Updated: At 6:47 pm EST on Friday, January 9, Mississauga-based Ryan Grech secured a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records, in the category of “Continuous TV Viewing.” Grech watched consecutive episodes of the television series 24 for almost three whole days without stopping. His final tally was 71 hours and two minutes, handily surpassing the previous record by 64 minutes and therefore proving that Grech is just as tough as Jack Bauer (at least in some regards).
Archive for January 10th, 2009
U2’s Bono: Good “Times”
or bad “Times”? U, 2, can decide!
We’re not sure if the following is a cryptic clue about the (we’re assuming) devastating lyrical candidness of the new U2 album due on March 3, but here is an excerpt of the band’s frontman sounding off in the first of Bono’s dozen planned op-ed columns for The New York Times in 2009:
There’s a voice on the speakers that wakes everyone out of the moment: it’s Frank Sinatra singing “My Way.” His ode to defiance is four decades old this year and everyone sings along for a lifetime of reasons. I am struck by the one quality his voice lacks: Sentimentality.
Recommended: “Last Call” by Tim Powers
You like stories about Las Vegas, right? You know, stories about washed-out, recently-widowed, alcoholic card sharks, and the thugs who try to kill them before the one last big game? If you do, and you won’t be scared off by some deftly handled mystical mumbo jumbo along the way, you’ll get a kick out of Last Call. Read More
