December 2008
“I don’t like gay people around me, because I’m not comfortable with...”
– 50 Cent, Playboy magazine
Shadenfreude, Baby! →
“Our shows are going to focus less on loud and silly hooks and more on young people proving themselves.” Uh huh.
Voices in my head
Since I have more free time than disposable income, I have been watching a film a day. Today’s cinematic escape was Radio Inside, a sensitive youth drama from 1994. I will spare you the Siskel & Ebert routine. But I was intrigued by the introspective nature of the main character. Although it is fairly common in novels, it is rare that a script gets inside the head of it’s...
Policy of Truth?
I like to read over stranger’s shoulders on the subway. Maybe it is my natural curiosity in play, but I want to know what they are reading. More often than not, I don’t approve of their literary companion. Once I spied a passenger reading a self-help book called Never Check Your E-mail In The Morning. I thought that this was the most ridiculous thing I had ever heard. It is like...
“I’m really coming into this as somebody who isn’t, you know, part of...”
– Caroline (you know) Kennedy
“I’m so sorry, “statutory rape”? I’ve got to tell you,...”
– Kate Winslet
“There’s only four honest motives in this world. Sex, money, power and self...”
– Declan Giggs, Brotherhood (via soupsoup)
Sigh… My Brotherhood mania has cross referenced itself with my Ethan Embry crush!
Man Shot In Philly Theatre For Talking During...
thedailywhat:
A man and his son, who were talking to each other during a showing of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at the Riverview Theatre in Philadelphia, so enraged another moviegoer that he shot the father point-blank with a .380-caliber pistol.
From The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Police were called to the Riverview Theatre in the 1400 block of Columbus Boulevard about 9:30 p.m. where...
A Home at the End of the World →
I must be getting mellow in my old age. My...
“The plain fact is, religion must die for mankind to live. The hour is getting...”
– Bill Maher, Religulous
“But, I dunno, can we really blame him for his “guess what? Guess what??” braggy...”
– Richard Lawson
Enough already, recession! →
I’m not a vegetarian. But I have cut down on my meat consumption lately. Ideally, I prefer to indulge in only one serving of protein a day. I’ve been exploring a variety of lunch options served without dead flesh. So I was thrilled with the menu at Zen Burger, a fast food spin-off of the popular Zen Palette chain. I could wax lyrical about the virtues of this healthy burger...
“Christmas is not all it’s cracked up to be
Families fighting around a...”
– Pet Shop Boys Lyrics
catbird:
I decided some time ago that I was going to make an active effort at being less snide, snarky, and/or negative. I think Justin said it best when he said, “I can’t believe that, with so much negativity in this world, people are so eager to introduce more.” Everyone should take that to heart.
Anyway, I’m telling you this now simply to confess that several times today, I have composed...
“This is a sad and not-at-all entertaining story of broke-ass bored trashy people...”
– Alex Pareene
Suckered
thatguyben:
In the chapter titled “Bad Capitalism” in PJ O’Rourke’s Eat the Rich he writes about how Albania was devestated by a large portion of the population “investing” in a variety of pyramid schemes in the early 90s.
Albania has the distinction of ceing the only country ever destroyed by a chain letter — a nation devestated by a Ponzi racket, a land ruined by the pyramid scheme. p36
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“Nora: Wait a minute. We get naked with each other and touch each other and you...”
– White Palace (1990)
“Hi Kavana, this is Madonna. I’m with a friend of yours (Alex Keskishian)...”
– Madonna
If I'm never going to actually be intimate with a...
(via amegnifiedlife)
Amen to that, sister! The chances of an intimate encounter with one of my celebrity crushes is slim to none. So please resist the temptation to spoil my fantasy life with your reality check. Even if our sexual orientation did match, our paths will not cross!
Dancing on the Lip of a Volcano →
Pat's Papers →
I am not a person who likes to watch television in the morning. But I do have a soft spot for local anchor Pat Kiernan. I think sitting down and spending a half hour staring at the idiot box is a waste of time. My time management skills are sharp! The solution is to catch the In The Papers segment on NY1. I love PK and his droll sense of humor. It’s the only time in the news broadcast when...
Random Acts of Mindless →
the fucked and forgotten →
I have always had an affinity for the D-List celebrity. Long before Kathy Griffin made the term a household word, I was fascinated with the underdog actors of Hollywood. In particular, I felt a strange connection with former child stars. Maybe my brief brush with fame at an early age contributed to this bond with over-the-hill teen idols. So I was delighted to discover this web-site devoted to...
“Happiness: Sometimes being totally fucked can be a liberating experience.”
– The Air I Breathe (2007)
“Louis: If you’re frightened of dying, and you’re holding on,...”
– Jacob’s Ladder (1990/I)
Gawker roll call
inothernews:
If you don’t mind? Seems we’ve had a bunch of you come over to the other six-lettered Internet Phenomenon after last night’s drama. Mind reblogging with your handle at the G?
I’m Aaron Altman.
I can’t promise that I will stop posting on “that other media website”, but this is me:
http://gawker.com/people/SeaBassTian/
niki:
Roisin Murphy - Slave To Love. It’s SO GOOD....
“Ex-girlfriend: Whatever happens in the end, I don’t wanna lose you as my...”
– Hotel Chevalier (2007)