February 2012
11 posts
>>Could tiny organisms carried by house cats be... →
The Atlantic proffers a biological hypothesis sure to strike fear in the hearts of all Cat Fancy readers everywhere.
[via The Atlantic]
>>People look at us and they see all they don't... →
AN OPEN LETTER FROM KENNY POWERS TO TIM TEBOW
[via Grantland]
SANTORUM SPIKING
Google Search Traffic
Another thing worth looking at is Google search traffic, which gives evidence about the level of interest in each candidate in each state. This would have told you something about the vote in past states. In Nevada, for instance, where Mr. Romney and Ron Paul performed more strongly than their national polls, their search traffic had been strong, whereas it had been...
ON 'SMASH' AND THE DELICATE BALANCING ACT OF THE...
There are a lot of things not to like about last night’s pilot episode of SMASH (as perceptively noted by Tumblr’s own esteemed Richard Rushfield, and recapped better than humanly possible by Rachel Shukert over at Vulture), but the thing that struck me the most was a fundamental question that plays into the very nature of the backstage genre, namely, how do you reconcile the...
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“Would he be playing me, or is he playing Mark Wahlberg?”
– Reese Witherspoon, on Justin Bieber’s planned remake of the movie Fear.
[via]
>>"A thing we should consider for 2012 is a buzz... →
WORDS OF WISDOM FROM THE VENERABLE MR. DOUGLAS REINHARDT
January 2012
14 posts
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Actor in a Leading Role
Demián Bichir in “A Better Life”
George Clooney in “The Descendants”
Jean Dujardin in “The Artist”
Gary Oldman in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”
Brad Pitt in “Moneyball”
Actor in a Supporting Role
Kenneth Branagh in “My Week with Marilyn”
Jonah Hill in “Moneyball”
Nick Nolte in...
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MY FIRST AMAZING DISCOVERY OF 2012
You know that “2 stainless steel bowls” method of peeling cloves of garlic, made famous in that video from Saveur Magazine?
IT WORKS WITH A STAINLESS STEEL COCKTAIL SHAKER, TOO!
You’re welcome.
December 2011
23 posts
MY NEW YEAR'S WISH
is to never again have to read or hear the phrase “_____ called, they want their ______ back.”
“MONDAY AM ADVISORY: Due to a shopping emergency, box office will be updated...”
– I find it amusing that Nikki Finke doesn’t even bother to feign *illness* anymore.
[via Deadline]
>>SEC TACKLES "RUDY" IN FRAUD CASE →
If you’re at all a sucker for sports movies, this story is really sad.
[via WSJ]
THE WAY EVERYONE'S POSTING ABOUT CHRISTOPHER...
that said, r.i.p.
“Can a movie be hyperactive and lazy at the same time? Clever and idiotic? If the...”
– A.O. Scott, with the burn of the day
[via NYT]
“I always think they’re cute—but the problem is that they always have B.O. One of...”
– John Waters on the Occupy Wall Street protesters
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THE FIRST THING THAT POPPED INTO MY HEAD WHILE...
Michael Mann really needs to stop listening to KCRW.
“GODDAMN FUCKING CHUMASH INDIANS”
– My mom, whenever something would fall out of a shelf by itself in the house where I grew up, which, indeed, was built upon a Chumash Indian burial ground.
“I tried to get my brother to hire him to do ‘Scary Movie,’ but...”
– Harvey Weinstein, patron of the arts, on The Artist director Michel Hazanavicius
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“OOOOOOHHHHHHMYYYYYYYYYYGOOOOOODDDDDD”
– NVC, responding to my wisdom and truth
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death as status update
one more gone too soon
bask in attention’s glow and
make it all ‘bout you
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Watchfor Pat Healy
>>The deeper problem Romney appears to face became... →
Devastating LA TIMES story about a recent Romney focus group of likely GOP voters.
November 2011
12 posts
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“Bryan Singer is finalizing a deal to direct and executive produce Bryan Fuller’s...”
– Deadline.com
“THE MUNSTERS” as a one-hour drama. Let that sink in for a minute.
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