Despite the fact it reaches 100 bajillion degrees in April, the Coachella Festival went on at full force in Palm Springs, California, last weekend. The three day event has become a magnet for celebrities and paparazzi. Last year Scarlett Johannsen sang with the Jesus and Mary Chain, and this year Sean Penn made an appearance while Shia LaBeouf soaked in the sun on the grass.
Penn took the stage at Coachella calling for volunteers to ride with him from Palm Springs to New Orleans to protest the war and build houses for the homeless.
"Um, hello, boss? Yes, I'm going to be out for the next week riding upon a bio-diesel bus with actor Sean Penn, building houses for the homeless. If you need me, I can be reached on my cell in New Orleans. Thanks!"
Photo courtesy of Ohlalamag
Ajumma saw Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay last night and assures you it sucked. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle became a hit because people loved the two average characters who just wanted to get to their favorite restaurant when mishaps ensued. They encountered people we all have known like extreme wannabe jocks, nerdy Asian students, and potheads lacking short term memory. In H&K2 the guys are jumping out of airplanes, partying at a mansion in Miami, and smoking weed with President Bush. Plus, in H&K2 their girlfriends both looked like models. Real? I think not. Bring back Cindy Kim!
Anyway, the best part about H&K2 was definitely the preview of Seth Rogen and James Franco's new comedy, Pineapple Express. Watch it here!
"Yeti" is part of a series by artist Nate Wragg, courtesy of Nucleus Gallery in Alhambra, CA.
In one of my favorite clips, Razor Ramon chats up Japanese children about food they hate to eat.
Nixon Watches now has new photos of team members Mos Def and Milo Ventimiglia on their site.
This morning my wheelchair-bound mother (with whom I'm staying while my dad attends a conference in the cities) subjected me to the Today show. Some old rowdy woman in Florida found a 5-foot alligator tromping through her kitchen and caught it on video. Apparently the gator broke in to find food or find a mate. After a struggle with a trapper, the alligator was taken off site to be killed. The stupid old bag went on in animated fashion about how she got to touch the alligator and how its back was hard as stone. No mention of feeling badly that the alligator was destroyed for doing what nature intended it to do.
Ajumma stepped into The Forbidden Kingdom expecting to see a trashy Hollywood train wreck with actors Jet Li and Jackie Chan thrown on the tracks. Instead the film offered witty dialogue, a quick pace, reasonable action sequences, and lots of laughs. Jackie Chan is a true showman and robust martial artist. While Jet Li moved fluidly (his praying mantis made my heart skip a beat), his acting was very wooden. Twice during the movie I recognized scenes straight out of Karate Kid. Something to note is that the kiss between the white protagonist and the Asian girl which appeared in the preview never occurs in the film. So unlike the Karate Kid, this white boy doesn't get the Asian girl. Assssssa!
