text: Top Celebrity News Stories for the Week of January 21, 2008 Condensed Sugar: RIP Heath Ledger by POPSUGAR Celebrity 1/26/08 48 Reactions 0 Shares Print 0 0 0 0 0 This week brought the tragic news that Heath Ledger passed away. As Heath's body travels to its final resting place, our hearts continue to be with his family and friends in what is clearly a profoundly difficult time. While it was hard to focus on much else besides Heath, here's a look back at the week in photos. Doing It For the Kids What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 David Beckham paid a visit to Sierra Leone over the weekend on behalf of UNICEF in order to bring attention to the health care crisis faced by children in that country. Source: Splash News Online 1 / 12 Baby (Babies?) on Board What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pals of J Lo threw her a baby shower over the weekend in NYC, which apparently was decorated in both pink and blue. Source: Splash News Online 2 / 12 For the Troops What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scarlett Johansson brightened the day for a couple of Marines when she paid a visit to the US troops stationed in Kuwait on Sunday. 3 / 12 The Beat of His Own Drum What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Looks like music runs in the Stefani-Rossdale family, as Kingston proudly showed off his drum skills at a farmers' market in LA on Monday. Source: INFphoto.com 4 / 12 Doing Dior What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Diane Kruger looked every inch the fashionista at the Dior Couture show in Paris on Monday. Source: WireImage 6 / 12 Maxing and Relaxing What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jude Law cuddled up with a good book and a fruity drink as he vacationed in the Florida Keys this week. Source: WireImage 6 / 12 Five a Day What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 After having her hair done last weekend, Rachel Bilson stocked up on veggies in a LA grocery store on Tuesday. Source: Bauer-Griffin Online 7 / 12 Traveling Twosome What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart spent much of the last week in Vancouver working on their new film Traveling. 8 / 12 Eva + Posh = BFF What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eva Longoria went up to Manchester to see Posh and the Spice Girls in concert Wednesday night. Source: Getty 9 / 12 They Tried (And Succeeded) To Make Her Go To Rehab What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 After being filmed smoking crack at her apartment in London, Amy Winehouse apparently checked into rehab on Thursday. Source: Splash News Online 11 / 12 Puff Daddy & Uncle Jesse What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Diddy and John Stamos traveled to the Sundance Film Festival to premiere their new film, A Raisin in the Sun. Source: WireImage 11 / 12 Hello Operator What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 After reuniting with Adnan earlier this week, Britney failed to regain custody of her boys but was able to keep her lawyers. She continued her wacky behavior Thursday night with a 1:30 a.m. trip to the gym. Source: WENN.com 12 / 12 0 0 0 0 0 Read More Condensed Sugar Get a Personalized Celebrity & Entertainment Newsletter! Help us customize your newsletter by selecting your interests (optional): A Listers TV Movies Young Hollywood Silvers567 6 years laura, how exactly do soldiers make this discussion possible? do they really actually make the internet work? i didn't know, wow! so THAT'S where wireless comes from... PS: I feel bad for soldiers, but they essentially go to war. There they kill people, whose death brings as much pain to their families as anyone dying anywhere else. Do you cry for the dead civilians too Laura? I do. I guess we choose who we mourn. I mourn Heath Leger and Iraqis. You are free to mourn soldiers who keep the Popsugar's website up in the America and such. To each his own. mafonseca 6 years I always loved the fact that he didn't care what people would say about his choice of clothes... That was one of my favorite things about him: he'd only act on movies, never in life! kathrynliz 6 years thanks laura220. you're absolutely right. Merlin713 6 years It's amazing how much we say we care and how bad we feel when a celebrity dies. What about our soldiers? Do you even think twice when you see the scrolling names on the bottom of your TV screen? Do you cry about them? I know some of you do, but a lot of people don't. They are much more of a hero figure than any celebrity. Our soldiers and war veterans NEED to be thanked and mourned because they are the ones who make this very discussion possible. I don't want to start a huge discussion about this post either. I just wanted to give someone reading this something else to think about. Ginger 6 years I didn't usually comment on his past threads, but I always appreciated his wacky fashion sense. Very art-student/skateboarder/surfer influenced - which is kind of who he was. But he cleaned up nicely in a suit too. Excellent bone structure is hard to disguise. It's a relief to see his family entered and exited the US under the radar, and evidently a memorial service and dinner was held for friends and family in Los Angeles Saturday. I haven't seen one single paparazzi photo, and I hope none exist. crssychanel 6 years I'd have to say popsugar use to diss heath all time, call him names, criticize his wadrobe, and now they wanna act all sincere redsilkshoes 6 years Another who managed to see Heath's beauty regardless of what he wore. It's funny, I was so jealous of Michelle when they were together and secretly wished them apart. Turns out maybe she was the best thing for him. :-( RIP Heath. Still in shock and mourning here. I'm off to watch Lords of Dogtown again and then just maybe I'll break out BBM but I doubt I can handle that one just yet. Silvers567 6 years Watched The Soup too, it was very classy of Joel. I can't get over this either; in the entertainment industry, where most people are disgusting, vile beings (hence my always snarky comments), he was a decent person, a dad, a friend, a partner. No one is safe from the effects of drugs, and whether it was suicide, and accident, a bad mix, or an overdose, he will be forever missed. This world has indeed lost someone very beautiful, inside and out... BTW, Fred Phelps is planning on picketing his funeral. Does anyone know of anyone planning on a "counter attack" (signs of love and support, etc)? Heath's family does not deserve to see Phelps' tirade of irrational hate while burying their son... MelC74 6 years melissabritt, I know I could not stand some of the fashion choices he made. I just didn't understand how someone as gorgeous as he, could dress so oddly (although I DID appreciate his very tight pants...). But that in no way takes away from me appreciating his acting and him as a person. I bet there are quite a few people on here that feel the same way. heath 6 years KristinDaBomb 6 years :[ KristinDaBomb 6 years :[ melissabritt 6 years I feel like everyone is so sad now about Heath but when he was alive it seemed like most people on this site were all over him about what a crappy dresser he was..no one was ever saying how much they liked him. mafonseca 6 years Padraigin, that's very nice of Joel to say.. I totally agree with him..The media keep trying to find something... But they won't find anything.. mafonseca 6 years Padraigin, that's very nice of Joel to say.. I totally agree with him.. The media keep trying to find something... But they won't find anything.. mafonseca 6 years ENOUGH! I can't cry anymore.. not even I knew I had so many tears..I'll love him forever! He's already a legend.. mafonseca 6 years ENOUGH! I can't cry anymore.. not even I knew I had so many tears.. I'll love him forever! He's already a legend.. Nyrina-Windu 6 years And God bless to Heath's family too. emmae 6 years god bless rip emmae 6 years god bless rip x_juicyfruit 6 years :( RIP. x_juicyfruit 6 years :( RIP. Padraigin 6 years I watch "The Soup" every week, and this week, Joel McHale said something that I totally appreciated with regard to Heath Ledger. There was a tribute picture up and he said (very loosely paraphrased because sometimes my mind is sievelike) "Heath Ledger has never appeared on this show, nor been discussed. So, media, stop trying to dig up dirt and let a fine actor rest in peace." Buffy 6 years So sad, we were the same age. 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It's Time to Confirm Sebelius
by Jonathan Singer, Mon Apr 27, 2009 at 12:19:20 PM EDT
The right is very concerned about swine flu. But are Republicans and their right wing allies concerned enough that they're going to stop working to keep President Obama's staff from being fully staffed -- including the key position of Health and Human Services? Here's First Read:
If you hadn't realized it, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano might have the toughest public relations job in Washington these days. [...] [N]ow it's swine flu. This is the ultimate job in government where you have to have a thick skin, because you only are in the news when the news is bad. (Here's the latest on swine flu: U.S. officials have declared a health emergency as 20 cases of the flu have been confirmed in the United States. In Mexico, there have been more than 1,600 illnesses and 103 deaths.) Indeed, the flu frenzy seems to be falling on Napolitano's shoulders, given -- as Politico writes -- that HHS secretary-designate Kathleen Sebelius hasn't been confirmed yet (due to GOP concerns over abortion) and that we have an acting CDC director. If there was one subject area this administration wished they could have waited a few more weeks before dealing with its first mini-crisis, it was something in the public health arena. [emphasis added]
Republicans may believe that it's worthwhile for them to try to score political points in futile efforts at obstructionism (as I have noted before, Kathleen Sebelius appears to have sufficient support to overcome a Republican filibuster in tomorrow's expected cloture vote), but they need to realize that their posturing comes with real costs. In this case, the federal government is without one of the key players who could help manage the response to the developing threat of swine flu (or other potential health issues, for that matter). Of course Republicans haven't been known to put much stock in placing good governance over politics (see: Michael "Heckuva Job Brownie" Brown), so perhaps I shouldn't be too surprised. That said, there are real costs to the Republicans' tactics, and it is definitely time for Sebelius to be confirmed by the Senate.
Update [2009-4-27 17:11:40 by Todd Beeton]:Ah, yes. Sweet right-wing conspiracy theories. This from Wendy Wright, President of Concerned Women of America:
Some people think that declaring a state of emergency about the flu was a political thing to push the Sebelius nomination through, said Wright. She pointed at news stories that ask whether the slow-walking of the Sebelius choice will hurt the response to the flu. If theres even a hint that [Department of Homeland Security] is manipulating the health situation to push a political appointee through, well, it almost defies imagination that theyd be willing to that.
Wright said that shed heard the speculation on talk radio, and wanted to be skeptical, but theres too much of a basis in that argument to easily dismiss it.
I guess it's hard not to indulge in this type of cynicism about the nature of government after 8 years of Bush.
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Written byBY GHRIS GILL
At least they will if First Capital Connect replace the machine that was stolen a month ago...
The rail company is proposing to slash the number of hours its office is manned at Harlington.
Its availability will come down from more than 80 hours a week to around 20 if proposals announced on Thursday are approved.
It means the station will not be manned after 10.30am on weekdays and not at all at weekends.
Liberal Democrat Mid Beds councillor Brian Golby is unhappy with the plan. He said: "This move is ill-advised, shortsighted and dangerous. There is already vandalism at the station and with no one there it will increase. People who cause this, and who already move freely between Leagrave and Harlington, will chance their arm even more.
"It will affect old age pensioners who have seen their fare reductions cut and won't even be able to buy their special tickets because you cannot get them from a machine - if we had one. It was stolen a month ago.
"And other people who get on without tickets, because of the queues at a machine or other reasons, will have to take their chance and negotiate with a revenue inspector."
A spokesman for First Capital Connect said: "This would be the first change to ticket office hours for some ten years on the Bedford route and follows a comprehensive review of all our ticket sales.
"Any change would see the ticket office remain open at peak hours of buying.
However, the exact hours are still subject to consultation with our staff, Passenger Focus and other stakeholders.
"Evidence now shows that increasing numbers of our customers prefer to use ticket machines, which can typically dispense 90 per cent of all ticket types, usually within 60 seconds."
It is understood First Capital Connect is also considering a slightly earlier closure of the Bedford office, which currently shuts at midnight on weekdays.


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" The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is held annually as part of a series of Military tattoos performed by British Armed Forces, Commonwealth and International military bands "
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Back in August, we took a little mini break to Scotland a few weeks ago with the main reason being to see the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, for which we had purchased tickets for back in December. This military tattoo is held annually during the busy festival month of August in Edinburgh Castle grounds.
Tickets are not cheap, but neither are they colossal, but it is necessary to book tickets well in advance. We booked our seats at Christmas time, although tickets are not dispatched until the spring. Tickets range from £16 - £50, but when you see the seating plan on the website and the pricing, you can see why there is a vast range of ticket prices. We opted for the south stand in one of the middle blocks, costing us £31 each, plus a £3 booking fee. For those wishing to see the fireworks which happen after the late Saturday performance need to add a further £3 onto each ticket. We went to the earlier Saturday performance.
Military tattoos are not something I was previously familiar with, howver my husband had a desire to go, and I was happy to go as well, probably more so to see Edinburgh itself. However, after having watched the Tattoo, I can honestly say it really is worthwhile buying a ticket for it, even as a family outing.
The performance itself lasts approximately 1hr and a half, with doors opening 45 minutes before a performance. It is essential that you are there early, as there is only ONE way into the castle grounds, and ONE way out, so you can imagine the scene, when 10 000 try to get to their seats. Staff however, are very good at moving the crowd, and ensuring that those who are elderly or disabled are helped to their seating area, rather than fear being knocked down. THere is also a security check as you approach the castle, which can slow things down slightly. Seats in he stands are also jammed pack together, so it is best to go early so you get your seat, without having the entire row trying to get up and let you past.
Whilst the crowd gathered, the commentator entertained us all with stories and introductions to the various guests, as well as asking the crowd where they were from. It was rather amazing the amount of countries that were represented at the event.
THe Tattoo then began with the fanfare celebrating the Diamond Jubilee Year of the Edinburgh Tattoo, followed by the Massed Pipes and Drums, which was quite an amount of musicians, including those from the Royal Scots Dragaon Guards, THe South Australia Police, Swiss Highlanders and each South African Irish.
Following this was music and performance from the Polish Borer Guards, The Gurkhas Band, the Royal Jordanian Armed Forces and the New Zealand Army Bands, the latter of which was a real favourite amongst the crowd, due to their music and their relaxed manner as they broke free from their lines to dance to the music. The other favourites of the evening were the Imps Motorcycle Display Team, with children as young as five riding bikes and carrying out tricks all in front of a live audience. My husband particularly liked the Amry Physical Training Corps whose sheer power and agility was quite amazing.
The finale, as expected, was marvellous as well, with the national anthem, auld lang syne and the last post being played, ending with the Lone Piper.
It is hard to believe just how much practice must go into the performances to make them as professional as they are. There was so much variety to keep even the youngest child amused and entertained and with so much to watch ou couldn't possibly be bored. IT really is an excellent event, and you don;t have to be a fan of military bands to enjoy it. If you plan to be in Scotland next August, you should definitely take the time to watch the Edinburgh Tattoo, worth every penny!!


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Dwight Burlingame
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December 2008
If you need to know more about the impact of philanthropy on 21st century America, it's worth a visit with the man who - quite literally - wrote the book: Dwight Burlingame.
Burlingame is the associate executive director and director of academic programs at the world-renowned Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, an academic and research organization headquartered at IUPUI and celebrating its 20th anniversary this fall.
He is widely known for his work as editor of Philanthropy in America: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia, a three-volume overview of one of modern society's most compelling stories: the rise of nonprofits and philanthropy as a major force in shaping our world.
Burlingame doesn't spend all his time buried in academic pursuit of learning more about his chosen field. He is also passionate about the opera, and is a master gardener, as well, stemming from his childhood growing up on the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota.
But it is his ability to bring to life such notable figures as Jane Addams, Andrew Carnegie, Robert Brookings, Henry Ford and Bill Gates through the Encyclopedia that has lifted the nonprofit expert into the spotlight within the field of philanthropy.
Burlingame spends most of his work time in the company of other experts, or with college-age students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in philanthropy. But he enjoys introducing younger students - from kindergarten through high school, such as those in elementary schools like St. Richard's School in downtown Indianapolis - to philanthropy. It's called "Learning to Give" and helps the students understand more about a field which plays a pivotal, though often overlooked, role in the day-to-day life of their neighborhoods and their communities.
Burlingame practices what he preaches, too. He is a regular volunteer with Secondhand Prose, an Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library group that makes used books available to the public at low cost; the proceeds in turn support other library programs and services.


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Twin brothers accused of killing a Florida man and burying his body in the backyard of a Winder residence will be extradited to Pensacola, according to a report by the Pensacola News Journal.
Investigators believe the Cormier twins were house guests Sean Dugas, and that William Cormier killed Dugas on Aug. 27, the report says. The brothers also reportedly stole some of the reporter's collection of "Magic: The Gathering" game cards, which were worth between $25,000 and $100,000, were later sold in Florida, Georgia and Tennessee.
The Winder Police Department charged the . According to the Pensacola News Journal, Pensacola police announced Thursday that warrants were issued for the twins. In Florida, William Cormier is charged with homicide and armed robbery, while Christopher Cormier is charged with armed robbery and accessory after the fact to a homicide.
The brothers had been in police custody since Oct. 8, when a body was found buried in the backyard of a Sixth Street residence in Winder. A medical examiner declared the case a homicide Oct. 10.. The body was later identified as that of 30-year-old Dugas, who had been missing since September. A GBI forensic pathologist used dental and facial bone CT scans and surgically implanted dental hardware serial numbers to make the identification.
According to police, the body was found . The residence is rented by the brothers' father. The father told police his sons arrived from Florida about three weeks ago. They reportedly told their father they were taking care of the missing person's dog but ended up killing the dog and burying it in the backyard.
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Dallas Howard returns to Gunnison, Colorado after his time in prison. He is Ricky's older brother and good friends with Sheriff Eddie Morales. He is one of the four survivors of the Gunnision infestation.
When Ricky comes home to find Dallas back from his time in prison he tells him about Dale having attacked him and that his car keys are lost in the sewer. He offers to help Ricky get them back, but only after thoroughly arguing. In the sewers, they manage to find the keys, but not after Ricky sees a newborn Alien chestburster swimming through the sewage. They then hear an Alien hissing at the end of the tunnel, and flee.
When the Aliens attack, he and Morales take the teenagers along with Darcy to a radio store where they find a few more refugees; two clerk owners. He sides with Kelly when she offers an alternative escape plan, and leads her, her daughter Molly, Ricky, Jesse and Drew, while Morales leads Darcy and several others to the army's promised evacuation zone.
After they get through the hospital, Jesse and Drew having been killed and Ricky having been wounded by the Predalien, Dallas uses the Predator's plasma pistol after it got knocked down an elevator shaft and uses it as his own weapon. The group travels to the helicopter on the rooftop's building, but are attacked by a number of Aliens. Escape seems almost impossible, until Dallas manages to blow a hole through the wall with the pistol, allowing them to leave safely.
When the group finally makes it to the helicopter, Dallas stays behind to buy them time. Using the pistol, he kills several Aliens and is almost overpowered. Just when the helicopter is about to take off, the Predator finds him and attempts to take the pistol back. The Predator is then attacked by the Predalien, allowing Dallas to board the copter.
They manage to fly away, but the shockwave from the nuclear explosion causes turbulence, forcing them to crash. Dallas awakes, dazed, to find a group of camouflaged troops surrounding the group, where Dallas finally gives up the gun in return for medical help for Ricky.
Personality & TraitsEdit
Howard was very straight forward about things and very protective of his brother, though he has a criminal past as he served time in prison and was only recently released. It is suggested that he served time for robbery, possibly armed robbery due to his ability to handle fire arms.
Dallas first wields a Winchester model 1200 at the gun shop. Later at the hospital, Dallas uses an M4A1 carbine. Then later, Dallas manages to steal the predator's plasma pistol which he uses for the rest of the film until the ending where it was taken by the special forces.
- Dallas' name is an obvious reference to Captain Dallas from Alien.
- He is the third known person to have used a Yautja weapon, the first being Mike Harrigan, and the second was Alexa Woods.
- During the escape to the helicopter in the hospital, he said "Get to the Chopper" which is Dutch's famous line from Predator.


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By Adam Lesser
If Friday's San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency decision to cut Muni service by 10 percent was met with a backlash, it didn't get much better this afternoon as MTA Chief Financial Officer Sonali Bose laid out further options for closing next fiscal year's $56.4 million projected budget deficit.
One option that was very unpopular but potentially lucrative is the possibility of eliminating transfers. That's right. Going from the Sunset to North Beach, and need to transfer from the N to the 8X? You'll be paying twice if the MTA Board of directors goes with this option. It would generate $20.4 million to help close the budget gap.
Other proposed changes included a consolidation of transit stops in the system, charging for metered street parking on Sundays, extending meter hours into the evenings, a reduction in work orders requiring payments to other city departments, window wrapping advertising on MTA buses, and dedicated tax measures that would raise additional funding for Muni.
A further 5 percent service reduction was also not ruled out, though CEO Nathaniel Ford suggested that Bose remove it as part of the list of solutions to the budget crunch. For every 5 percent reduction in service, the MTA saves $7.2 million.
Ford tried to strike a conciliatory tone. "Last Friday was a very difficult day. People were understandably upset," he said. "We must recognize we can only deliver the services we can afford. Going forward our choices are going to get that much more difficult."
The criticism of the MTA Board was diverse. Tom Radulovich, Executive Director of Livable City, questioned the future of the board. "I think there's a very good chance the MTA in it current form won't see its 11th anniversary because it isn't doing what voters want it to do." Radulovich said the MTA had failed to live up to its charter mandate by not seeking new funding for the agency.
Many pro-transit groups argued that the Board should extend meter hours and eliminate free parking on Sunday. They felt the best way to promote public transportation and deal with the budget is to increase costs on drivers in San Francisco.
"There is some easily implementable low hanging fruit," said Marc Caswell, program manager for the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. "By increasing parking meters, you will help make transit affordable. You must extend meter hours." Caswell suggested the board was receiving "political pressure" from the mayor's office not to extend meter hours or eliminate free Sunday parking.
Two issues from Friday's meeting were continued this afternoon. One was the proposal to exclude the 8X bus lines from the premium pass. Eric Williams from Transport Workers Union Local 250-A was vocal. "You're putting these raises on the less fortunate. The 8X are coming from the Sunnydale neighborhood. They're going to get on the local 9 and pack buses. These people are coming off housing projects to get to work."
The second continued item surrounded the proposed elimination of free parking for employees who work at city garages, effectively charging them to park in the garage where they work. The irony of the proposal was not lost on Mission and Fifth Garage Supervisor Jorge Carrillo who showed up at the hearing to explain to the MTA board that one of his security guards will have to work 30 hours just to pay the monthly 300 dollar parking fee. "It's outrageous. I live 50 miles away from the garage. That's two to three hours to get home on public transportation."
In line with projected budge deficits was a request to extend the current state of fiscal emergency through 2012. Declaring a fiscal emergency allows the MTA to avoid the California Environment Quality Act (CEQA) requirements should it decide to cut service or increase fares over the next two years.
Bose concluded her presentation with a reminder that there will be a town hall meeting on the proposals next Wednesday, March 10th at 6:00pm at 1 South Van Ness on the second floor. The SFMTA Board meets again March 30th.
One of the bad choices the MTA appears ready to approve is the sale of taxicab medallions. This basically amounts to a "taxi tax" that the citizens of San Francisco will pay in perpetuity. As the medallions are sold and resold over time the only one who will profit from these sales will be the banks that provide the loans. A portion of every fare will be required to pay the interest on the note that the driver pays for the medallion but the city will receive its share only once. So the taxi riders of San Francisco will continue to pay the costs of the medallion well after the city has spent what little money the medallion sale generated. The entire proposition is lose, lose, lose. The driver loses two ways, they have to pay more and the increased cost decreases business. The rider loses because they have to pay more and the city loses because they only get the money once. For the driver the medallion fee is simply an employment tax that no other trade is required to pay. dmc
"The second continued item surrounded the proposed elimination of free parking for employees who work at city garages."
This is a no-brainer to me. These employees should take the bus to work like the rest of us.
If you live "50 miles away", well, then move closer to town.
Public-sector employees in the "unionocracy" should not be given special priviledges.
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The wild, wild West?
More like the wild, wild East on Saturday, but it's the way the West was won, as Hills West topped their counterparts from East, 8-0 in League III-IV softball crossover action. The game was a makeup from a rainout on Wednesday.
It was shaping up as a pitcher's duel between West's Alyssa Bitsimis and East's Bria Green. Both throw hard, but on this day on the field at , it was wildness that would be the difference. A sign of things to come happened in the top of the first, when Bitsimis led off the game with a single, and eventually scored on a wild pitch.
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The inning was a culmination of a day of wild pitches/passed balls, and Thunderbird coach Jim Kiernan said it's a product of Green being one of the hardest throwers on Long Island.
"She's wild, and that's a freshman catcher," Kiernan said. "It's very difficult to catch her pitches when she's all over the place...when [Bria] gets tired like that [in the middle innings], that's when she starts throwing the ball all over the place."
On the other side, there were no such problems for Bitsimis. The fifth-year varsity pitcher threw a gem for the Colts, going the distance on a four-hit shutout, striking out 10. The Thunderbirds had no answer for her nasty drop pitch, as their bats were as cold as the windy conditions both teams had to contend with.
"I felt pretty good, a little tired at the end but sucked it up for my team, try to get us our seventh win," Bitsimis said, as the Colts improved to 7-1 on the season.
"She's a competitor," Colts coach Rob Rizzo said of Bitsimis. "She's the type of girl that when in doubt, she'll always bring her 'A' game, just a great girl to have on the team."
Bitsimis had a big day at the plate as well, going 3 for 4 with an RBI single in the seventh. Jessica Jacobs added two hits and an RBI for West.
Serpe had two of East's (2-5) four hits, and Green added a triple. It was a rough day on the mound for her, as she gave up seven runs on six hits, with eight walks and seven Ks.
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Two local charitable organizations are pairing up together to make this Easter holiday a little brighter for children of needy families.
When the Duncan Toy Shop received donations of about 50 Easter egg baskets, the organization members didn't know what to do with them since their annual gift giving takes place at Christmas. A solution was found when they decided to fill them with some of the smaller toys donated to them and hand them over to Christians Concerned.
"Christians Concerned gives out goodie bags to children of the families who come to get food boxes," said Connie Roebuck, Toy Shop volunteer. "So, we thought it would be nice to give Easter baskets during these two weeks before Easter."
Being a win-win for both organizations and a special touch to the children of families who need a little extra help this month, Christians Concerned director Cassie Gilmore agreed to the partnership.
"I'm super excited," she said. "It's a fun idea."
Toy Shop volunteers spent Monday morning putting the baskets together at Christians Concerned. All baskets should be ready to go by Wednesday.
Gilmore said Christians Concerned has seen a 47 percent increase this year in the number of families who have needed grocery assistance. About 115 families were helped in January alone.
To help keep their food pantry stocked, Christians Concerns is always accepting donations.


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The Cheesecake Factory and Island Purveyor featuring Tommy Bahama have taken space at CoolSprings Galleria in Nashville, Tenn., according to the center's owner CBL & Associates Properties.
The Cheesecake Factory and H&M will open at Fayette Mall in Lexington, Ky., as part of a redevelopment by owner CBL & Associates Properties.
Taubman Centers, owner of Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi, Mich., said Friday that The Cheesecake Factory will make a Michigan debut with a new restaurant opening at Twelve Oaks.
Indianapolis-based The Mills, a Simon Property Group company, said that Potomac Mills will soon expand its footprint with the addition of an exterior transformation and two new restaurants: The Cheesecake Factory and Bobby's Burger Palace.
To be truly fashion-forward, a closet must be refreshed periodically. This is equally true for premiere, class "A" regional malls that pride themselves on offering the hottest apparel and most fashionable retail the industry has to offer. If wardrobe success depends on what's hanging in your closet, shopping centers hang their success on merchandising savvy and tenant mix.
Philadelphia-based Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust said that Pure Health Bar has opened at Cherry Hill Mall, in Cherry Hill, N.J.
Philadelphia-based Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust announced that Bravo! Cucina Italiana has opened at Willow Grove Park.
Chain Store Age talked with Michael Glimcher, president and CEO of Glimcher Realty Trust, about Polaris Fashion Place and how it has stood the test of time.
When Westchester's Ridge Hill launches its grand-opening festivities over the four-day period from Oct. 20 to 23, it will be celebrating not only the introduction of a one-of-a-kind shopping destination for New Yorkers, but also a series of market debuts for the area.
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust announced that J.C. Penney, Nordstrom Rack, Bravo Cucina Italiana and Forever 21 will join The Cheesecake Factory in 190,000 sq. ft. of anchor space formerly occupied by Strawbridge's at Willow Grove Park in suburban Philadelphia.
The Mall at Short Hills, in Short Hills, N.J., announced that The Cheesecake Factory, Reed Krakoff and Swarovski will open this summer, and Ann Taylor will debut a new concept store.
Web-based hiring assessment provider PeopleAnswers said Tuesday that The Cheesecake Factory will use the PeopleAnswers HR solution in its 164 restaurants to pre-screen and select hourly staff.
Forest City Enterprises announced that National Amusements' Cinema de Lux has opened at its Westchester's Ridge Hill mixed-use development in Yonkers, N.Y.
Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based Taubman Co. announced that The Cheesecake Factory and Forever 21 will open at the company's Mall at Short Hills, located in Short Hills, N.J.
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Kern also uses another common crank strategy: "How do we know much of anything about dinosaurs and what their true eating habits were ...?" We really don't know, therefore he is right. Here are some of the ways that we do know:
—Dinosaur-aged coprolites, fossilized feces, often have bones in them including one with a 1.52-meter (5-foot) main mass. Something huge was eating somebody.
—Herbivorous dinosaurs often have teeth of theropod dinosaurs found with their remains, including cases where theropod teeth are jammed into bones. So did a theropod mistake a Hypacrosaurus for a melon?
—There are dinosaur fossils with bones of various other animals inside them.
—Tooth wear patterns can give clues to how its owner ate. All this brings up another characteristic of pseudoscience: the ignoring of contrary evidence.
None of the facts I have mentioned are obscure. I am not even remotely an expert on dinosaurs, but was easily able to find references in short order. Kern and his apparent source, Tom Sharp, are without excuse.
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What's everyone up to for the 4th of July?
Holiday weekend at my aunt and uncle's lakehouse - only had 13 people this year, just family members, so not a huge crowd. 4th of July itself was delightful - sleeping in, brunch, boat rides and laying out on the dock all afternoon, then cleaning up and heading over to a neighbors bluff for a cookout (I ate a salmon burger for the first time!) and watching fireworks! (we could see three towns from our vantage point)
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Miss Guy has been an icon of the NYC downtown music scene forever: not only as the dynamic lead singer of the awesome NYC Rock Band Toilet Boys, but also as possibly the best authentically Rock & Roll/First Wave Punk Rock club DJ on the circuit. In Miss Guy's new video for "Tonight" (the second single off of his new EP God Save New York, which features guest appearances by Debbie Harry of Blondie) the Bowie/Blondie influences abound! Enjoy!
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Must See Attraction: Seattle's Experience Music Project
When I was planning my recent four-day stay in Seattle, one of the attractions I knew I couldn't miss was the Experience Music Project pop culture Museum. I've been curious about visiting the EMP. since it was first in construction, which was about 15 years ago. Originally, it's my understanding that the museum was being built and funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen to house his extensive Jimi Hendrix memorabilia collection. But obviously, it's expanded quite a bit since that original, rather narrow concept.
Space Needle Reflected in the Exterior of the EMP
Conveniently located in the Seattle Center, literally in the shadow of the Space Needle, and adjacent to several other top tourist attractions, the EMP is certainly one of the most unusual examples of modern architecture I've ever seen. When viewed from the top of the Space Needle, this Frank Gehry-designed structure looks like a Giant took a handful of various boxes of different shapes and colors, and stuck them all together. But this unique approach to modern design has created a fantastic space that provides exhibit halls for not only local music history and an extensive trip down memory lane with the Jimi Hendrix Experience in London, but separate wings for science fiction, fantasy film and literature, horror movies, and the current temporary exhibit highlighting Women Who Rock. Here are a few photos I took during my visit this past July.
Any Jimi Hendrix fan is going to be blown away by the Hendrix Experience Hits London section, which fills several ground floor galleries.
Not only will you see vintage, authentic stage costumes worn by Jimi, Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, but the walls of the galleries are plastered with photographs, news clippings, magazine articles, vinyl albums and posters that telegraph the band's rise to stardom after their initial visit to the UK. All I can say is, it must be nice to be Paul Allen.
Around the corner from the Hendrix exhibit is an exhaustive documentation of the Nirvana's impact on the Seattle grunge punk music scene during the 90s. You could easily spend a couple of hours in this section, just reading all about some of the best bands that came from this genre-defining region of the country such as Mudhoney, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and many other Sub Pop signings as well as projects from legendary genre producers such as Jack Endino.
In addition to extensive documentation, Photos, Personal Letters, CD covers, magazine articles, costumes and props, there's also one of Dave Grohl's drum kits and other one-of-a-kind memorabilia. Whoever created this part of the museum did so with a good deal of love.
Fantasy film enthusiasts will not want to miss the Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic exhibit where I enjoyed seeing costumes such as those worn by David Bowie in the film Labyrinth as well as many other props and costumes from classic films such as The Hobbit, the Wizard of Oz and Clash of the Titans, to name but a few.
Captain Kirk's Enterprise Command Chair and Tribbles
On another floor there's an exhibit dedicated to Icons of Science Fiction. Not only are there props and costumes from science-fiction films, but also there are small exhibits on popular books of the genre that laid the foundation for much of the visual media that came in their wake.
Can't Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film is also a very fun exhibit. Aside from the expected props and costumes, you can personalize your experience by participating in interactive exhibits including the Scream Booth and Philip Worthington's interactive shadow monster installation – which is just insane.
Rest your weary feet with time spent in a dozen video kiosks where you can sit in near darkness and watch horror film clips (commentary included) curated by directors Roger Corman, John Landis and Eli Roth. Super fun and also very educational!
Outfits Worn by Chrissie Hynde and Kim Gordon (Image Courtesy of the EMP)
The museum's top floor is home to a large interactive studio recording exhibit, where you can actually play instruments and record your own music. It's also where you'll find the museums latest exhibit, Women Who Rock, which just opened in June. Women Who Rock does an ambitious job of documenting female artists from the 50s through to present including pioneers such as Brenda Lee, Leslie Gore, Loretta Lynn, Ronnie Specter and many of the girl groups through to the punk rock movement, groundbreaking all-female rock groups such as The Runaways and The GoGos and on to superstar solo artists from Madonna to Shakira and, of course Lady Gaga. Unfortunately, my camera battery ran out just as we were entering this particular exhibit, so the only photos I have are ones I pulled from EMP's website.
Rihanna Music Awards Outfit (Image Courtesy of the EMP)
The Experience Music Project is a must-see destination for any music and film fan's trip to the beautiful and vibrant city of Seattle. Exhibits change from time to time so make sure you consult the museum's website to find out what they have in house during your planned visit.
If Six Was Nine Kinetic Guitar Sculpture
The EMP Museum is located at 325 5th Avenue N, Seattle Center, WA, convenient to the Seattle Center Monorail. Hours are 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM Daily. Visit This Link for additional exhibit schedule and admission information.
Video Clip of the Week: Art Decade, "Breeze"
Art Decade adopted its name from a Brian Eno-produced David Bowie instrumental track, which gives the band a sort of built-in, arsty fartsy clout right off the gate. Their new video for the song "Breeze" — soothing, Sunday morning orchestrated pop taken from the band's 2012 album Western Sunrise — was filmed on a beach with bunch of 3-D geometric effects tossed in during post production. The visual result is like Pink FLoyd's Dark Side of the Moon…on the Beach.
Here's what Ben Talmi, Art Decade's vocalist/guitarist/arranger has to say about this clip: "With the animation skills of Whitney Alexander and Kipp Jarden, I saw the opportunity to combined the Impressionistic styles of painters like Degas, Renoir and Turner with the world of surrealists like Dali and Ernst in a setting of the beach, which was influenced by Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal and Federico Fellini's 8 1/2. The animated subconscious dreamscapes Whit and Kipp created in the video are just like what I see when I close my eyes."
Art Decade is putting the finishing touches on 11 songs that will make up their new self-titled album due in September of 2013. Enjoy!
Must See Show: Tesla at NYC's Theatre 80
In the 2006 film, The Prestige, Serbian-born Physicist and Inventor Nikola Tesla (played by David Bowie) serves as a sort of 'Mad Scientist' inspiration and mentor to a competitively obsessed magician/illusionist portrayed by Hugh Jackman. It's probably not a complete accident then that in the eponymous new play (written by Sheri Graubert and Directed by Sanja Bestic) Tesla is referred to repeatedly as a 'Magician.' While Tesla's scientific legacy includes contributions as varied as design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system and early developments in Remote Control and X-ray technologies, his name is perhaps best known these days for having been adopted by an '80s Hair Metal band. And that's just a shame. Hopefully, Tesla will be able to move on to Broadway after its Off Broadway run, exposing a wider audience to Nikola Tesla's genius and futuristic vision.
In this engaging play, an older Tesla (played by Jack Dimich) sits in his New York City Hotel room, kept company only by his memory and occasional visits from the Bellhop (Luka Mijatovia). There, he reflects on the accomplishments of his past while mentally confronting his many professional adversaries who exploited him with varying degrees of opportunism, indifference and cruelty. James Lee Taylor (who, if you look up any actual photos of Tesla, is a dead ringer for the inventor during his late thirties) portrays Tesla as a younger man, and carries the bulk of the action on his very capable shoulders. Over the course of ninety minutes, the story of Tesla's amazing career unfolds in ways that are both wildly inspiring and devastatingly heartbreaking.
Taking place at a time when the world was a Wild West for Scientific invention, many inventors were coming up with similar ideas for technological advancements at the same time as their peers. Even those who managed to make it to the patent office first didn't always maintain a tight rein of control over their inventions. This is emphasized best in a reoccurring appearance by Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi (played with brilliant comic effect by Jeff Solomon) who is repeatedly denied a patent for his invention of the Radio – a field of research and development also pioneered by Tesla. It is implied that Marconi and Tesla remained lifelong adversaries.
The onstage action, which takes place in a static three-part interior set, is occasionally augmented by the incorporation of black and white film clips, starring the play's actors, which provide a newsreel-like back-story or help to advance the story line in a way that dialogue will not suffice. Such clips are used most effectively in a G-Rated – but nevertheless quite passionate – love scene between Tesla and his implied romantic interest, Katherine (Samantha Slater), that illustrates the bittersweet, largely unfulfilled state of their affair.
Other historical figures fleshing out this extremely fascinating and vibrant play include Tesla's early employer, Thomas Edison (Tom Cappadona), financial tycoon JP Morgan (portrayed as being pretty much an ego-maniacal prick by Adam Pagdon) and actor Allessandro Colla in a dual role as George Westinghouse and Mark Twain. Colla's over-the-top physical mannerisms employed in his portrayal of Westinghouse are a highlight among the performances of a universally outstanding cast.
Nicola Tesla died of heart failure in 1943 at the age of 86: penniless, in debt and alone in the hotel room in which he lived during the final days of his life. Was he ahead of his time? No doubt. Was he a mysterious genius? Most definitely.
Tesla is Showing at Theater 80, Located at 80 St Mark's Place (East 8th Street between First and Second Avenues) in New York City through June 8th, 2013. Showtime is at 8:00 PM Daily with a 3:00 PM Matinee on Sundays. Phone 212-388-0388 or visit http://www.teslaoffbroadway.com for Tickets and Further Information.
David Bowie Celebrates 66th Birthday, Announces New Album!
David Bowie by Larry Busacca, WireImage / Getty Images
From Ultimate Classic Rock Dot Com:
David Bowie will release a brand new studio album, The Next Day, in March, 2013. It will be the recently reclusive rocker's first new record since 2003′s Reality. Bowie wasted no time this morning (January 8th) kicking off his 66th birthday celebration, launching a new website mere minutes after midnight ET with the announcement and the release of a video for the record's first single, "Where Are We Now?"
The video for the melancholy, restrained piano-based ballad features the faces of Bowie and a woman superimposed on the heads of a pair of mannequins dressed in fur bodysuits in an artist's loft. Near the end we get our first non-paparazzi look at the always fashion-forward rock star in years, and it seems his new sartorial statement is… jeans and a t-shirt? Who cares, Bowie's back! Maybe it was casual Friday.
As his site explains, David Bowie The Next Day will be released on March 8 in Australia, March 12 in the U.S.A. and March 11 everywhere else. A 14-track standard edition and a 17-track deluxe version of the album are currently available for pre-order on iTunes, and you can pick up the new single there as well.
David Bowie The Next Day Track List:
1. 'The Next Day'
2. 'Dirty Boys'
3. 'The Stars (Are Out Tonight)'
4. 'Love is Lost'
5. 'Where Are We Now?'
6. 'Valentine's Day'
7. 'If You Can See Me'
8. 'I'd Rather Be High'
9. 'Boss of Me'
10. 'Dancing Out of Space'
11. 'How Does the Grass Grow?'
12. '(You Will) Set the World on Fire'
13. 'You Feel So Lonely You Could Die'
14. 'Heat'
Deluxe Version Bonus Tracks:
15. 'So She'
16. 'I'll Take You There'
17. 'Plan'
Morrison Hotel Gallery Presents The Melody Maker Photography of Barrie Wentzell
Apparently, Jimi Hendrix Always Dressed Like This (all Post Photos By Gail, Click any Image to Enlarge)
Every picture tells a story. During his career, Photographer Barrie Wentzell collected an endless cache of unheard stories from and about many of rock's greatest legends that would blow your head right off. From 1965 to 1975 – certainly one of the (if not the) most vibrant and fertile decades for Rock & Roll music and culture — Wentzell shot both live performance and candid, intimate photographs of everyone who was anyone: from Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles to The Kinks and Led Zeppelin for the UK weekly music rag, Melody Maker.
John Entwistle and Pete Townshend During Recording Sessions for Tommy
His pay was about 20 pounds per week, but Wentzell will tell you even today that his dream gig during the Golden Age of Rock & Roll was never about the money; it was about the experiences he had with these artists.
Right now, you can view a small portion of Wentzell's extensive and wildly impressive career legacy at the Morrison Hotel Gallery in the comprehensively entitled exhibit, Melody Maker: The Best Years, 1965-1975, The Photography of Barrie Wentzell. Most of these pictures have never been published or viewed by the public. In fact, Wentzell admitted that, prior to staging the exhibit, he'd not viewed the majority of these photos since he first took them. And that is just shame, because his pictures are transcendent.
I have seen many, many great rock photography exhibits and I must say that this is the first one where the words "Fine Art Rock Photography" – which is what Morrison Hotel Gallery is known for – really resonated with me when experiencing Barrie Wentzell's photos. The oddest reaction I had was while silently gazing at a black and white photo of Elton John and Bernie Taupin, taken while both were still in their early 20s. They just looked so young and unjaded, with their entire lives and careers ahead of them. I thought about the first Elton John songs I ever heard, like "Mona Lisa's and Mad Hatters," "Mad Man Across the Water" and "Sixty Years On." And unexpected tears of deep nostalgia welled up in my eyes. It was embarrassing to dork out in public like that, but it was also such an amazing feeling to be so fully transported back to a time when Rock Stars meant everything to me. Barrie Wentzell's work is truly as magical as the music of that era.
Read more about Barrie Wentzell, and view some of the photos in this do-not-miss show, at This Link.
Morrison Hotel Gallery is Located at 116 Prince Street (Loft) and 124 Prince Street (Store Front) in NYC's Greenwich Village.
This Photo of Led Zeppelin In Concert Fully Captures the Energy of the Performance in a Static Medium. Amazing.
See the Photo that Made Me Cry After the Jump!
David Bowie Labyrinth Tattoo
OK, normally, when I post any photo of a tattoo, it's because that tattoo is fairly heinous. But this tattoo above, depicting Jareth, the Goblin King as portrayed by David Bowie in the 1986 film Labyrinth is, well, quite sharp actually. It's not necessarily my bag (if I were going for a Bowie Tatt, I'd be much more likely to choose a Ziggy Stardust likeness) but it's still very skillfully done! What do you think?
Happy 65th Birthday, David Bowie!
David Bowie Photographed in 1973 by Masayoshi Sukita
David Bowie celebrates 65 years on the planet today, having been born on January 8th, 1947. Happy Birthday David!
Gail's 2011 Pop Culture Top Ten List!
Now that we are just a couple of short weeks away from kicking off a spectacular New Year, full of art, music, pink things, bacon and free food, I would like to ask you, Dear Readers, how was your year? I hope it was awesome. As you can see from this Rad Blog you are now reading, I got to do some fun things in 2011, including going on my most fun vacation in many years when my sister and I took a 7 day Caribbean cruise, with three days in New Orleans on the front end. Holy cow, was that ever fun! Such adventuring! Such fine dining! Such ridiculous humidity! I'm still sweating.
What this all means is that it's time again for the obligatory Year End Top Ten List, so, instead of going with the predictable, rote, yawnfest Top Ten CDs list I've decided to do more of a Pop Culture Mixed Bag, if you will. Because that is how I roll. Let's get started.
Best Album: Manraze, PunkFunkRootsRock. Take guitarist Phil Collen from Def Leppard, team him up with drummer Paul Cook from The Sex Pistols and add Simon Laffy, the bassist from Phil's former Glam band, Girl (because every power trio needs a bassist), and you've got a record that sounds, well, like a raunchier version of Def Leppard! We especially love Phil's Lemmy impersonation on "Over My Dead Body." Record of The Year! Read my interview with Paul Cook at This Link.
That's Me in the Back Row: Third in from the Left
Best Game Show: The Kostabi Show, where a panel of three Art critics and/or celebrities compete to title the works of modernist painter Mark Kostabi for cash awards, while a jury votes on which title suits the painting best. I had the opportunity to serve as a member of the jury for a taping this past summer and went home with $6 cash more than I had when I arrived, plus a Kostabi coffee table book signed by Mark. Bonus: free pizza! Kostabi, who is an accomplished pianist, also released a swell modern classical CD, The Spectre of Modernism, this year, which has been in heavy rotation on my iPod for ages now.
Best Beatles Thing: Dave Depper's Ram Project, an authentically covered version of Paul McCartney's second solo album complete with off-key Linda-esque backing vocals! So good!
Best Rock Book: Nick Kent's Apathy For The Devil, a memoir of the British rock critic's life and career in the 1970s. Everyone knows that all of the best music happened the Seventies , so I will admit that, as both a writer and fan, I certainly would have loved to have lived that life myself, save for the messy heroin addiction part.
Best Fashion-Related Museum Exhibit: Alexander McQueen's Savage Beauty at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Four words: Crown of Thorns Headdress. The Savage Beauty Exhibit set all kinds of ridiculous attendance records for the Met and was just insane. Insane!
Best Homage to Eighties Alternative Goth: Chris Connelly's Artificial Madness. David Bowie Meets Killing Joke plus Bauhaus sautéed lightly with Magazine and a little Ministry on the side. Homage!
Best Rock Documentary: Fix, The Ministry Movie. Kids: Don't Do Drugs. Or do a lot of them. One or the Other.
Best Seventies Southern Rock: The Sheepdogs, Five Easy Pieces EP. Bonus points to the band for their fan-winning appearance on the most recent season of Project Runway!
Reality TV (Competition): Top Chef, because Celebrity Chefs are the new Rock Stars!
Pop Culture as Art: The Suckadelic Art Toy Universe Retrospective and Pop Up Store at Boo Hooray Gallery (NYC). The judges and critics on the second season of Bravo's Work Of Art didn't really dig the SuckLord's artwork too much, but his parodies of Star Wars toys served up with a serious side of snark made for one of the most subversive, hilarious and memorable art shows of the year! Art!
Honorable Mention: Kasabian's Velociraptor, MGMT Live at the Guggenheim, The Zombies at City Winery, Single Fare Please Swipe Again at Sloan Fine Art, Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark, Jeremy Dower's Canis Mortuus Familiarus at Bold Hype Gallery, American Horror Story, Maurizio Catellan's All Retrospective at The Guggenheim, Patti Smith at Webster Hall, The Wyld Olde Souls' Ensoulment, Jeremy Fish Listen & Learn at Joshua Liner Gallery, Robot Chicken, Tosh.0.
Happy Holidaze and all the best for 2012!
This list previously appeared in a slightly abbreviated form on the East Portland Blog Dot Com.
Rad CD of The Week: Chris Connelly's Artificial Madness
In contrast to the ethereal, romantic, midnight cabaret vibe of Blonde Exodus, my favorite album by Scottish expat Chris Connelly, Artificial Madness, the latest from the ex-Ministry/RevCo vocalist is fierce, briskly paced and vibrant with frenetic energy. Oh Chris, why did you stay away so long?
While the undeniable bombast of Connelly's impressive musical pedigree is in full evidence over the course of these eleven tracks, he's also imbued these tunes with the essence of eighties-era bands that, in effect, carried the torch for all that came along in the nineties. "Wait for Amateur" would sound right at home book-ended by "Terror Couple Kill Colonel" and "Dark Entries" on a Best-of Bauhaus album and "The Modern Swine" resembles an aural bow to Howard Devoto's Magazine, whether intentional or otherwise. As always, Connelly's sublime Bowie-esque croon takes even Peter Murphy's embodiment of the Thin White Duke past the realm of homage and into the arena of a vocalist whose imprint is arguable matched only by Bryan Ferry among those currently recording. If you enjoy music with a serious pulse, there is no reason not to add Artificial Madness to your collection.
Chicago-area fans can catch the Artificial Madness record release show on Friday November 18, 2011 at The Hideout. For this show, Chris will be joined by the those who backed him on the album including producer Sanford Parker (Minsk, Nachtmystium), Noah Leger (The Karl Hendricks Trio, The(e) Speaking Canaries, Head of Skulls), Will Lindsay (Indian, Nachtmystium, Wolves in Throne Room), and Dallas Thomas (The Swan King, Circle of Animals, Asschapel).
Malevolent, beautiful, creepy and compelling all at once, Artificial Madness, out on Relapse Records on Tuesday, November 8, 2011, is one of my favorite releases of the year.
Grade: A