Say what? Gervais got famous by making people uncomfortable at why they are laughing at his material, by deliberately crossing boundaries of “good taste”, and he also has a mean streak. This is not A Great Big Showbiz Secret.
arts & entertainment
music, stage, writing, comedy, cinema, telly, arts, sport, crafts, photography – all this and more!
Facetious Observation Of The Day
Tell me, pop culture vultures, is not the villainous Colonel Stuart (William Sadler) in Die Harder – is he not absolutely the celluloid lovechild of Keir Dullea in 2001: A Space Odyssey and Ed Harris in The Right Stuff?
BFTP: If bare midriffs and short-shorts really made athletes run faster
then this is what the male sprinters would be wearing.
Whoydensday: Series 6 Preview
This preview was broadcast on BBC One immediately following the 2010 Christmas special in the UK (and what did you think of that, eh?). Those who don’t like teasers/spoilers might like to avoid this thread.
BFTP: Am I being too much of a snob?
Am I saving myself as much time and possible grief as I think I am when I refuse to read their blog if I click on a commentor’s profile and find that they’ve listed The Da Vinci Code as a favorite book?
Quicklink: Thank you Auntie, thank you!
Doctor Who 2010 Christmas Special fast-tracked so we actually get to see it Boxing Day! Whee! Set those recording devices to TARDIS – Sunday, 26 December at 7.30pm on ABC1
BFTP Friday Hoyden: Top 10 reasons I love The Sound of Music
A feminist narrative can be constructed, I think, even if it has to do its work within the constraints of a quite conventional romantic tale. Here are the top 10 reasons I think The Sound of Music has a place in a Hoyden’s video library:
Silly Season post 3 – Singing Animals
Unashamedly pinched from Fine’s comment on LP’s Wednesday Whimsy post. Enjoy.
Happy Solstice Day!
The December solstice happened about twelve minutes ago as I compose this post (2010-12-21 23:38 Universal Time). APOD, as per usual, has the solstice goodies:
Quicklink: December Lights Project
via the marvellous Karen Healey at Attention Rebellious Jezebels, news of the December Lights Project, promising “Short stories to light up the winter season…”:
Hoyden About Town 