Theater Review: To Kill a Mockingbird
Two recent Truman Capote biopics presented fascinating takes on Capote's longsuffering friend Harper Lee. The always-good Catherine Keener (Capote) was all quiet strength and individualistic…
"Leave Britney Alone!" — the series?
Please tell me we're all being punk'd.Variety, via MSN, reports that histrionic shrieker Chris Crocker has signed a development deal for a reality show:Production company…
Film Review: Czech Dream
Český sen (Czech Dream), a documentary in which Czech Film Academy students Vit Klusák and Filip Remunda punk Prague with an extensive media campaign for…
Pour some sugar on Martha
In non-Bumberstuff news, this promo for The Martha Stewart Show's new season (beginning next week) must be seen to be believed.I don't know whether to lick…
Proud parents try to name baby "@"
As igDana considers baby names, an excerpt from a recent Courier Mail article:A Chinese couple tried to name their baby "@", saying the character used…
Don't mess with Jimmy Justice
A Brooklyn video vigilante known only as Jimmy Justice obviously has a beef with the law. He takes his cameras to the streets, obsessively recording…
Boring officemates? Have lunch with a stranger!
Here's an interesting attempt to get insular Seattleites out of their comfy zones. Noonhat.com allows users to (according to the site) "connect with people outside…
Theater Review: Prayer For My Enemy
Prayer for My Enemy is the latest Intiman world-premiere production by playwright Craig Lucas and director Bartlett Sher, a duo whose prior efforts have yielded…
Thai cops + Hello Kitty = shame
How's this for strange justice? Thai policemen who break rules will be forced to wear hot pink armbands featuring Hello Kitty, Japanese icon for "cute,"…
Mid-summer movie roundup
Typical of many a summer movie season, this year's has had its share of silly, loud, teen-male-friendly fun. I'm talking Ocean's Thirteen. And Transformers. And…