A frog goes into a bank…

by | Apr 3, 2008 | Mirth

A frog goes into a bank and approaches the teller. He can see from her nameplate that her name is Patricia Whack.  “Miss Whack, I’d like to get a $30,000 loan to take a holiday.” Patty looks at the frog in disbelief and asks his name. The frog says...

Anglo Icon Scores From The Grave Again

by | Apr 3, 2008 | Literary News

from the NY Daily News ‘Twist’ my arm! Dickens tome brings $229G BY CHRISTINA BOYLEDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Thursday, April 3rd 2008, 4:00 AM A first edition of Charles Dickens’ “Oliver Twist” sold for a record $229,000...

The Man Who Went Trying To Come

by | Apr 3, 2008 | Culture Music Art

snipped from Daily Swarm excerpt of a GQ excerpt James Brown really was a Sex Machine: “That man died trying to come” TDS EDITORS   Sean Flynn’s lengthy James Brown profile in this month’s GQ (excerpted online here) is making headlines for its claims that...

The Great Annie Leibovitz

by | Apr 2, 2008 | Culture Music Art

from the New York Observer What Makes Annie Shoot? The great Leibovitz realized she was never a journalist but made news with magazine covers. An artist who was once fascinated with her subjects lately seems largely fascinated with herself   BY CHOIRE SICHA  “I look...