June 2011
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August 2008
2 posts
“Russia is no longer the Soviet Union. You’d think conservatives would...”
– The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
“So now the Republicans are going around — this is the kind of thing they...”
– Obama pumped up over attack on his energy strategy - Los Angeles Times
July 2008
20 posts
Screech Writes ‘Saved by the Bell’ Tell-all --... →
Sometimes a book deal comes along that you never knew you were waiting for, but, once it’s announced, you realize it has been your secret wish all along. Which explains our reaction to the news that Dustin Diamond, whose high-pitched nerdy exploits as Samuel “Screech” Powers figured prominently in nearly thirteen (!) years of Saved by the Bell incarnations (plus that infamous sex...
“Touring ruins of the Citadel in Amman, Mr. Obama strode confidently with his...”
– The TV Watch - Obama Overseas! In Presidential Mode! Back Home, It’s McCain in a Golf Cart. - NYTimes.com
The U.S. Presidential Candidates: Cartoons in the...
There’s a whole bunch just like the ones below here.
“If people aren’t protesting, becoming nauseated by, or threatening...”
– I Don’t Have Time For Noncontroversial Art Exhibits | The Onion
Jewcy
The New York Times today has an in-depth look at Jews and their tattoos. Turns out that whole “you’re not allowed to buried in a Jewish cemetary if you have a tattoo” thing is an urban legend invented by Jewish mothers with an aesthetic aversion to chinese characters and tribal symbols. Read the article here.
This week, the script for Tarantino’s new movie was sent around Hollywood studios. Internet movie guru Harry Knowles is not surprisingly gushing over it (“This will be the best movie that Quentin Tarantino has made yet.”) What’s it about?
Basically - it’s a story about an all Jewish American unit sent behind the lines into Nazi Occupied France with the mission...
I Heart My iPhone
Reposted from tuaw.com (the unofficial apple weblog):
While most people are waiting in line for their soon-to-be new friend, pal and everyday communications device, the world’s top tech reviewers have already been playing with the long awaited device. Below is a summary of their findings along with links to their full reviews of the iPhone 3G. Walt Mossberg (Wall Street Journal)
Pros:...
The Queen of Harlem Real Estate
For two weeks this past November I served as a juror in a lawsuit between a real estate agent and her former broker/employer, Willie Kathryn Suggs, the so called “Queen of Harlem Real Estate.” The new issue of New York Magazine profiles Ms. Suggs, who is a central player in the debate over Harlem’s gentrification at the expense of its historical black roots. It’s an...
Watchrockuboff:
Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency
(theonion.com)
Hah!
Michael Ian Black: Some Ways to Casually Put Down... →
In promoting his new book, “My Custom Van,” Michael Ian Black has started a literary feud with best-selling author and New Yorker/NPR contributor, David Sedaris. Here he gives you tips on how to tastefully make fun of Sedaris in the presence of company. Or as Black puts it, “some suggestions for how to subtly put down this best-selling memoirist the next time you find...
Media Matters - Fox News airs altered photos of NY... →
“During a segment in which Fox & Friends co-hosts Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade labeled New York Times reporter Jacques Steinberg and editor Steven Reddicliffe “attack dogs,” Fox News featured photos of Steinberg and Reddicliffe that appeared to have been digitally altered — the journalists’ teeth had been yellowed, their facial features exaggerated, and...
Believe Me, It's Torture →
Christopher Hitchens undergoes the “enhanced interrogation tactic” known as waterboarding and concludes that it is indeed torture.
Hurray! Huey Lewis and the News is Back and...
Woah. Huey Lewis penned the theme song for the Judd Apatow-produced upcoming movie, Pinapple Express. Apparently, Seth Rogen asked the esteemed Mr. Lewis personally, hoping to give the movie a “Power of Love” like vibe. You can listen to the results here at the record label’s Myspace page, and read more about the collaboration here. I think it’s a pretty decent job -...
June 2008
48 posts
Bacon Flow Chart
[via Nick]
“This felt like when your mom forces you to go visit your Aunt Ida and she has to...”
– A major Clinton donor describing Thursday’s meeting between Clinton and Obama and about 150 of Clinton’s top donors.
Political Radar: Tensions Remain Among Clinton Donors
The New Cult Canon: Punch-Drunk Love →
The AV Club give a very thoughtful write-up on one of my favorite movies of all time.
Update on the “most amazing catch ever” video. It’s a fake. Thank you, Zack, for being like the guy who tells you there’s no such thing as Santa.
"I'm Typing So Fucking Hard I Might Break My...
You might have read about Kanye West’s performance at Bonnaroo, where he kept an audience of thousands waiting until 4:30 in the morning, prompting the audience to throw shit at the stage and chant “Kanye Sucks.” Kanye’s taken a lot of heat for the fiasco, and apparently it’s THE MADDEST HE’S EVER BEEN! I’ve reposted his blog post below:
I am sick...
Neave Television ...Television Without Context →
You know how in movies during a particularly surreal scene, there’s always a television on in the background playing some bizarre or old timey program? This is like a collection of all that shit. Click the scene to change channels.
Kevin Powell for Congress →
Kevin Powell, the cast member of MTV’s first season of the Real World (New York) is running for Congress. He’s running to represent Brooklyn’s 10th district (that’s downtown Brooklyn, which ironically, will be the upcoming location for the next season of the Real World).
Matthew Broderick on Ferris Bueller
AVC: Ferris Bueller is considered to be your signature role, but you’ve very rarely played characters since who are as self-assured and confident. Why do you think that is? Why was that role such a success and such an anomaly at the same time?
MB: I don’t know. At the time, smartly or stupidly, I wanted to make sure that I could do other things, because [Ferris Bueller] was so...
Jerry Seinfeld Eulogizes George Carlin →
In case you missed, Seinfeld wrote an Op-Ed in today’s New York Times regarding the recent passing of George Carlin.
“It just makes me even sadder to think that when I reach my own end, whatever tumbling cataclysmic vortex of existence I’m spinning through, in that moment I will still have to think, “Carlin already did it.”
WatchThis is bananas. The ball-girl at a AAA baseball game makes one of the most amazing catches I’ve ever seen. Who says girls can’t play baseball?
““Nuke The Fridge” - Urban Dictionary Definition:
Nuke the fridge...”
– Urban Dictionary: nuke the fridge
Songs Sung New: The Best Tracks of 2008 So Far... →
“With this film, Myers puts a shotgun in the mouth of comedy and kills it. This...”
– Harry Knowles of aintitcoolnews.com on Mike Myers new movie, The Love Guru.
You Built an Electric Car . . . Out of a DeLorean? →
The DeLorean Car Show this weekend in Gettysburg, Pa., will probably bring out many different examples of the much beloved stainless steel car, from pristine restorations to the requisite B.T.T.F. (that’s “Back to the Future”) time machine conversions. But the most interesting car at the biannual event could be an electric DeLorean, built by Dave Delman out of his garage in Jericho, N.Y.
Giving Birth to Yourself Costume →
Just click it. I think it’s safe for work, but the more prudent might feel otherwise.
Another Smear Email Makes Its Way Across the...
From: [Redacted]
To: [Redacted]
Subject: WHO IS BARACK OBAMA?
There are many things people do not know about BARACK OBAMA. It is every American’s duty to read this message and pass it along to all of their friends and loved ones.
Barack Obama wears a FLAG PIN at all times. Even in the shower. Click here to find out more!
Barack Obama says the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE every time he sees an...
The Gentrification of the East Village ... in... →
A mid-1980s article from New York Magazine about how the East Village is giving way to chain stores, galleries and cofee shops.
Jewish Rosaries →
By new crush, Carlen Altman.
Update on The State DVD: Now with 50% more... →
Joe Lo Truglio says its coming this fall.