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Mr. Rog, RIP

28 February 2003

2140 CommentsMr.+Rog%2C+RIP2003-02-28+17%3A43%3A00Michael

Slate has a heartfelt obit of Mister Rogers. The author calls him “a puzzling figure”–he’s only puzzling in the context of the bizarre perversion of reality that TV constantly pumps out. As the obit mentions, he really seems to have lived his entire life in the same kind, patient, positive manner we all know from [...]

Round-up

26 February 2003

2130 CommentsRound-up2003-02-26+18%3A29%3A00Michael

Ananova reports that J.K. Rowling will make a cameo on The Simpsons. Here’s a funny Saddam vs. W debate from The Guardian. And here’s an older piece on Iraq by ex-Python Terry Jones, always amusing. Media Bistro is running an interesting interview with Onion stalwart Maria Schneider. What a talented writer she is–the voice of [...]

Typo in the NY Times

25 February 2003

2120 CommentsTypo+in+the+NY+Times2003-02-25+17%3A15%3A00Michael

Eagle-eye Schwarz sends this, from today’s Times: “With large antiwar demonstrations expected again this weekend, Mr. Bush is also aware that the longer inspections go on, the greater the risk of declining public support. The work of the weapons inspectors has created a burgeoning perception that inspections backed by the threat of force can lead [...]

Sitcom gravy train over?

24 February 2003

2110 CommentsSitcom+gravy+train+over%3F2003-02-24+22%3A38%3A00Michael

When Jon forwarded me this article from The New York Times, I didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry. Throughout the 90s, a hell of a lot of people who should’ve become doctors and lawyers and middle management drones became wildly derivative, smug and pampered sitcom staffers instead. A shake-out is probably a good [...]

Also, Strong Bad

24 February 2003

2100 CommentsAlso%2C+Strong+Bad2003-02-24+16%3A39%3A00Michael

Who needs a writing tutor, when you have Strong Bad writing your papers?

Terry Tate, Office Linebacker

24 February 2003

2090 CommentsTerry+Tate%2C+Office+Linebacker2003-02-24+16%3A33%3A00Michael

After ten years of being a temp, I love watching office drones get pancaked by a football player. Doesn’t make me want to buy those sneakers, but I won’t tell them if you won’t.

It’s getting crowded in here…

23 February 2003

2080 CommentsIt%27s+getting+crowded+in+here...2003-02-23+14%3A00%3A00Michael

One of J.K. Rowling’s favorite charities, Comic Relief, is behind a HP spoof that’s broadcasting on March 14. It’s called “Harry Potter and the Chamberpot of Azerbaijan.” French and Saunders are behind the program, which boasts an all-star cast–I won’t be able to see it over here until they put it on BBC America, so [...]

Vonnegut on our current mess

22 February 2003

2070 CommentsVonnegut+on+our+current+mess2003-02-22+18%3A04%3A00Michael

In These Times, the leftist paper, recently interviewed Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.; here’s some of what he said: “I myself feel that our country, for whose Constitution I fought in a just war, might as well have been invaded by Martians and body snatchers. “Sometimes I wish it had been. What has happened, though, is that [...]

Cleese on Cowardice…

21 February 2003

2060 CommentsCleese+on+Cowardice...2003-02-21+17%3A58%3A00Michael

On Pythonline.com, I found this excerpt from John Cleese’s speech upon becoming the Rector of St. Andrews. Sharp, funny writing, and you can hear him delivering it. In other Python news, there’s a Beatles Anthology-type book in the works; I’m currently pressing my English contacts for more information…

Just tell me when it’s on, and I’m there

19 February 2003

2040 Comments2003-02-19+16%3A46%3A00Michael

Normally I wouldn’t favor doing this to a “grade school teacher and aspiring actress,” but my God

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Archive | February, 2003

Mr. Rog, RIP

Round-up

Typo in the NY Times

Sitcom gravy train over?

Also, Strong Bad

Terry Tate, Office Linebacker

It’s getting crowded in here…

Vonnegut on our current mess

Cleese on Cowardice…

Just tell me when it’s on, and I’m there

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