Stories tagged "joker"

NEW YORK -- A New York Police Department spokesman says the actor Heath Ledger has been found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence. Tuesday, January 22, 2008.

In Episode Stripe, we discuss the recent sad news of the passing of Heath Ledger and the impact the news has had on his fellow Australians. We also get into an argument about the Digg Revolt of 2008.

"GPDMCU: Operation Slipknot"

When an Australian person, such as Ledger or Steve Irwin, is swept up into worldwide celebrity, they become part of the pride of and in our nation. There is an factor of pride that feeds into the country's nationalism and patriotism...

There are only a few movies that break the norms and become something special because they didn't do what everyone else did before them. The latest Batman movie The Dark Knight is just one of those movies.

This web site is supposed to be "unleashed" by The Joker sometime today. Let's follow it and see what happens, shall we?

Empire Magazine’s next cover, featuring the Dark Knight's Joker, confirms the heavy influence of Dave McKean's 1989 take on the character. This new version looks like he stepped right off the pages of the comic, as this side-by-side comparison shows.

Despite fierce competition from a colorful Rogues Gallery that is arguably the best in comics, The Joker will continue to stand alone as Batman's No. 1 adversary.

PerthNow at News.com.au has put up an area where people can comment and post their condolences to the Ledger family. I encourage you to post something if you have time; and sharing this story is also appreciated.

"Last week I probably slept an average of two hours a night," Ledger told the Times. "I couldn't stop thinking. My body was exhausted, and my mind was still going." He said he took two Ambien pills, which only worked for an hour, the paper said.