Daily Archives: 6/4/2003

Perhaps we need Spike Lee TV

Time for the latest chapter in the Attaboy Book of Celebrity Self-Importance. We’ve already documented the adventures of people like Liza Minelli and Madonna. Today’s episode stars famed filmmaker Spike Lee, who’s a bit upset over the plans to rename cable network TNN to Spike TV. According to Lee, he believes the move is an [...]

Maines: Open Mouth, Insert…

Cleveland, Ohio — Sunday, June 1, 2003 — The Dixie Chicks, embroiled in controversy over comments about President Bush prior to the battle of Iraq, cancelled a Cleveland concert Sunday night. The group blamed the last-minute postponment of the show on a sore throat suffered by singer Natalie Maines. In an interview with the medical [...]

Criminal Mastermind

If you want to witness the total manipulation of the criminal justice system, and specifically the process of capital punishment, you need to pay attention to the story of William Wells, a recently-arrested alleged serial killer in Jacksonville, Florida. You’ll also be a bit surprised at some if the idiotic comments made about Wells’ past [...]