The Daily Loper – July 30, 2007

Hopefully Ingmar Asked Death About That Whole “Coming in 3’s” thing Edition

Todays links of interest:

• Paris Hilton loses inheritance
  No, she didn’t leave her purse in a nightclub. Grandpa Hilton apparently discovered the Internets this past weekend and was appalled at what he found when he used The Google to search for little Paris. Long story short, the Hilton fortune is going to charity instead of Paris. Finally, some justice.
• Attorney Allred developing reality TV show
  What took so long?
• Former 49er head coach Bill Walsh dies
  The 1980s and early 1990s was a great time to be a San Francisco 49er fan. A large part of that was due to the genius of Bill Walsh. The short pass-oriented so-called "West Coast Offense" was a new wrinkle for the NFL, and one that has repercussions to this day.
• In a Packed San Diego, Entertainment Worlds Collide
  ComicCon: has it gone commercial?
• The wilder bunch
  The Western is making a comeback. This article is also noted because it’s an analysis of a quintessentially American genre with a photo of two, well, non-American actors. It’s all good fun.
• Pride and Provocation
  New Jane Austen movie: more fiction than fact (something that Kirk figured out within two seconds of seeing Anne Hathaway).
• Filmmaker Ingmar Bergman Dies at 89
  He knew it was coming when Death sacrificed that pawn in the 14th move.
• Talk show host Tom Snyder dies: media
  Goodbye to another ‘loper icon.
• Flop may spell end for Lohan
  Another myth shattered: it turns out that all publicity isn’t good publicity. Buh-bye Lindsey, see ya on the basic cable reality circuit.
• Tom Snyder of ‘Tomorrow Show’ dies at 71
  The "Tomorrow Show" was the first place that some of us ever saw bands like U2 and The Jam on American television (though we’re still a bit steamed about the colorcast being cut off during "Funeral Pyre"), but most of all, we loved the infamous "we are not a band, we are a corporation" segment with John Lydon and PIL. Best. Interview. Ever.
• ?Ay, caramba!, ‘Simpsons’ go Hollywood with .9 mil
  While the numbers come as a surprise to some, they shouldn’t. America just can’t say no to the Simpsons.