“Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence, and police said drugs may have been a factor. He was 28. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the Manhattan apartment believed to be his home. The housekeeper who went to let him know the masseuse had arrived found him dead at 3:26 p.m.”–from an Associated Press article
The Australian-born actor was nominated for an Oscar for Brokeback Mountain.
January 22, 2008
Heath Ledger
January 20, 2008
January 18, 2008
Torchwood
Torchwood–the complete first season–is having its DVD release for the United States on Jan. 22, 2008, says amazon.com .
January 9, 2008
Persuasion
A new DVD of Jane Austen’s Persuasion from BBC and Masterpiece Theatre is being released in the United States on January 15, 2008, says amazon.com.
January 8, 2008
New Hampshire, 8:01 p.m.
A minute after the polls closed in New Hampshire, MSNBC is reporting that with 10% of the vote reported, Hillary Clinton has 38% of the vote, and Barack Obama 36%. It will be interesting to see whether those percentages change as the night goes along.
January 4, 2008
Hillary Clinton in Iowa
Well, Hillary Clinton came in third in the Iowa caucus polls. Her campaign dropped me as a friend at Facebook a few months ago. Was that simply a glitch or was it an indication that the campaign staff are arrogant and overconfident? I tend to think the latter, but of course I don’t know. She is going to need every single vote she can get, and if her staff think otherwise, they are very much mistaken.
