These are my links for August 28th through September 11th:
Sonic Youth To Release New Material On Matador in 2009
After rampant speculation, Matador Records can confirm the label will be releasing a new studio album from Sonic Youth sometime in 2009. Having fulfilled their contractual obligations to the Universal Music Group, Sonic Youth recently reached an agreement with Matador to release the band’s 16th album of new material in all worldwide territories, save for Japan.
‘Fletch’ author Gregory Mcdonald dies - Arts, books, more- msnbc.com
PULASKI, Tennessee - Gregory Mcdonald, whose best-selling "Fletch" mystery books also were made into films, has died, according to his manager. He was 71.
creamy baked mac-and-cheese | smitten kitchen
Mac and cheese is one of these sinful beauts that I encourage everyone to make, at least once. There’s no comparison, not even a nominal one, to the box mixes, and if I told that the essence of most recipes is to boil milk, stir in cheese, pour it over par-baked pasta and bake it until it’s crusted, would you then believe me?
The Believer - Interview with David Simon
But instead of the old gods, The Wire is a Greek tragedy in which the postmodern institutions are the Olympian forces. It’s the police department, or the drug economy, or the political structures, or the school administration, or the macroeconomic forces that are throwing the lightning bolts and hitting people in the ass for no decent reason.
The Wire DVD news: Announcement for The Wire - The Complete Series | TVShowsOnDVD.com
This past June we let you know that HBO Video was working on a DVD release of The Wire - The Complete Series. This morning HBO and distributor Warner Home Video has now formally announced the title, giving it a December 9th release date on their schedule. This will be a big 23-disc set going for $249.99 SRP.
HBO chickens out; Preacher too much - TV Squad
PreacherIt looks like HBO is just TV after all. After airing such intense fare as The Sopranos and Carnivalé, the new head of production, Sue Naegle (or at least that's my guess on who pulled the plug based on the quotes) is pulling the plug on the in development HBO adaptation of DC/Vertigo's Preacher. The Garth Ennis-Steve Dillon comic book series was controversial for its intense violence and handling of religious subjects, but it was also a huge sales and critical hit.
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