As if riding the bus with creepy people wasn't bad enough:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/07/31/canada.bus/index.html
I'm not sure I'll ever take Greyhound again, let alone sleep well at night, ever.
I've been working in the Hamptons this week, all week, with a group of awesome theatre techies at the Watermill Center's annual benefit. I'm not sure how to impress upon you how brutal this workweek is each year, except to tell you that one girl needed stitches midweek, my legs are one giant bruise, and I feel like I've gained five pounds of muscle, all of which is completely exhausted. However, it's one of the most enjoyable gigs I get to do, and this year we were all put up in a swanky Hamptons summer home, complete with tennis court, swimming pool, basketball court, jacuzzi, two dishwashers, two refrigerators, wifi, three living rooms, a hammock, bocce set, and one bathroom for each of our eight bedrooms. Enjoy some photos below:
The event's theme:
Howard Stern and wife:
Andre with Rufus Wainwright:
Rachel Zoe:
Beefcake:
So there's this website where one can procure the services of Steven Heward, DDS. Mr. Heward creates miniature etchings on false teeth (one can never have too niche-y a niche), which he then pops into willing people's gross, novocaine-numbed maws.
Here's an example of some artwork:
If you go to his website, you'll notice that there are MULTIPLE teeth with Amy Emphysema Winehouse on them, as well as a few featuring Tiger Woods. Okay, so some people are idiots. For the more sane patients, there are also Simon Cowell teeth. Simon Cowell. Really? I'd take Paula Abdul over him any day.
I could totally see getting a tooth tattoo of Abraham Lincoln, just because that really is kind of funny. I think I'd tire, though, of all the "you've got something stuck in your teeth" comments. I'll just go get a grill instead.
Yeah, that's right. It's a grill made of candy. You can now apply candy directly to your teeth, thus forgoing the years of effort trying to get a cavity the old-fashioned way. Crowns, anyone?
Some delightful summer fun in Washington Heights:
These kids, accompanied by many adults, are not only running through the spray from the fire hydrant, but also aiming it on full blast at passing cars, causing some to skid and many drivers to curse loudly out their windows.
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Those looking for gay bachata, I have no idea where you'd find that. All apologies.
"God bless him, bless his heart, president of the United States -- a total failure, losing all credibility with the American people on the economy, on the war, on energy, you name the subject," Pelosi told CNN's Wolf Blitzer in an exclusive interview.
In the interview, Pelosi said the president was in no position to criticize Congress and brushed aside the criticisms as "something to talk about because he has no ideas."
Hey folks- it's not often that I do a plug for a TV show, but if you haven't seen it yet and you have cable, then start watching Mad Men. It's a show about the Golden Age of Advertising, and it's valuable not only for its insights into the lives of copywriters and secretaries of the 50's, but also for its comedy, fashions, and acting. The cinematography is gorgeous, the plot line is solid, and nothing comes off as fake, which is impressive for a period show. Mad Men was created by the same dramatic genius that came up with The Sopranos. It airs on AMC, and the next season starts on the 28th, I believe. If you want to catch up on the plot, iTunes sells individual episodes for something like two dollars.
Watch it.
I had the (dis)pleasure of overhearing a rather lengthy conversation a few days ago between two men (who shall remain unnamed). Two of their main topics were illegal immigration and Hurricane Katrina. The older of the two suggested something akin to the following, to curb illegal immigration at the Mexican border:
Have every American buy a landmine which they can place at any point along the border. Depending on the amount of "beaners" (yes, he actually said "beaners") they kill, they receive a monetary reward. It was suggested that this would get people really "interested" and involved in the problem. This man also said that he wasn't "...racist, just anti-illegal!"
On Katrina, the same man had the following to say: "Yeah, it was ALL the government's fault, yeah like we planned on a fucking hurricane coming through. And you know what, we gave them $1500 credit cards, and those niggers (yes, he actually said "niggers") went out and spent it on sneakers and jewelry and shit!"
He went on to call Barack Obama a "commie socialist" and John McCain "not conservative enough".
This was easily the most embarrassing and awful conversation I've heard in a long time. One forgets, living in a liberal enclave like NYC, that people like these still exist, in frighteningly large numbers. I'd like to see what this man would have done with $1500 after his entire home was carried away, his parents drowned, and his workplace was obliterated. I wonder if he would have spent some of that on landmines. I mean, seriously, what are you gonna do with $1500? Invest in stocks?
