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Written on 18 November 2008 by chisoxdailyBias Against Writers In The DCU?
rokk breaks down litg’s dc rumors better than i could. a stock point i failed to elaborate on that rokk nails, regarding tony daniel writing “battle for the cowl”:”now, i love daniel as an artist, but i have never knew that he was a writer as splendidly. has daniel ever written anything before? i have extreme reservations just about didio tapping a relatively unbeknownst and untested writer in daniel to hilt such a colossal event in the battle for the cowl that didio has stated will overall plan the unborn for the batman universe. i would have thought that didio would have wanted a big esteem writer to touch this important task.”the question here is: did didio pick daniel because he genuinely contemplating he was the best man for the job, or was it partially out of desperation because he has alienated so many writers? again, this is not a knock on daniel’s writing ability. and i fantasize it’s cool to consume chances on young and untested talent — it keeps things fresh.but think about it: you have a highly urgent batman event, dealing with issues coming situated of grant morrison’s intoxication-profile “batman rip.” don’t you give it to an established writer? doesnt didio have a rolodex? is he hoping that daniel might be another “todd mcfarlane” and pull in big sales with this writer/artist combo? though i doubt the reasoning behind the verdict was this deep.a bigger question: is there a colour against comic book writers in the dcu?the grounds of writers and the dcu is starting to remind me of that archetypal byrne x-men cover, with wolverine/kitty & the wanted posters in the family:dixon: alienatedrucka: non-exclusiveshooter: alienatedmorrison: alienatedrobinson: status unconfirmedmiller: overpaidjohns: overworkedinclination dc follow the comic book model of the late 80s/early 90s and focus on the knack preferably than the story? wishes they stop trying to build a stable of comic hard-cover writers and look to hollywood conducive to new inclination?and in such a relatively small field as professional comic book writing, was has been the full scale of the didio regime’s impact?
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Written on 15 November 2008 by chisoxdailyHigh seas pirates could cancel our Christmas
If you don’t get the electronic gadget you’d been hoping for this Christmas, there’s now a scapegoat other than the economic slowdown ? modern-day pirates.
We’re not talking about skinny Swedish nerds with goatees, but instead are referring to the rocket-launcher and machine-gun-toting crews of African pirate boats that are becoming an increasing danger to international shipping.
Sayonara Suez
Although piracy in the waters off Somalia has long been a problem, a recent spike in the number of boats hijacked is causing shipping firms to consider avoiding the area by eschewing the Suez Canal in favour of travelling around the Cape of Good Hope.
Any such move will affect goods bound for Europe from the Middle East and Asia. That includes oil, gas and ? of course ? the electronic goodies so dear to our hearts.
Delays inevitable
Routing container ships via southern Africa would add three weeks and considerable expense to journeys, meaning goods that do reach Europe in time for Christmas will probably cost more.
With an eye on headlines, a spokesperson for the International Transport Workers’ Federation spelled it out. Sam Dawson said: “Despite all the publicity over piracy it will really hit home when consumers in the West find they haven’t got their Nintendo gifts this Christmas.”
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Written on 14 November 2008 by chisoxdailyA peek at a 15th century scroll of the Koran
These photographs of a 15th century Ottoman scroll of the Koran come from historian Rachel Leow, who took them at the Asian Civilizations Museum in Singapore. This is how she describes what you’re seeing:
There are two levels of wording on the scroll. The large Arabic letters, unravelling in perfect thulth script across the scroll, form a prayer, beginning with the invocation of Allah’s blessings on Muhammad, followed by the names of the twelve Shiite Imams and an invocation to ?Ali. But those letters are shaped from smaller words: in fact, no less viagra kaufen than the words of the entire Qur’an, painstakingly inscribed in tiny tiny ghubar script according to the design of the larger prayer…
It’s an incredible work of art, and it must have been tremendously difficult to execute. How much planning would it take to get the entire Koran spaced out just right so that it spelled out the initial prayer and invocation? Not to mention the years of training to be able to write with such tiny calligraphy.
Leow collects and shares photos of extraordinary books and book environments — bookstores and libraries — on her blog.
– Carolyn Kellogg
Photos by Rachel Leow
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Written on 13 November 2008 by chisoxdaily‘MadTV’ Just Goes Away
For a time, it had an energy, a quickness to respond to pop culture trends and a raucus sensibility that translated more directly to young audiences. But in a political season that was a bonanza for that other late night weekend comedy sketch show, Fox’s plucky “MadTV” never could find traction.
This despite its durable Barack Obama impression by Keegan-Michael Key that may have been better than Fred Armisen’s dour portrayal on the competing “Saturday Night Live” (its John McCain by Bobby Lee, though, was terrible).
So “MadTV” will call it quits at the end of its current season, the network announced today, at the end of 14 seasons and having aired 326 epiodes.
“This was a very difficult decision,” Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly said in a statement Thursday, hailing the show’s “creativity and dedication.”
In its time, “MadTV,” (which had little to do with the magazine of the same name other than the logo and a “Spy vs. Spy” bumper early in its run) had a number of memorable stock characters from a revolving cast of talented comic actors. Many of them, including Nicole Sullivan, Mo Collins, Orlando Jones, Alex Borstein, Michael McDonald, Will Sasso, Aires Spears and Stephanie Weir.
Its current cast, in addition to Lee and Key, includes Nicole Parker, Arden Myrin, Johnny Sanchez, Crista Flanagan, Erica Ash, Matt Braunger, Lauren Pritchard and Eric Price.
Guest stars were involved, but more in cameo rolesthan in a hosting/co-starring traditions of its greatest competition.
“SNL,” which was already nearly 20 years old by the time “MadTV” debuted in 1995, went through lulls in the last dozen years, in which the Fox sketch show served as a good alternative.
Even now, it serves as a good lead-in for the NBC show, with its 11 p.m. start allowing a comedy fan to catch a half hour before “SNL” began (usually, with its best stuff).
But a press release touting the signature characters of “MadTV” drew mostly blanks from me, aside from Stuart. They list: Coach Hines, Blind Kung Fu Master, Ms. Swan, the Vancome Lady, Mrs. Campbell, Lorraine, BUnifa, Reality Check Girls, Mofaz, Lida and Melina and Dot.
No word on the fate of the show that follows “MadTV,” “Talk Show with Spike Feresten,” currently in its third season.
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Written on 13 November 2008 by chisoxdailyTolerance In Higher Education
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that an 18-year-old freshman at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Annie Grossman, was assaulted by four young women on election night. The attackers called Grossman a “racist” because she was wearing a McCain/Palin button. Grossman was diagnosed with blurred vision and a concussion.
The four attackers are believed not to be Augsburg students, but Grossman’s parents say she has had trouble in school, too:
Grossmann’s parents, Bruce and Dawn, said that in the weeks leading up to the presidential election, Annie had trouble on campus because of her political leanings and for being a hunter.
Bruce Grossmann said a “PETA person” had to be removed from her dorm room because he was upset by a photo of her with a black bear she had shot. Also, he said, she attended an icebreaker on campus and was booed when she identified herself as a Republican.
“I don’t think she was prepared for the close-mindedness,” he said. “I told her she needs to take a lower profile [for the sake of] her academic and her sports careers.”
That’s probably good advice, but it’s one more reminder of why our colleges and universities have been described as “islands of repression in a sea of freedom.”
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Written on 9 November 2008 by chisoxdailyTelus tantalizes with LG Chocolate GiG music phone
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americans may know the pictured handset by another name (psst… it’s chocolate 3, you knew that!), but telus mobility customers will soon be referring to it as the lg chocolate gig. available now on the canadian porter, said toss phone offers up 1gb of internal storage, an incredibly convenient 3.5-millimeter headphone jack, a spinning scroll wheel, 2-megapixel camera, 2.2-inch qvga mains display and stereo bluetooth support. you’ll also come down with access to telus mobile radio (xm) as well as telus mobile music, both of which should keep you adequately stocked with artfully imposed sine waves. it’s available now for the prepossessing at $99.99 (3-year contract), $199.99 (2-year deal), $249.99 (1-year agreement) or $299.99 without any obligations.[via mobilesyrup]
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Written on 7 November 2008 by chisoxdailyThe Singletary Edition or the NFL Week 10 Preview
The Giants or the Eagles? That is the question. The NFC East teams match up for the first of two second half schedule games. Is Philly really the team to challenge the Giants after New York survived a schedule that I’m pretty sure had a couple Division III college teams on it. Did the Phillies win end all of the city’s cursed sports teams struggles or was the victory limited to baseball. Without question, this is the game the fans and the NFL want to see.
The Buffalo Bills-New England Patriots game deserves some mention, as both teams are playing well above expectations, making the playoff hunt in the AFC East (one of the most underrated divisions this season) interesting.
The Indianapolis Colts-Pittsburgh Steelers game looks interesting because Ben Roethlisberger’s status is uncertain (as of right now). Could this be the game the league’s toughest quarterback finally goes down for good (this season). Big Ben has become one of my favorite players because of that fact. You can injure his throwing shoulder, his planting foot, and poke out one of his eyes and he would still drag himself onto the field and engineer at least one scoring drive.
The throw away game of the week appears to be the Chiefs versus the Chargers. The Chargers have been underwhelming this season at 3-5 and the Chiefs have been almost unbearable to watch at 1-7. Tyler Thigpen has been magic for the last two weeks, but, even with the worst pass defense in the NFL, I do not see Kansas City putting up big numbers.
Meanwhile I think the Arizona Cardinals might break 50 points on Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers. I think the only shot the 49ers have to make this game interesting is if Head Coach Mike Singletary suits up and stars down Kurt Warner.
Singletary getting angry on NFL.com…
Singletary Smash (thanks to YouTube)…
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Written on 7 November 2008 by chisoxdailyDo guns still matter?
from nbc’s carrie dannduring the democratic primary, when barack obama told donors in san francisco that “bitter” voters in hardscrabble pennsylvania “cling to their guns and religion,” the words rang analogous to music in his political opponents’ ears. obama foes hoped that the senator’s inartful depiction of economically-strapped gun enthusiasts would piece his reinforcement from rural whites off work at the knees. the remark also check an exclamation point on obama’s record on guns, which has drifted to the center since his days as an illinois state senator. as the diversified election passionate up, the national rifle association announced an eye-popping $15 million ad campaign intended to serve as a loudspeaker for suspicions just about obama’s described hidden intention to limit gun ownership. but as the vote margins of the presidential race rolled in, the one-time wedge consummation of the second amendment did not seem to pack the popular-stage punch also in behalf of which the influential gun lobby had aimed. nationally, gun owners broke in the direction of mccain by almost the identical scope that they poverty-stricken in the interest of bush in 2004. but in the states where the nra public victory fund’s toughest efforts against obama were concentrated — gun-rich regions in states correspondent to colorado, pennsylvania, and new mexico — obama’s victory was decisive. the republican nominee won those states by eight, 11, and 15 points, respectively. of the 11 states where the nra’s anti-obama ads were reportedly aired, mccain won only one: texas.
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Written on 5 November 2008 by chisoxdailyThere can be only one
after nearly two years of a seemingly endless campaign, voters go to the polls today to choose the next president of the united states. it has been a long, strange trip. neither aspirant was blessed to be their party’s assignee at the start of this political saga. john mccain, innumerable will-power memorialize, nearly dropped out of the race before it had started. barack obama was up against one of the most awesome factious machines in history, or so it seemed. but both candidates made it through the grueling primary spice (more so for the democrats) and the choice america was left with seemed like a unimpressive one to us. we called it “america at it’s best”.
It was not. We had hoped for a proper debate about policies, but instead watched a fight over image, associations, and who could be more populist. After breaking his pledge to accept public financing, Mr Obama spent more money than any presidential candidate in history. Mr McCain surprised everyone by picking an underqualified governor from Alaska as his running mate. The electoral college moved this way and that way. All predictions went out the window.
But for all the shortcomings of the campaign, both candidates offer hope of national redemption. And so we are seeing record voter turnout around the country today. The first polls close at 7pm (EST) and then we will be inundated with exit polls and results. Our correspondents from around the country will be watching the results and commenting here. We hope you will too.
12:20: Well, now it’s time to obsess over who is going to be in the cabinet and how large our next stimulus cheques should be. That’s a wrap, folks. Thanks as always to our excellent commenters. Next liveblog: the State of the Union.
12:16: That’s statesmanship. Good night, y’all.
12:14: Mr Obama nails the closing. A good speech. Now, Mr Obama, it’s time to govern.
12:12: Mr Obama invokes the New Deal. That’ll make some people nervous.
12:11: Mr Obama is spending a lot of time on foreign policy in this speech, certainly more than he has in his speeches over the last few weeks.
12:06: The road America needs to travel is steep, Mr Obama says. We might not get there “in one year or even one term”, he says. He simultaneously tries to lower expectations about his presidency and kicks off his reelection bid.
12:03: David Plouffe gets a shoutout before David Axelrod. Careful, Mr Obama, or Mr Axelrod might keep pretending that he’s not going to follow you to Washington.
11:58: Mr Obama needs to be wary of triumphalism. So far his speech seems to be: America did something great today by electing me. A nice acknowledgment of Mr McCain’s service, though.
11:51: And, now, the awkward time between the candidates’ speeches.
11:39: Eight years ago George Bush said in his inaugural speech what I still think is the most beautiful thing that can be said about America. He said that America is not a perfect country, but it is a country that can fix its mistakes, that can right the worst of its wrongs. I believe that’s true. I believe we can slowly step back from our worst; I think it’s good enough, and I think that’s as good as a system gets.
11:39: The woman is singing and I’m out of snark.
11:35: The New York Times home page looks like Man Walks on Moon.
11:31: McCain’s speech reminded me of the patriot that he is, or was. It was a fine concession speech.
11:30: “Whether they supported me or Senator Obama, I wish godspeed to the man who was my opponent, and will be my president.” A nice speech from Senator McCain. disconcerting that the crowd booed several mentions of Obama, but a nice speech from Mr McCain.
11:26: I always feel most sympathetic to politicians when they concede. They always do it with such class. Also, I am embarrassed to report that I know for a fact that John McCain’s exit music comes from the movie “Crimson Tide,” in w …
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Written on 3 November 2008 by chisoxdailyWeek in Review: Vulture’s House of Horrors
Things that terrified us this week:
• Clint Eastwood’s Batman voice.
• The fact that we’d actually consider purchasing Jon Hamm’s John Ham.
• That there are still nine more months until new episodes of Mad Men.
• Dollhouse’s imminent cancellation.
• Basically everything that Brian Grazer says.
• The idea of a Robert Plant-less Led Zeppelin reunion.
• The Tina Fey backlash.
• Movie theaters in Utah.
• Joaquin Phoenix.
• The hours we spent reading Mad Men message boards.
• Kristen Wiig’s workload.
• A squid-less Watchmen.
• The idea of removing download animation Roberto Bolaño’s new book from its shrink wrap.
• download fantasy movie; Zack and Miri’s money shot.
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