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Despite an abhorrent logo, Mac’s Pages has quickly...

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:06:58 -0800

Despite an abhorrent logo, Mac’s Pages has quickly replaced Word on my Dock with its sleek, understated design and its incredible inclusion of notes in your document that only show up in a sidebar. A genius steal from Final Draft.

Today is the type of day where I stand and look out the window at another starless night not to...

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:40:39 -0800

Today is the type of day where I stand and look out the window at another starless night not to avoid work, but to give my body and eyes something to do while waiting for the closing bell.

Uncomfortable Mourning

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:28:51 -0800

What happens at the funeral of someone who is well-known for being disliked? What do you say to a family member when a shocking number of people have said that everyone should cut off communication with the deceased before fate took its eventual turn? How does one not sound disingenuous when passing on words of sympathy following years of words ranging from dislike to bitter hatred?

Just curious.

Po-tae-toe, Po-tem-kin

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:37:00 -0800

Since when does Secretary of State immediately fall under “defense team?” Has the word “diplomacy” become hopelessly warped, or disappeared entirely from the American political discourse?

I’m thankful for Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving trailer...

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:15:49 -0800

I’m thankful for Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving trailer (and for Morgan’s impression of the V.O. guy). (via joblo)

You stay classy, Mark Wahlberg, the rare hybrid of legitimate...

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:35:43 -0800

You stay classy, Mark Wahlberg, the rare hybrid of legitimate fashion model and Federline-level white trash. (via Defamer)

A strange illustration/dramatic hybrid appears in today’s...

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:15:00 -0800

A strange illustration/dramatic hybrid appears in today’s New York Times. Dave Eggers presents a mini-play in four architectural-schematic acts as a family meets the new girlfriend on Thanksgiving. A welcome, unexpected, and adroit holiday treat that recalls Chris Ware in its geometrical simplicity.

The title track from Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino...

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:52:01 -0800

The title track from Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino soundtrack almost makes Jason Segel’s upcoming Muppets reboot moot. Eastwood actually sings, and he does his best Rowlf/Kermit interpretation in a pointless, obvious song.

Like a Christian kid in December, I hope this song gets nominated and Eastwood (or Robin Williams) sings it live. (via CHUD)

At the above point in the new Duplicity trailer, if it were not...

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:23:00 -0800

At the above point in the new Duplicity trailer, if it were not already so, it becomes abundantly clear that Tony Gilroy is not operating in the same realm as his writer/director debut, Michael Clayton. Instead, Universal’s marketing department plays it like The Devil’s Advocate scribe is putzing around in Ocean’s territory by way of To Catch a Thief with a dash of Burn After Reading.

Not that the movie looks bad — any attempt at a screwball revival should bring cheers (even if every try in the past ten years has fallen flat on George Clooney’s face). Perhaps Clive Owen is the right combination of cool, bragadacio, machismo, and sharp repartee to pull this thing off, assuming Wilkinson and Giamatti have not eaten all the scenery surrounding him. (for Josh and his eternal love of the Clayton screenplay)

Criterion, holy poop in a chute. Rentable streaming movies for...

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:48:37 -0800

Criterion, holy poop in a chute. Rentable streaming movies for $5 unlimited play for a week. AND those five smackers can go towards the price of the disc. AND there’s free, ad-supported films as well. AND they seem to look really nice.

This whole future of streaming took a giant leap forward yesterday. (via john)

Don’t know why I didn’t post this earlier in the...

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:40:32 -0800

Don’t know why I didn’t post this earlier in the week, but regardless the trailer for Greg Superbad Mottola’s follow-up, Adventureland, premiered this weekend in front of some sucky teenage movie. Unlike the unabashed raunch and hilarity of the Rogen/Goldberg script, the personal Adventureland looks to strike a more nuanced, emotional, and yet funny tone — and it looks a hell of a lot more beautiful than the digital oranges of Superbad’s “Pennsylvanian” town. (via CHUD)

Prague, Czech Republic. (And, yes, Adam, I’ll start a...

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:21:59 -0800

Prague, Czech Republic.

(And, yes, Adam, I’ll start a proper Flickr soon. I promise. I thought in former Soviet Union, Flickr uploads you.)

Budapest, Hungary.

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:56:51 -0800

Budapest, Hungary.

Whit and I got to go to Prague this weekend …

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:55:48 -0800

Whit and I got to go to Prague this weekend …

… where we met up with none other than Henry IV for the...

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:54:00 -0800

… where we met up with none other than Henry IV for the first time in over 18 months …

… and saw these creepy Buddha/baby statues in the airport.

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:52:00 -0800

… and saw these creepy Buddha/baby statues in the airport.

Bane of my existence.

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:59:33 -0800

Bane of my existence.

Quite an understated yet beautifully trailer for...

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:53:33 -0800

Quite an understated yet beautifully trailer for Aronofsky’s The Wrestler. Rarely do tears mean something in mass media after their crass commercialization over these years, but that tear straggling down his synthetic and craggy face feels real and earned. (via cinematical)

It’s not only funny because my sister would react in the...

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:18:04 -0800

It’s not only funny because my sister would react in the same way at 12, but she is a huge David Cook fan. (via paulscheer)

"Sarah Palin’s getting a book deal, which means Wasilla is getting a bookstore!"

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:16:47 -0800

“Sarah Palin’s getting a book deal, which means Wasilla is getting a bookstore!”

- Stephen Colbert, proving these jokes never go out of style.