Notes of a Defeatist

A lost world, forgery, Norse mythology, ninjas, a celebration and a murder mystery are all apart of Dustin Long’s first novel Icelander, which was published by McSweeneys earlier this year. It has been aptly called “A Nabokovian goof on Agatha Christie; a madcap mystery in the deceptive tradition of The Crying of Lot 49; The [...]

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The tracks available are: Your Touch – from the upcoming album Magic Potion

Strange Desire – from the upcoming album Magic Potion
Thickfreakness – Live in Darwin, Australia

The full length album will be released on Sept. 12 so mark your calendars!

Who the hell are The Black Keys you ask?

They are bluesmen of the first order who’s music [...]

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On YouTube in ten parts—Alan Moore talking comics.

tags technorati : Alan Moore, Comics

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ALL EYES ON ‘SNL’ – AGAIN

AUDITIONS NEXT WEEK

By DON KAPLAN, New York Post

August 22, 2006—What’s going on be hind the scenes at “Saturday Night Live” this month may be more dramatic than any thing you’ll see on the two prime-time shows starting this fall based on the famed late-night comedy.

Four cast members are about to [...]

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“Don’t hate because I’m a superstar! And I’m married to a superstar! Nothin’ come between us no matter who you are!”

The Assoicate Press

NEW YORK —The hip-hop community is giving a collective snicker to Kevin Federline’s performance debut.

Federline showed off his chops as a rapper on Sunday’s Teen Choice Awards, and the video was all over [...]

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Wouldn’t you be a tad pissed off if you were arrested for no good reason and sent to a foreign country and imprisoned for five years without ever being charged and then suddenly released?

You just might WANT to blow something up after that.

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Friend of the site, Craig Davidson (The Fighter) wants to fight at his readers. Crazy Canadians.

“Again, people may think I’m joking. Honestly, I am not. This is not a joke fight, either; we really have to fight each other. I mean, afterward, sure, we head out for a few beers and heal our hurts, but [...]

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 NYC Museum Unveils Hillary Bust.



tags technorati : Hillary Clinto, Bust, Art, NYC

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Lewis Black, when The Onion made the mistake of asking if he liked writing:

“Anybody who likes writing a book is an idiot. Because it’s impossible, it’s like having a homework assignment every stinking day until it’s done. And by the time you get it in, it’s done and you’re sitting there reading it, and you [...]

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