May 2010
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“Is that Alfred Molina?”
– Me whispering to A____ every five minutes during Prince of Persia.
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Ktown
C: That chick looks like a Korean Selma Blair.
R: So does her boyfriend.
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“They named their daughter Elegy.”
You know, for kids!
Kids in Mind is a web site that catalogs instances of sex and violence in motion pictures. Below is an excerpt from its synopsis of Babies. Children of various ages, from newborns to toddlers, are seen in various states of undress, including unobscured views of both male and female genitals. Infants are seen without clothing, as well as young children wearing only indigenous tribal outfits, which...
I imagine it must be difficult watching Iron Man with Jeremy Piven. He probably repeats Tony Stark’s dialog under his breath the whole time. The double entendres, the form-fitting powersuit, the palladium poisoning. He knows about those things!
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Hello, Muddah, hello, forward
When I email a friend some random link, as much as it’s about the German polar bear cub du jour or next-level Japanese cat link, it’s also to say, Hey, I was thinking of you. I think that’s why moms are always forwarding us stuff. Because they’re thinking of us.
If I see you walking toward me carrying an iPhone I’m less likely to cross the street to avoid you—which is probably when you should rape and mug me.
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“Money talks, but it don’t … this and that and … other stuff.”
– Me, never remembering the lyrics correctly.
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I hung out with such a generous assortment of people I enjoy and care about tonight that I feel really blessed to live in a city that can contain us.
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Does Hallmark make a “Sorry I had a weird dream last night where I tore you a new asshole like we were in some Neil LaBute movie starring Jason Patric and Catherine Keener” … card? No reason, just wondering.
The 50 Best Author vs. Author Put Downs of All... →
My favorite diss (not enumerated above for obvious reasons): the time Joe Eszterhas described William Goldman as “a hooker from Connecticut.” [via]
Discovering you’re both looking forward to the widespread availability of LED wallpaper has to be some kind of milestone in a friendship.
Apple Steps Up Pace of Deals in Race for Startups →
Apple has plenty of money to keep purchasing small startups. To avoid publicity and possible rival bids, Apple in some cases has offered a target only a three-hour period in which to accept the terms of a sale, according to one executive with knowledge of the situation.
This gives me a boner. Why does this give me a boner? What’s wrong with me?
There’s a modulation that sometimes enters children’s voices when they feel as though they’ve commiserated over some essential truth with an adult—a fleeting mix of delight and relief—that I occasionally recognize in my little sister’s less guarded moments.
She’ll be twenty in a few weeks. I’m thankful she’s still young enough and I’m just old...
Wakefield up before you go-go
I hope a KFC Double Down phone figures prominently in Diablo Cody’s Sweet Valley High adaptation.
