January 2009
41 posts
December 2008
43 posts
This eases the sting of all those old Ben Gibbard... →
Will Oldham In The New Yorker →
After reading this, I’ve decided that I want to create and exec produce a new Vh1 reality show about a house where Will Oldham lives with R. Kelly, Merle Haggard, Zach Galifianakis and that chick who played Jessica McClure in the TV movie “Everybody’s Baby”. Each week Will would send one person home for having an inferior beard. The show would be called the The Bonnie...
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Dear Santa,
This year I would like a Pianocktail. And piano lessons.
Your friend,
Alex
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You Know What It's Time To Retire?
…trying to retire the term “douchebag”.
I’m sorry to inform you of this, everyone, but after years of extensive scientific analysis and research, it has been conclusively proven that there is simply no other word in the language of man that can replicate the perfect linguistic and phonetic harmony of “douchebag” as a blanket term to describe people who are...
I Love MTV's Little Acts of Programming Contrition →
Just when you think they’re going to be completely overrun by future porn stars daring douchebags to light themselves on fire, MTV goes and gives a show to talented folks who’ve actually done something to prove that they deserve one (though they still couldn’t help themselves from describing CH as “frat like”).
Anyway, I haven’t wanted my MTV this much since...
If you're going to repurpose other ideas in a... →
Fuck The Fed, What We Need Is A Bailout From God. →
“No matter what the decade, no matter the technology, no matter the state of...”
– via noted media critic John Mayer, who actually isn’t wrong.
All Fifteen Billion Dollarses Go To Heaven →
“It appears that at least $15 billion of wealth, much of which was concentrated in southern Florida and New York City, has gone to ‘money heaven,’” he said.
You just HAVE to laugh at this point. Right?
I'm pretty sure Tumblr makes you stupid.
whatevs:
thegurglingcod:
I never entirely bought into the idea of blog years, but I’m not sure what else explains the nostalgia I feel for the pre-Tumblr era. At the risk of sounding as if I am pining for some discursive never-never land, like I was some Frankfurt School refugee who wound up beached on a Great Lake, the internets were smarter before Tumblr:
1) Reblogging — The ease of...
Now That There's No Media Meshing, How Will The...
marian: you look familiar
david karp: i was all over gawker today
marian: that's awesome
david karp: well, they think i'm gay
marian: are you gay?
david karp: no. pretty much, no.
marian: that's a nice coat.
david karp: thanks. i got it in london. are you on tumblr? i'm going to follow you.
marian: (swooning): okay, what was your name again?
This reads like dialogue from a porno that's set in the NY Media scene and directed by Richard Blakeley. Bow-chicka-bow-bow...
The Best Viral Videos Of 2008: A Retrospective →
(via alexbalk)
WatchSorry Nic Cage and Harvey Keitel, but I think Bill Hader might be the baddest lieutenant.
There's Nothing Quite So Awkward...
…as trying to explain to your boss what once possessed you to help create an entire blog devoted to a deep abiding hatred of horses.
Me: It’s just a joke, though.
Boss: What’s the joke?
Me: I honestly don’t know.
Well there goes THAT memoir title. Thanks a lot,... →
Watchthedailywhat:
PSA: Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion is making its television debut on Comedy Central, tonight at 1 AM EST on The Secret Stash.
(via.)
FUN FACT: I opened for Zach at this show. High-five to the person who can spot Emo Blagg circa ‘05 skulking around in the background.
“who the fuck is Stephen Colbert?”
– KanYe West: The Twitter (via amritsingh)
Predictable back and forth media-baiting ultimately climaxing in some mutually-beneficial onscreen faux-confrontational conclusion: IT IS SO ON!
(I love both parties involved, but this schtick is getting kind of old.)
