“Now, now, my good man, this is no time for making enemies.”
—Voltaire, on his deathbed, when asked by a priest to renounce Satan
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From the category archives:
Celebrity
There’s this:
Which is a riff on this (one of the most famous record covers ever):
Which is, in turn, a riff on this (a perfectly lovely photo of the Queen from 1977):
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HRH Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall were attacked in London by angry students protesting the proposed tuition hikes. Good things Rolls Royce still uses high-quality steel in its motorized coaches.
And, for your listening pleasure, a studio version of The Sex Pistols’ most famous song (in convenient non-moving video form):
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50 Cent’s “In Da Club” translated into the Queen’s English (via Kottke)
When I arrive in my Mercedes-Benz
I find the nightclub is full of actors
Basically, a lot of different people want to have sex with me
And I mean A LOT
I fear change
Xzibit is preparing a marijuana cigarette
I am very good at interpretive dance
Gunshot injuries have had no effect on my gait
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“I am particularly glad to no longer be asked when the Beatles are coming to iTunes.”
-Ringo Starr, from the Apple press release
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That seems to be the premise of a Slate piece today by the insightful Troy Patterson, who argues that, above all else, she has a sense of humor with regard to herself. Witness, as exhibit one, her self-satirization in Borat. All of this may be true, but the line that stopped me short was this one:
This is not a bimbo: Wherever else the woman’s tongue may have been, it is often found in her cheek.
It’s a swell piece of writing, to be sure. And it also offers a terse summary of his premise. My problem with it are the visuals it conjures. I prefer to live my life without thinking about Tommy Lee or Kid Rock in any circumstances whatsoever (as do, I believe, most sentient human beings). Needless to say, that wasn’t possible as I tried to enjoy my first cup of coffee this morning, while reading this story.
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