Tag Archives: Hollywood

The Untold History of Zines… Doug Holland on Pathetic Life

By Mark | October 3, 2021

When I set out to interview all of the folks that were doing work that I respected back in the ‘90s, during the golden age of zines, there was one person I knew I wouldn’t be able to speak with. I’d been told by multiple people that Doug Holland, the man behind the legendary zine […]

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I was going to post something completely different tonight, but here’s Oprah’s Golden Globes speech

By Mark | January 7, 2018

“I want all of the girls watching here now to know, that a new day is on the horizon.” Here is Oprah’s full speech accepting the 2018 Cecil B. DeMille Award. #GoldenGlobes pic.twitter.com/x2siib4WZI — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 8, 2018

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged #metoo, 2020, Oprah, sexism, sexual assault, women's rights | 205 Comments

Marky Mark v. Tom Cruise: Battle of the Deluded Narcissists

By Mark | November 13, 2013

Hate crime perpetrating underwear model turned actor Mark Wahlberg is in the press today. It appears as though he “lost his shit” during a live Q&A when the moderator indirectly referenced a comment made by Tom Cruise, about how his job is, in some ways, like “fighting in Afghanistan.” Wahlberg, who portrays a Navy SEAL […]

Posted in Observations, Uncategorized | Also tagged 9/11, hate crimes, Lone Survivor, Mark Wahlberg, Navy SEALS, Tom Cruise | 12 Comments

Digging though the Hollywood archives: Ted Healy’s drawing of Wallace Beery, and Wallace Beery’s murder of Ted Healy

By Mark | February 23, 2013

Every once in a while, I’ve been known to go off on a tangent. Something obscure will pique my interest, and, for whatever reason, I find that I’m not able to let it go. (Does anyone remember my interest in the large school bell that was rung by the 19 year old Orson Welles in […]

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Mike G, walking in the footsteps of a serial killer, on the set of Dexter

By Mark | July 8, 2012

My friend Mike G sent around a photo a few days ago of himself on the set of the Showtime series Dexter. I’ve never seen the show, as I don’t think think that rooting for a protagonist that happens to be a serial killer would contribute toward making me a happier, more optimistic person, but, […]