Notes of a Defeatist

Nerd: 1, School: 0
Let’s not and say we did. Departed director Martin Scorsese and screenwriter William Monahan work on extending the francise.

The cast for the new Aaron Sorkin play, The Farnsworth Invention, has been announced for the La Jolla Playhouse workshop.



Keeping it Real. Real stupid. Bradley Tech and Bay View fans can’t act like civilized [...]

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“You will not teach or show that propagandist Al Gore video to my child, blaming our nation — the greatest nation ever to exist on this planet — for global warming,” he wrote in an e-mail to the Federal Way School Board.The computer consultant is an evangelical Christian who says he believes that a warming [...]

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This just in: thin ice is thin.

After passing a sign for the boat launch and pier off Durham Drive, on Big Muskego Lake, the driver of the WDJT-TV (Channel 58—Milwaukee’s fourth rate news station) had taken the truck about 150 yards onto an ice- and snow-covered channel leading to the lake. They were hoping to [...]

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Relive a piece of your childhood while you can, still no plans on a dvd release.

However, there’s going to be a Monster Squad reunion at Monster-Mania Con 7 in February.









tags technorati : Monster, Squad, horror, 80s, childhood, Monster-Mania-Con7, Wolfman, Dracula, Mummy, Frankenstein, teen, trailer

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Something to look forward to: New Guinness Red to go on trial in the UK from February.

 “Simon Garrett, senior innovation manager for Guinness Red, said: ‘Whilst Guinness Red is still very much in the initial test phase, we expect it to be enjoyed by less regular drinkers of Guinness; people who love the brand [...]

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Before you tune into tonight’s excuse filled State of the Union address, here’s a chance to take a gander into Bush’s Brain.

Only $4.95 allows you to download this fine partisan look behind the smoke and mirrors.

And, yes it’ll fit onto your hard drive with room to spare.

tags technorati : Bush’s Brain, politics, Karl Rove, documentary, [...]

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October 5th,2006, the first officially sanctioned boxing match between two published authors was thrown down. Friend of this site, Craig Davidson (author of The Fighter, Rust and Bone) challenged any writer to meet him in the ring. He was met by Michael Knox, author of Play out the Match. Produced by Ian Daffern. Edited by [...]

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The woman who hit the moose near South River, Ontario only suffered a broken wrist.

tags technorati : Moose, collision, crash, car, Canada, Ontario, roadkill

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 Bush quietly authorizes the opening of Americans mail.

“President Bush has quietly claimed sweeping new powers to open Americans’ mail without a judge’s warrant, the New York Daily News has learned.

The president asserted his new authority when he signed a postal reform bill into law on Dec. 20. Bush then issued a “signing statement” that [...]

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Domestic for ‘Road’ is $30 ‘Road’ to B.O. ignominy

By DADE HAYES

In Hollywood’s rebound year at the B.O., some films certainly fell a little short. But even the year’s biggest bombs surpassed the curiously titled Zyzzyxx Road,whose domestic cume reached just $30.

That’s no typo.

It’s the lowest tally for any pic since modern record-keeping began [...]

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