Cleaning out the snaps from the mobile (Blackberry) in anticipation of the iPhone 4 with the loveable Siri. That and a few others on my computer I’ve recently collected. And here they are. This one I think I got from The Sartorialist. I call her the “Irish Princess.” What a beaut. That hair color. And the classic style. I’m in love. Another beautiful (and smart) gal: Lisa Ling signing for me a copy of her great book Somewhere Inside that she co-wrote with her equally becoming sister Laura. I probably could have snagged a pic with her. I flaked out. Dammit. The marquee from Chicago’s great Double Door. About 10 years or so ago that marquee read “The Rolling Stones” when those boys did…
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Call it nycdodgy. So I spent last weekend in New York City and this is one of the asshats I came across. Of course I gave him the loose change I had. How could I not. He’s an honest fuck. Overheard from the cute, ginger-haired, long-legged flight attendant on the plane from Chicago: “I love your mascara.” “I love your sweater skirt.” “My mom was asking me about Facebook. I said, ‘ma, don’t go on Facebook. You can barely work a smartphone.’ ” She also talked about wanting more hours and explained to some douche passenger the rules of electrical device shut-off. “There was a study….plus we want your full attention.” Well, she had mine. I even took my headphones off to give her…
A few ideas… 1. Award the Oscar for Best Picture BEFORE the one for Best Director. With few exceptions, it’s pretty much the norm that once the award is given for best director, that his/her film will then win best picture, subsequently removing any suspense and surprise out of the equation. Think about it. Imagine it. Love it. 2. Stop nominating 9 or 10 films for Best Picture and go back to five. Any idiot knows half of those selected films have no chance. The only thing it does is allow films like “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Shite” to put a “best picture nominee” in its publicity materials. 3. Allow six films to be nominated in the best picture category. That way you can…
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