Sir Penguin
Hrm...erm hrm. Excellent form, soldiers.
I couldn’t resist. I love penguins. I love their stately air, especially the way Sir Nils waddles neatly between gravity and whimsy.
From Speigel Online, via Arts & Letters Daily
Mary’s Song(s)
Well. The Catholic Church never ceases to amaze me. Just when I think I’ve come to the end of my shock and awe, the Vatican issues yet another surprising endorsement. Apparently somebody decided to write a musical about Jesus’ mother, the ever-controversial and long-suffering model woman (a virgin AND a mother — the standard to which all god-fearing women should aspire!). Upon review, the Vatican has endorsed the musical — complete with a score composed by one Stelvio Cipriani, a musician also responsible for the scores of such films as Black Orgasm and Devils in the Convent.
And to think, my Catholic grammar school didn’t allow anyone to perform Madonna songs at the talent shows because they were by, well, the wrong Madonna.
That would be a great name for an animated short.
