—one that is, at least to my mind, its opposite. Which is perhaps the point. As Julie Berebitsky points out in Sex and the Office: A History of Gender, Power, and Desire, sexual relationships—consensual or not—have long been considered a threat to productivity and morale, eclipsing the mid-century trope of the secretary sitting on the boss’s knee. Employers labor to strip their offices of expressions of id, encouraging their sublimation elsewhere. (She said “strip”!) But all that this repression suggests is the persistence of what needed repressing in the first place.
When somebody says the word “office” I think immediately of the cubicle: that charmless little box of efficiency, a quality unconnected to sexuality in any way—one that is, at least to my mind, its opposite. Which is perhaps the point. As Julie Berebitsky points out in Sex and the Office: A History of Gender, Power, and Desire, sexual relationships—consensual or not—have long been considered a threat to productivity and morale, eclipsing the mid-century trope of the secretary sitting on the boss’s knee. Employers labor to strip their offices of expressions of id, encouraging their sublimation elsewhere. (She said “strip”!) But all that this repression suggests is the persistence of what needed repressing in the first place.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Glendale Black Bear Takes Casual Promenade Through Neighborhood
Glendale Black Bear Takes Casual Promenade Through Neighborhood
A black bear who was recently spotted enjoying picnics and early morning strolls through La Crescenta and Glendale has been seen again in the same area, reports KTLA. This time around, the bear -- which witnesses estimate weighs anywhere from 300 to 500 pounds -- was spotted wandering through a La Crescenta neighborhood at about 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday. [ more › ]
A black bear who was recently spotted enjoying picnics and early morning strolls through La Crescenta and Glendale has been seen again in the same area, reports KTLA. This time around, the bear -- which witnesses estimate weighs anywhere from 300 to 500 pounds -- was spotted wandering through a La Crescenta neighborhood at about 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday. [ more › ]
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder's 'Ebony and Ivory': A History of the Hit 30 Years After Its Release
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder's 'Ebony and Ivory': A History of the Hit 30 Years After Its Release
Erik Pedersen
Recording sessions in the West Indies, a spliced-together music video, "Saturday Night Live's" hilarious spoof starring Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo -- THR looks at why the 1982 chart-topper was a pop culture milestone.
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Erik Pedersen
Recording sessions in the West Indies, a spliced-together music video, "Saturday Night Live's" hilarious spoof starring Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo -- THR looks at why the 1982 chart-topper was a pop culture milestone.
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Do Childish People Write Better Children’s Books?
Do Childish People Write Better Children’s Books?
For all the years that I had been reading Goodnight Moon to some child or another, I had been picturing its author as a plump, maternal presence, someone like the quiet old lady in the rocking chair whispering, “Hush,” and so I was surprised to see, in a bored, casual dip into Google, the blonde, green-eyed, movie-starish vixen, and attendant accounts of her lesbian lover, her many male lovers, her failure to settle down, and tragic early death.
For all the years that I had been reading Goodnight Moon to some child or another, I had been picturing its author as a plump, maternal presence, someone like the quiet old lady in the rocking chair whispering, “Hush,” and so I was surprised to see, in a bored, casual dip into Google, the blonde, green-eyed, movie-starish vixen, and attendant accounts of her lesbian lover, her many male lovers, her failure to settle down, and tragic early death.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Now Pouring Yuengling Lager: The Brickyard Pub in North Hollywood
Now Pouring Yuengling Lager: The Brickyard Pub in North Hollywood
Touted as America's Oldest Brewery, Yuengling is brewed, barreled and bottled in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Once exclusive to the Tri-State area, the coveted traditional lager has popped up in various cities across the country, including L.A. Last week, The Brickyard Pub, situated in the eclectic NoHo Arts District, welcomed Yuengling bottles to their plethora of bottled brews. [ more › ]
Touted as America's Oldest Brewery, Yuengling is brewed, barreled and bottled in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Once exclusive to the Tri-State area, the coveted traditional lager has popped up in various cities across the country, including L.A. Last week, The Brickyard Pub, situated in the eclectic NoHo Arts District, welcomed Yuengling bottles to their plethora of bottled brews. [ more › ]
Sex Study: Venice, Santa Monica Value Sex Most
No Culver City?...
Sex Study: Venice, Santa Monica Value Sex Most:
California, you're dirty. LA, you're even dirtier. Venice and Santa Monica, you're the dirtiest.
When it comes to which cities value sex the most, Venice comes out on top and Santa Monica comes second
The state of California houses eight out of the top ten U.S. cities, and what's even more shocking (or maybe not shocking at all), is that cities #1-6 are all located within sunny Los Angeles, the Huffington Post reported.
All of this ravishing data is according to over 10 million personality tests taken nationally by singles on Chemistry.com, a Match.com offshoot.
Here are the cities that value sex the most:
— The Huffington Post contributed to this report.
Sex Study: Venice, Santa Monica Value Sex Most:
California, you're dirty. LA, you're even dirtier. Venice and Santa Monica, you're the dirtiest.
When it comes to which cities value sex the most, Venice comes out on top and Santa Monica comes second
The state of California houses eight out of the top ten U.S. cities, and what's even more shocking (or maybe not shocking at all), is that cities #1-6 are all located within sunny Los Angeles, the Huffington Post reported.
All of this ravishing data is according to over 10 million personality tests taken nationally by singles on Chemistry.com, a Match.com offshoot.
Here are the cities that value sex the most:
- Venice, CA
- Santa Monica, CA
- Newport Beach, CA
- West Hollywood, CA
- West Los Angeles, CA
- Woodland Hills, CA
- Miami Beach, FL
- Redondo Beach, CA
- Hoboken, NJ
- San Francisco, CA
— The Huffington Post contributed to this report.
Interview: Eugene Mirman
One of the best comedians working today, in case you were curious...
TV: Interview: Eugene Mirman
Born in Soviet Russia, Eugene Mirman and his family moved to the United States when he was 4, settling in suburban Boston. His relatives instilled in him a desire to achieve the American Dream his way, and that’s what the comedian has been doing. Never taking a traditional tack in his 20-year career, Mirman has gone from doing shows at Chinese restaurants to performing standup at traditionally indie-rock venues to starting a comedy festival as a goof. In the meantime, he’s achieved alternative-circles fame for small roles like Bret and Jemaine’s nosy landlord Eugene on Flight Of ...
TV: Interview: Eugene Mirman
Born in Soviet Russia, Eugene Mirman and his family moved to the United States when he was 4, settling in suburban Boston. His relatives instilled in him a desire to achieve the American Dream his way, and that’s what the comedian has been doing. Never taking a traditional tack in his 20-year career, Mirman has gone from doing shows at Chinese restaurants to performing standup at traditionally indie-rock venues to starting a comedy festival as a goof. In the meantime, he’s achieved alternative-circles fame for small roles like Bret and Jemaine’s nosy landlord Eugene on Flight Of ...
The Re-Birth of Showtime
The Re-Birth of Showtime
Lacey Rose
First, Bob Greenblatt brought the heat. Then newbie David Nevins supersized it with a surprise slate of anti-artsy hits charged with action, sex, currency -- and, yes, even awards -- that have the town talking.
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Lacey Rose
First, Bob Greenblatt brought the heat. Then newbie David Nevins supersized it with a surprise slate of anti-artsy hits charged with action, sex, currency -- and, yes, even awards -- that have the town talking.
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School of Fail: English 102: Fun With Pronunciation
Ha! English is one of the least nuanced languages on the planet! Aww, did grade school confuse you?...
School of Fail: English 102: Fun With Pronunciation:
Dear English Language, cut it out. Sincerely, Everyone.
School of Fail: English 102: Fun With Pronunciation:
Dear English Language, cut it out. Sincerely, Everyone.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Creativity Lessons From Charles Dickens and Steve Jobs
Creativity Lessons From Charles Dickens and Steve Jobs
Creativity is the most essential skill for navigating an increasingly complex world ? or so said 1,500 CEOs across 60 countries in a recent survey by IBM. And yet federally funded research and development ? creativity, institutionalized ? is down 20% as a share of America's GDP since the late 1980s. But I think the declinism is overwrought. And that's because some of the best paths to encourage innovation are surprisingly simple.
Creativity is the most essential skill for navigating an increasingly complex world ? or so said 1,500 CEOs across 60 countries in a recent survey by IBM. And yet federally funded research and development ? creativity, institutionalized ? is down 20% as a share of America's GDP since the late 1980s. But I think the declinism is overwrought. And that's because some of the best paths to encourage innovation are surprisingly simple.
Why Do Deep-Sea Explorers Wear Those Tiny Knit Caps?
Why Do Deep-Sea Explorers Wear Those Tiny Knit Caps?
Director James Cameron successfully completed a 6.8-mile-deep dive to the most remote region of the ocean Sunday and was shown emerging from his submarine in a small knit cap. Jacques Cousteau’s red knit cap was a signature part of his look, which was aped by Bill Murray and his crew in the movie The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. Why do underwater explorers wear skullcaps?
Director James Cameron successfully completed a 6.8-mile-deep dive to the most remote region of the ocean Sunday and was shown emerging from his submarine in a small knit cap. Jacques Cousteau’s red knit cap was a signature part of his look, which was aped by Bill Murray and his crew in the movie The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou. Why do underwater explorers wear skullcaps?
Californication: Venice Beach Values Sex More Than Any U.S. City
Californication: Venice Beach Values Sex More Than Any U.S. City
California is rife with sexy people, notably here in Los Angeles (whether attractiveness is natural or surgically enhanced is sometimes debatable). So it makes perfect sense that the Golden State houses 8 of the top 10 cities in America that "value sex most." It makes even more sense that the top 6 are all located in L.A. [ more › ]
California is rife with sexy people, notably here in Los Angeles (whether attractiveness is natural or surgically enhanced is sometimes debatable). So it makes perfect sense that the Golden State houses 8 of the top 10 cities in America that "value sex most." It makes even more sense that the top 6 are all located in L.A. [ more › ]
Ihnatko on Writing: Bad Movie, Good Lesson
Neil Gaiman recently answered on his Tumblr:
“You being lazy and unmotivated and not writing allows another writer, who does sit down and write, to get published in your place. Magazines and publishers only have so many pages, so many annual publishing spots. You’re letting someone else who wants to do the work get published. Surely that’s a good thing…?”
Monday, March 26, 2012
Newly Discovered Trove of Rare Movie Posters Fetches $503,000 at Auction
Newly Discovered Trove of Rare Movie Posters Fetches $503,000 at Auction
Andy Lewis
A collection of rare '30s posters discovered in Berwick, PA included a "Dracula" that sold for $143,400 and a "Cimarron" that went for $101,575.
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Andy Lewis
A collection of rare '30s posters discovered in Berwick, PA included a "Dracula" that sold for $143,400 and a "Cimarron" that went for $101,575.
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15 foreign words and phrases we learned from film and TV
Great idea for a list!
Audiovisual Rosetta Stones: 15 foreign words and phrases we learned from film and TV
1. “Hermanos” (Spanish, “brothers”): Arrested Development/Breaking Bad
Pop music has a longstanding tradition of introducing listeners to a second language accompanied to a toe-tapping beat. TV and film are no slouches in the foreign-language department, either, but they have more time than the average pop single to delve into the thematic implications of dropping a foreign word into the script—or, in the case of Arrested Development, the comedic potential of doing so. In the sitcom’s first season, Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman) falls for his brother’s girlfriend, telenovela actress Marta Estrella (played by two different actresses), only ...
Audiovisual Rosetta Stones: 15 foreign words and phrases we learned from film and TV
1. “Hermanos” (Spanish, “brothers”): Arrested Development/Breaking Bad
Pop music has a longstanding tradition of introducing listeners to a second language accompanied to a toe-tapping beat. TV and film are no slouches in the foreign-language department, either, but they have more time than the average pop single to delve into the thematic implications of dropping a foreign word into the script—or, in the case of Arrested Development, the comedic potential of doing so. In the sitcom’s first season, Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman) falls for his brother’s girlfriend, telenovela actress Marta Estrella (played by two different actresses), only ...
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Closing Of State Aviary Facilities Puts Hundreds Of Mentally Ill Birds On The Streets
Closing Of State Aviary Facilities Puts Hundreds Of Mentally Ill Birds On The Streets
Angelina Jolie Says She Ignored Oscars Leg Meme
Aaron Couch
"If I go online and see something about myself, I don't click on it," the actress said.
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