Archive for September, 2008
Fallait-il voter le plan Paulson ?
Le plan Paulson, c’est juste 700 milliards de dollars versés dans le tonneau percé par l’ivresse d’un système hors de tout contrôle. 700 milliards versés sans aucune compensation, pour tenter d’éviter le naufrage. 700 milliards versé par Henry Paulson, au système bancaire auquel il participait encore, il y a à peine 18 mois, en [...]
He Cheats; She Cheats - Dennis Quaid to Meg Ryan: Get Over It.
He Cheats; She Cheats - Dennis Quaid to Meg Ryan: Get Over It. Dennis Quaid wants his ex-wife Meg Ryan to zip her plumped-up lips and move on. While promoting her new movie, The Women, Meg talked to several media outlets about her failed marriage to Dennis, saying he cheated [...]
St. John’s University Cheerleader
St. John’s University Cheerleader Posted in Dirty Cheerleaders, Manhattan, The Dirty September 30th, 2008 THE DIRTY ARMY: Hey nik. this girl’s name is Gina and she is a cheerleader at St. John’s University in Queens, New York. I just thought you might want to see some of these classy pics. [...]
Spotted
What Dreamgirl stopped by Scandalist’s New York City offices and used our bathroom to change clothes? Answer: Jennifer Hudson
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Olmert Explains Why He Must Go
The first two paragraphs of today’s New York Times report, Olmert Says Israel Should Pull Out of West Bank, reveals unequivocally why so many Israelis seek Olmert’s departure. They fear him and his policy intentions far more than Israel’s enemies Hizballah, Hamas, and Iran do. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in an interview published [...]
Anime Fest ‘08 Sees the Triumph of Cute Over Evil.
Anime Fest ‘08 Sees the Triumph of Cute Over Evil. Posted at 12:00 PM, September 30, 2008 New York Anime Fest ‘08 Javits Center September 26-28 Photos by Paul Crispin Quintoriano Full slideshow here “Make tea parties, not war” might have been the secret slogan [...]
NFL Week 4 Power Rankings
1. Tennessee (4). Rookie Chris Johnson’s selection in the draft generated a universal, ‘huh?’ and all he’s done is lead the Titans in rushing and caught the third most passes on the team. 2. New York Giants (2). Tops by default - remember, they beat the Skins in Zorn’s opener, whipped a bad St. [...]
Pastor Directors Prayed for Good Movie
I stopped praying when in 1996. That’s the year I prayed very hard for my parents to not get divorced, to no avail, subsequently prompting me to make the decision to stop thinking magic might help me in some way. Turns out that God had a very good reason for forsaking me back [...]
A bookish mea culpa
Timesologist Gabriel Sherman has a good catch from over the weekend. In a Times book review of Bob Woodward’s The War Within, New York Times managing editor Jill Abramson admits that she “failed” to push hard enough for the publication of a major WMD-claim doubting piece by James Risen in the run up to the [...]
Underrated MOTM: The Siege (1998)
September’s Underrated Movie of the Month (MOTM) is another movie that exists not only as a reason why I started this feature, but as a reason why I enjoy writing about movies at all. Last month I outlined how Falling Down was a real-time representation of 1992 Los Angeles. While that movie was of its [...]
