January 2009
“Oh, I don’t know whether to give this movie two stars or three. ...”
– Anthony, on Breathless
Great Moments in Journalism, Courtesy of the... →
Does anyone want to go see The Cherry Orchard at...
It’s a Stoppard translation! With Simon Russell Beale and Sinead Cusack and Josh Hamilton and Ethan Hawke!
WHOA. →
elsam:
How come no one told me that Blossom came out on DVD yesterday!? (Watching party, yeah?)
Also, did people know that Blossom — sorry, Mayim Bialik — has a Ph.D in neuroscience?
Here’s what I want to know: do Mayim Bialik and Danica McKellar (who co-authored a mathematical theorem!) have a smarty-pants former child star club?
For the record
I do realize that I am now That Girl with a pink theme and pictures of cute animals and the Obama family being adorable on her dashboard, but sometimes you just have to fight the January doldrums with every weapon in your arsenal. Also, there’s a Joan Didion quote which has to count for something, even if it is a reblog.
Broadway No Longer Waiting for Guffman? →
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On the one hand: despite my guilty love for certain songs on the Legally Blonde: The Musical soundtrack (and my unabashed adoration for Legally Blonde: The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods), I cannot approve of movies to theatre.
On the other: OMG WAITING FOR GUFFMAN.
It’s hard to decide how I feel about this, is what I’m saying.
gillianmae:
“When I was ten years old my father taught me to assess quite rapidly the shifting probabilities on a craps layout: I could trace a layout in my sleep, the field here and the pass line all around, even money on Big Six or Eight, five-for-one on Any Seven. Always when I play back my father’s voice it is with a professional rasp, it goes as it lays, don’t do it the hard way. My father...
WatchIn case you were wondering where the last twenty minutes of my life just went.
So playful and snuggly!
Brownstoner: Rumor: Biergarten Coming To Seven... →
Please let this be true, please let this be true, please let this be true.
"one of the worst revivals I have ever, ever seen" →
“How wise of Christopher Shinn, who did this new adaptation of Ibsen’s oft-produced ode to the frustrations of modern womanhood, to substitute “feeling dead” for the more traditional “boring myself to death.” That affectless, amateurish acting I’d been seeing onstage, with its flat-line readings and saggy pauses, was all in the name of creating the illusion of people already dead. Could it...
Places you've lived....
Birmingham, MI - Boston, MA: Roslindale, Hyde Park, West Roxbury - Northampton, MA - London, UK - New York, NY: Bronx, Harlem, Carroll Gardens, Clinton Hill
katespencer: asie:candywrapped:sugarhighz:
Watchelsam:
“Fast As You Can” - Fiona Apple
This matches itself every which way: video goes with lyrics, lyrics go with drumming, drumming goes with video, etc. It’s a shame that Fiona Apple gets lumped in with the whole category of mid-to-late-90s chanteuses, because it makes her embarrassing to like, when really, she is so good.
A happy bonus is having a small, but potent, memory attached to it!...
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elsam:
O, Fridays! So much to love/so much to loathe.
On the one hand, brink of the weekend! On the other, brink of the weekend, which means the day seems to decelerate with each passing minute. Then, specific to my life is the fact that Fridays are my day to go through the reviews at work. Here are today’s winners:
Delicious sandwiches! While $10 can be expensive for a sandwich, it’s worth it...
Feministe » Ledbetter bill passed by the Senate →
katoleary:
(via robot-heart-politics)
AMERICA, FUCK YEAH!
Two Novels I Would Read, Were Someone To Write...
An allegorical story about Gerald Ford
A tragedy about a knockoff Charlie Chaplin (a la Billy West)
A poll: can I get a burrito for lunch EVEN THOUGH...
Fork in the Road: An Undercover Fish Market in... →
Dry sea scallops for $10/pound?!? File under “next time I have a day off.”
Facebook Stati You Never Want to See
interloper:
Take note, people. And ammend FB updates as needed. (LYLAS, Joce & Justin)
______ is washing the cum out of her hair.
______ is dealing with her miscarriage.
______ just bought a new razor and is running a warm bath.
______ doesn’t think his new meds are working (!!!).
______ didn’t want to go to your stupid party anyway, KEITH.
______ is waiting for his test results at...
“I thought he had some particularly moving lines in there. It was a really good...”
– Bill Clinton, you just got burnt by The Caucus
President Obama's Inaugural Address →
thedailywhat:
My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been...
NY Post: Taint Scare Hits Peanuts →
Well, that’s just poor hygeine.
“O God of our many understandings, we pray that you will…
Bless us with tears –...”
– Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, Episcopal Bishop of New Hampshire
Opening Inaugural Event Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC January 18, 2009
(via smalltowngayblog via julyshewillfly)
So, I guess these next two days are just going to be me crying all the time a la the election, huh?
WatchThis weekend’s SNL was overall…not strong, but the concept for this sketch is beyond hilarious.
I hate to say it, but this sort of thing is always...
keyholez:
Harper’s Weekly, 1/13/2009:
…[S]ix candidates for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee debated at the National Press Club, where they discussed ways to appeal to younger voters. “We have to do it in the Facebook,” said incumbent Chairman Mike Duncan, “with the Twittering.”
“In the Facebook with the Twittering” is totally the murder method in my new...
MenuPages Redesign →
Oh, hey, no big deal, just the AMAZING REDESIGN for the site I work for.
I am seriously seriously in love.
Best/Most Informative Reblog EVER.
highlow:
robot-heart: So I used to be a flight attendant, and while I can’t tell you exactly what happened, I can tell you what most likely happened. :)
highlow: Did the flight attendants come to the exit rows after the crash to help open the exit doors? I always wonder this because who actually reads those instructions?
robot-heart: I would say this is unlikely. For one, on an A320 in a...
jennabee:
Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck...
Television Without Pity: American Idol →
I pretty much stopped reading TWoP when the original founders left, but thankfully, Jacob is still reading the American Idol recaps and good lord, are they fantastic.
Donate blood →
jgh:
Hey y’all, just got this forward from the New York Blood Center:
“Right now, we’re down to less than 2 days’ supply of some types of blood. Winter weather, higher than expected demand, and the poor economy have all made January 2009 even tougher than usual, and that’s why we’re making this emergency appeal. As you know, hospitals rely on us to have enough blood on hand to respond to...
WatchHE HAS A TINY TUXEDO!!!!!!!!
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