Power to the People
Michael Frissore
12/17/2007
Books
"To Ingraham, 'Power to the People' means praising Jesus, America and our president seven periods a day at school, putting a bullet in the head of anyone accused of a crime, and having a media like her grandparents had. We'll take our television as bland as possible, please! Just protect us from the Communists!"
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Flak Staff 12/14/2007 Radio "I once had a teetotaller boss — who I really, really liked — who invited me over to his family Christmas party, wherein me and co-workers were all expected to sing Xmas carols, while stone cold sober, accompanied only by the piano. Excruciating. I guess that's a tasteless word to use in this context, but that's the best word to use. He was really a warm, tremendous guy, but group singing by amateurs is greatly assisted by drink." |
The Bonds/Soprano Complex
Alex Moaba 12/13/2007 Sports "If Tony Soprano wasn't a fictional character, he and Barry Bonds might have been friends, given how much they have in common. Or maybe Tony would have hated Bonds, but that has much more to do with his inclination toward self-righteous moralizing, self-delusion and penchant for racism than anything else. If Tony could have seen beyond that, he might have noticed that he and Bonds were kindred spirits: outlaws who rejected mainstream norms and values and had the audacity to live beyond the rules of legality and fair play." |
Born Standing Up
Andrew Stout 12/13/2007 Books "Steve Martin had appeared on the covers of Newsweek and Rolling Stone, sang with the Muppets, sold out entire stadiums, and, inevitably, suffered the backlash of overexposure. 'By 1981,' Martin writes, in what is the sharpest turn of phrase in a book with its share of erudite flourishes, 'my act was an overly plumed bird whose next evolutionary step was extinction.'" (Also read: Six Books About Comedy Better Than Born Standing Up) |
Sequels, Defanged
James Norton 12/11/2007 Rejected! "Hotel Rwanda II: Trouble in Paradise! Spurred on by an ambitious new wife, buttoned-down hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle) is trying to transform his little jungle bungalow into a world-class resort. But when monkeys get into a deluxe cake prepared for a visiting dignitary, not even visiting world-famous chimpologist Lance Huffleworth (Cedric the Entertainer) can keep things under control!" |
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