September 2010
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Created, written by, and starring David Cross (Arrested Development, Mr. Show), THE INCREASINGLY POOR DECISIONS OF TODD MARGARET follows the awkward misadventures of an American office temp and convenient liar named Todd Margaret (David Cross). Margaret bluffs his way into a senior sales position heading up the London office for the new energy drink Thunder Muscle. This six-episode half hour...
“Comics have been a frequent target of book-banning for decades — as we all...”
– Banned Book Week: The 7 Most Ridiculous Reasons For Banning Books, 2009-2010 - ComicsAlliance | Comics culture, news, humor, commentary, and reviews
“So far, NBC, with whom Fuller has an overall deal, has ordered only a pilot. But...”
– Exclusive: NBC and Bryan Fuller remaking ‘The Munsters’ | Ausiello | EW.com
Now, if the universe just lets a Fuller show last…
It's official: I'm over Glee
kaffeineme:
They really only had me for the first few episodes, but I stuck in there, hoping for the return to the grins (and Sue Sylvester helped carry me through the hard times) but after watching the Britney episode, I’m done.
The cherry on top is that I never have to watch Lea Michelle do that stupid, stupid foot stomp/grimace move ever again.
It’s getting harder and harder or me...
kaseyanderson:
More Terrible Fucking News Seth Walsh, the Tehachapi 13-year-old who hanged himself from a tree in his back yard after years of being bullied, died Tuesday afternoon after nine days on life support. Tehachapi police investigators interviewed some of the young people who taunted Seth the day he hanged himself and determined despite the tragic outcome of their ridicule, their...
“Fraser, with the assistance of University of Wyoming researcher Randy Lewis, a...”
– Scientists genetically engineer silkworms to produce artificial spider silk (w/ Video)
Spider-worm, Spider-worm, does whatever a spider, um, can do while standing on a berm?
Watch“I think that socializing on the Internet is to socializing what reality TV is to reality.”
-Aaron Sorkin
I read "My Dog Tulip" a few weeks ago...
…and was struck yet again by the brilliance of the British.
We have hacks who wanted to rename French Fries, “Freedom” Fries.
The British…they call German Shepherds, “Alsatians,” thereby insulting the Germans AND the French succinctly and ingeniously.
“I kept trying. I watched from the sidelines as vast resources were diverted from...”
– A Special Place in Hell / Confessions of an Israeli anti-settler bigot - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
Watchlove-and-radiation:
chrishaley:
All.
Star.
SUPERMAN.
Via bossbattle
I’m sorry, I just came in my pants.
I never thought I’d experience ANIMATED SOLARIS THE TYRANT SUN.
Imma start a Twitter that only talks about what...
I support the Pastramarazzi in their efforts to document celebrity sandwiches.
Phoenicians, Chandlerites, Tempests, etc.
Anyone either play or know someone who plays tennis? I’m rusty and out of shape, but still play around a 2.5 or 3.0 (my serve gets me a lot of free points) and am looking for singles or doubles partners.
“Senate nominee Christine O’Donnell (R-DE) proclaimed on her LinkedIn the...”
– Christine O’Donnell Lies About Attending Oxford University | TPMDC
For a girl who wouldn’t lie to Nazis about hiding Jews in her attic, she sure seems to lie a lot.
I’d think she was a hypocrite if I didn’t just believe she was an anti-semite.
Rata...what the hell is...hmm...
I had it in my mind to make some ratatouille, but when I was at the store I saw these gorgeous delicata squash. So I thought to sub one of those in for the zucchini (a nice advantage being the seeds I’d be able to roast).
Recommend.
Watcholdjewstellingjokes:
Norm Politziner, “The Best Hooker You Got”
Norm Politziner is a certified financial planner. He also plays blues harmonica and conga drums for the award winning band, “Sons’ of Tikvah.”
Trust me: all that setup is worth the payoff.
“Stephen Fry is the latest to jump aboard “Sherlock Holmes 2,”...”
– Stephen Fry to play Mycroft Holmes in ‘Sherlock 2’
Of interest to all sentient beings.
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Hmm. Based on Xntrek's response to my citrus...
Write one leaf about a sticky situation.
Blind drunk, Snooki oiled
The Situation’s Abs with
Mrs. Butterworth’s
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“NC: Where do you write? What tools do you write with? Do you have certain...”
– Jewcy Interviews: Lev Grossman | Jewcy.com
Watch“Death Buy Lemonade”
Adorable short toon.
“Then she got a life-saving phone call. Mayo Clinic doctors asked her to come to...”
– Miracle mom: Mayo surgeons cut her in half, cleared out her cancer - Winnipeg Free Press
FunDates Inc. →
Oh yeah...
And remember my reservoir of good will toward the film version of Outsourced that I was letting carry me through the pilot? It burned off in the humor and humanity drought of that execrable half-hour of television.
What a piece of crap.
And…John Krasinski should go to the LAPD and file a report for theft of his smirk. That douche (who won’t be working for long, thankfully) starring...
The Letter Eleven: You're Invited To Our Stunning... →
I don’t want to bash the poor guy, but his show a) sucks, b) has no legs, and c) has a lead who is like a slightly less manly version of the kid from How I Got Into College.
I mean, I wish him luck and all as a young writer and showrunner…but unless subsequent episodes of Lone Star are SIGNIFICANTLY better than the pilot, I don’t think the show’s long for the world. I...
“In a speech in June, George W. Bush said his biggest disappointment as president...”
– Slate Article; also links to the aforementioned observers (via karinanotcinerina)
I think W views the 1500 dead in Katrina as part of his attempt to fix Social Security.
“Due to his failing health, there had been some doubt about whether Ellison would...”
– At MadCon, an ailing Harlan Ellison will say goodbye - Isthmus | The Daily Page
A little piece of me will die the day he passes.
If you’re in Madison, WI this weekend (Annie) and a lover of the written word, you might want to see a master take his victory lap.
Reblog with the title of your favorite book :)
seltzerlizard:
samuraifrog:
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estragos:
powercunt:
Mine is Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Never Die Alone by Donald Goines
Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters by Julian Barnes
Alan Mendelsohn, The Boy From Mars by Daniel Pinkwater
Replay by Ken Grimwood.
“EXCLUSIVE: Chloe Moretz continues to blaze a path as Hollywood’s hottest...”
– Chloe Moretz Will Be ‘Emily The Strange’ – Deadline.com
I spend a minimum of 40 hours a week actively...
(Much more than 40, really)
Staring at the clock, trying by force of will to spin the hands faster and flip the digits quicker, hastening the hour I can leave this wretched bunghole. Wishing each day to excise eight, nine, ten hours more out of my life so I can live.
The DSM-IV doesn’t have a diagnosis for this condition, the modern condition. There is no protocol or procedure, no...
Asking for a favor tonight - just say NO to...
2yellows:
If you don’t watch NBC on Thursday night, just skip on past this.
Now, we’re probably fairly excited for “Community” and “The Office” to come back tonight, and while “30 Rock” is not my favorite, I know a LOT of you like it, so I’ll lump it in.
What I’m asking for is this.
Don’t watch “Outsourced”. Don’t DVR it. Don’t give it one second of your time.
Why? Well, for one thing,...
“I do not Tweet. Writing is work, and I take it seriously, and I don’t...”
– Tina Fey on TODAY (via today)
rickwebb:
No hatin’ on Tina, but that makes about as much sense as:
I do not Tweet sketch. Writing Painting is work, and I take it seriously, and I don’t necessarily want to be dropping half-baked things into the universe all the time. And I don’t have time — I...
