Monthly Archive for July, 2010

Blank that Verse: America’s Got Talent

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I’m enjoying the way the editors of America’s Got Talent slice up their footage. When the auditions came to Florida, the montages gave us (a) people hoping to profess talent announcing themselves to the jury and (b) shots of the crowd booing them off. We were often spared the actual act. And how the crowd [...]

Youth is Wasted on the Young

Lindsay Lohan Surrenders

So said Oscar Wilde, but I’ll get to him in a minute. First Lindsay Lohan. As of July 20th, prison is a better place. Lilo is in one, and while she won’t have much time to decorate, she’ll surely be wanting to campaign for better conditions in the clink. For sure, it’s diverting to watch [...]

Mel Gibson: Way Beyond Thunderdome

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If Mel Gibson, the star of What Women Want, loves Oksana, he loves himself more – more, perhaps, than even he can say. He is the master of his destiny, as he goes crazier and nastier; and those whom God loves, he sends mad first. It’s a shame that Mel is so possessed, his affinity [...]