Simpsons Cast Inks Deal: 20th Season is a Go

Posted on 03. Jun, 2008 by spencer in Comedy, TV

For those waiting in clench-jawed anticipation for another season of The Simpsons, there’s good news. With the announcement that the voice cast is getting raises, plans for the show’s 20th season are all but cemented. No doubt the cast does a great job voicing so many characters (was anyone else flabbergasted at The Simpsons Movie credits?), but one has to wonder if the raise could end up being the financial liability nail in the coffin.
With a healthy, yet declining viewership and continuous claims from long-time fans and critics that [...]

George McGovern: Voice of Reason

Posted on 07. May, 2008 by spencer in Politics

There’s a reason why Hunter S. Thompson thought fairly well of George McGovern (well, for a politician anyway…) – his idealism didn’t stand in the way of his reason. (Maybe. It’s been a while since I read Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ‘72. I kinda forget the details, except the part where Thompson talked football with Nixon). Now once-Democratic Presidnetial candidate George McGovern, a longtime Clinton supporter, has pulled his endorsement and is now backing Barack Obama.

From Times OnLine:
Senator McGovern had been a high profile Hillary Clinton [...]