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Bella’s Crest Ring On Sale [Deals]
Twihards, take note! You can get a prop replica of Bella’s Crest Ring for almost half the regular price!
Don’t know what Bella’s Crest Ring is? Me neither. But if you do, this appears to be a less expensive way to satisfy the Twilight jones.
NECA Twilight “New Moon” Prop Replica (Bella’s Crest Ring) $12.47 at Amazon.com
Is Russian President Medvedev Too Sensitive?
Dude. It’s just a children’s show.
Theatre posters proclaiming ‘We await you, merry gnome’ were taken down from a Russian town shortly before a visit by the country’s diminutive president, according to a local website.
The advertisements were for a children’s theatre show, but were removed from a street that Dmitry Medvedev’s convoy was due to use on his visit to Omsk on February 12.
Also, 5 foot 4 inches? Not a gnome.
via ‘Gnome’ sign removed from Russian theatre ahead of Dmitry Medvedev’s visit | Mail Online
Watching Movies With Salinger
Great ‘Talk of the Town’ item from the New Yorker. Worth reading but here’s my quick take:
Guy calls his friend Matt who says, “Hey, stop by my place and watch a movie with my dad.” Yeah, whatever. Except that Matt’s dad is J.D. Salinger. So the author, John Seabrook, goes over with his girlfriend and they watch movies on a reel to reel projector with J.D. Salinger. Who, by the way, made popcorn.
It’s not exactly the 10th story, but it’s certainly good enough to be number 9 1/2. Hell, if it had happened to me, it would be number one.
And don’t forget — J.D. Salinger Was Captain America’s Dad.
Movie night at the Salinger house [The New Yorker]
J.D. Salinger Was Captain America’s Dad
J.D. Salinger’s other legacy is giving birth to Matt Salinger, who played Captain America in a crappy Captain America movie
That’s right. J.D. Salinger was Captain America’s dad.
Sort of.
If you’ve never seen the unreleased ‘Captain America’, it’s worth a peek. Especially since you can just watch it for free via Hulu, rather than searching for it at your local video store, which is what I did many years ago.
Actually, you can watch Matt Salinger as Captain America right here. Ain’t technology grand?
J.D. Salinger And Captain America: Where ‘Catcher In The Rye’ Meets Comics [MTV Splash Page]
‘Defendor’ Movie Looks Like Good Dopey Fun [Movies]
I’m a big Woody Harrelson fan and it looks like the new movie ‘Defendor’ is putting him to good use. Here’s the trailer:
The truth is, I’ll give anything with a superhero theme a chance. I’m one of the six people who paid to see ‘Mystery Men’ in theaters. Unlike that flick, ‘Defendor’ actually looks like it could be funny.
‘Defendor’ trailer: Some of our favorite snarky stars, bad spelling, good fun | EW.com
Family Safe Gmail Ads
Gmail will never upset you.
To ensure a quality user experience for all Gmail users, we avoid showing ads reflecting sensitive or inappropriate content by only showing ads that have been classified as “Family-Safe.” Gmail’s filters also block ads from running next to messages about catastrophic events or tragedies, erring on the side of not displaying an ad if the content is questionable. (emphasis added)
I think I’d be OK with the occasional inappropriate text ad appearing near a message about Grampa’s heart attack than I would be with being reminded that my email account scans my messages. Also, what does Google consider “catastrophic events or tragedies”? Maybe they could give a shit about my family, but if I mention a drop in their stock price, all ads are pulled. (Note: We have no way of knowing whether or not Google gives a shit about our family, your family, or anyone’s family.)
Plus, what is “family safe”? Maybe I’m a member of the Manson Family and want to see ads for embalming fluid, ammunition, and clocks that bark.
But you can feel comfortable knowing that when you need to let someone know that something bad has happened, you can use Gmail and not see ads for Vi@gr@. Phew.
via About Gmail
Blogger Gets Death Threats Over Post [One Nation Under 12]
Really.
A Yahoo blogger gets death threats over post about the recent Vanity Fair cover.
No really. At least that’s what the New York Times says. Someone even got arrested, according to the paper of record.
I’m putting it that way for a reason. Because suspicion in this country is at an all-time high.
Anything deemed left wing or “liberal” is considered suspect in terms of its truthfulness. The same is true in reverse.
Still, this appears to be indisputable. What could possibly be written on a blog that would cause someone to get so riled up that they would threaten the life of the writer?
As the Times’ David Carr puts it, “it appears for the time being, the answer to Rodney King’s eternal question — ‘Can’t we all just get along?’ — is, well, not really.” No kidding.
