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February 09
February 28, 2009
Posted by: Aaron Retka in Uncategorized | Permalink 2 Comments
February 27, 2009
If you haven’t yet, watch this angry video about the closing of the Rocky. Then high-five yourself.
Final Edition from Matthew Roberts on Vimeo.
Posted by: Aaron Retka in Death of Print | Permalink Comments
February 27, 2009
James Dobson is stepping down as chairman of Focus on the Family.
Step one in the demise of their reign of terror and intolerance?
Posted by: Redhead Hope in Current Affairs, Let's Win! | Permalink 2 Comments
February 26, 2009
A brilliant Daily Show clip:
Posted by: Aaron Retka in Uncategorized | Permalink Comments
February 26, 2009
Yep, the Rocky is shuttering after Friday, but the Colorado Festival of World Theatre announced today that they’re closing, too …
One possibility is to reduce the size and quality of the Festival. However, we believe that you and the others that have so generously funded the Festival, expect excellence, not mediocrity. We believe you want the unique festival we contemplated in the beginning, and one that was a potential economic enhancement for the area. We have decided that you want an event that is worthy of definition as a world theatre festival, not just a theatrical event that brings nothing particularly unique. For that reason, the Board of Directors has decided to terminate the Festival before we enter into contractual obligations for productions that we may not be able to fund. This decision was made only after a month of an intense survey of all possible funding prospects.
Though this is a tough decision, made with sadness, we believe it is realistic and we make it with the knowledge and pride that for five seasons we have accomplished much. The students and residents of this area have been entertained and educated in a way that would not have occurred except for what was made available to them by this venture you made possible. You cannot possibly know how much we appreciate your participation with us and the wonderful support of the community, and we want you to know that your beneficence did make a huge difference.
The FoWT got me within sniffing distance of Steven Sondheim once. (He was eating shrimp!) And yeah, we can levy the charge that it was the theatrical equivalent of cotillion—just a bunch of rich folks patting each others’ backs over how connected they were. But it’s still a huge loss.
Posted by: Aaron Retka in Art, Economy Go Boom! | Permalink Comments
February 26, 2009
Fresh back from a week far, far away (Historic battlefields! My sister giggling! Her husband’s brave escape from a straitjacket! Free museums in DC! Rhys and Cristi! Ellie! The National Aquarium!), I hereby present a friendly aggregation of the top stories I read and found interesting while I ate my lunch:
Times Square is going walkable
Pentagon lifts ban on photographing homecoming of war dead.
First family enjoys night out at an (gasp!) arts event
Massive restructuring of District 11
My new favorite blog (why, why, why were Sweet Valley High books marketed to young girls?)
And just for fun, here’s an oldie and a goodie!
And Part Two:
Posted by: Redhead Hope in Art, Let's Win! | Permalink 5 Comments
February 25, 2009
(Thanks, Charlie!)
Posted by: Aaron Retka in Art | Permalink Comments
February 24, 2009
So. Obama’s speech tonight? Predictable. Rote. Filled with applause lines despite the timely FDR rhetoric. Chock-full of those cheap political tricks we all hoped would go the way of the Dubya (even Biden seemed weary of clapping by the end!). Here it is in its entirety:
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But hey—aside from all the political goofiness and sleight of hand, Obama’s still fantastic as a grave speaker, making us hang on the pertinence of his every word, and the man’s got the charisma of 20 Clintons and 400 Carters. You’ve gotta respect his ability to disarm even the Republicans who, according to talk-radio, hate him so much, and you’ve gotta respect his nads for putting together a joint-session address only two months into office. Just look at his reception there in Congress; everybody, regardless of political stripe, wants to shake his hand. He’s a charm-juggernaut, he is, and his speech was aiiight. But he still failed to answer the most important question of his infant presidency, which is:
WHERE’S THE PUPPY, DUDE?
You promised us—and, more importantly, America’s most adorable first daughters—a puppy. Never mind the crumbled economy, the two lost wars, our failed industrial base or our astronomical debt. We wanna see a fucking puppy playing with your two beautiful daughters on the South Lawn, and we want it now. America’s promise is null and void unless Sasha and Malia get the cutest goddamn puppy this nation has ever seen. Please address this immediately.
And here—in case you, Mister President, in your nation-saving administrative frenzy, have forgotten—is a video of a cute puppy. Let it remind you of what truly lies at stake. God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.
Posted by: Aaron Retka in Cute Overlord, Economy Go Boom!, Our Crumbling Economy | Permalink Comments
February 24, 2009
Here’s the entire television run of Buffy, collapsed to a 3-minute video.
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer (Abridged)
Props for including John Ritter, I-think-I’m-a-little-gay vamp Willow, the Cheese Man, Andrew with oven mitt (”Where the hell have you been? These funnel cakes are kicking my ass!”) and that beautiful last hallway shot.
Posted by: Aaron Retka in Television | Permalink 2 Comments
February 24, 2009
George Michael finally signed on to do the Arrested Development movie.
Posted by: Aaron Retka in Gay for ..., Television | Permalink 1 Comment
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