Wesley Snipes is facing sentencing today after being convicted of several tax misdemeanors. He had some of his friends submit letters to the court asking for leniency and attesting to his good character. Among the letter writers were Denzel Washington, Woody Harellson, Judge Joe Brown, a Shaolin monk, and Snipes’ personal driver and personal stand-in (who presumably doesn’t have to stand in his stead in this instance).
But the winner by a mile is the letter submitted by Bokeem Woodbine which is actually handwritten on college ruled paper ripped from a spiral notebook (to his credit he did use both sides of the sheet). What on earth was Bokeem doing that he couldn’t find the time to compose his thoughts on a computer? Hell, an email to the judge would carry more weight.
Bokeem
“Oh shit! They Got Wesley? This is an injustice! I need to express myself to the judge! No… no time to log on. You know how slow Windows Vista is. I’ll just (*rip*) take a few of these sheets and put pen to paper….”
The letters can be found here (pdf). If you just want to see Bokeem’s letter, and who could blame you, it is the very last letter in the document.
I have heard about this place, but have never managed to make the trek with my brother. It would take a life time to dig through all those crates.
My brother took the reMitch out to The Thing and they shot a little video inside. It’s nice to get a sneak peak. I could lose an entire weekend in this place.
Dalai Lama Threatens to Resign
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My first thought was, “he can do that? I thought he was born that way…” Then I realized they were referring to his political role not his day job as His Holiness.
Now That’s A Throwback
Mar 15, 2008
Vogue went all old-timey with its most recent cover which, to my eyes, hearkens back to the imagery of Jim Crow-era propaganda.
King James won’t be happy with a ring, he wants your women (all of them) too!
Dina Matos McGreevey on Silda Wall Spitzer
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As the Spitzer thing went down, I wondered what Dina was thinking. Turns out she is still pissed (and rightfully so). She calls the ex-governor of New Jersey the Queens English version of her baby’s daddy.
The City Visible: JJ Hatters
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I am really liking this newish series in the Times. This time the article is on JJ Haters, the haberdashery where I bought my new hat a few months back (which I am in love with). The slide show is here and I actually bought my hat from this guy who, when told by my friend that he thought his hat was too big because he could fit his fingers into the space between his hat and his forehead, responded, “So what? Who walks around with fingers in his hat?”
I told you he couldn’t be trusted!
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Remember when I said I didn’t trust that Jarvik fellow because he looks like President Bush? Pfizer is pulling the ads after coming under congressional scrutiny because - as it turns out - Jarvik isn’t a cardiologist and is not licensed to practice medicine. Apparently, his colleagues are even challenging the claim that he invented the artificial heart! Sounds like a perfect resume for an aspiring Surgeon General in the Bush Administration.
John McCain: Bucking Everything Since 1936
Feb 25, 2008
I just realized that Senator McCain doesn’t adhere to the de facto requirement that an aspiring president’s website only use red white and blue. His banner is black[1] and gold (my high school’s colors).
Gosh John, you maverick, you.
John
Cf. Hillary
Cf. Barack
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[1] I suppose, technically, Barack’s banner has some black in it too…
Congrats to Sheila for her four photo spread in the pulp version of today’s New York Times.
The article is here and the nine photo multimedia slide show is here. This after her first hit in the New Yorker. Looks like someone forgot to tell her she is still in school.
The Collective Snapshot
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Collages made from hundreds of digital images of the same subject (think Golden Gate Bridge, the Notre Dame Gargoyle). These images are actually quite beautiful.
EVOL
Feb 14, 2008
After watching this short twice, I still can’t wrap my brain around how the actors managed to get so many of the facial expressions and movements right since, to make this short, the actors had to do everything backwards (the film was then reversed in post production).
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