jpurdie (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
One of my eBay purchases was out of curiosity and the book arrived today. It’s The Oz Encounter, Weird Heroes Vol. 5: Doc Phoenix. Published in the seventies and written by Marv Wolfman, a name I recognise from reading Marvel comics all those years ago. The series was created by Ted White, a noted SF writer. They make no bones about the fact that the book and characters are homage to Doc Savage,...
The Swamp (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
President Barack Obama's public approval stood at 69 percent in the days after his inauguration in January, shown above, and reached a new low of 49 percent this week in the Gallup Poll's daily tracking surveys . by Mark Silva Public approval of the job that President Barack Obama is performing has fallen below 50 percent for the first time in the Gallup Poll's daily tracking of opinion. The 49-percent...
Mouth of the Potomac (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The polls have not been kind to President Obama this week, with his job approval rating slipping below 50% in the Gallup Poll for the first time. The Quinnipiac and Hawkeye polls earlier this week also pegged his approval below 50%. Gallup says the slip is important, but usual, and it’s likely the President will recover. Of the post-World War II presidents, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton...
A Plain Blog About Politics (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
After flirting with it for months, Obama's approval rating, per Gallup, finally fell below 50% today. He's at 49%. The Gallup story about it is, I'm afraid, massively irresponsible. Gallup's Jeffrey Jones compares Obama to previous presidents based on how quickly they fell below 50%, and how quickly they recovered from that landmark. What he completely ignores, however, is that the frequency of Gallup...
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
King High distance runner Dayna Cline may not have the fastest time in the county, but if first place was given on determination alone, she might already have the title nailed down.
The Swamp (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
by Mark Silva As President Barack Obama nears a decision about the deployment of new U.S. military forces in Afghanistan, the American public appears sharply divided : Just 42 percent support an increase in U.S. troops -- 35 percent at the level that the American commander in Afghanistan has recommended, 7 percent at some smaller level -- the Gallup Poll reports today. Another 44 percent would like...
Mouth of the Potomac (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
If Democrats were not worried by losing the New Jersey and Virginia governorships this month, Gallup has some data today that should put a deep chill in their bones. For the first time in years, the GOP has the lead in generic ballot preferences over Democrats. That is, if people are asked whether they’ll vote for an unnamed Democrat or Republican for Congress, 48% are saying they’ll back...
All The Rage (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Although few people may be familiar with myeloma, you'd be hard pressed to find anyone in Hollywood who isn't familiar with the late actor Peter Boyle -- the larger-than-life actor who cut a comedic swath through popular culture that included...
Ironic Sans (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Next year, Tim Burton's version of Alice in Wonderland hits theaters. It's his seventh time working with Johnny Depp, who might be the first actor you associate with Tim Burton. He has also worked frequently with Helena Bonham-Carter, Jeffrey Jones,...
Diversions of the Groovy Kind (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
From Charlton's Flash Gordon #13 (January 1969), here's "Monster Men of Tropica!" by Bill Pearson and a very young Jeffrey Jones .
Fantasy Ink (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Glimmer Graphics has been producing fine art fantasy prints since 1989. The company now has a web presence. Once exciting upcoming project is print of the cover to the Studio book, signed by all four studio artists. Click on the image for more information: "> Below are some more of Glimmer Graphics' offerings. Click on the images for ordering information: "> The Last Atlantean , by...
Watch Free TV Online (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) is a tricky but harmless fast-talker. But he knows how to have fun, which is exactly what he sets out to do when he feigns illness and talks his parents into letting him stay home from school. The perpetually lucky Ferris enlists his hypochondriac best friend, Cameron Frye (Alan Ruck), into springing his girlfriend, Sloane Peterson (Mia Sara), from class, and the...
Fitz Blog of Comedy (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Beetle Juice **** The plot revolves around a recently dead young couple who become ghosts haunting their former home, a quaint and quiet house on a hill overlooking the fictional town of Winter Rivers located in Connecticut. When a family of metropolitan yuppies from New York City move into the house, the ghosts seek the help of an obnoxious, devious and mischievous "bio-exorcist" named Betelgeuse...
Ain't it Cool News (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Starring Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, Daniel Craig, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi, Ewan McGregor, Benecio Del Toro, Terry O'Quinn, Titus Welliver, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Brad Dourif, Esai Morales, Alan Ruck, Anthony Michael Hall, Martin Sheen, Billy Zane, Demi Moore, Ally Walker, Kelly Preston, Robert Patrick, Clancy Brown, Don Rickles, Michael Ironside, Miguel Ferrer, Paul Gleason, James Remar, William...
Clothes on Film (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Attesting that upbeat and silly often go hand in hand, Beetle Juice (1988) stands as one of director Tim Burton's most cheerfully insane projects.
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