dc-related stories
Posted Oct 17th 2009 1:39AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Smallville, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S09E04) It's when the writers give Clark abilities he's not supposed to have that I begin to worry, like his "reconstruct the Great Wall of China" vision from
Superman IV. Thankfully, in this instance it was yet another of Jor-El's senseless tests and only temporary.
Admittedly, I don't get the title "Echo" for this episode. Is it that Oliver is an echo of his former self? Is it that he's turning the path back to heroism? It certainly seems that way.
Since Clark has switched to the black outfit, I hope people (including Lois) stop calling him the "red-blue blur". Now he's just the Blur. Or maybe the Black Blur, but that could be construed as slightly racist.
Continue reading Review: Smallville - Echo
Posted Oct 8th 2009 9:03AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: News, OpEd, Celebrities, Reality-Free
There's no doubt that among his peers, Tim Russert was one of the most respected broadcasters in the business. His sudden death from a heart attack in 2008 is still being felt, especially on
Meet the Press where David Gregory has assumed the role of moderator but not made the show his own.
As a way of honoring Tim, the Newseum in Washington will create a Tim Russert exhibit. The Newseum is a journalism museum, and the curators have come up with a unique way to pay tribute to Russert:
they will re-create Tim's NBC News office as it was on the day he died, June 13, 2008.
Continue reading Tim Russert to be honored at journalism museum
Posted Jan 16th 2008 9:26AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Celebrities
Since
The Colbert Report's return, Stephen Colbert has been showing some clips of him wandering around Washington DC, trying to get somewhere prestigious to display his giant portrait (in a portrait in a portrait). After getting totally DE-nied by some ruby slipper-lovin' folks at the National Museum of American History, he put the portrait back on his back and trudged on, never giving up hope. Well, his hard work has paid off.
Continue reading Stephen Colbert in National Portrait Gallery
Posted Nov 7th 2006 2:07PM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, HBO, OpEd, Watercooler Talk, The Wire
Did you see
The Wire on Sunday night? If not, you can start catching up by reading
Michael Canfield's reviews. Then, and only then, can you "jiggle it."
Having just relocated to LA from DC, neighbor to Baltimore, I was psyched to hear a Charm City club shout-out to Young Leek on
The Wire. Two killers for hire smoked out a New York City dealer who had invaded their turf by asking everyone they met if they'd heard the Young Leek club hit
Jiggle It. "They don't listen to that shit up in New York." The first dude who doesn't know
Jiggle It gets popped.
We don't want that to happen to you so here's a link to
Leek's MySpace site where you can hear Baltimore fav
Jiggle It - one of the most ridiculously infectious club tracks to come out in a long time. Right when I was feeling homesick for DC,
The Wire drops a Young Leek track. I love those writers. Now, if I ever hear go-go music on DC-based show, I'll be in heaven.
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