Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Los Angeles- Earlier today, NBC held a press conference, headed by NBC Universal Co-Chairman Marc Graboff, to announce the fate of two of the network’s biggest stars, Jay Leno and Christian Slater.
Leno, who will depart “The Tonight Show” this coming May, plans to return to the Peacock next fall with a prime time version of [...]
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Mexico City- Hiroshi Nohara, a Japanese citizen, has been living in the Benito Juarez International Airport terminal since September 2, and because he has a valid visa, will most likely continue to stay until early March.
In the time he’s been there, he’s quickly become a local celebrity, garnering daily news reports on his time at [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008
You’re wearing a suit, stiff from starch. I’m wearing something casual yet cool, maybe a vintage tee and some premium jeans. A hip glass table sits between us.
You say this: “So, tell me. What is this new project you’re working on?”
Nervous, I wipe my sweaty palms onto the distressed Japanese denim. I begin:
“It’s a horror [...]
Monday, November 24, 2008
Let’s pretend:
I have a late night talk show, probably titled something like “Comfy Couches with David Gwaltney” (horrible) or “Early Mornings with DG” (ironic and hip? no.) To be honest, it’s relatively standard: a well-practiced house band, a predictable monologue, and various zany gags and sketches, all presented by a charming host (Me. Right.)
Of these [...]
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Friday, November 21, 2008
It’s happened.
Scientists from Penn State are now claiming they could easily regenerate an extinct mammoth for as little as ten million dollars. (NYTimes)
Did the life work of the late science fiction author, Michael Crichton, not teach us anything? Cloning dinosaurs only results in velociraptors wreaking havoc in the streets of Southern California and two sequels that aren’t [...]
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
I tend to avoid hot topic discussions (although I, generally, love talking about the retail outlet of the same name). For some reason, I feel compelled to break my code of silence to look at the recent Anti-Proposition 8 rallies; namely, the hate tactics used by a select few of the gay rights activists. See [...]
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
Yesterday, Paula Goodspeed, a two-time reject on “American Idol” and self-proclaimed fanatic of Paula Abdul, parked outside of Abdul’s LA mansion, and committed suicide by drug overdose.
TMZ.com reports that this was not her first attempt at suicide, having been found outside of Abdul’s home in the past year, unconscious from an apparent OD.
TMZ.com July 14, [...]
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