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What’s On at Flavorpill: The Links That Made the Rounds In Our Office

By Caroline Stanley on

Today at Flavorpill, we wished LEGO a very happy 80th birthday. We read the first few entries to Dave Eggers’ 90 Days, 90 Reasons, a political project which currently includes contributions from cultural icons like Roger Ebert and George Saunders. We were fascinated by this infographic of every trip… Read More

Celebrity

A Brief Timeline of Kanye West’s Ploys for Attention

By Emily Temple on

It’s not news to anyone that Kanye West is one of the most egomaniacal, attention-hungry stars of our day. Not that there’s necessarily anything wrong with that — in a lot of ways, it just comes with the territory, and it’s part of the Kanye package we all know and (to varying degrees) love. With the recent release of “Theraflu,” in which Kanye talks about his affection for his oft-rumored love interest Kim Kardashian, the critics are abuzz with questions — is this real, or yet another ploy for attention from two celebrities famous for their love of the spotlight? We’re not sure, but so we can all get a little perspective on the topic, we’ve put together a little retrospective of Kanye’s attention-grabbing antics for your reminiscing pleasure. Click through to see a very brief timeline, and let us know if we missed your favorite controversy in the comments. … Read More

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The Morning’s Top 5 Pop Culture Stories

By Caroline Stanley on

1. So, Kanye West performed his new album last night at Bowery Ballroom, and he said some things. Ten minutes worth of things. Namely about George Bush and Taylor Swift. (video) [via The Awl]
2. Not that we usually care about Dancing with the Stars, but we have to admit that we’re… Read More

Books

Required Reading: Modern Political Memoirs

By Daniel McGillivray on

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has finally done it. Every cent — or pence as it were — of the nearly £5 million he received as an advance (and any resulting royalties) for his memoir A Journey: My Political Life will go to the Royal British Legion, a charity dedicated to the welfare of past and current UK servicemen and women. Though the book isn’t released until September 1 in the UK (September 2, stateside), The Guardian reports that Blair is already climbing the bestseller charts.

Political memoirs have always been popular. Time magazine has a list of the Top Ten Political Memoirs, which while historically sweeping, is not nearly as entertaining as the Washington Post‘s nominees for the “Least Accurate Memoirs.” Recently, with publishers leaning on celebrity authors for assured sales, there’s been a glut of this once honored format. Here, we walk you through a few of the biggies. … Read More

Music

Things That Will Happen Before Beatles Catalog Is on iTunes

By Michael McGregor on

With The Beatles: Rock Band and the band’s entire remastered catalog hitting retail shops today, it’s no wonder that we hear more rumors that EMI, the Fab Four’s floundering label, and Apple, ye proprietor of the country’s largest retail music shop, finally reached a deal to sell the Beatles catalog on iTunes. Sky News would have you believe it’s true, quoting Yoko Ono as their source. Of course, Sky News removed the link almost immediately after publishing, though not before a host of news services picked up on the story.… Read More

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Britney Spears and James Joyce — More Similar Than You Might Think [Morning Links]

By Caroline Stanley on

“Britney Spears didn’t invent the dirty pun in her new song title. She stole it from Joyce and Shakespeare.”

VH1 is bringing back Behind the Music! And they’ve landed Lil Wayne!

Sorry if this makes you lose your breakfast: Bush has allegedly already written 30,000 words of his $7 million dollar book.… Read More

Theatre

An (Expensive) Final Night with Will Ferrell

By Alex Catarinella on

Barack Obama’s first day in office was January 20th, which was also the evening of the first preview for You’re Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush. While you might have had enough of Bush in the past eight years, it seems Will Ferrell has not had enough of playing his infamous Dubya character. And despite that little problem known as the recession, $837,000 in first week ticket sales suggests that America’s not done with him either. Maybe it’s some kind of national Patty Hearst Syndrome?

Before you pick up and move to Canada, as most reviews point out, the big (and possibly only) draw for You’re Welcome America is its star, not the show itself. After the jump, see why we’ll be saving $100 by renting Old School and waiting to watch this one on HBO for free. … Read More

Books

Books Are Cheap, Twyla Tharp Is Tough and Other Cultural Headlines

By Caroline Stanley on

Books: Sam Jordison of the Guardian points out that these days, the smartest way to entertain yourself is picking up one of those books you bought ages ago but never found the time to read.

Dance/Opera: The Washington Post reveals that Twyla Tharp might be 67 years old but she still does … Read More

Music

Bush Settles the Score for Ex-Fugees Producer

By Caroline Stanley on

According to Reuters, former Fugees producer/rapper John Forte was one of the 14 offenders listed in Bush’s first round of presidential pardons — a power that we find absolutely NUTS. Before Forte was arrested for drug trafficking in 2000 for lugging around a briefcase containing $1.4 million worth of… Read More

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What’s On At Flavorpill – Links That Made the Rounds In Our Office

By Caroline Stanley on

Today at Flavorpill when we were supposed to be busy working we said ‘hebbo’ to Tarvuism, let Google do the dirty work for us, drooled over these handsome book covers, discovered that it’s definitely not Christmas yet, wondered why cyclists are acting out in New… Read More