interesting things
Richard Dawkins, the evolutionary biologist, has moved to a new publisher for his next book, the story of his intellectual evolution and his work as an atheist.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/books/a-new-publisher-for-richard-dawkins.html
Sales of the Sunday edition of The Sun, a brash daily tabloid, have fallen 28 percent since it first hit newsstands in February.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/business/media/sales-slip-for-the-sun-on-sunday-in-britain-murdochs-new-paper.html
The torture-happy Canadian porn actor who killed a Chinese student and mailed the body parts he didn’t eat to politicians is on the lam in Paris, cops said Sunday.
Mr. Dawson gained initial fame in the 1960s playing Cpl. Peter Newkirk, a con man, forger and pickpocket, in the CBS series “Hogan’s Heroes.â€
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/arts/television/richard-dawson-kissing-host-of-family-feud-dies-at-79.html
On Friday, May 25, the man forever known as George Constanza stopped by Craig Ferguson’s Late, Late Show on CBS and promptly questioned cricket’s sexual orientation. “It’s not like a manly baseball pitch,” he said. “It’s a queer British gay pitch.” At the time, no one seemed to notice: Towleroad posted about it six days later, and Queerty caught on only when GLAAD directed them to Alexander’s remarkably lengthy apology, issued today to all the fine gentlemen accused of not being “man enough.” Our excuse for not knowing? We were busy watching Lagaan.
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via Daily Intel http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/06/jason-alexander-sorry-for-gay-cricket-comment.html
Welcome to the debut of Emma Watson’s American Accent. Welcome, also, to Emma Watson welcoming us to the Island of Misfit Toys, inviting us to “go be psychos together,” and doing her Rocky Horror thing in the first trailer for The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Stephen Chbosky’s adaptation of his own 1999 novel will feature angsty typewriting and loud proclamations of high school battle cries — notably the “we are infinite” sentiment, which is either about to get disowned or adopted anew by teens everywhere. But hey, Logan Lerman’s portrayal of narrator/protagonist Charlie looks to be on point, and Paul Rudd plays an English teacher.
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via Vulture http://www.vulture.com/2012/06/perks-of-being-a-wallflower-trailer.html
Harvey Weinstein went straight to the top when seeking advice on filling in as host of “Piers Morgan Tonight.†The movie mogul, we’re told…
via NY Post: Page Six http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/oprah_know_how_aImZXyhLGoX5r5MfeX2vAN?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=%20%20%20%20%20%20Page%20Six
Boggle is worried about you! Boggle is also an owl. A cartoon owl offers advice about depression, anxiety and surviving abuse.
It all started when tumblr user pyrrhiccomedy drew a cartoon owl to send out a virtual hug to their internet friends. Over 99,000 users spread the image throughout tumblr, sparking an advice column of sorts where little Boggle gently urges folks to stay strong.
Here’s a roundup of popular posts.
via MetaFilter http://www.metafilter.com/116602/Can-Boggle-help
Christopher G. Donovan, a candidate for Congress, made his first public comments about the scandal since the arrest of his campaign finance manager in the case.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/04/nyregion/christopher-donovan-connecticut-house-speaker-denies-knowledge-of-scheme-to-kill-a-bill.html
Even the interns at Facebook are making big bucks — with some raking in almost $75,000.
Software engineering interns at the social networking site are paid a whopping $74,700 a year, according to salary information compiled by the website Business Insider.
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