Whoa, Alice Ripley. Tone down that acceptance speech.
'Lessons'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
His latest film, The Proposal, starring Sandra Bullock, opens in the US this week, and he is in Philadelphia shooting Avatar, a sci-fi film directed by M Night Shyamalan.
Ha. I think they're getting their Avatar movies confused.
In Britain, this cold fact led to the rise of series such as Goodness Gracious Me
Hey, wait, he did that? I've seen some pretty hilarious clips from that show.
Thanks for the link, Kathy. Interesting indeed.
Chicago Leads Race For 2016 Olympics
Huh. I really hope Chicago gets it, and that we get lots of money for mass-transit, etc.
The Around the Rings Olympic Power Bid Index ranked Chicago on top following the International Olympic Committee trips to the city and the other three candidate cities – Tokyo, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro.
If I understand correctly, Mandvi is actually in BOTH Avatar movies, which is something of a bizarre hat trick.
Really? Ha!
Dana - I know right. I've been a big fan of hers since Sideshow and was kinda freaked out by her screaming last night.
I'm still a little put off about the musical itself. Her speech didn't help. But I'm also a little curious.
work.
do not want.
In Britain, this cold fact led to the rise of series such as Goodness Gracious Me
P-C, I don't think he did that show, but he's saying how the influence of Indians/South Asians in the British culture has been around for much longer than it has in the US, leading to shows such as GGM.
I love that he referenced Dave Allen--I grew up watching him on the local PBS station, and loved his show.
ETA: I lied. I reread the article, and it looks like they're comparing GGM to his standup act as both being original material written by Indian performers.
ETA2: Oooh, he was Ali Hakam in Trevor Nunn's Oklahoma! I'll have to pull out my tape of that show and watch him (I only recorded it for the Hugh Jackman factor).
Oh, lord, I could lose hours in erinaceous's new project. The first word I checked was quincunx. What was your first word?
Me too! I first looked up 'ecumenical'. I have absolutely no idea why it came to mind, but the results were cool.