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Something Below Has Frozen Over

> [T]he Rolling Stones have hired a personal trainer and organised organic food for their upcoming tour. > Mick Jagger & Co have replaced the booze and drugs of their heyday with a healthy eating and exercise regime to keep them in shape. Link [http://www.thesun.co.uk/

Good

He was still 200 yards from the house and we're no fans of the celebrity culture, but we can't weep for this fellow: > A photographer was shot in the leg with a pellet gun outside Britney Spears' home Saturday evening, authorities said. > It

The Earliest Pod Cast Fans

> [I]n the course of 30 years [the Grateful Dead] managed to become the highest-grossing live band in the history of rock. > Yet in all of their years, they had only one hit ”“ 1987's “Touch of Grey,” which made it to number 9 on Billboard'

Epstein on Hollywood

America's best essayist is Joseph Epstein. We have a collection of books by Epstein, most of which are collections of his essays. When we find an Epstein essay on-line, especially a new one, we're ecstatic, especially if it's in an area that interests us

NPCAA

They want to be PC, they really do. But they don't have the guts, so they go part way: > The NCAA announcement Friday that it will ban the use of American Indian mascots and logos by sports teams during postseason NCAA tournaments, but not in the regular

Neat List

We're not sure exactly what to make of it, but it's a pretty neat list. > The magazine Uncut asked industry experts and movie and music icons to name their seminal moments from the past 50 years. . . > Top 20 > 1. Bob Dylan “Like a

Far Out

> Fittingly, it's been a long journey. After years of wandering, Beat writer Jack Kerouac's On the Road is finally jumping from the page to the screen. Francis Ford Coppola – whose American Zoetrope production company has owned the film rights to the classic road-trip novel since

Defusing Da Vinci?

A PR firm is preparing to make Da Vinci acceptable to Christians: > Columbia Studios, which is making The Da Vinci Code, clearly feels that it cannot count on divine protection. It has called on the services of Grace Hill Media to help to prepare the groundwork for the film,

Documentary on Pollution

We think most documentaries are trash. They lull people into thinking they're learning when they're not. But a documentary to start this Sunday might be the trashiest yet. Link [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050803/ap_en_ce/ap_on_tv_hugh_hefner;_ylt=AsKbsrcYqeeFkAAyiSWmUU1xFb8C;

We've Been Waiting for This Momentous Decision!

> Mom-to-be Britney Spears says she'll raise her unborn child to follow the mystical Kabbalah faith. Link [http://www.news24.com/News24/Backpage/HotGossip/0,,2-1343-1344_1747742,00.html] .