“I don’t like to take my clothes off.”
~ Demi Moore, b. 11 November 1962
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Neil Gaiman (b. November 10): “You get ideas from being bored” & other quotes on writing
10 Nov
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Neil Gaiman, born 10 November 1960, is an English author who writes short stories, novels, comic books, graphic novels and films. His novels include Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book.
Quotes on writing
- Tomorrow may be hell, but today was a good writing day, and on the good writing days nothing else matters.
- Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.
- You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all the time. The only difference between writers and other people is we notice when we’re doing it.
- Fiction allows us to slide into these other heads, these other places, and look out through other eyes. And then in the tale we stop before we die, or we die vicariously and unharmed, and in the world beyond the tale we turn the page or close the book, and we resume our lives.
- Stories you read when you’re the right age never quite leave you. You may forget who wrote them or what the story was called. Sometimes you’ll forget precisely what happened, but if a story touches you it will stay with you, haunting the places in your mind that you rarely ever visit.
Kim Kardashian (b. October 21): “I am so stereotyped…”
21 Oct
“I am so stereotyped into being this Hollywood girl.”
~ Kim Kardashian, b. 21 October 1980
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Don’t mess with the underdog…
20 Oct
In 2012 JUSTIN TRUDEAU (right) took on the dodgy Senator Patrick Brazeau in a charity boxing match. Against all odds, the skinny underdog defeated the bulked-up Brazeau. Now he’s done it again in Canada’s general election, bringing the tyrannical Stephen Harper to his knees.
David Foster Wallace, the man beneath the bandanna…
17 Oct
David Foster Wallace, the man beneath the bandanna…
Chronicling the life of the late author David Foster Wallace, biopic The End of the Tour follows the writer and Rolling Stone journalist David Lipsky as they take a road trip shortly after the release of Infinite Jest in 1996. Starring Jason Segel as Wallace and Jesse Eisenberg as Lipsky, director James Ponsoldt successfully portrays the relationship between two writers as we simultaneously learn about the inner workings of Wallace’s mind.
Wallace suffered from serious mental illness, anxiety, and depression for much of his life. His writing was a mix of styles – heavily used made-up jargon, footnotes, and endnotes, which he has said was the only way he could reflect the way he perceived reality. His work was often challenging and complicated for readers, but he believed a writer’s job was to remind readers of just how smart they are. Wallace also often used irony and satire in his writings and felt that these two elements, while offering entertainment, were going to vex a generation of writers. His stories often dealt with post-modernism and our ever-growing consumer appetites.
Given his personal outlook on things such as fame and stardom, it is unlikely that Wallace would have found solace in a film about him and his life. The author would likely have seen it as an ill-fated attempt to cash in on a ‘literary stardom’ that he didn’t see himself having.
The film shows several sides of Wallace’s mental illness, and while this wasn’t portrayed poorly, his family and friends feel David should be known for more than this. They also feel that Wallace would have taken issue with an interview from 18 years ago being repurposed as a major motion picture. His consent was explicitly for a Rolling Stone interview, not a major film production or any other medium. As The End of the Tour is based on Lipsky’s book, there has been little that the Wallace estate has been able to do about the film.
That said, Segel’s performance as Wallace has been highly praised, and while no one can say for sure that it was accurate, it was certainly an ambitious and in-depth portrayal. It has also been said that Eisenberg as Lipsky nailed the representation of an entire profession. Little quirks like checking to see if the red light on his recorder was on accurately mimicked the mannerisms of a journalist. Additionally, the intimacy between Segel and Eisenberg, as Wallace and Lipsky, is memorable and engaging.
The End of the Tour was first released at the Sundance Film Festival in January of this year when A24 Films and DirecTV picked up distribution rights to the film. It was then set for a theatrical release in July and gained universal acclaim. Although those close to him may not have found this film the most accurate portrayal of his life as a whole, it still deserves recognition for its stunning performances and strong attempt to peer into the life of a legendary author.
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Writer Beth Michelle is a Chicago-based blogger with a nasty film addiction. Her primary interests include pulp cinema, fashion photography and vintage Japanese film cameras.
Putin puttin’ Palin in her place…
14 Oct
Putin puttin’ Palin in her place…
Partial transcript, CBS, September 2008
Katie Couric: “You’ve cited Alaska’s proximity to Russia as part of your foreign policy experience. What did you mean by that?”
Sarah Palin: “That Alaska has a very narrow maritime border between a foreign country, Russia…”
Couric: “Well, explain to me why that enhances your foreign-policy credentials?”
Palin: “Well, it certainly does, because our, our next-door neighbors are foreign countries, there in the state that I am the executive of … It’s very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia. As Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where do they go? It’s Alaska. It’s just right over the border. It is from Alaska that we send out those to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia…”
John Lennon (b. October 9): “Possession isn’t nine-tenths of the law…”
9 Oct
“Possession isn’t nine-tenths of the law. It’s nine-tenths of the problem.”
~ John Lennon, b. 9 October 1940
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Simon Cowell (b. October 7): “Ending the animal trade would leave more time to trap popstar wannabes.”
7 Oct
“The end of the animal trade would leave more time to trap or beat to death pop star wannabes.”
~ Simon Cowell, b. 7 October 1959
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Thus Spoke Kamasutra: “By getting a hand under her, you will get a leg over her.”
6 Oct
“By getting a hand under her, you will get a leg over her.”
~ THUS SPOKE KAMASUTRA, Friedrich Nietzsche
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Keith Richards on running a mom-and-pop operation
1 Oct
“Mick has to get up in the morning with a plan. Who he’s going to call, what he’s going to eat, where he’s going to go. Me, I wake up, praise the Lord, then make sure all the phones are turned off. If we were a mom-and-pop operation, then he’d be Mom.”
~ Keith Richards
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