Notes of a Defeatist

From Variety.com:

Phoenix, De Luca chomp on ‘Dead’ Huston’s novel the first of a five-book series

By MICHAEL FLEMING



Phoenix Pictures and Mike De Luca Prods. will team for a feature adaptation of the Charlie Huston vampire novel “Already Dead.” Scott Rosenberg will write the script.De Luca will produce with Phoenix’s David Thwaites and Brad Fischer. Alissa Phillips [...]

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The teaser trailer for the This American Life t.v. show that premires March 22 on Showtime.

Because we can never get enough of them: bizarre sex laws! How many of them have you broken?

I’m a writer too…

Frank Miller says: “Sin City 2 is ready to go!”   Maybe, this one will try to do more [...]

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A faithful thirty second adaptation of Marvel’s big event book of the last year. (thanks to Chris’s Invincible Super-Blog)

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The Associated Press

Wednesday, February 21, 2007; 11:56 PM

PHILADELPHIA —A Christian legal group has sued a school district on behalf of a 10-year-old boy who claims his rights to religion and free speech were violated when he was not allowed to wear a Jesus costume during Halloween activities.

The complaint, filed in federal court Tuesday by the [...]

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From the Oconomowoc Focus:

One man’s viewing pleasure was the cause of another man’s alarm just before noon Feb. 11.

Let’s just say it was not your typical Sunday morning.

According to the police report, officers were called to a residence in the 100 block of North Main Street after a man kicked in his neighbor’s door and [...]

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As one of the three people who reluctantly admit to liking Way of the Gun,its shortcomings and all I got excited when I heard about this exchange between Jimmy Kimmel and a sheepish Ryan Phillippe.  It appears Phillippe has been dodging Kimmel after a little onset incident involving himself and Sarah Silverman.









Here is the [...]

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Some long awaited good news.

From Billboard:

As first reported by Billboard last November, a collection of unreleased music from late singer/songwriter Elliott Smith will be released this spring. “New Moon” rounds up 24 tracks recorded between 1994-1997. The project is due May 8 via Kill Rock Stars and will also be available as a double vinyl [...]

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From the AP:

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — To an Arizona middle school, Batman! Three schools in the north Phoenix suburb of Cave Creek were on lockdown for about 45 minutes Wednesday morning after a student at Desert Arroyo Middle School reported seeing a person dressed as Batman run across campus, jump a fence and disappear into the [...]

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Candy.

Roses.

Candlelit dinners.

Romance is for suckers, you say?

from AFP:

Most Americans will be celebrating Valentine’s Day this year with the usual chocolates, teddy bears and romantic dinners, but some will be going to great lengths to get away from their lovers.

One man not keen on spending the evening of February 14 with his mistress has arranged to [...]

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The Terrorist have won.

From the AP:

SAN DIEGO - Dozens of dolphins and sea lions trained to detect and apprehend waterborne attackers could be sent to patrol a military base in Washington state, the Navy said Monday. In a notice published in this week’s Federal Register, the Navy said it needs to bolster security at Naval [...]

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