Julian Ayrs & Pop Culture

Archive for January 29th, 2009

Manilow, the Joker or Ellen Degeneres on prozac?

Well, I expect some peacock feathers will fly on Sunday (Feb. 1st) when my scintillating list of the 10 Worst-Dressed Men is posted!
Actually, it wasn’t difficult to rustle up a list of the 10 Best, which will be unveiled in tandem with the fashion disasters.
In fact – so [...]

Jessica Simpson…pregnant?

Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: January 29, 2009

Yesterday, Zimbio posted a publicity shot of Jessica Simpson on their main web page with a caption that noted how “healthy” she looked.
One glance at the photograph – and I was inclined to note to myself – “pregnant”.
This morning the airwaves were rife with fat jokes about Jessie and speculation that the moment’s “it” girl [...]

Urban Achievers

When “The Big Lebowski” screened at “Insomniac Cinema” a few months ago, there was a big turn out at the midnight show in West Hollywood.
Frankly, I don’t recall encountering such a boisterous rambunctious crowd of filmgoers descending on a movie house with such fan frenzy in recent days.
“The Big Lebowski” topped the “Rocky Horror [...]

Just moments ago, President Barack Obama signed his first bill into law.
With a brief flourish of his pen (he’s left-handed, by the way) Mr. Obama affixed his signature to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Bill, then passed off the keepsake to Ledbetter as a posse of Government Officials nodded approval on the sidelines.
The President noted [...]

The producers of “Coming of Age in Korea” invite theatre-goers to two pre-show receptions over the upcoming weekend.The first party mixer is slated for Friday January 30th (6:30 p.m.) one hour prior to curtain.
The second soiree will be tossed on Sunday Feb. 1st @ 1:00 p.m.
The play – in a nutshell – focuses on three [...]