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This whole to-do over the FTC’s new rules regarding disclosure for bloggers who review products has me deeply puzzled, as it does many others who write online for a living. The Associated Press sums up the new rules, which go into effect on December 1: The FTC will require that writers on the Web clearly … more…
[previous] Our adventures in the land of Shakespeare are over, but I have a few last images of Nigel the Charity Pig to share. This may be my favorite picture of him, with the London skyline in the background: In the rolling hills of Oxfordshire: Checking out a thatched roof, the likes of which are … more…
via Agency Spy
And so do decade-old movies about playthings: 1. Zombieland: $24.7 million (NEW) 2. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: $15.8 million (3rd week; drops 37%) 3. Toy Story/Toy Story 2 3D: $12.5 million (NEW) 4. Surrogates: $7.2 million (2nd week; drops 51%) 5. The Invention of Lying: $7 million (NEW) actual numbers, not estimates What … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Well. I was about to say that this looks like nothing I’ve ever seen before, except that I do see shades of Terry Gilliam’s The Adventures of Baron Munchausen in the snippets here. And maybe some stuff that Tim Burton has dreamed up… a bit of Edward … more…
I’m stoked for my very early screening this week of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (opens in the U.K. on October 16, and in the U.S. on December 25), Terry Gilliam’s new movie and Heath Ledger’s last. I’m avoiding reading the reviews from Cannes, but I am intrigued to see how Gilliam manages to work … more…
It’s like Girls Gone Wild, except they can kill you: With the popularity of Gina Carano, women’s MMA has grown increasingly stronger over the last two years. HOOKnSHOOT, the second longest running MMA show next to the UFC, has been the biggest proponent for female fighting. HnS established an entire division strictly for women’s fighting. … more…
John Patterson — who writes for the British Guardian from Los Angeles — sees a new British invasion in progress: In the last few years US network drama line-ups have been headed by the imported likes of Tim Roth (Lie To Me), Damian Lewis (Life, since cancelled, sadly), Michelle Ryan (Bionic Woman – ditto), Dominic … more…
[previous] Nigel the Charity Pig enjoys a final weekend of holiday-making in Stratford-upon-Avon, starting with the next to last of the yummy breakfasts at the Adelphi. Nigel wonders about all the pork on the plate, though: And then it was off for some final touring of the Cotswolds. In the village Wootton Wawen, just a … more…
Not just greed: via Fishbowl LA
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