Feature Article

A Windmill, Worcester, Massachusetts

In Worcester, Massachusetts, the skyline has changed. OV editor Michael Grandone reacts to a wind turbine that is a new beacon to a city.

Page Two

Ode to the Cheap Theater

In between the summer blockbuster and November's prestige pictures lies a dead zone at the local cinema. And while the new tv season offers one relief, OV film writer Mike Davin makes a case for the local cheap theater, which "helpfully preserves all the film offerings you didn't quite want to make the effort to see."

Asides

• We'll take any Jerry Seinfeld that we can get. Even if it is shilling for Microsoft. The AP outlines some of the peculiarities of the ad campaign- including the observation that Jerry had a Mac in his TV apartment. But the best tidbit comes via an "expert": "'Seinfeld does represent sort of a challenge,' says Brian Steinberg, television editor for the weekly advertising magazine Ad Age. 'He's not Dane Cook.'" Damn right. #
• We at the OV are feeling rather predictable today, so here's a link to Wes Anderson and Jason Schwartzman shopping at a Borders. Um, we'll save our comments for later- enjoy! #
• A wax dummy of The Pope living under the staircase? Schwarzenegger sculpted as "The Thinker"? Missiles as coffeetables, a diorama of JFK's assasination, and Mao everywhere? The director of Independence Day and 10,000 B.C. has left us speechless, with his gawdy, politically themed man-pad. Confused? Just click here. (PGJ). #