2008 Woodie Awards
TimeOut Articles
"Thunder" parodies Hollywood
Ben Stiller, Robert Downey and Tom Cruise parody themselves and Hollywood.
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Hollywood stars do not deliberately try to make fools of themselves. Their careers depend on their images; credibility as an artist is of the utmost importance to the actor. "Tropic Thunder" took that paradigm, chewed it up, squeezed it out the other end and flushed it out like yesterday's business.
93.3 The Planet's Birthday Bash to rock out Littlejohn
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93.3 The Planet celebrated their 12th birthday on Sept. 30 in loud fashion, calling upon Buckcherry, Shinedown, Saving Abel and Premaree to join the festivities. The concert began ominously with the unknown Premaree. Originally scheduled for the show, Avenged Sevenfold cancelled the first leg of the show leaving a spot to be filled.
On the Prowl
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When it comes to sex, many of the same rules of real estate still apply: LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! And so does the real estate agent, who'll be showing you around. Waterfront real estate is usually a good buy and so are the penthouses because the higher up, the better.
The Top 5
Thoughtful Gifts For Your Squeeze
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5: Movie Lover: With gasoline near $4 a gallon, who has the money to drive 10 miles to the local video store to rent a movie? More disappointing than that is getting to the store only to see your first choice is already taken. Stop the unnecessary trips and disappointment.
The Dining Duo
Griffin's Sports Bar
Katie is from the suburbs of Washington, D.C, and on her victory lap as a senior. After former Diva Amanda graduated Clemson (and is now a graduate student at Georgia State), she decided on recruiting Nick to bring a male perspective and some red meat to the column.
Quick Cut-out
French Bread Calzones
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Yields: Four small calzones 1 (11 oz) can Pillsbury Refrigerated Crusty French Loaf 3 cheddar sausage links (Hillshire Farm Cheddar Wurst is recommended) 1 cup shredded Italian cheeses (plus more for sprinkling) 1 tablespoon from Good Seasons Italian dressing envelope Nonstick cooking spray (such as Pam) Add sausage links to a skillet heated on low-medium setting; cook 10 minutes, turning frequently.
Be Kind, Rewind
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Dang, y'all. Things are rough, aren't they? We're driving around in circles trying to find open gas stations, and we're watching the stock market nosedive while our politicians scratch their heads. We're entering the final sprint to the election, and things are unsurprisingly turning nastier and meaner by the second.
Crime shows premiere on CBS
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I've learned my scheduling abilities over the past three years not from high school but from CBS. Over the last three years, I've somehow managed to arrange my already rigorous schedule based not around school or softball but around the CBS crime dramas. I came to find out, however, that I certainly wasn't the only one to do such a thing.
Horoscopes
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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Aquarius, you're the Water Bearer. You might want to keep this in mind today when you guzzle down three lattes before heading to that important interview. I suggest investing in rubber underwear. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) According to the stars, this upcoming week is going to be fantastic! Well, except for the failed midterm, being shot down multiple times for a date, and your stolen laptop.
On [tech]
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So presentation day has come, and your group is depending on you to remember to bring that PowerPoint presentation via USB drive. The only problem is, you left the drive at home! I don't know about you, but this has happened to me multiple times. Thankfully, there is a solution.
