Posted briefly last night; reposted after confirming

So, apparently the Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry film Magnum Force (yes, the one co-written by Michael Cimino) is now to be an off-Broadway musical, with music by Robyn Hitchcock.

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That does it; Mercury is fired.

(Really, next to that, the datum that my apartment mate is off to pose for TimeOutNY's singles issue in full SCA armor barely merits a footnote.)

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Iceland to appoint first openly lesbian Prime Minister.

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A sculpture of an enormous bronze-colored shoe has been erected in Iraq to honor the journalist who threw his shoes at ex-US President George W Bush.

"Since his arrest, Mr Zeidi, a TV journalist, has reportedly been beaten in custody, suffering a broken arm, broken ribs and internal bleeding.

"He has been charged with aggression against a foreign head of state, and faces up to 15 years in jail if convicted. His family denies he has done anything wrong."

Geeeelliam!

An article on Terry Gilliam's upcoming SF thriller, The Zero Theorem.