| Commissioner Gordon R.I.P. |
| Published: January 6, 2009, 1:20 am |
| Tags: Batman, Batman And Robin, Batman Forever, Batman Returns, Commissioner Gordon, Film, James Gordon, Martin Patterson Hingle, Movie, Pat Hingle |
| Batman’s dead , Joker’s dead , Catwoman’s dead , and now Commissioner Gordon is dead. These plots are starting to get more and more predictable. Pat Hingle, best known for his portrayal of Gotham City Police Commissioner James Gordon in Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, and Batman and Robin (ugh, I just felt a little |
| 2008 Celebrity Passings |
| Published: January 5, 2009, 10:09 pm |
| Tags: Movies, Actors, Celebrities, Comedians, Dancers, Enjoyment, Entertainment, Information, Love, Relationships, Shows, Skaters, Television |
| There were a number of celebrity deaths in 2008. Many were rather devastating such as Heath Ledger. No one could imagine Ledger to die so soon. After taking a combination of prescription drugs Heath died in his sleep. He did his most acclaimed work in The Dark Knight as the joker and Brokeback Mountain. Comedian/actor Bernie Mac, ice skater Scott |
| Let’s have a singalong! |
| Published: January 3, 2009, 5:22 pm |
| Tags: Fun And Entertaining, Book, Bookishgal, Books, Crash Test Dummies, Fictional World, Hemingway, Literary Lyrics, Porkbelly Futures, Synchronicity, T S Eliot |
| I heard a song this morning called “Hemingway,” by the Canadian “north country” /blues band, Porkbelly Futures. I’m not really into that sort of music, but I still have a fondness for the band because one of Canada’s best-known authors, Paul Quarrington, is a member. And because some of their songs have a |
| The great tea-time of the British soul |
| Published: January 2, 2009, 6:52 pm |
| Tags: Beverages, Clipper, Cutty Sark, Dilmah, Earl Grey, Greenwich, Jacksons Of Piccadilly, Lady Grey, London, Macau, Portugal, River Thames, Tea, Twinings |
| A recent poll showed that coffee shops are rapidly becoming a more fashionable and popular place to meet your friends than the pub, given that our pubs are closing by the score every week. So what of that traditional British beverage, a nice cup of tea? On the supermarket shelves there is more choice than ever, but most of it is in teabags. |
| A medal? What for? |
| Published: January 2, 2009, 3:44 pm |
| Tags: Entertainment, French Celebrities, French Culture, News, 2009, Baye, Festival De Cannes, Huppert, January 1st, Legion D Honneur, Medals, Napoleon, President |
| Every January 1st, there is a ceremony in France in which the President rewards the highest rated civilians, companies, schools, associations, ambassadors, etc. etc. by giving them the “L gion d’honneur“. Instituted by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802, it has several ranks: Chevalier de la L gion d’honneur Officier de |
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