The Mercury was recently accused of being overly critical in our coverage of local film . With this in mind, I'd like to introduce you to the work of local cinema auteur Mike Nelson. Though Nelson's work can be divisive and unsettling, I think a good entry point into his ouvre would be the short film I saw advertised on a telephone pole in Garden Home, Mike's New Hairdo . Please enjoy. Also recommended:...
Los Angeles Times sports writer Mike Penner, who announced two years ago that he was a transsexual and was changing his name to Christine Daniels, has died and it is suspected that he committed suicide. He was 52 years old. In his 25-year tenure with the Los Angeles Times, he covered Major League Baseball, the National Football League, World Cup soccer, tennis and other sports. He worked at various...
Off Big Mike’s new tape “Follow The Leaders” with that Jadakiss verse. Kanye West - I’m So Appalled (Tags) | Mediafire Props to Shake for the find. Pic swiped from Fresh.
Release Date: 17 Nov, 2009 | Summary: A middle aged music composer finds himself trapped in the seductive web of a young, sexy vocalist who is looking for her own fifteen seconds of fame. Mikey Taylor, once the very popular lead singer of the hot rock and roll group, THE SAINTS , lived a life of sex, drugs and rock and roll, until he met JOYCE, a real estate broker, now his wife of ten years. Joyce...
Pixar burst onto the scene with Toy Story and proved that they were the successor to Walt Disney Studios by providing heart-warming, funny family-friendly animation, using pixels instead of paintbrushes. They followed up with A Bug’s Life , which was another success, and they came right back with Toy Story 2 which was an expected smash. The question was back then, how long could they sustain...
Mayor Bloomberg appears to have won a third term -- albeit by a close margin. His mission now must be to take on the public sector and prevent New York's insatiable special interests from suffocating our chance at a healthy recovery. The current W...
It seems almost impossible for someone to walk down a store isle and not notice the eye-catching packaging of Monsters, Inc. on Blu-ray . But as you know, what’s inside this holofoiled release is what really counts! Fortunately, fans won’t be complaining after getting their hands on the 4-Disc release of Pixar’s 2001 classic which looks and sounds better than ever! The set includes...
For the first time on television, ABC Family will air a two-hour presentation of Walt Disney Pictures Presents "Pixar Short Films," featuring twenty animated Pixar shorts, as part of the network's annual 25 Days of Christmas programming event (December 1-25). The critically-acclaimed short films include the Academy Award-winning (Best Animated Short Film) "Geri's Game," "For...
"Technical debt" does NOT mean, "Technically, we're in debt." Technical debt is what happens when a business puts up an application that isn't perfect, then has to clean up bugs and scale issues in the future. I heard the phrase for the first time in a great discussion on TWiST (This Week in Startups) in which Mike Jones and Peter Hirschberg were interviewed. (Mike, the new COO...
Words and Images : Tim Hara The crowd buzzed with anticipation as they waited for Mike Gordon to take the stage at the packed Park West in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago this past Friday night. Rumors swirled that Gordon’s Phish band mate, Trey Anastasio, would be making a guest appearance since he was in town the day before to do an interview for a local radio station. Unfortunately...
The headline on British tabloid The Sun screams Grammar Sir Gay Porn Pics after an elementary school physical education teacher was suspended after students found his nude shots on a gay porn site. Shamed Sam Handley, 25, turned up for lessons unaware the link to the snaps had spread round the school like wildfire. He was hauled in by the deputy head and sent home. Last night he was facing the sack...
The New York Times by James Barron The Times hasn't taken a hard look at security concerns about the planned Nets' arena, shenanigans with Atlantic Yards-footprint land valuations, or the blatant giveaway of the Vanderbilt Yard for a fraction of its value, but which Manhattan strip club might Mikhail Prokhorov favor? That they've got ink for. New York’s reigning billionaire, Mayor Michael R....
FBDC reported earlier this week that Thursday could be a rough day at work for some CQ - Roll Call reporters... This proved true this afternoon when all Roll Call editorial staffers received this email from editorial director Mike Mills : All editorial staff: Tomorrow we will announce details of our editorial restructuring initiative. We're planning to hold a series of meetings in each editorial department,...
One of the more compelling reasons to retire Mike Bloomberg is because of his propensity to hire the most meddlesome kinds of health commissioners-and the new Dr, Tom is, as have already pointed out , just as kooky as the old. Here's the NY Post's take on our new Dr. Nanny: "Will Mayor Bloomberg and his newest Dr. Buttinsky ever let New Yorkers live in peace? Don't bet on it. Indeed, Mike's new...
More photos » by Alex Brandon - AP Browse more photos » Earlier today, I exchanged a few e-mails with Mike Jones of the Washington Times about his story and subsequent blog posts on Gilbert Arenas . Mike's a new addition to the Wizards beat, but he's done a great job covering the team since he started a couple seasons ago. This story, in which he scooped the Washington Post, may be his...
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