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If you like your novels with a flavorful mix of dirty jokes, slapstick comedy, philosophy, history, and international intrigue, then Ned Beauman's The Teleportation Accident, is certainly the novel for you. It's a period piece describing 1930s Berlin. It's an American Pie-esque comedy about a dude's quest to get laid. It's a treatise on public transportation in Los Angeles. And it's a thriller about a battle to save the world from a mad scientist. It's just so much fun. I loved this book! The plot is hard to describe —but suffice it to say, it's as inventively plotted a novel as you'll find. Don't worry, it's not too difficult to follow, but you do have to pay attention — there are a lot of moving pieces. (If you've read Nick Harkaway's Angelmaker, this novel has many similarities...but I liked this one more, actually.) The protagonist is a dude named Egon Loeser, who lives in Berlin, Germany, in the early 1930s. Loeser (loser?) is a down-on-his-luck designer of theatrical effects for plays, and is working on his masterpiece, a teleportation device that will change the scene of a stage instantly, modeled on a similar 17th century device...but that one had some tragic consequences.Loeser soon develops a crush on a woman named Adele Hitler (no relation to the soon-to-be Fuhrer) and follows her all over the world, from Berlin to Paris to Los Angeles, to try to break his no-sex streak. Along the way, he gets caught up in with an American shyster in France, meets a bunch of scientists of varying degrees of sanity at CalTech, and falls in with a writer of popular novels whose wife may or may not be a spy. It's quite a ride, let me tell you! And, so, the humor — my God, the humor! It ranges from out-and-out slapstick (a scene in a Paris hotel room, where the American shyster glues some fruit to the neck of his mark, purporting it to be a trendy youth-restoring goat-testicle surgery. And then he nearly sex with her. I was crying I was laughing so hard) to witty line-by-line repartee ("He has a face like a four-year-old child's drawing of his father" or, my personal favorite, "He had a vocabulary the size of a budgerigar's...") to purported wisdom that's not really that wise, but is instead hilarious ("Love is the foolish overestimation of the minimal difference between one sexual object and another.").When I finished this, I was shocked to find the somewhat mixed reviews of this novel. To me, this is a novel, for which, if you didn't like it, I'm not sure we can be friends. That's how much I dug it. (Just kidding — but if you didn't/don't like it, you probably have a very different sense of humor than I do.) It's one of my favorites of the year so far, and definitely a novel that deserves a wider readership. Please check it out! (Side note: I read the e-book version of this, so I missed the flap copy. But, as someone on Goodreads pointed out, whomever wrote the following paragraph about the novel, deserves some kind of award. Fantastic! "From Ned Beauman, the author of the acclaimed Boxer, Beetle, comes a historical novel that doesn’t know what year it is; a noir novel that turns all the lights on; a romance novel that arrives drunk to dinner; a science fiction novel that can’t remember what isotope means; a stunningly inventive, exceptionally funny, dangerously unsteady and (largely) coherent novel about sex, violence, space, time, and how the best way to deal with history is to ignore it.")

Adele Lim (Private Practice, One Tree Hill) has signed an overall deal with CBS TV Studios. Under the pact, she will serve as executive producer/co-showrunner on the studio’s new CW drama series Star-Crossed (previously Oxygen) alongside the project’s writer-executive producer Meredith Averill. Star-Crossed chronicles the epic romance between a human girl and an alien boy when he and eight others of his kind are integrated into a suburban high school. Also executive producing the series are Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, Scott Rosenberg, Richard Shepard and Bryan Furst. Star-Crossed reunites Lim with Applebaum, Nemec and Rosenberg. She started out as Applebaum and Nemec’s assistant and worked as a writer for them and Rosenberg on ABC’s Life On Mars and Happy Town. She spent the last three seasons on CBS/CBS TV Studios’ The Good Wife and previously worked with the studio and the CW on Life Unexpected.

“It was a screw up that I’m not proud of.” Disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner launched his campaign for New York City mayor Tuesday night with a video in which he asked voters for a "second chance" two years after revelations emerged that he sent lewd texts to numerous women. "I've made some big mistakes, and I know I let a lot of people down, but I've also learned some tough lessons."This isn't the first time Weiner has begun a campaign with an apology. In 1991, after securing the Democratic nomination for city council, the 27-year-old Weiner was forced to apologize for a bit of dirty politics — which some news organizations at the time described as "race baiting" — by his campaign.Racial tensions ran high in 1991 in the heart of the district that Weiner wanted to serve. Just weeks before the September 1991 Democratic primary, the Crown Heights riots broke out bringing tensions between the district's African-American community and Orthodox Jewish community to a head. Weiner, in the weeks following, attempted to use the tensions for political gain.In the week before the primary, Weiner's campaign sent out a mailer to some 10,000 households — anonymously — tying one of his opponents, Adele Cohen, to then-New York City Mayor David Dinkins and Jesse Jackson. Dinkins was extremely unpopular with voters in the district due to they what perceived as his purposefully delayed law enforcement response to the riots."Obviously, she agrees with the Dinkins/Jackson agenda," the flyer read.Another opponent of Weiner's, Mike Garson, his campaign called "one of Brooklyn's dirtiest campaigners."The New York Times hammered Weiner for the tactics in an editorial entitled "Smears and Fears" after the election. "Mr. Weiner's hit-and-run tactics tarnish his come-from-behind campaign, and point to a gap in the state election law," the editorial read. "Federal campaign rules require that campaign literature disclose its source. New York voters deserve the same sound rule""Race bating," New York Magazine called it in a profile of Weiner. Weiner narrowly won the race, besting Cohen by 195 votes and Garson by 125 votes and Weiner would apologize for his tactics, after his victory."It was a screw up that I'm not proud of," Weiner admitted to New York Magazine in his profile. "I've got to take my lumps for it."

Day 9 of the Cannes Film Festival features La Vie d’Adele  or in English as it is known, Blue is the Warmest Colour. It is the longest film up for the coveted Palme d’Or, at 179 minutes but is typical of director, Abdellatif Kechiche and his intimate and fastidious style in which he allows long takes to develop the characters and tensions in a natural, realistic manner. It is a film loosely adapted by Kechiche from the prize-winning graphic novel by Julie Maroh, “Le Bleu est une couleur chaude”, and portrays a deeply moving portrait of 15-year-old girl getting to grips with her sexual identity and the trials and tribulations of this young love. With a phenomenal performance from Lea Seydoux and a fantastic debut from newcomer, Adele Exarchopoulos it poses intriguing questions from that of  gender and sexual identity to issues of social belonging. Carrying on from this theme of young love, our yacht nominee is BABY LOVE – a lovely Sarnico 65 accommodating up to 6 guests in 3 cabins and available to charter in Corsica and Sardinia. With three large, en suite cabins BABY LOVE has all of the amenities and technology that you could possibly need. With fantastic areas on deck, she is perfect for sunbathing, relaxing and socializing with friends. What’s more she has an incredible top speed of 39 knots meaning it will take no time at all to cruise from destination to destination. Why not check out our honeymoon charter guide if you are thinking about how best to celebrate the beginning of a new journey with a partner. At www.boatbookings.com, we are here to help you plan your perfect luxury yachting holiday. We have a team of highly skilled professionals who are extremely knowledgeable in their destinations and will be able to help you bring together the yacht, the crew and all the other aspects that make your charter special.

A few hours ago, I was able to see silent color footage of Sidney Bechet on the Eddie Condon Floor Show — check it out here – and now I can tell you that there is a Facebook page devoted to Adele Girard and Joe Marsala, harpist and clarinetist, wife and husband — created by their daughter Eleisa Trampler in honor of Adele’s upcoming centennial.  Facebook has eaten up at least ninety minutes of every day, but this is one of many reasons to join in. What next?  Stores selling Rod Cless t-shirts?  Frank Teschemacher refrigerator magnets?  The Complete Works of Frank Melrose? I can only imagine!  (“I ‘like’ it, I ‘like’ it!”) May your happiness increase! Filed under: "Thanks A Million", Bliss!, Hotter Than That, Ideal Places, Irreplaceable, Jazz Titans, Pay Attention!, Swing You Cats!, That Was Fun!, The Heroes Among Us, The Real Thing, The Things We Love Tagged: Adele Girard, Eleisa Trampler, Facebook, Frank Melrose, Frank Teschemacher, Jazz Lives, Joe MArsala, Michael Steinman, Rod Cless

Today you may be seeing rumors that Sony is going to sell off rights to Spider-Man. It’s all based on six degrees of uninformed speculation, which is to say: don’t believe it for a second. The point of the real conversation going on is that the Sony Entertainment division — music and movies, in other words — is the profitable arm of the company, and has been propping up Sony as a whole while the electronics divisions lose money. That being the case, why would the company even think of selling the character that is among its most reliable earners? Answer: it would not. You might want to see Marvel Studios produce an Avengers 2 that features Spider-Man, but it ain’t happening. Not without a very unlikely partnership with Sony, at least. Details below. Here’s the deal: mega-investor Daniel Loeb owns a big chunk of Sony through the hedge fund he manages. He has written a letter to Sony’s current chief, Kaz Hirai, urging Sony to sell a 15-20% public stake in Sony’s entertainment division. (He’s actually urging a slightly different type of sale, but for the purposes of streamlining I’ll generalize to “public offering.”) What he’s talking about is a public offering of some stock, to raise capital and make the division more valuable by proving that people think it is valuable. The thing that spurred conversation today is that Kaz Hirai said the Sony board is considering Loeb’s advice. If they went forward with such a plan, that would turn Sony Entertainment into a more distinct, separate division of Sony. But it would not see any assets leaving the company as a whole. At no place in Loeb’s letter does he suggest selling off Sony assets such as Spider-Man, Resident Evil, or distribution rights to James Bond. That would be insanely rash. Selling off the assets of a profitable division is not a way to increase its value; it would be a fire sale. Take a moment to read the letter from Loeb or peruse a couple of Financial Times articles (1, 2 — Google the article titles that come up, if you can’t see the full text at first) and you’ll quickly realize that selling Spider-Man, or Beyonce, or Adele, or distribution rights to Bond, isn’t something that is on the table. Or you can believe Sony Pictures head Amy Pascal, who in a phone conversation with Harry Knowles today said Sony will never ever (under her leadership) think of getting rid of Spider-Man. Superhero Bits: The Dark Knight Rises, Man of Steel, Hellboy, Avengers 2, Amazing Spider-ManWhat David Fincher Had Planned For ‘Spider-Man’s’ OriginSuperhero Bits: First Look at Curt Connors, Plus Pepper Potts, Wonder Woman, The AvengersSuperhero Bits: Captain America Gets New Costume for ‘The Avengers,’ ‘X-Men: First Class’ is a ‘Reinvention,’ ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ DP TalksScreenwriter James Vanderbilt Returns For ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ SequelComic Book Bits: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Using Pioneering 3D Technology; Chris Hemsworth on ‘Thor’; Ray Stevenson May Return as ‘The Punisher’; Summit Gets ‘Crosshair’; ‘X-Men’ Anime; Stan Lee’s Deposition

Lea Seydoux and newcomer Adele Exarchopoulos headline writer-director Abdellatif Kechiche's latest exploration of love, loss and class.read more

Sundance Selects has acquired U.S. rights from Wild Bunch to Abdellatif Kechiche’s “Blue Is the Warmest Color,” starring Lea Seydoux and Adele Exarchopoulos, following its world premiere in competition at Cannes. The French-language drama was produced by Alcatraz Films, Quat’Sous Films and Wild Bunch. Story centers on a 15-year-old girl who dreams of finding the... Read more »

XXL - Hip-Hop On A Higher Level This week on the charts, two new hip-hop LPs crack the top 50, while the mainstays of the past few weeks continue to dominate. New to the chart this week includes Eve’s long-awaited return Lip Lock, which clocked in at No. 41, and Mike Stud’s debut Relief at No. 40. At the same time, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ The Heist narrowly misses the top ten, while Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city takes the No. 39 spot. 1. Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampies Of The City – 135,000 2. George Strait – Love Is Everything – 122,000 3. Demi Lovato – Demi –  112,000 4. Various Artists – The Great Gatsby OST – 94,000 5. Lady Antebellum – Golden – 55,500 6. Various Artists – Now That’s What I Call Music Vol. 46 - 51,200 7. Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Eexperience - 43,00 8. Michael Buble – To Be Loved - 38,000 9. Pistol Annies – Annie Up – 31,500 10. Amy Grant - How Mercy Looks From Here – 29,000 11. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist – 28,000 12. Blake Shelton – Based On a True Story - 27,400 13. Kenny Chesney – Life On a Rock - 25,000 14. Imagine Dragons – Night Visions - 25,000 15. Trace Adkins - Love Will - 24,500 16. P!nk – Truth About Love - 23,400 17. Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox – 23,000 18. Florida Georgia Line – Here’s to the Good Time - 21,100 19. Rod Stewart – Time - 19,400 20. Escape the Fate - Ungrateful - 16,200 21. Fall Out Boy – Save Rock and Roll - 15,300 22. Lil Wayne – I Am Not a Human Being II – 15,000 23. The Band Perry – Pioneer – 14,500 24. Fantasia – Side Effects of You - 14,300 25. Various Artists – Music of Nashville, Season 1 Vol. 2 – 14,100 26. The Wonder Years - The Greatest Generation – 14,000 27. Lumineers - Lumineers - 12,400 28. She & Him – Volume 3 – 12,300 29. Mumford and Sons – Babel – 11,700 30. Tim McGraw – Two Lanes of Freedom - 11,600 31. Fun. – Some Nights – 11,200 32. Rihanna – Unapologetic – 11,100 33. Pop Evil - Onyx - 11,000 34. Natalie Maines - Mother - 10,500 35. Taylor Swift - Red - 10,400 36. Adele - 21 – 10,200 37. Dillinger Escape Plan - One Of Us Is The Killer – 10,000 38. Luke Bryan – Spring Break…Here to Party – 9,900 39. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city – 9,500 40. Mike Stud - Relief - 9,200 41. Eve - Lip Lock - 9,100 42. Alan Jackson – Precious Memories, Vol. II  – 8,800 43. Erich Church – Chief – 8,700 44. Of Monsters and Men – My Head is an Animal – 8,600 45. Brad Paisley – Wheelhouse - 8,500 46. Luke Bryan – Tailgates and Tanlines – 8,300 47. Jason Aldean – Night Train - 8,000 48. Ed Sheeran - + - 7,900 49. Various Artists – Pitch Perfect OST – 7,800 50. Eric Church – Caught in the Act – 7,700 [via HITS Daily Double] The post Eve & Mike Stud Crack The Top 50 On Billboard appeared first on XXL.

A cantora soul britnica Alice Russell lanou em Abril o lbum To Dust , o quinto a solo e sucessor do projecto colaborativo com oQuantic and his Combo Brbaro em 2012, Look Around the Corner . Russell, que fez virar cabeas com a verso de " Seven Nation Army " dos White Stripes em 2006, passou h dias nos estdios Soundcheck para apresentar alguns dos temas do novo registo, como"Hard And Strong" ou "To Dust" e teve aindatempo para esta sentida verso de" Retrograde ", de James Blake. Podem ouvir a sesso completa Read MoreBlog: Punch!Related: Stream: James Blake Overgrown (Alice Russell Cover)Alice Russell Heartbreaker (Falty DL Remix) [audio]Ben Harper, James Blake, Villagers, Hanni El Khatib and More on KCRW This WeekJames Blake, Bristol, Anson RoomsJames Blake, Lana Del Rey, Adele nominated for Ivor Novella Awards