Recent pop culture events that hit the headlines or just plain intrigue
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West Wing's John Spencer Died
Intriguingly, Spencer's character in West Wing also had heart problems. Spencer died of a heart attack this past Friday, 12/16/05. He played President Bartlett's Chief of Staff in West Wing and was featured recently as a Vice-Presidential candidate on the series.
This man was a very good actor and entirely too young to die.
I'm Speechless
Well I suppose I can still type out a few thoughts. Because the idea of a brothel for women, goodness, my mind has trouble grasping this.
Okay, I will keep an open mind.
Finally, a "World Series" That Includes ... The World!
This has great possibilities.
It's the World Baseball Classic and:
will feature the best players in the world competing for their native countries — the US, Japan, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Canada, Mexico, and others. The venues will be in Japan, Puerto Rico, and the US, with the final games in San Diego's Petco Park. |
Golden Globe Nominees
Just the list for now. Although note that there are FOUR, count 'em four, Desperate Housewives actresses nominated for Best Actress. Strange.
Winners will be announced on 16 January at Los Angeles' Beverly Hilton Hotel. The full nominations are: Best Movie - Drama Best Actor - Movie (Drama) Best Actress - Movie (Drama) Best Movie (Musical or Comedy) Best Actor - Movie (Musical or Comedy) Best Actress - Movie (Musical or Comedy) Spread the word 
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Article comments
1 - Bob A. Booey
I LOVE blind items.
You should have this game all the time, Patfish. It's super-fun.
Who was Joss Stone dating that would be bad news? I'm thinking it has to be someone more on the pop/R&B tip, although I have no idea who that could be off the top of my head. Someone young, pretty, and who still listens to handlers. Probably someone British too? If I had to take a shot, I'd say Natasha Bedingfield or someone like that. Joss is a little too throwback/hippie to care much about her image or alienate fans by being with some bad boy.
You nailed the Charlie Rose one, I think.
The Strokes are a little too passe to be partying it up like, well, rockstars these days. Plus, they were always too poseur-ish to really get hardcore into the lifestyle -- they were always dating models and trying to look pretty rather than causing any real trouble. Aren't The Bravery from New York City? I could see them being douchey like that -- they do warmed-over 80s music so they might as well party like it's 1986.
All of this is of course just mindless conversation not based in fact or any knowledge of reality. And the blind reports are just alleged, of course, by whichever reports wrote them.
Isn't this game great?
That is all.
2 - Scott Butki
Oh, I like the concept of this piece.