News and Notes 
Hallelujah reaching Unchained Melody territory
The oft-covered Leonard Cohen tune “Hallelujah” has continued its climb up the UK charts, thanks in large part to its prominent use in Simon Cowell’s British TV show X Factor. X Factor winner Alexandra Burke isn’t the only one benefiting. Jeff Buckley’s estate and Mr. Cohen himself are also feasting on all of the over-exposure. According to BBC News, Cohen’s original […]
So much for ‘food democracy now’
So much for the 52,000-plus people calling for “food democracy now” in an online petition asking President-Elect Barack Obama to consider one of six “sustainable” choices for the next secretary of agriculture. As initially anticipated, a pick not among Food Democracy Now’s sustainable six will reportedly be named by Obama on Wednesday: former Iowa […]
Will you miss me when I’m gone?
Don’t believe the rumors. Scratch that. The rumors are true. The 22-year-old Arena Football League has canceled its 2009 season. Diehard Bon Jovi fans in Philadelphia aside, will anyone actually miss indoor football when it’s gone? I once read a book and wrote an article about a journalist playing arena football “Paper Lion” style, but […]
Golden Globe nominations announced
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Doubt” and “Frost/Nixon” led the way with five nominations each for the 66th Golden Globe awards announced today on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Web site. Early Oscar favorite, “Slumdog Millionaire,” received a nod for best drama, best director (Danny Boyle), best original score and best screenplay. Bruce Springsteen’s […]
Congressman trying to legislate college playoff
It looks like President-Elect Barack Obama isn’t the only politician mouthing off about college football’s broken BCS system. A member of Congress, who perhaps unsurprisingly is a Texan, was planning to introduce legislation on Wednesday aimed at forcing college football to use a playoff to determine the Division-1A national champion. According to an Associated Press article, Rep. […]
News and Notes: No hall for Santo
Nine-time All-Star Ron Santo was again denied entry to the Baseball Hall of Fame, this time falling nine votes shy in a vote of living Hall of Famers on Monday. The lovable Chicago Cubs third basemen, who belongs in the Hall of Fame moreso for his play on the field than his scattered-brained shamelessly biased […]
News and Notes: Art Shop this weekend in Philadelphia
If you’re going to be anywhere near Philadelphia this weekend, don’t miss the ART SHOP in Kensington/Fishtown. Click HERE if you live in the Delaware Valley and the poster above doesn’t already provide enough information/enticement to go.
News and Notes: Full Sundance lineup revealed
Now that Sundance has announced the complete lineup of 118 films showing at the upcoming film festival, those of us who aren’t lucky enough to make it to Park City can read about some of the films we might get a chance to see someday. Looking over the list of competing and non-competing films, there are dozens […]