AND IN OTHER NEWS...
1. Openly gay teen voted prom queen by his high school. Guess which anti-gay marriage state this occured in. Here come the pundits, Mormon cash infusions and that freaky web commercial about storms gathering. Watch the parody... (guest starring George Takei)
2. Wikipedia bans Church of Scientology. Yeah! Here come the lawyers. And Thetans.
3. Wonder what important issues Wasilla newspapers are covering? Will the Anti-Christ be Will from Will And Grace? Now we know which papers Sarah Palin was talking about when she said she reads "all of them."
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
LADYBUG PICNIC
Love this classic from Sesame Street. I love that they sat around telling knock-knock jokes. I love even more that they complained about the high price of fire insurance.
Man, I miss enjoying this show the way I did when I was five. There are very few pure experiences that I remember. Sesame Street is one of them.
Love this classic from Sesame Street. I love that they sat around telling knock-knock jokes. I love even more that they complained about the high price of fire insurance.
Man, I miss enjoying this show the way I did when I was five. There are very few pure experiences that I remember. Sesame Street is one of them.
Monday, May 25, 2009
NOT COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU
One the one hand, this fan created trailer for a Green Lantern movie starring Nathan Fillion is a comic geek's wet dream. It's incredibly well-executed, using footage from Firefly, Star Trek, etc. Plus I love that it boldly demonstrates how copy protections stifle creativity that harms no one.
On the other hand, the sheer level of geekry makes me uncomfortable. Not because the creator obviously spent incredible hours putting this thing together but because I really really enjoyed it.
One the one hand, this fan created trailer for a Green Lantern movie starring Nathan Fillion is a comic geek's wet dream. It's incredibly well-executed, using footage from Firefly, Star Trek, etc. Plus I love that it boldly demonstrates how copy protections stifle creativity that harms no one.
On the other hand, the sheer level of geekry makes me uncomfortable. Not because the creator obviously spent incredible hours putting this thing together but because I really really enjoyed it.
EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ORGASMS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK
I love TED Talks. They can easily suck up my time, filling my mind with new and innovative ways of looking at the word. It's like intellectual popcorn.
Here Mary Roach fills you in (no pun intended) on the 10 THings You Didn't Know About Orgasms.
Watch and learn...
I love TED Talks. They can easily suck up my time, filling my mind with new and innovative ways of looking at the word. It's like intellectual popcorn.
Here Mary Roach fills you in (no pun intended) on the 10 THings You Didn't Know About Orgasms.
Watch and learn...
Saturday, May 23, 2009
THE SITE MOVIE GOERS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR
You're watching a great movie and suddenly you have to pee. You put if off. After all, you don't want to miss any cool action scenes, hilariosu jokes or juicy plot revelations. But the pressure in your bladder just keeps growing and growing. Pain radiates throughout your nether regions. You've really really gotta go.
RunPee.com is the answer.
The website suggests the best moments to make a dash to the bathroom and even fill you in on what you've missed. It's the kind of web servies that almosts makes me wish I had an iPhone. But then I remember, I'm a critic. I see movies 2 weeks before everyone else. The site is useless to me.
But maybe for you, it will mean a happy movie-going experience and a happy bladder.
You're watching a great movie and suddenly you have to pee. You put if off. After all, you don't want to miss any cool action scenes, hilariosu jokes or juicy plot revelations. But the pressure in your bladder just keeps growing and growing. Pain radiates throughout your nether regions. You've really really gotta go.
RunPee.com is the answer.
The website suggests the best moments to make a dash to the bathroom and even fill you in on what you've missed. It's the kind of web servies that almosts makes me wish I had an iPhone. But then I remember, I'm a critic. I see movies 2 weeks before everyone else. The site is useless to me.
But maybe for you, it will mean a happy movie-going experience and a happy bladder.
Friday, May 22, 2009
THE HISTORY OF WEED COURTESY OF WEEDS
I'm no toker but our country's laws against cannibis and, particularly hemp, seem moronic and irrational in the extreme. The idea that anyone is in prison at all for smoking or selling pot just seems like the biggest waste of public resources and abuse of justice. Pot is clearly no more dangerous than alcohol. I'd even argue it's less so.
I mean, I know my argument is anecdotal but I have never seen a pothead get belligerent and beat his wife and kids or indulge in a bit of gay bashing. Sure, 7-Elevens will probably see an uptick in munchies being shoplifted, but I hardly think we should be enforcing draconian laws to protect us from Pringles robbers
Anyway, time to get off my soapbox. Enjoy!
I'm no toker but our country's laws against cannibis and, particularly hemp, seem moronic and irrational in the extreme. The idea that anyone is in prison at all for smoking or selling pot just seems like the biggest waste of public resources and abuse of justice. Pot is clearly no more dangerous than alcohol. I'd even argue it's less so.
I mean, I know my argument is anecdotal but I have never seen a pothead get belligerent and beat his wife and kids or indulge in a bit of gay bashing. Sure, 7-Elevens will probably see an uptick in munchies being shoplifted, but I hardly think we should be enforcing draconian laws to protect us from Pringles robbers
Anyway, time to get off my soapbox. Enjoy!
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
JIMMY KIMMEL IS MY HERO
And if he still has a job with ABC by the end of the week I'll be incredibly surprised. Still, a moment of honesty is a glorious thing, ain't it?
And if he still has a job with ABC by the end of the week I'll be incredibly surprised. Still, a moment of honesty is a glorious thing, ain't it?
Bouncing onto the stage at just after 4 p.m., Mr. Kimmel self-deprecatingly declared, “All of ABC’s late night comedy talent is assembled here on one stage.” After rattling off a few statistics about the affluence of his viewers, he then admitted that he’d made all the numbers up. (He said so in a more obscene way.)
Then, in a “Jerry Maguire”-like moment of clarity, Mr. Kimmel said, “Everything you’re going to hear this week is” nonsense. “Let’s get real here. Let’s get Dr. Phil-real here. These new fall shows? We’re going to cancel about 90 percent of them. Maybe more.” If ABC is so confident in its new fall shows, he asked, why is it announcing them at the same time it announces the midseason shows that will replace those fall shows? “This show ‘Shark Tank’ has the word tank right in the title,” he said
To the ABC advertisers, Mr. Kimmel said, “Every year we lie to you and every year you come back for more. You don’t need an upfront. You need therapy. We completely lie to you, and then you pass those lies onto your clients.”Read the rest
here.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
COME ON, YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO SEE THIS...
As a film critic I can tell you my job would be so much easier if all I had to review were films like Mega Shark Vs Giant Octopus. Heck, the review practically writes itself.
And with stars like Lorenzo Lamas and Debbie Gibson, you know Oscar nominations are going to come calling early!
As a film critic I can tell you my job would be so much easier if all I had to review were films like Mega Shark Vs Giant Octopus. Heck, the review practically writes itself.
And with stars like Lorenzo Lamas and Debbie Gibson, you know Oscar nominations are going to come calling early!
Thursday, May 07, 2009
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