Nick Jonas Joins Les Miserables Today, Hello Kitty Motor Oil Exists - Morning Update - 06/21/2010
Crystal Bowersox's Album Going 'Great,' Says Collaborator Wayne Wilkins (Billboard)
"She's the real deal," producer/songwriter Wayne Wilkins -- who hit the studio with Bowersox on Wednesday (June 16) -- tells Billboard.com. "I've only worked with a couple of 'Amerian Idol' contestants before, and in terms of songwriting, she's the most developed on that front. She literally could sit in a room with anybody, grab a guitar and start writing."
A Brazilian Twitter Campaign That Really Is for the Birds (NY Times) - CALA BOCA GALVAO!
Yanks clarify Lady Gaga's access (ESPN)
Internal Docs Show BP Downplayed Spill (Daily Beast) - Okay... FBP
Nick Jonas makes West End debut in Les Miserables (Daily Mail) - My name is Marius Pontmercy!
Nikki Haley Under Fire for Religion (Daily Beast) - Critics are claiming she's not really a Christian Methodist because she is a child of Indian Sikh immigrants.
Hello Kitty motor oil (Boing Boing) - Heart.
Economic reality versus ideology: spending cuts and recovery (Boing Boing)
In America, many self-described deficit hawks are hypocrites, pure and simple: They're eager to slash benefits for those in need, but their concerns about red ink vanish when it comes to tax breaks for the wealthy. Thus, Senator Ben Nelson, who sanctimoniously declared that we can't afford $77 billion in aid to the unemployed, was instrumental in passing the first Bush tax cut, which cost a cool $1.3 trillion.
France continues infighting, refuse to train, director quits (Yahoo News) - The French soccer team just imploded. Oh well, now that this is almost over, I hope Thierry Henry does sign with the New York Red Bulls soon.
Graeme McDowell wins the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach (Yahoo News) - Third round leader Dustin Johnson choked. His three shot lead vanished when he triple-bogeyed the second hole.
Listening to Opera: Surest Sign You're a Psychopath (Moviefone) - LOL!
Here are a few of cinema's most heartless bastards, gangsters and other heavies whose music choices are just one manifestation of the depths of their depravity.
Bacon Pancakes (The Litterbox)