May 2009
73 posts
Why do we use such abrasive phrases like “give you a shout” or “holler at you” when trying to say we’ll call someone on the phone? I just want to talk at room volume.
California Leads Race For "First State To Become A... →
Instead of raising taxes or looking to make small trims across the board, the state and local legislatures are looking to go all Dexter on education and social services for the poor. Because if anyone should pay for the state failing to balance the budget for the last decade (and for state Republicans fighting any tax increase of any type for any logical reason) it should be the people hardest...
WatchCheney Speaks From The Hellmouth
The Daily Show perfectly distills the last 8 years of political discourse. Check out the whole episode for Stewart’s funniest interview yet… with Larry King of all people.
WatchA rarity still in this hey-day of behind the scenes featurettes: Nathan Johnson explains and shows the process behind scoring his cousin Rian’s The Brothers Bloom. A great keyhole into the process of creation. (via nathanjohnson)
WatchSmack dab in the middle of “Hey Remember When Will Ferrell Did This Every Week,” SNL pulled one of their weirdest stunts yet. The entire cast breaks into “Goodbye Saigon” with the help of Paul Rudd, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hanks, Elisabeth Moss, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Artie Lange, and Norm MacDonald.
It’s not particularly funny, but it’s so strange and...
WatchWhile it’s taken a while to find its own voice and rhythm, Parks and Recreation really fires on all cylinders in its season finale. Amy Poehler is finally making Leslie Knope her own (non-Michael Scott-clone) character, Aziz Ansari is pitch-perfect with the old man in the club, and Nick Offerman really shines in a few gags.
But the winner of the episode (and perhaps of the series so far)...
Did you know some public schools in Louisiana... →
It’s almost enough to disguise the term “Tangipahoa Parish School Board,” but then you realize this “parish” is a public school zone. A wha?
Thanks For Clearing That Up. It Was Getting...
Through a series of unfortunate events, I ended up in the car after 10:00 A.M., which apparently is the bewitching hour when Papa Rush Limbaugh hits the LA airwaves. Luckily I was able to tune in; otherwise, I would not have learned that (a) unions are the scourge of a successful economy and overall job growth; (b) unions lie at the epicenter of every major American economic catastrophe for...
Nine more nails in Fellini's coffin? →
tothemaxxx:
Trailer for Nine.
Besides the fact that if any film demands not to be remade it’s Fellini’s 8 1/2, the musical apparently has a number (and a big one at that, if it’s in the trailer) called “Be Italian?” I can think of few titles and tunes more antithetical to the lyricism, subtlety, and wit of the original. It fails even to create the carnival...
“Today when I was coming back from my walk, I turned onto our street. There was...”
– Whitney’s day today.
Generalized Dynamics
In pairs, women talk more than men.
In groups, men talk more than women.
Discuss.
WatchDid Animal Collective specifically ask for the laziest background dancers? Or did they stop by Williamsburg on the way to Letterman and kidnap a couple hipsters off the street?
Who cares. The song’s still great. (via azizisbored who begat I Guess I’m Floating who begat Pitchfork)