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02 Sep 2010 22:39

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Culture: Stunt-casting or brilliance? Harvey Keitel could be new “Office” boss

  • I haven’t started any talks with his people, but Harvey would do a great job — a very different energy. And we don’t want to bring in another Michael, having someone play a very similar character because we have such a high regard for Steve.
  • Paul “Toby” Lieberstein • Suggesting an utterly bizarre replacement for Steve Carell on “The Office,” but one that might prove an interesting choice and could ensure the series remains really interesting in the future. Keitel, best-known as “Mr. White” from “Reservior Dogs,” hasn’t been approached yet about Lieberstein’s wild casting idea. Minor detail. He’ll take the part. source
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01 Sep 2010 23:29

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Culture: Longshot Magazine: Quick turnover, surprising results

  • Cool stuff in two days or less. Longshot Magazine just celebrated the launch of its second issue (Issue One, after Issue Zero), and it looks pretty sweet. The idea, created entirely by a staff of volunteers over a long weekend (with a little help from their friends, this time in the offices of Good Magazine), is applied publishing – super-experimental, based on a theme, ultra-stressful, but fun and interesting nonetheless. Produced using MagCloud, the mag will set you back a solid $11, but when the concept is this cool, why not splurge? source
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31 Aug 2010 09:27

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Culture: Paul “Crocodile Dundee” Hogan stuck in Australia with his taxes

  • If I’m a tax evader, which I’m not, I must be the dumbest one in the world because they gave me five years notice that they have seized every piece of paper that my tax advisors and lawyers and accountants have ever had. I kept coming back here.
  • Paul “You Call That a Knife” Hogan • On being stuck in the country that made him famous due to insane tax issues. See, Hogan can’t afford to pay even 10 percent of them due to his status as a washed-up movie star. But now he’s stuck in Australia after they forced him to stay in the country after he returned for his mother’s funeral. Hogan, 70, hasn’t worked much in the last few years. source
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29 Aug 2010 10:59

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Culture: Normal day: Drunk Russell Brand prowling NYC in cane, top hat

And he’s getting paid for it, too. See, Brand is the star of “Arthur,” the upcoming remake of the 1981 Dudley Moore flick. source
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28 Aug 2010 21:52

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Culture: Posted without comment: Paris Hilton’s first post-arrest tweet

In bed watching Family Guy. Love this show.! So hilarious! Stewie is my favorite 🙂 love his accent.Sat Aug 28 09:56:06 via mobile webParis Hilton
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28 Aug 2010 11:34

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Culture: Paris Hilton arrested for completely unsurprising reasons

  • Paris Hilton arrested for cocaine usage? Get out. For some reason, Twitter is totally freaking out over this story, which we totally don’t understand. Hilton was in Vegas last night when the vehicle she was in got pulled over. Cops smelled pot and found coke on Hilton. Considering her reputation, it’s not surprising. We’re not surprised. source
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26 Aug 2010 12:30

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Culture: Could Michael Eisner bring some Disney magic to Tribune Corp.?

  • Why he’s a good choiceRemember, this is the company owned by Sam Zell, who immediately ran it into bankruptcy after buying it and came up with a series of terrible business decisions – dramatic redesigns followed by dramatic layoffs. Hard to be much worse than that.

    Why he’s a terrible choiceThis. Is. The. Guy. Who. Nearly. Rebuffed. Pixar. When. They. Were. Disney’s. Biggest. Cash. Cow. That’s probably worse than that. source

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25 Aug 2010 19:53

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Culture: Posted without comment: Nike “Back to the Future II” sneaker patent

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25 Aug 2010 14:30

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Culture: Vanity Fair really thinks you should see “Scott Pilgrim” NOW

  • So, if the movies have been so bad—if, as we complain, there’s nothing good playing—why is a good movie having such a hard time finding an audience?
  • Vanity Fair writer John Lopez • Making an over-the-top plea for people to go see “Scott Pilgrim” in the theater. And he’s absolutely right. It’s a great movie that got the budget it deserved and a and it’s doing miserable at the box office. “Scott Pilgrim was a risk, a gamble, a leap of faith,” Lopez writes. “The sad-but-true fact is that studios and their corporate parents just don’t know how to do that, and when they do, you need to smack them upside the head with box-office success for them to understand the lesson.” source
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24 Aug 2010 10:15

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Culture: John Boehner throws down gauntlet on Obama’s economic peeps

  • President Obama should ask for – and accept – the resignations of the remaining members of his economic team, starting with Secretary Geithner and Larry Summers, the head of the National Economic Council.
  • House Minority Leader John Boehner • Throwing a grenade into the whole debate on Obama’s economic policies. Great. While Obama’s probably going to ignore this request, the fact tof the matter is that he’s not exactly on steady ground because his economic policies haven’t really turned the economy around as of yet. But his people blame Bush’s economic policies. Which, you know, is totally not a stretch of the imagination. source
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