@BuzzFeedBen: If you haven’t watched the video of Hillary Clinton dancing in South Africa, you’re missing out http://t.co/IsdOHQpS
amaeryllis August 08, 2012 at 07:50AM
@amaeryllis: seriously? idiotic. RT @nytjim: How 4 days in limelight undermined #Gabby Douglas. Interesting column by @sallyjenx. http://t.co/rbEJUlSc
Paul Ryan veep prospects split GOP – Jonathan Martin and Jake Sherman and Maggie Haberman – POLITICO.com
Junkie read by WSB online for free
If you’re a fan of William Burroughs’ work, a complete reading of Junkie, by William Burroughs himself, has recently appeared online, for free. Junkie (alternately titled Junky) is a 1953 semi-autobiographical novel by William S. Burroughs, published initially under the pseudonym “William Lee”. It was his first published novel and has come to be considered a seminal text on the lifestyle of heroin addicts in the early 1950s. Also some Burroughs movies, which include The Cut-Up Films, interviews, Burroughs The Movie and Shotgun Paintings.
via MetaFilter http://www.metafilter.com/118676/Junkie-read-by-WSB-online-for-free
Blackwater Successor to Pay Fine to Settle Arms Charges
The military contractor formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide has agreed to pay a $7.5 million fine to settle charges of arms-sales violations, the Justice Department said.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/us/blackwater-successor-to-pay-fine-to-settle-arms-charges.html
‘Arrested Development’ Begins Production; Jason Bateman Tweets First Look (Photo)
Michael Bluth himself gave fans an early look at season four of the much-loved comedy, which hits Netflix next year.
via Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/arrested-development-season-4-jason-bateman-359250?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thr%2Fnews+%28The+Hollywood+Reporter+-+Top+Stories%29
‘Daily Show’ Nabs Robert Pattinson’s First Interview Post-Kristen Stewart Cheating Fiasco
The actor, who is promoting his new film “Cosmopolis,” will visit Jon Stewart’s show Monday, followed by the ABC morning program two days later.
NBC Buys ‘Freakonomics’-Inspired Drama Procedural Produced By Kelsey Grammer
NBC has bought Pariah, a drama project from Lionsgate Television and Kelsey Grammer’s Grammnet Prods. Written by Kevin Fox (The Negotiator, Law & Order: SVU), the police procedural features characters inspired by the economic theory ‘Freakonomics’ made popular by authors/economists Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner. In Pariah, the Mayor of San Diego appoints a rogue academic with no law enforcement background to run a task force using Freakonomics-inspired alternative methods of policing. This causes an uproar within the police department as the morally conflicted, conspiracy-minded academic solves crimes by conducting his controversial experiments on citizens of the city. Grammer and Grammnet’s Stella Stolper and Brian Sher will executive produce, with Levitt and Dubner attached as producers. The project extends Grammnet’s relationship with Lionsgate — the two companies also co-produce the Grammer-starring Starz drama Boss. Grammnet, whose head of development Brian Taylor has spearheaded Pariah, and Levitt & Dubner are repped by WME. Fox is with Gersh.
via Deadline.com http://www.deadline.com/2012/08/nbc-buys-freakonomics-inspired-drama-procedural-produced-by-kelsey-grammer/
Texas executes man despite low IQ
The state of Texas has executed a convicted killer whose lawyers say shouldn’t have been eligible for the death penalty because of his low IQ.
via Yahoo! News – Latest News & Headlines http://news.yahoo.com/texas-executes-man-despite-claims-low-iq-233932865.html
On the left is Abraham Lincoln. On the right is Daniel Day-Lewis…
On the left is Abraham Lincoln. On the right is Daniel Day-Lewis (as Abraham Lincoln). Wow.
via Newsweek http://newsweek.tumblr.com/post/28934706113/on-the-left-is-abraham-lincoln-on-the-right-is