Burma Unshaven

by | Mar 4, 2008 | Culture Music Art

from the LA Times Laughing through the junta’s gag Myanmar’s famous comedy troupe, unable to publicly stage its satirical routines, still pokes fun at the ruling generals nightly at home. “Joking shares the suffering,” says one member. By Paul...

The Greatest Story Never Told

by | Mar 4, 2008 | Culture Music Art

Weinsteins option Bob Marley biopic Staff and agencies Tuesday March 4, 2008 guardian.co.uk Bob Marley on Hellshire beach, 1973. Photograph: Esther Anderson/Corbis The first ever biopic of Bob Marley is in the works, after film producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein...

Even the Angels Thought Mick Was An Ass

by | Mar 3, 2008 | Culture Music Art

from the London Telegraph Hells Angels plotted to kill Mick Jagger By Richard Eden, Deputy Editor of Mandrake Last Updated: 2:25am GMT 03/03/2008 Sir Mick Jagger has long been regarded as one of rock music’s greatest troupers, but, until now, he has been unaware...

Dorm Gossip Turns Slimy on the Internet

by | Mar 3, 2008 | Mirth

By Marc Fisher at Washington Post T.J. Bateman had never heard of JuicyCampus.com until a friend told him he had been discussed on the Web site, which urges college students nationwide to “give us the juice.” Someone wrote, anonymously, that Bateman, a...