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Everyone has secrets. But while they may be terribly embarrassing or humiliating to the people who keep them buried year after year, their exposure rarely makes a ripple beyond the outer boundaries of their lives. But people aren’t the only ones who carry secrets. Powerful institutions like governments and business also sometimes have information they [...]
Posted by Geoff Shakespeare on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Business, People, Politics · Tagged Afghanistan, Al Pacino, America, American government, Archer Daniels Midland, Archers Daniel Midland, Army, Associate Director, Atomic Energy Commission, Atomic Workers Union, Bradley Manning, Carl Bernstein, Cherly Eckard, Cheryl Eckard, Coleen Rowley, company poisoning, Congress, contaminated testing equipment, Daniel Ellsberg, Detective, disease, diseases, Federal Bureau of Investigation, film, food additives, food industry giant, Frank Serpico, Geoff Shakespeare, Glaxo Quality Assurance Manager, GlaxoSmithKline, GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC, Harvard, intelligence analyst, International Olympic Committee, Iraq, J.Edgar Hoover, Japan, Julian Assange, Karen Silkwood, Kerr-McGee, Kerr-McGee Corporation, Knapp Commission, Lady Gaga, Major, Marc Hodler, Marine Lieutenant, Mark Whitacre, Mass media, Matt Damon, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, New York, New York City, New York Police Department, Official, Oklahoma, Pentagon, Peter Buxton, Peter Buxtun, Plastic surgery, president, president of their Bioproducts Division, Puerto Rico, RAND Corporation, researcher, Richard Nixon, Robert McNamara, Robert Woodward, Salt Lake City, Secretary of Defense, shock, Silkwood, ski coach, Swiss mountains, syphilis, testing equipment, the 2002 Winter Games, The Informant, The New York Times, The New York Times Co, the Olympics, the Salt Lake City Games, the Washington Post, The Washington Post Company, U.S. Attorney’s Office, U.S. Public Health Service, United States, untreated syphilis, US government, USD, Utah, venereal disease, venereal disease investigator, W. Mark Felt, Washington, White House, worker, World Trade Center, Zacarias Moussaoui
The annals of Pop Music history are rightly filled with the talented and charismatic men and women who played, sang, and danced their way into the public consciousness. Fans memorize their songs, see their shows, and most importantly, buy their records. But great albums and singles don’t just come out of nowhere. It takes a [...]
Posted by Geoff Shakespeare on Monday, April 18, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Business, Music, People · Tagged Alison Krauss, Allison Krauss, artist, B.B. King, Beatles John Lennon, Berry Gordy, Brian Eno, britney spears, Burnett, Busta Rhymes, Butch Vig, California, Carl Perkins, cent, Chad Hugo, Cheap Trick, Christmas, curtis mayfield, Daniel Lanois, Detroit, Dirty Bastard, Dr. Dre, drummer and soundtrack composer, eminem, england, enterprising drug dealer and rapper, Entertainment_Culture, Foo Fighters, Garbage, Geoff Shakespeare, George Clinton, George Harrison, George Martin, Gordy, guitarist and singer, Ike Turner, influential soundtrack coordinator, Jackie Brenston, jerry lee lewis, Joaquin Phoenix, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Justin Timberlake, kate bush, King, lawyer, legendary producer and soundtrack supervisor, Liverpool, local D.J., Los Angeles, magician, Mark Howard, Marvin Gaye, meat loaf, michigan, Motown, Music, musician, My Girl, Nazz, O Brother, Patti Smith, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Pharrell Williams, Phil Spector, Pop Music, producer, rap artist, record producer, Reese Witherspoon, Ringo, Robert Plant, Sam Philips, Sam Phillips, Smokey Robinson, Snoop Dogg, solo artist, songwriter and producer, songwriter and session player, Stevie Wonder, T-Bone Burnett, The Band, The Beatles, The Big Lebowski, The Counting Crows, The Counting Crows and The Wallflowers, The Jackson 5, The Joshua Tree, The Neptunes, the supremes, The Unforgettable Fire, The Wallflowers, Todd Rundgren, U2, United Kingdom, United States, West Coast, Where Art Thou?
Originally popularized by Alfred Hitchcock, the term “MacGuffin” refers to the object in a movie that drives the action. In most cases, what the MacGuffin actually is irrelevant. It exists solely to get the characters moving and drive the plot forward. The only real requirement is that it must be something people are willing to [...]
Posted by Geoff Shakespeare on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under Movies · Tagged Al Qahirah Governorate, alfred hitchcock, Anton Chigurh, Big Lebowski, Brigid, Cairo, California, Casper Gutman, Charles Foster Kane, Coen brothers, creepy assistant, Detective, Donnie, egypt, Entertainment, Entertainment_Culture, Fiction, film, film noir, Geoff Shakespeare, ghostly trucker, Humphrey Bogart, Josh Brolin, Kiss Me Deadly, L.A., Los Angeles, MacGuffin, Maltese Falcon, Mike Hammer, Narratology, No Country for Old Men, orson welles, Pee-wee Herman, Pink, Plot, Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino, reporter, Sam Spade, The 39 Steps, The Big Lebowski, The Maltese Falcon, United States, unseen newsreel reporter, USD, waitress, Walter, Wee Herman
Top 10 Fictional Doctors You Don’t Want An Appointment With There are plenty of fantastic fictional doctors. Whether it’s the cantankerous, but brilliant Dr. Gregory House on House or the inexplicably “McDreamy” Dr. Derek Shepherd on Gray’s Anatomy, there are plenty of top-notch made-up medical professionals ready to take the best pretend care of their [...]
Posted by Geoff Shakespeare on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 12:01 am
Filed under Comics, Movies · Tagged Cannibalism, Charlton Heston, Christian Szell, Clarice Starling, Derek Shepherd, dirty old metal mask, Doc Holliday (Tombstone), Doctor, Doctor Mindbender, Doctor Zoidberg, doctors, Dr. Giggles, Dr. Zaius, dustin hoffman, Emilio Lizardo, Entertainment, Eric Awesome, Eric Awesome Show, fake doctors, fictional doctors, film, G.I. JOE, Geoff Shakespeare, Hannibal, Hannibal Lecter, Health, healthcare, Health_Medical_Pharma, hideous scars, John A. Zoidberg, Lawrence Olivier, Medicine, Mindbender, movie doctors, Nazi Concentration Camp dentist, Nazi dentist, planet of the apes, psychiatrist, scars, scary doctors, scientist, Steven Brule, Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Tim Awesome, Tim Awesome Show, top 10 doctors, TopTenz.net, TV doctors, Val Kilmer, Victor Von Doom, worst doctors, Zoidberg (Futurama)
