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Pink Pearl
''Pink Pearl'' is the fourth album by American singer-songwriter Jill Sobule, released in 2000. The record, whose name is both a model of pencil eraser by Eberhard Faber and a slang term for the clitoris, contains the singles "One of These Days" and "Rainy Day Parade". The album peaked at No. 10 on CMJ's Triple A radio airplay chart, and at No. 75 on CMJ's Radio 200 chart in May 2000. The album includes the satirical "Heroes", which suggests that every potential hero turns out to be deeply flawed: :William Faulkner drunk and depressed :Dorothy Parker mean, drunk and depressed :And that guy in '' Seven Years in Tibet'' turned out to be a Nazi :The founding fathers all had slaves :The explorers slaughtered the braves :The Old Testament God can be so petty The album's "Mary Kay" is a joking yet sympathetic take on Mary Kay Letourneau, the teacher who had sex with a 13-year-old student. "Lucy at the Gym" is a portrait of anorexia. The song "Mexican Wrestler" was later covered by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Sobule
Jill Susan Sobule ( ; January 16, 1959 – May 1, 2025) was an American singer-songwriter best known for the 1995 single "I Kissed a Girl", and "Supermodel" from the soundtrack of the 1995 film ''Clueless''. Her folk-inflected compositions alternate between ironic, story-driven character studies and emotive ballads, a duality reminiscent of such 1970s American songwriters as Warren Zevon, Harry Nilsson, Loudon Wainwright III, Harry Chapin, and Randy Newman. Autobiographical elements, including Sobule's Jewish heritage and her adolescent battles with anorexia and depression, frequently occur in Sobule's writing. In 2009, Sobule released ''California Years'', an album funded entirely by fan donations, making her an early pioneer of crowdfunding. Early life Sobule was born into a secular Jewish family in Denver, Colorado on January 16, 1959. Her father, Marvin Lee, was a veterinarian, and her mother, Elaine, was a musician. She had a brother, James. Sobule attended St. Mary's A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia nervosa (AN), often referred to simply as anorexia, is an eating disorder characterized by Calorie restriction, food restriction, body image disturbance, fear of gaining weight, and an overpowering desire to be thin. Individuals with anorexia nervosa have a fear of being overweight or being seen as such, despite the fact that they are typically underweight. The DSM-5 describes this perceptual symptom as "disturbance in the way in which one's body weight or shape is experienced". In research and clinical settings, this symptom is called "body image disturbance" or Body dysmorphic disorder, body dysmorphia. Individuals with anorexia nervosa also often deny that they have a problem with low weight due to their altered perception of appearance. They may weigh themselves frequently, eat small amounts, and only eat certain foods. Some patients with anorexia nervosa Binge eating, binge eat and Purging disorder, purge to influence their weight or shape. Purging can manifest a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omnichord
The Omnichord is an electronic musical instrument introduced in 1981 by the Suzuki Musical Instrument Corporation. It allows users to play distinctive harp-like arpeggios produced through an electronic strum plate, simulating the experience of playing a stringed instrument. Originally conceived as an electronic autoharp, the Omnichord found popularity due to its portability, unique timbre, and kitsch value. The various Omnichord models feature a touch plate that the user strums, organ-like chords, preset drum rhythms and auto-bass line functionality. A grid of buttons allow the user to select major, minor, and 7th chords to be triggered by the strum plate, chord buttons and bass-line accompaniment. Production ceased with the OM-300 model in 1996. In later years, it underwent a resurgence in popularity due to renewed interest in vintage electronic instruments. A new model, the OM-108, was released in 2024. History The development of the Omnichord started with a reques ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mekons
The Mekons are a British Post-punk band formed in 1976 as an art collective. They are one of the longest-running and most prolific of the first-wave British punk rock bands. The band's style has evolved over time to incorporate aspects of country music, folk music, alternative rock and occasional experiments with dub. They are well known for their exuberant live performances. History The band was formed in 1976 by a group of University of Leeds art students: Jon Langford, Kevin Lycett, Mark White, Ros Allen, Andy Corrigan and Tom Greenhalgh — Gang of Four and Delta 5 formed from the same group of students. They took the band's name from the Mekon, an evil, super-intelligent Venusian featured in the British 1950s–1960s comic ''Dan Dare'' (printed in the ''Eagle''). The Mekons were described as a more chaotic version of Gang of Four; Lycett stated the band operated on the principle that "anybody could do it ... anybody could get up and join in and instruments could be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Timms
Sally Ann Timms (born 29 November 1959) is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Leeds, England, she now lives in the Chicago area, where she works as a paralegal.Lipez, Zachary.Mekons Finally Get Their Revenge: An Interview with Sally Timms of the Long Running UK Band. Vice.com, 17 July 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2024 She is best known for her long career as co-lead singer for the post-punk band The Mekons which she joined in 1985,[ Sally Timms] at Allmusic and who have been described as "arguably […] the longest-running of all bands that emerged in the British Punk rock, punk explosion of 1977".Caligiuri, Jim.Ten Minutes with Sally Timms. ''The Austin Chronicle'', 16 April 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2024 Timms has had a successful solo career in the Lo-fi music, lo-fi electronics and alternative country genres, notably writing the song "Horses", covered by Will Oldham. Career Born in Leeds in 1959,Wallenfeldt, Jeffthe Mekons in ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The West Wing
''The West Wing'' is an American political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White House, where the Oval Office and offices of presidential senior personnel are located, during the fictional two-term Democratic Party (United States), Democratic administration of President Josiah Bartlet. ''The West Wing'' was produced by Warner Bros. Television and features an List of The West Wing characters, ensemble cast, including Rob Lowe, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer (actor), John Spencer, Bradley Whitford, Martin Sheen, Janel Moloney, and Stockard Channing. For the first four seasons, there were three executive producers: Sorkin (lead writer of the first four seasons), Thomas Schlamme (primary director), and John Wells (filmmaker), John Wells. After Sorkin left the series at the end of the fourth season, Wells assume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawson's Creek
''Dawson's Creek'' is an American teen drama television series about the lives of a close-knit group of friends in the fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts, beginning in high school and continuing into college. It aired from January 20, 1998, to May 14, 2003, for six seasons. The series stars James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery; Katie Holmes as his best friend and love interest, Joey Potter; Joshua Jackson as their friend Pacey Witter; and Michelle Williams as Jen Lindley, a New York City transplant to Capeside. The show was created by Kevin Williamson and premiered on The WB as a mid-season replacement. It was produced by Columbia TriStar Television (renamed Sony Pictures Television before the final season) and was filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina. Along with '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and '' 7th Heaven'', ''Dawson's Creek'' became one of the flagship shows for The WB and launched its main cast to international stardom. The show placed at No. 90 on ''En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felicity (TV Series)
''Felicity'' is an American drama television series created by J. J. Abrams and Matt Reeves and produced by Imagine Television and Touchstone Television for the WB. Brian Grazer and Ron Howard were executive producers through Imagine Entertainment. The series revolves around the college experiences of the title character, Felicity Porter (portrayed by Keri Russell), as she attends the "University of New York" (based on New York University), across the country from her home in Palo Alto, California. The show ran for four seasons from September 29, 1998, to May 22, 2002, with each season corresponding to the traditional American university divisions of freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years. In 2007, ''Felicity'' was one of ''Time'' magazine's "All-''Time'' 100 Best TV Shows". AOL TV named ''Felicity'' one of the "Best School Shows of All Time". In June 2010, ''Entertainment Weekly'' named Felicity Porter one of the "100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years". Plo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Barone
Richard Barone is an American rock musician who first gained attention as frontman for the Bongos. He works as a songwriter, arranger, author, director, and record producer, releases albums as a solo artist, tours, and has created concert events at Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl, SXSW, and New York's Central Park. He teaches the course "Music + Revolution" at The New School's School of Jazz and Contemporary Music, has served on the Board of Governors of The Recording Academy (GRAMMYs), serves on the Advisory Board of Anthology Film Archives, and hosts the "Folk Radio" show on WBAI New York. Early years Richard Barone was born in Tampa, Florida, and began his music career at age seven on local top-40 radio station WALT (now known as WTIS) as "the Little DJ." By age sixteen he was producing local bands and recorded the idiosyncratic performer Tiny Tim after the two met following a Tampa performance. It was Tiny Tim who first suggested to Barone that he should live in Greenwich Vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystery Men
''Mystery Men'' is a 1999 American superhero comedy film directed by Kinka Usher (in his feature-length directorial debut), written by Neil Cuthbert, loosely based on Bob Burden's '' Flaming Carrot Comics'', starring Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, William H. Macy, Greg Kinnear, Claire Forlani, Kel Mitchell, Paul Reubens, Janeane Garofalo, Wes Studi, Geoffrey Rush, Lena Olin, Eddie Izzard, and Tom Waits. The film details the story of a team of lesser superheroes with unimpressive powers who are required to save the day from a criminal genius when Champion City's resident superhero gets captured. ''Mystery Men'' received generally positive reviews from critics but was a box-office bomb, grossing only $33 million worldwide against a $68 million budget. Plot In Champion City, the amateur superhero team of Mr. Furious, the Shoveler, and the Blue Raja attempt to make a name for themselves, but their inexperience, infighting, and dubious abilities generally result in frustration w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Stiller
Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Known for his blend of slapstick humor and sharp wit, Stiller rose to fame through comedies such as ''There's Something About Mary'' (1998), ''Zoolander'' (2001), and ''Tropic Thunder'' (2008). Stiller is also known for his work in franchises such as the Meet the Parents (film series), ''Meet the Parents'' films (2000–2010), the Madagascar (franchise), ''Madagascar'' franchise (2005–2012), and the Night at the Museum (franchise), ''Night at the Museum'' films (2006–2014). Ben Stiller filmography, His films have grossed more than $2.6 billion in Canada and the United States, with an average of $79 million per film. List of awards and nominations received by Ben Stiller, His awards and honors include an Emmy Award, a Directors Guild of America Awards, Directors Guild of America Award, a Britannia Awards, Britannia Award and a Teen Choice Awards, Teen Choice Award. Stiller i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Roberts
Emma Rose Roberts (born February 10, 1991) Additional on October 9, 2016 is an American actress, singer and producer. Known for her performances spanning multiple genres of film and television, her work in the horror and thriller genres have established her as a scream queen. Her accolades include a Young Artist Award, an MTV Movie & TV Award, and a ShoWest Award. After making her acting debut in the crime film ''Blow'' (2001), Roberts gained recognition for her lead role as Addie Singer on the Nickelodeon television teen sitcom ''Unfabulous'' (2004–2007). For the series, she released her debut soundtrack album, '' Unfabulous and More'', in 2005. She went on to appear in numerous films including '' Aquamarine'' (2006), ''Nancy Drew'' (2007), '' Wild Child'' (2008), '' Hotel for Dogs'' (2009), ''Valentine's Day'' (2010), '' It's Kind of a Funny Story'' (2010), and '' The Art of Getting By'' (2011). Looking for more mature roles, Roberts had starring roles in the films '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
