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14 Aug 2009 12:11

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Culture, U.S.: Brad Pitt, from movie star to New Orleans mayor?

Brad Pitt for mayor
  • There’s t-shirts bearing this image already. There’s a history of Pitt doing good things for the city – convincing Frank Gehry to design houses for Hurricane Katrina victims. And there’s (tongue-in-cheek) grassroots support for the dude. He doesn’t seem interested, though. But he seems amused by the idea, though.source
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13 Aug 2009 23:08

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Culture: Critics have a massively huge nerdgasm over “District 9”

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13 Aug 2009 11:16

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Culture, World: Don’t laugh: “Muppet diplomacy” useful diplomatic tool

  • Muppets give children, and the parents who watch the show with them, a chance to explore other cultures from the safety of their living room, where no one will criticize them for being curious.
  • Sesame Workshop President and CEO Gary Knell • Describing the use of the various versions of “Sesame Street” to teach friendly lessons that various countries, often militant, may not be teaching children. Daoud Kuttab, who executive produces “Shara’a Simsim,” a localized version of “Sesame Street” for Palestinian children, agrees: “I would say 3-, 4-, 5-year olds — if we don’t catch them at that early age, we do risk losing them to all kinds of propaganda, whether it’s conservative, religious or fundamentalist.” The world needs more Cookie Monster. • source
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13 Aug 2009 09:52

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Culture, U.S.: Woodstock, N.Y. 40 years later: It still looks like hippie central

The festival wasn’t even held in Woodstock, yet for some reason, the town can’t seem to shake off the festival’s legacy. source
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11 Aug 2009 23:27

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Culture: Is “District 9” really an “Alien Nation” wannabe?

  • District 9 is indeed pretty good. In fact District 9 is a lot of things, most of them very positive. One thing it isn’t, though, is original.
  • CinemaBlend writer Josh Tyler • In an article called “Too Close To Call: 10 Ways ‘District 9’ Is An ‘Alien Nation’ Knockoff,” where he dissects the similarities (and differences) between the two films – and in the case of “Alien Nation,” the spinoff TV series. Our question: Are there worse things to be than an “Alien Nation” knockoff? We’re not talking about the worst movie of all time here. • source
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11 Aug 2009 21:30

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Culture: Nancy Grace writes a novel. Great. Shoot us now.

  • The plot – at least partly – mirrors her life. Nancy Grace apparently doesn’t have enough ways to sensationalize and annoy us, because now she has a work of fiction coming out. The book, “The Eleventh Victim,” focuses on District Attorney Hailey Dean, a woman whose fiance is murdered weeks before their wedding, convincing her to become a prosecutor. Just like Grace. Blah. The sad part is that this book is going to have an audience. source
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11 Aug 2009 10:34

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Culture: Aussie rock icon Nick Cave has a new book coming out

  • Put Cormac McCarthy, Franz Kafka and Benny Hill together in a Brighton seaside guesthouse and they might just come up with Bunny Munro.
  • “Trainspotting” author Irvine Welsh • Describing Bunny Munro, the main character of Nick Cave’s new novel, “The Death of Bunny Munro.” The book comes out next month, and it’s not the first one Cave has written. Although we’d really like to see a movie come out of this script. • source
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10 Aug 2009 22:04

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Culture: Ah crap, the torrent of Michael Jackson news is still coming

  • Coroners have finally completed another autopsy of the King of Pop. However, they cannot confirm whether the details of the autopsy can nail down the cause of death due to a pending investigation. source
  • For people who wanted to see Jackson on tour before his death, get ready for the movie. Columbia Pictures has secured rights to “This Is It,” based on Jackson’s pre-tour rehearsals. source
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10 Aug 2009 10:37

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Culture: Michael Douglas’ son may be a big-time meth dealer

  • That’s what court documents say. The famous actor’s son, Cameron, was arrested late last month for selling drugs, but it was only revealed last week just how many he sold. Apparently, the sometime actor was selling methamphetamine that was worth tens of thousands of dollars. That’s an amount large enough to warrant the famous son a life sentence in prison. He’ll get at least 10 years if convicted. source
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10 Aug 2009 10:19

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Culture: For the Teen Choice Awards, Kathy Griffin chose Levi Johnston

Somehow, this feels less strange than that time she dated Steve Wozniak. Go get ’em Levi! source
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