The Emmy nominations were the usual mix of the sublime, the ridiculous and the just plain inexplicable. For every nomination they got right (finally recognizing Neil Patrick Harris' work in HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and likewise Rainn Wilson's iconic Dwight from THE OFFICE to name two) there were at least three nominations that make you go "say wha?" My personal biggest bone to pick is that not only were THE WIRE and BATTLESTAR GALACTICA not nominated in the Best Drama Series category, it was determined they WEREN'T EVEN ELIGIBLE!! That means that thousands of Emmy voters reviewed the DVD's, sent in their mailers and decided that two of the best serialized dramas ever weren't among the ten best shows of the past year.
And that is why no one really cares about the Emmys my friends...but I'll watch at least some of the awards this year to see THE SOPRANOS get their inevitable valedictory send-off.
I Ain't Sayin' She's A Golddigger...
Padma Lakshmi (pictured) has filed for divorce from fatwa-victim and best-selling novelist Salman Rushdie. (Read both MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN and THE SATANIC VERSES by the way. They are both brilliant works of modern fiction.) No reason was given for the separation, except for the vague catch-all "irreconcilable differences." Rumor has it that she has been canoodling with a rich 67-year old New York billionaire named Ted Forstmann, but her publicist/flak insists they are just "business partners."
Hmmm...since Lakshmi rocketed from relative obscurity as Mrs. Rushdie, she has released two best-selling cookbooks, had a memorable guest starring appearance on the now-cancelled ENTERPRISE and become host of the popular Bravo TV show TOP CHEF. Sometimes it pays to marry up.
I'm just sayin'...
Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom...
A steam pipe in New York City goes kablooie when cold rainwater gets into it. Everyone automatically flashes back to 9/11 as debris, mud and steam rain down on midtown Manhattan. I say, who can blame them.
But seriously, THIS is part of what supposedly makes New York one of the greatest cities in the world?
With Apologies to SI, This Week's Sign of the Apocalypse
Washington Redskins runningback Clinton Portis implied that no one would care about the Michael Vick's alleged involvement in dogfighting and animal cruelty if he wasn't black, stated that the story was no big deal because "they're just dogs" and said that a lot of people in rural areas have engaged in dogfighting over the years so it's a "cultural" thing. (Vick grew up in Newport News, VA, a city of over 200,000 people.)
Finally, a clarification from a previous blog...it may have sounded in my last post like I was anti-Catholic given my reaction to the huge settlement against the LA archdiocese. I just want to make it clear that I have a problem with antiquated, stodgy church doctrines presented as God's will (when they were in fact, based on the doxology of a long line of mortal men), but of course, as with any faith, there are many good ideas and principles as well as things that can be taken or left behind. Ultimately, it is a personal, individual choice although I wish those who claim to speak for a religion would actually recognize it.
Peace...
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