whoa.
and AAPL’s already down 5% after hrs. FFFFFUUUUUU—
Old People Line Up To Clean Radiation in Japan
Mr. Yamada: “I am 72 and on average I probably have 13 to 15 years left to live. Even if I were exposed to radiation, cancer could take 20 or 30 years or longer to develop. Therefore us older ones have less chance of getting cancer.”
Basically a group of 200+ retirees are volunteering to expose themselves to high levels of radiation so the younger men and women don’t have to.
Making the ultimate sacrifice to protect the lives of their children, and their children’s children.
(via monkeyknifefight)
eff the booers at the screening.
On Friday, Feb. 11, the day Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down, CBS chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan was covering the jubilation in Tahrir Square for a “60 Minutes” story when she and her team and their security were surrounded by a dangerous element amidst the celebration. It was a mob of more than 200 people whipped into frenzy.
In the crush of the mob, she was separated from her crew. She was surrounded and suffered a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating before being saved by a group of women and an estimated 20 Egyptian soldiers. She reconnected with the CBS team, returned to her hotel and returned to the United States on the first flight the next morning. She is currently in the hospital recovering.
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1. please don’t fuck it up.
2. who’s playing Joe?
3. who’s directing?
(Source: fuckyeahmickjones, via theclash48hours)
huzzah! this means she will resume the vampire chronicles, yes?
the on-air banter that likely got “Fresh Air” banned from Mississippi. yea, it’s kinda gross that Louis CK is talking about his mating habits, but it’s also fucking funny (puns sorta intended).
HBO has officially ordered the new original drama series Luck, from Deadwood creator David Milch. The show is described by HBO as, “a provocative look at horse racing-–the owners, gamblers, jockeys and diverse gaming industry players.”
Michael Mann will be directing the pilot, with Dustin Hoffman—in his first ongoing TV series—cast in the lead role. Other cast members who have signed onto the show include Nick Nolte, Kerry Condon, Dennis Farina, John Ortiz, Kevin Dunn, and Richard Kind.
Says HBO’s president, Michael Lombardo, “Michael Mann delivered a pilot from David Milch’s brilliant script that took our breath away. We are truly excited that these two artists, and our extraordinary cast headed by Dustin Hoffman, will be bringing Luck to life.”
interested to see what Milch & co. comes up with. considering that horse racing is a passion of his, i’m thinking it’ll turn out better than John from Cincinnati did (you know, the one about the surfers). i’m also inclined to think that the show will be inherently less dramatic than Deadwood, but with Milch (and Mann and Hoffman on board), you’ll never know.
…Reports of 007’s motion picture demise because of MGM’s near-bankruptcy have been greatly exaggerated…While Sony, Fox, and Warner Bros would love to grab the Eon Productions franchise, I’m told reliably that as long as MGM’s debt restructuring is preceded by a pre-packaged bankruptcy, Bond isn’t going anywhere…While the studio’s beleaguered backers unwisely allowed MGM and its library to languish by not making new movies and benching MGM’s creative and marketing/distribution executives…MGM has made sure to meets the minimum obligations to its two gems, James Bond and The Hobbit.
…director Sam Mendes responded to the Bond delay by setting a feature adaptation of the Ian McEwan novel On Chesil Beach and directing the Broadway-bound musical adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Daniel Craig is taking other jobs, too. He’s starring in Cowboys & Aliens and negotiating to star in the David Fincher-directed The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo…both talents fully plan to come back to James Bond after MGM sorts itself out.
well hopefully this is true and not just good damage control. thanks to angelsdiaz for the heads up.
It’s been confirmed that JAMES BOND 23 is now officially canceled. The movie’s future had been in doubt for awhile, as have all properties associated with MGM, but now it’s most definitely not happening anytime soon…
It’s a damn shame because JAMES BOND 23 was going to be directed by none other than Oscar winner Sam Mendes, with a script from Peter Morgan.
well that sucks.
this makes me sad. the extended creative lead time had better result in a phenomenal fourth season.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Conan O’Brien may have missed his calling.
The once and future late night television host laid down a scorching set at Jack White’s Third Man Records on Thursday night in Nashville, Tenn., and plans to release a vinyl album of the show…
O’Brien’s next stop is Bonnaroo this weekend.
i think it’s finally time for me to get a record player.
so as “to avoid colloquialisms, neologisms and jargon.”
ah newspapers, such charming vestiges of ages past.
