Miscellany
Reuters: Clean-cut men have fewer strokes. I’m doomed, in more ways than one.
Del Close,
the third titan of improvisation
, left his skull to the Goodman Theatre. It’s to be used in performances of Hamlet.Adrants points out didntialreadypayforthismovie.com, a sign of a growing backlash against movie-theatre advertisers.
I just plan to arrive 20-25 minutes after the start time and I am still there in time to see the beginning of the movie.
No Movie Ads, a website for
the lawsuit alleging theft of time by movie theaters
. (via The Shifted Librarian)The word gun was removed from spelling tests in a school near near Smiths Falls, ON, after a parent complained, explaining that
Guns are violent. End of story.
February 13th, 2003 at 08:41
It’s not just ads at theatres anymore. Now they’re showing up on DVDs! For instance, take a look at My Big, Fat Greek Wedding. It has a friggin’ Windex ad that runs before the movie starts. I almost put a brick through my TV screen when I saw that.