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Vicki Gunvalson Was On The Fremd Pep Squad
“Vicki Gunvalson is the only original cast member to return to the Real Housewives of Orange County, which started its seventh season on Bravo last week,” the Daily Herald reports.
“But the reality star holds another distinction among cast members: She hails from the Midwest. Make that, the Northwest suburbs.”
Posted on February 21, 2012
From Chicago Code To Castle
Only (presumably male) “journalists” ask about Flashdance.
Posted on February 20, 2012
All Kinds Of Awesome
“Tremendous!”
“If only!”
“Positively constitutional!”
Posted on February 17, 2012
By Steve Rhodes
“Whitney Houston is the story of a miracle talent, snuffed out by prescription drugs, drug abuse, and alcohol,” Walter Jacobson proclaimed in his Perspective on Tuesday.
“She was a truly beautiful person who could have been a most beautiful role model for millions of young women, but she gave away that opportunity; just as Michael Jackson did, and Amy Winehouse – of the rich and careless pop music world.
“They lost themselves in celebrity, and a misguided belief that fame and fortune could save them from their demons.”
Walter Jacobson, noted addiction expert.
But here’s the real problem:
“We’re hailing Whitney Houston, as we hail so many music stars as though they are heroes, which they are not.”
We are? Name one person hailing Whitney Houston as a hero. She was certainly influential and inspiring as a musical figure, but the overriding media narrative is one of tragedy and the ravages of drugs.
Posted on February 16, 2012
By Steve Rhodes
“The everyday, nerdy banter of comic book fanboys is glamorized and documented for the small screen thanks to AMC and the genius that is Kevin Smith,” Hailey Moran writes for The Daily Titan of Cal State-Fullerton.
“The same network that captivated audiences with hits like The Walking Dead and Mad Men is bringing a whole different vibe to its lineup with the unscripted reality series, Comic Book Men – a show that follows the negotiations and conversations taking place at a comic book store in Red Bank, New Jersey. With a cast that’s lovable, hilarious and most of the time, inappropriate, this show’s a must-see.”
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From AP:
Posted on February 15, 2012
Perfect For Valentine’s Day!
From On The Media, March 4, 2011:
BOB GARFIELD: You invented a product and created a website for it, and it is the most preposterous idea-
MARTIN MOORE: [LAUGHS]
BOB GARFIELD: – ever forward as a consumer good, one that –
MARTIN MOORE: [LAUGHING]
BOB GARFIELD: – no journalist with any sense of skepticism would ever run unchecked.
Posted on February 13, 2012
Oooooh, We’re Scared!
“Commercial for the next episode of Paranormal Generation. The team travels to Big Al Capone’s in Pipe, WI, to investigate one of Chicago crime boss’s former haunts; and to look for Becky, the resident specter. And Matt has an experience in the old basement.”
But then, what man hasn’t?
Posted on February 10, 2012
Big D: For Adults Only
Uploaded to YouTube by 2toughtodie on February 6, 2012.
“A Drewrys beer commercial from the late 50s. Drewrys was a brand brewed in South Bend Indiana and at one point also had breweries in Chicago & Detroit. It was one of the most popular brands in the midwest from the late 30s-late 60s. The South Bend brewery was closed in 1972. The brand lived on as a cheap beer brewed by Heileimen brewing & various others until the late 80s.”
1. Drewrys Beer Is Fun Time.
Posted on February 7, 2012
Life Isn’t Just About Dogs, Cars And Douchebags
Blown chances.
1. The next revolution in beauty.
Posted on February 6, 2012
And Soul Train Was One Hip Trip
“Armed with sharp suits and a mesmerizing voice, Don Cornelius set out in 1970 to entertain viewers of Chicago’s WCIU with a song-and-dance TV show called Soul Train,” USA Today reports. “Turns out, America wanted in on the party.
“Cornelius, 75, died Wednesday at his home in Sherman Oaks, Calif., from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Los Angeles County coroner’s office said.”
Here’s a collection of some of the best writing and reporting on Cornelius’s life, death and legacy.
Posted on February 2, 2012
