You may be only a heartbeat away, but the vice presidency is typically a thankless, low-profile job. Every now and then, however, the vice president makes a statement that ends up propelling itself into pop culture. Here’s a quick look at five who wove themselves into America’s pop culture narrative:Thank him for YouTube and Google, […]
Britney Spears’ nights just got a little better, thanks to news that the pop singer will be able to keep her boys from dusk until dawn.Spears was granted overnight visits with her children by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Tuesday, a source told People.The “Baby One More Time” singer has not been able […]
Everyone has a favourite David Sedaris piece. Mine, I don’t mind saying, is the essay Me Talk Pretty One Day, in the collection of the same name.Just like everyone else who claims to love Sedaris (we were unable to procure a single disgruntled reader for this piece), my reasons are personal. Something about trying to […]
WE HAVE TO ADMIT that having fooled around with the HD4850, that idle temp of 70+ degrees (Celsius) and 83 at load put me at Defcon 1. Sure, GPUs can take those temps and keep on working (the 8800GT did that handsomely, although it was quite a whiner), but why did DAAMIT put out a […]
Kathy Griffin, the comedian, has been busy touring and making promotional appearances for her TV series on Bravo. Her show is called “My Life on the D-List” and it airs every Thursday, at 10 pm.Kathy was interviewed and she gave some interesting views from her comic, standup comedian perspective. She said that she enjoyed the […]
‘02. Katie Holmes. A detective discovers new facts regarding the disappearance of a collegian’s boyfriend two years earlier. (PG-13) (2:00) WE: Sat. 11 A.M.‘97. Simon Bossell. A researcher investigating the extinction of small creatures meets a woman whose cabin is infested with odd creatures. (R) (2:00) SCI-FI: Sat. 3 A.M.• Above the Law‘88. Steven Seagal. […]
The ‘white isle’ opened for the summer season last weekend, with a string of all-night (and all-day) parties, and a new-found sense of optimism. For years now, visitor numbers have been falling as the popularity of dance music has waned in the UK. Now though, a polarisation is taking place, and re-energising the island. On […]
* Kelli Ann Stills - Public intoxication. Filed June 11. Outstanding warrant.* Bryan William Johnson - Possession of a controlled substance, public intoxication. Filed June 11.* Michelle Brackett - Breaking and entering a dwelling without a permit. Filed June 11. Bond set at $5,000.* Kevin Gene Plunkett - Domestic abuse-assault and battery. Filed June 11.* […]
Jon Lech Johansen doesn’t like DRM. His first public success at breaking it awarded him an indictment orchestrated by Norwegian and U.S. entertainment big-wigs. Though landing him in hot water with the authorities, it also landed him a job. “DVD Jon,” who now works with doubleTwist Ventures, has turned his attention to iTunes (for Windows […]
The Boston Public Library’s main building offers no shortage of good vantage points for a parade that ends in Copley Square.Yet there was Bernard Margolis, the outgoing BPL president, on the sidewalk yesterday, looking slightly incongruous in a blue blazer and rep tie. It was important, he said, to watch the parade with the public.“This […]