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I planned put up this post over three hours ago, but I had a project to do that took up all my time, and it isn’t even fully finished yet. Better late than never though. The long standing James Frey controversy has finally been put to rest. His best selling memoir “A Million Little Pieces” has been confirmed as a literary lie. The truth behind the controversy was revealed when James was interviewed by the queen of talk herself on the Oprah Winfrey Show, the place where it all started, so I guess it was the most fitting place to end it. She carefully dissected every questionable event in his book, the time in jail, the dental surgery, the death of “Lilly”, everything. Frey broke down under Oprah’s barrage of questions, yet still tried to defend the validity of his book. How brazen! I knew his book was a lie all along. It all began with the Smoking Gun’s report, and when the publishers of his book began offering refunds to customers.
Even though I’m glad the truth was revealed and Frey was exposed as a lying rat, I somehow felt sorry for him. He looked like a criminal under trial, blank stares and all. Woe be unto those that invoke the wrath of Oprah. If you’ve been living in a cave for the past few months and are unaware of this whole thing, I have a post that clears it up. And the sad thing is that it was such a compelling book that he could’ve just sold it as fiction. But non-fiction books obviously have more appeal, as they have that “reality” factor. Frey’s little stunt has done damage not only to his reputation, but the reputation of rehab centers and the memoir business. Drug addicts reading his book will see rehab as a place of torture instead of hope, and every memoir following this will have its validity questioned. Despite that, I just glad that the truth came out before his lie could do any more damage.
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I’m a big fan of Smallville, and watch it religiously. So naturally the 100th episode couldn’t miss me, especially with the all the hype over the impending death of someone close to Clark. I even fought my little sister for the remote, which made her cry. She wanted to see “The Planet’s Funniest Animals” on Animal Planet. Now before you call me a bad brother, tell me, which is the better show? One chronicling the formative years of the greatest superhero of all time, or one with animals doing remotely humourous things to the tune of canned laughter?
The episode started out well enough. Clark revealed his secret to his girlfriend Lana and proposed to her. She said yes. His father, Jonathan Kent, beat Lex Luthor in the race for Senator. All wonderful news, obviously done to create joy, which would ultimately be crushed by overwhelming sadness. But who would die? Certainly not Clark, Lex or Lois. All signs pointed to Lana. And bingo! She died, in a nasty car accident after being chased by Lex Luthor. Clark was distraught, and asked Jor’el why she had to pay for this mistake. If you’re late to the party, Clark lost his powers and to regain them, a life had to be exchanged. Jor’el gave him the chance to save her life, but a life still had to be taken.
Clark went back in time and saved his love’s life. But his happiness was short-lived, because by saving the woman he loved the most, he lost the man he loved the most - his father. His dad died of a heart attack. I was surprised, but I’m reading websites saying that in the comics he was the first of Clark’s parents to go, so I guess I’m not the comic book connoisseur I thought I was. It was one of the best and most emotional episodes ever. But like winning an Oscar, the 100th episode carries a curse. Many series get canceled after reaching that milestone because they’ve run out of material. Let’s hope that fate doesn’t befall Smallville.
I planned put up this post over three hours ago, but I had a project to do that took up all my time, and it isn’t even fully finished yet. Better late than never though. The long standing James Frey controversy has finally been put to rest. His best selling memoir “A Million Little Pieces” has been confirmed as a literary lie. The truth behind the controversy was revealed when James was interviewed by the queen of talk herself on the Oprah Winfrey Show, the place where it all started, so I guess it was the most fitting place to end it. She carefully dissected every questionable event in his book, the time in jail, the dental surgery, the death of “Lilly”, everything. Frey broke down under Oprah’s barrage of questions, yet still tried to defend the validity of his book. How brazen! I knew his book was a lie all along. It all began with the Smoking Gun’s report, and when the publishers of his book began offering refunds to customers.
