True Grit: Special Collector's Edition (DVD Talk)
May 26th would have been John Wayne's 100th birthday, and appropriately, the major studios are rushing out product over the next few weeks to commemorate one of the most popular, enduring stars in motion picture history....more...The 'A' word (Chicago Sun-Times)
Now that Congress is once again considering machinery that would render many heretofore illegal immigrants magically legal, all those conservative Americans complaining about their being illegal (or, rather, "ILLEGAL!") have nimbly regrouped behind a new taboo word, "amnesty," (or, I suppose, "AMNESTY!!!") to press on their quixotic quest to return to the lily-white America of blessed memory....more... Novelists can't put comics down (Poughkeepsie Journal)
Author Jonathan Lethem was a big fan of the comic "Omega the Unknown" when he was a boy growing up in Brooklyn, and he was pretty depressed when the superhero vanished from corner store shelves....more... Around the towns (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
Two new flagpoles will be dedicated on Memorial Day, thanks to donations from two American Legion posts. The $800 flagpoles were gifts from Hricak-McAndrew Post 869 and Ambrose Revels Post 328....more... the smell of the (Washington Post)
ALL THAT GLITTERED The Golden Age of Drama On Broadway, 1919-1959...more... Indian artists fear intolerance (BBC News)
India's art community is worried by growing moves to sue its members for causing offence, reports the BBC's Monica Chadha....more... Texas historian probes Cynthia Ann Parker fantasy, facts (Waco Tribune-Herald)
By Terri Jo Ryan...more... Doors Open guide (Toronto Star)
From architectural landmarks to hidden gems, more than 140 venues, including 22 official green buildings and 38 new additions in all, are opening their doors May 26-27....more... D-oh! Homer and gang still pack a punch as 'The Simpsons' marks 400th show (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
(CP) - One day, when my son was about Bart Simpson's age (10), he came running into the kitchen from the family room. "Dad," he said excitedly. "There's a guy on TV who sounds just like Mayor Quimby!"...more... |