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Kanye West Clarifies Britney Spears Comments in Vintage Twitter Rant

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

After trash talking Britney Spears on Twitter about her new #1 single and how he “let her” have the top spot, Kanye West feels the need to clarify. Because it’s Kanye, some people assumed this was Taylor-Gate reloaded. But he was seriously not trying to start a feud with Spears, West insists. Naturally, he took to Twitter again to rectify the situation. I’MMA LET U BE #1 : It was a joke, people! Aside from his inability to spell Britney, and the fact that the Shift and 1 keys on his MacBook are going to fall off, his ramblings are fairly well reasoned, funny and self-deprecating. Mostly. Here’s what the much-maligned rapper had to say:

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In Praise of 2001 Acid Freakouts (and Other Disruptions that Make Moviegoing Memorable)

Posted on September 13, 2010 by | Leave a comment

And you thought ringing cell phones were annoying. At a recent screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey , an audience member on LSD lost control and started flailing his arms and yelling during the film’s Star Child sequence. How he kept his cool through Hal’s revolt and the trippy Star Gate sequence is anyone’s guess. Thanks to mobile phone cameras, the freak out is now making the Internet rounds and even though his ramblings are mostly incoherent, the video is quite a spectacle. It also made me think about those rare instances where audience disruption can actually enhance moviegoing.

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In Praise of 2001 Acid Freakouts (and Other Disruptions that Make Moviegoing Memorable)

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