August 2011
1 post
Watch(via TWO New Episodes Of Bestie x Bestie! YES! | Videogum)
June 2011
5 posts
Example of when "stats" should not determine...
or when “stats” do not equal “facts”?
Episode 9 of Top Chef: Masters is a challenge to fix a meal for a member of the armed forces, and the family member is the contact. (I have my own qualms about the obligatory army episode of these things but that aside…))
The four members are four men, two (apparent) Caucasians, one Guatemalan and one from Hawaii.
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On re-watching "Shine"
1) I love Geoffry Rush.
2) “Religion is nonsense.” “It’s also a goldmine if you know where to dig.”
The movie is not about religion, but damn if that isn’t a great quote.
“I first noticed the bird motif on the pro-ana sites. Girls described wanting to...”
– Natasha Vargas-Cooper slayed this
(via drinkyourjuice)
Never. Even. Thought. About. This.
It is interesting though. Though the fact that my favorite birds are Ravens, Owls and Male Peacocks is funny.
Though I’d be perfectly OK with hatching young. I don’t want to birth and nurse anything.
...
the best thing about bad tv?
the good actors in it who know they are in bad tv.
hilarious.
May 2011
6 posts
Watching Elizabeth for the first time (I see your...
Just finished my fast and furious run of the Tudors, so I still had a hankering for some sweet costumes and broad interpretations, if not outright (entertaining) inaccuracies.
The film opens with an ugly, rank and bitter Mary with a dark court and a midget Lady in Waiting then goes to the beautiful Elizabeth with a sweet pastoral life.
James Frain is killing it in “Spanish face” and...
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Scene: James in kitchen making burritos, me in...
*Sounds of falling things in fridge*
James: Whoa, guys! Calm down!
Me: What? Fridge trouble?
James: That cucumber is DRUNK.**
**this is said in EXACTLY the tone/phrasing that someone would use about a person at a party who is drunk. You know the one.
I miss tumblr.
I’ve been working a lot on upping my game at my part time job, writing actual book reviews and being on the radio, a few examples of which are below.
I’m also looking to start a wordpress or some shit for a place for all my writing so that I can send someone a link to my work without worrying about swears or pictures of naked ladies or videos of cats in hats on mats.
Any suggestions?
Water Rat of Wanchai Review (Vancouver Sun) →
Oh, and it was in print too! Here’s the first third or so, click through for more!
Ava Lee is a forensic accountant who specializes in finding and recovering lost funds -sometimes legally, sometimes via more creative methods. Young and petite, she is often underestimated in both her intellectual and physical prowess.
She is employed by the wealthy and mysterious “Uncle,” who...
I "guest host" the CiTR Arts Report and my new... →
I reviewed Anticipated Results by Dennis E. Bowlan and, I swear to you, he responded! He gave me permission to share this with you:
I nearly never respond to reviewers (I prefer to listen and try to learn from what others explain to me about what I am doing.), … but I did want to congratulate and thank you for being my first reviewer in a long time to mention irony. It’s my favorite...
April 2011
2 posts
March 2011
19 posts
Watching I Love You Phillip Morris
About 20 mins in - how did they make most of the inmates black (which is true) and only have Jim Carrey interact with white people? And not even the huge, prison looking ones? Obviously prison is not like in the movies, but this movie prison is exactly like all the prisons in movies. And then some.
So far this is ugh. I wanted Man on the Moon or the Truman Show but so far it’s more, The...
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What happened to Joel McHale's/Jeff Winger's...
Victor from Dollhouse totally makes up for it.
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Tonight I am at the St. Patrick’s Day Hip Hop night that Discorder mag (for whom I shill ad space) is throwing. I will be working the entrance until 10ish and then hip hopping it up while boyfriend studies.
That’s not really “work” right? Because it is St. Paddy’s and that is the time for drinking Black Velvets (Guinness and Champ-ahg-ney) from a giant cafe au lait...
Rebecca Black Producers Ark Music Factory Have... →
oh. my.
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Just gettin' my low income benefit card for cheapo...
The pamphlet says “If you’re 21, it’s time to manage your birth control.”
I guess I’m a few years behind taking that “A step towards greater independence.”
“Seriously, shouldn’t I know better than to take gender politics seriously on a...”
– “I Know You’re Smarter Than Me”: Clarisse Thorn’s Feminist Ideology — Feministe
How many times have I been accused (silently) of harshing the vibe by talking about “important” things.
I like this lady.
Where Are Hollywood’s Young Black Actors? --... →
This end of the article mentions how the current obsession with superheroes and fairy tales is part of the issue. Donald Glover’s Black Spiderman is the solution, I think.
Did anyone also know that there was a Top Chef...
Oh man.
(So this is where the gay/female/attractive chefs are.)
“I think it’s fair to say at this point that Jay-Z is the black George Clooney...”
– Gabe, Videogum
February 2011
10 posts
“Less complaining. More sexy rumpus.”
– The Oatmeal
While I love complaining (how do you think shit gets changed?), when it comes to stupid stuff like holidays, this really is the best approach.
Models' Real Faces, Before The Photoshop Magic →
Remember, it’s not about snarking on these actually beautiful ladies, it’s about showing that their skin is both NORMAL and displays a NORMAL range from not great to really great (but still human).
I’m glad the wall of NOT BEING HUMAN is falling from around pictures in magazines.
Ecstasy Won't Make You Stupid, So Long As It's... →
It’s still dangerous, but only because of the other issues surrounding it - purity, party behaviour etc.
As with most narcotics and substances, the smarter you use it, the smarter you stay. **
**damnit, really should have gone for the rhyme there.
Misfits, everyone. It's British, so you know it's... →
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Did you guys know that bands like Linkin Park and... →
Rewatching old 30Rock eps and can't believe I've...
SUCH MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT THIS EPISODE NOW.
Why Aren't Americans Cast As Superheroes Anymore?... →
Don’t let the title fool you, it’s got good points. Here’s my favourite part, where one talent scout highlights that this “feminization” (if it exists) is back lash that comes from focus on being “manly” in the first place:
“I believe there’s been a certain feminization of the American male,” he says. “As a result, there are a...
the Bosley sketch...
why is this not getting a total bullshit call? is it because we all accept that all live television needs an emergency filler button or is it because we all secretly yearn for pube-hair hair?
January 2011
36 posts
The Dark Side of Oscar Bait | The Awl →
I have many friends who both love film and think the Oscar’s matter (at least in relation to the quality and significance to the film’s quality or reflection thereof) and this irks and intrigues me.
I want a moratorium on referring to the opposing...
jasencomstock:
This was actually a thing. Referring to parts by the sexual equipment they mimic is common in most trades. In the Navy we tried to think up different ways of identifying these parts without saying male or female, but I don’t think we had much success in a way that kept communication simple.
I want to make two comments. First, I’m putting consideration: “Prongs or...
I Hurt I Am In Fashion →
Well, there goes my Friday afternoon.
