January 2012
94 posts
Cr4Bdbgs: "I didn't sign up to be famous." →
koganbot:
cureforbedbugs:
I think this is a claim worth hanging on to in an age in which celebrity can indeed be largely accidental (or at least hyper-accelerated). When Lana Del Rey says it, the immediate impulse a lot of people seem to have is to scoff at the audacity of it. How can someone who has been courted by a major record label, who re-made her image specifically to try again after...
“Course topics include the extent of Beyoncé’s control over her own aesthetic,...”
– Beyoncé as a Political Figure? — Rutgers (via interweber)
With professors like these, who needs…uh, what’s the opposite of a professor?
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barthel answered your question: Sayings and exclamations I inherited from my father that confuse my wife “How’s tricks?” confused my wife for some time.
Ah yes, a perennial favorite in our household, too. I’m also remembering “Well, isn’t that ducky!”
Sayings and exclamations I inherited from my...
(1) “Lord love a duck!”
(2) “Well I’ll be dipped in buttermilk!”
(3) “Don’t carry a lazy man’s load.” (I still do this quite often — carrying more than you can handle at a time.)
(4) “Criminently!”
(5) Any of the “Jiminy” family — Willikers, Christmas, and Cricket.
I grew up with a million of these....
Dear Tumblr
Please add the following option to your annoying HEY MISSING E IS PROBLEMATIC warning:
“Yes, I get it, seriously. Continuing to use Missing E may do terrible things to my computer, and possibly the environment and the global economy. I get it. I FUCKING GET IT, TUMBLR. I am going to continue checking “yes,” even if I learn that continuing to use Missing E will take an extra 5...
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“Why did the apple cross the river? …So it could drown.”
– funny joke time took an unexpectedly morbid turn today. (via isabelthespy)
CLASSIC. Joke time is the best. For some reason this reminded me of a joke my friend’s father told:
A man goes out on a walk and notices a cow climbing a tree.
“Why are you climbing this tree?” asks...
(Thank God): Question for/about the Singles... →
screwrocknroll:
the20000:
matthewtowles:
I’ve noticed that a large number of recent reviews (by “recent” I mean the past few weeks, but I’m sure this could be said about the past few/several months, etc.) have an aggregate score of around five (5) out of ten (10).
My question is this: are these average scores purely the result of simple mathematics (in that any relatively large grouping of...
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nickminichino replied to your post: Teenpop Public-Domain Brit Lit would be a good added day (and covers every suggestion that feels like it would widen the scope too much, like Easy A). I’m assuming Allan Moyle is too alt and for the wrong generation. And Mean Girls must be the opening night gala screening. Besides that: High School Musical 3. obviously that started as Shakespeare and was...
nickminichino asked: Teenpop Public-Domain Brit Lit would be a good added day (and covers every suggestion that feels like it would widen the scope too much, like Easy A). I'm assuming Allan Moyle is too alt and for the wrong generation. And Mean Girls must be the opening night gala screening. Besides that: High School Musical 3.
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katherinestasaph replied to your post: Isn’t Josie and the Pussycats too satirical for the earnestness of the rest of the films in that category? Also, I saw that you changed it. You can’t pull a fast one on me. for strength of soundtrack you need Legally Blonde and Princess Diaries
Tough decision to exclude those. Would also include Aquamarine, Bring It On, On the Line…
strictlyalright asked: Isn't Josie and the Pussycats too satirical for the earnestness of the rest of the films in that category? Also, I saw that you changed it. You can't pull a fast one on me.
Downton Abbey
Started watching this, am predictably enthralled in the romance, to some degree. (It’s the turn-of-the-century Mad Men with better dialogue, right?) Makes me wonder whether the same thing is true/truthy of “service/servant films” as is true of “war films” — namely that the film form tends toward glamorization of the most problematic social aspects of it. Even...
Dr. Dre and T.I. - “Shit Popped Off”
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P&J Breadth
My fave statistic by Glenn McDonald, not just because I’m listed at at #1!*
Thought it might be interesting to list the artists that the people tied for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place have voted for since 2008. (One issue with statistic is that it’s just a count over time, meaning people who started voting after 2008 aren’t eligible.
David Cooper Moore:
*Alexandra Stan
*Alicia...
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very filled with dreams: sincere questions: →
theremixbaby:
if you can be a nerd about comedy or sports or beer or cars or other traditionally not-nerdy things then why can’t you be a nerd about shoes or reality tv or skin-care or pilates or celebrity gossip or hair dye? are girls who take multiple pictures of their outfits every single…
I suppose I’ve always thought that “nerd” lost its power as a word worth...
“Why so expensive? Take ‘California Gurls.’ It features Snoop Dogg. He’s pricey....”
– “Katy Perry’s Perfect Game.” (via marathonpacks)
Another reminder of the fallacy questionable usefulness of industrial critiques of the music industry (as opposed to spending more time examining other sectors of the entertainment industry). The reason I tend way more toward aesthetics in the music...
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mephiskypheles replied to your video: Hands down the best of the TGIF theme songs. Do you ever confuse the Full House theme song with this one? I always start singing one and end up lyrically finishing with the other…
Usually I start singing any of the other theme songs and end up singing Family Matters. Though in looking through the old TGIF line-ups, I’m reminded of the...
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Popular Songs Re-Written as Shakespearean Sonnets... →
Tis Friday morn; the boist’rous cock doth crow,
And down the stairs I spring to take my meal.
The hour grows late and to the bus I go–
I spy my friends and muse on how I feel:
To kick it in the front seat of yon coach,
Or ‘stead to rest my feet up in the back?
To be in front, or be in back the coach,
That is the question (for Rebecca Black).
‘Twas Thursday ere the sun rose up this dawn....
Teenpop Friday →
back….Back….BACK!!!!! For a little while, maybe.
Today is Thesaurus Day. A perfectly cromulent...
Supreme Court Says Congress May Re-Copyright... →
In dissent, Justices Stephen Breyer and Samuel Alito said the legislation goes against the theory of copyright and “does not encourage anyone to produce a single new work.” Copyright, they noted, was part of the Constitution to promote the arts and sciences.
Unholy alliance begets sensible take on the purpose of copyright! Who knew?
"Considering the deep-rooted American middlebrow... →
katherinestasaph:
cureforbedbugs:
Why couldn’t the black-out have taken this piece of shit with it?
Was literally JUST about to post this. The only thing worse than a shitty fat joke is a shitty fat joke with fake plausible deniability.
Ugh, and:
Actual Paula Deen quote: “You can have diabetes and have a piece of cake. You cannot have diabetes and eat a whole cake.” No,...
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"Considering the deep-rooted American middlebrow... →
Why couldn’t the black-out have taken this piece of shit with it?
"I Voted for That? Huh.": 2011 P&J Ballot →
Don’t remember voting for a few of these, but not displeased. Mistletoe is probably the closest Biebs will ever come to gracing another of my P&J ballots (though who knows). He was #2 single of the year last year, too. Would now probably ditch Maroon 5 (whose mercenary hook had finally lodged into my brain at this point in the year) for IU’s “You and I.” Reminds me of...
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minimoonstar replied to your post: “I didn’t sign up to be famous.” It’s clear that her ascent-to-fame burned faster and hotter than advisable or intended - I for one feel bad for her!
They should totally put a Surgeon General’s warning on record contracts and/or YouTube uploads. CAUTION: YOUTUBE UPLOADS CAN IN RARE CASES LEAD TO SUDDEN CELEBRITY.
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Since I'm quoting myself today
Yes, I’m blacking out any information that did not come directly from ME.
But I like this line from the last film discussion ep, about best Philadelphia movies:
Me: I think A History of Violence counts as a partial Philly movie. I think that’s most people’s experience of Philly — it’s like, “I have to go to Philly so that something terrible can happen....
"I didn't sign up to be famous."
I think this is a claim worth hanging on to in an age in which celebrity can indeed be largely accidental (or at least hyper-accelerated). When Lana Del Rey says it, the immediate impulse a lot of people seem to have is to scoff at the audacity of it. How can someone who has been courted by a major record label, who re-made her image specifically to try again after her first try didn’t make...
P&J Ceiling Drop
Can’t figure out where the hell the post I did with totals for % of voters to vote for #1 and #2 albums in the 90’s and 00’s is, but I did find this one, which started it:
This year [2010] [2009, woops, forgot about Kanye last year], the #1 album was only on 22% of P&J ballots, while the second-place one was on 20%. A truly huge album of the last decade would pull in over...
very filled with dreams: newsflash: having a short... →
tristn:
cureforbedbugs:
jewelweed:
things that are very fast-paced are not “ADD”
movies/songs/situations with disjointed themes are not “totally ADD”
being forgetful does not mean you’re so “ADD”
feel free to add more
appropriating experience of mental illness into an adjective is dismissive and mean. stop it.
My totally amateur take on ADD, being somewhere on the “don’t need...
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jonathanbogart replied to your post: You guys, “Psych” and “Bones” Cannot handle procedurals, no matter how light-hearted or charming. Don’t know why — used to love them, then just stopped. Not them, it’s me.
You have closed your mind to a few of the small joys in life, as we all must do on occasion. Can’t stand Law and Order and SVU myself — I will say...
very filled with dreams: newsflash: having a short... →
jewelweed:
things that are very fast-paced are not “ADD”
movies/songs/situations with disjointed themes are not “totally ADD”
being forgetful does not mean you’re so “ADD”
feel free to add more
appropriating experience of mental illness into an adjective is dismissive and mean. stop it.
My totally amateur take on ADD, being somewhere on the “don’t need medication”...
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abbyjean replied to your post: You guys, “Psych” and “Bones” PSYCH FOREVER HEART YOU GUS AND SHAWN
SO CHARMING RIGHT
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microphoneheartbeats replied to your post: You guys, “Psych” and “Bones” Love Psych, although haven’t watched the latest season. What is termite art?
White Elephant Art and Termite Art by Manny Farber (not sure if this is unabridged):
http://www.coldbacon.com/writing/mannyfarber-termiteart.html
You guys, "Psych" and "Bones"
Everyone is saying Mad Men this and Sherlock that, but no one is saying “Worship this” and “Jericho that”!
Bones and Psych are the TERMITE ART to the former two’s white elephants, except that Sherlock isn’t White Elephant-y (it’s pulp — OK pulp, better “quality,” should figure out a way to split the difference in ways that are less...
A Few Thoughts on Lana Del Ray (by Maura) →
Nice, even-handed and (I dare say) fair-minded critique of Lana on SNL (oh em gee I am so close to just launching into the Ashlee Book via talking to Hendrk over at One Week One Band to see if I could humbly ask for a slot for A-Simp to work out some ideas ‘n’ such, but I srsly have too much work in the next two months to do it justice — it’s on the back-burner, though, and...
Infinite Drunk Ron Swanson →
becoming-wave:
somnambulistic:
pretty much the only reason for the internet to exist!
ATTN: BE-BOP-A-LU-LA. THIS IS FOR YOU.
My wife upon seeing this: “Oh, the internet is a wonderful place!”