February 2008
February 27, 2008Parting thoughts on Diablo, plus the inside story of the Ordway's new season
How very meta. Everyone knows the story by now: Diablo Cody goes from City Pages blogger on pop culture to pop culture "it" girl (the spoofs are already rolling in). But what does her startling ascent to Oscar-winning fame really mean? And will it last? To me, it means she's done what several months of striking didn't do for Hollywood writers -- pointed out that good writing matters (no matter what the evidence to the contrary at this... Read more » Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 in Front & Center | Permalink | Comments (1) |
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February 13, 2008The return of Jeune Lune, Leigh Kamman, and Diablo Cody
Before I get into the thick of the week's shows, I thought I'd share an interesting perspective that blog writers have on the world, namely the searches people do to find this page. It'd be great to think people are Googling "intellectual + arts" or hey, me, but not a chance--here are some of the real searches people have done to get there: "Diablo + Cody + leopard + print + pics." Nice. "Diablo + chick" Uh-huh. "Smart + Diablo + pic." You don't want those dumb pics, or dumb Diablos. And possibly my favorite: "How + much + did + Diablo + Cody + receive + for + screenplay" Hey, I kinda want to know, too. Sorry you had to read about local theater instead. Keep those searches coming, though, folks,... Read more » Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 in Front & Center | Permalink | Comments (0) |
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