December 2011
60 posts
43 Journalists Were Killed in ‘Direct Relation to... →
The Committee to Protect Journalists has released its annual report on journalists killed while working in 2011–a sad list of writers, photographers and videographers who died to bring us stories.
The group has also published a searchable database of those killed. Remember these fallen storytellers this holiday season.
via GalleyCat
R. Kelly Has Written 32 New Chapters Of His Hip... →
However, R. Kelly needs a financial backer to film the next chapters, and he needs it soon.
Joe Mande Explains the Holidays on Conan →
Everyone asking ‘WTF is Hanukkah?’ should listen up.
JCrew | 770 Behind The Line: Our Handpicked... →
On a list full of amazing things, Mikael Kennedy’s PASSPORT TO TRESPASS anthology comes in at #2! Highly recommended, limited edition runs of visually stunning, retro photos.
jcrew:
attention, last-minute gifters: we polled a few of our departments for a roundup of their guaranteed-to-please presents. here’s what they came up with—we’re positive these gifts won’t disappoint anyone on...
Review: Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Makes Data... →
Finally, an accessible way to describe my MSIS! “Have you seen The Girl WIth the Dragon Tattoo? It’s like that, but with less Nine Inch Nails and more watching files convert.”
The real story engine for David Fincher’s unflinching two-hour, 27-minute thriller is fueled by information: Who controls it, who owns it, what’s private, what’s public, how is it hidden, when does memory...
YouTube k-hole: David Cross is my favorite video...
No offense, Karrine Steffans. Three Times One Minus One - Ewww Girl (2002; though, the original sketch aired in 1996) Yo La Tengo - Sugarcube (1997) Superchunk - Watery Hands (1997) New Pornographers - Use It (2005) The Strokes - Juicebox (2005) Tim and Eric - Pizza Boy (2007) (If I’m arbitrarily counting this, then I’ll arbitrarily count this year’s Beastie Boys - Make...
Lists of Note: David Foster Wallace's Word Lists →
Complete with transcripts.
I ran into Tyler the Creator while I was buying...
Caroline’s officially having the best first day of Hanukkah ever.
carolineeand:
That is a true statement that I’ll be saying out loud forever because of how the-best it is.
Daniel Handler’s Essential Break-Up Playlist →
AKA Lemony Snicket is one of the few people I’d trust my sad, broken heart to; kicking off with Magnetic Fields (and NOT “I Don’t Want To Get Over You,” which is already always in heavy rotation on my iTunes) and continuing with Roxy Music, Tom Waits, Yo La Tengo, Dusty Springfield, The 6ths (!!!) and more, this is a perfectly depressing mix, perfect for a pre-holiday...
HBO Renews 'Enlightened' But Cancels Three Other... →
A pair of Golden Globe nominations for the HBO comedy “Enlightened” may have helped it earn a second season, but three other shows on that channel – “Hung,” “Bored to Death” and “How to Make It in America” – will not be ascending to another plane and have been canceled.
A Modest Proposal for a Potential SNL April Fool's... →
THIS. WOULD. BE. THE. BEST.
Having watched the show religiously since I was a kid who hadn’t heard of the Little Rascals but still thought Eddie Murphy’s Buckwheat was hysterical, it’s been a long time since SNL really surprised me – so with that in mind, I humbly introduce what I’m referring to as “A Great Idea”:
Take the show back 25 years without telling anyone, and act like nothing is...
Watchpatrickcassels:
Watch this sketch! Partly because it’s really funny, but mostly because Streeter Seidell hates it when people see him with a goatee.
“If you’re watching long-form TV for plot, it will disappoint you.”
– Todd VanDerWerff (@tvoti)
TV fans should read through his Twitter stream from today and all of its musings on character vs. plot in relation to the series length of television, specifically looking for value in miniseries or series.
(via popculturebrain)
“The school has bent over backwards to create a Franco-friendly environment,...”
– NYU professor José Angel Santana - Professor: NYU Fired Me For Giving James Franco A ‘D’ - Fox News (via brooklynmutt)
New York mag also says:
José Angel Santana, a 58-year-old former professor at NYU’s Tisch school, alleges he lost his job because of the grade he gave master’s...
Matt Damon in We Bought a Zoo: A hero in the mold... →
Crowe’s heroes aren’t afraid to make fools of themselves, nor, to judge by his films, is Crowe himself. From Jerry Maguire’s “You complete me” toElizabethtown’s over-the-top finale, which involves a flaming papier-mâché dove and Lynyrd Skynrd’s “Free Bird,” Crowe’s movies are studded with moments that beg for iconic status, whether or not they end up achieving it.
'30 Rock' Star On Where Kim Jong Il's Death Leaves... →
Huffington Post Comedy:
Margaret Cho played Kim in the Season 5 episode “Everything Sunny All the Time Always” and the Season 6 promo for “30 Rock” featured quite a bit of the ongoing North Korea storyline. So far, there’s been no word on how Kim’s death might play into the new season of the Tina Fey-created comedy. NBC has not responded to a request for...