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Friday, February 13, 2009
Viagra for Votes?
With election season fast approaching, the mayor of Mexico City has found some rather creative ways to to put smiles on the faces of would-be voters.
According to the New York Times, Mayor Marcelo Ebrard has added sand to public pools and banned cars from major roads on Sunday for cyclists.
Oh and he started an ‘inflation’ campaign that gives free - that’s right free - Viagra,- that’s right Viagra - to poor men age 60 and over.
Levitra and Cialis are also up for grabs.
Ebrard has said his stimulus plan is a way to bring smiles to the face of those who have reached the golden years, the Times article published Friday, Feb. 13, said. Read it here.
“Everyone has the right to be happy,” the mayor said. “They don’t have medical services, and a society that doesn’t care for its senior citizens has no dignity.”
What do you think? Comment below.
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TweetNo other Joker? Should Heath Ledger be the last Joker?
Batman has squared off against other Jokers, but a group of Heath Ledger devotees said he was the best and should be the last actor to play the super villian.
A trio from Buenos Aires, Argentina recently launched the petition website “Heath, The Ultimate Joker” .
It calls for movie studios to withdraw the demented clown from any future Batman movies.
The petition had 17,541 just before 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13.
“Can you imagine the super human efforts film companies would have to go through to find a fourth Joker after Heath Ledger? Is a better Joker even possible to imagine? Entertainment producers ‘sorry, but it’s simply impossible’ It’s impossible to imagine, impossible to draw or dub much less repeat the performance,” the website says.
Ledger is a hot contender to win a posthumous Oscar at the Academy Awards later this month for his portrayal of the Joker in Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight.”
Ledger died of a drug overdose in January.
Cesar Romero played the Joker in the 1960s Batman TV series and Jack Nicholson portrayed him in Tim Burton’s Batman
What do you think? Are the website’s creators on to something? Was Ledger the best Joker ever? Should the Joker be retired?
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TweetAussie buys Dayton talent agency
One of Dayton’s largest talent and modeling agencies has been sold to an Aussie.
Veteran Cincinnati-based talent agent Peter Condopoulos has purchased the Roof- Goenner Talent Agency.
Condopoulos, who was born in Australia, will eventually change the name of the firm to the P.C. Goenner Talent Agency.
He bought the agency two weeks ago from Marsha Roof who purchased it in 2003 following founder Jo Goenner’s death.
Roof and longtime talent agent Jim Payne have retired, Condopoulos said.
The agency moved from its Webster Street location Sunday, Feb. 8, and is now temporarily located at 1000 Dutoit St., Dayton.
Condopoulos is considering locating the Dayton office in the Oregon District.
The agency also operates an office in Columbus.
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