January 2012
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Much Tumbling About of Brains: Who's really... →
jaybushman:
In a much-linked-to article this week, Roger Ebert sets out several reasons why box office figures are down this year — most of which can be summed up by saying that the moviegoing experience has deteriorated. I can’t disagree with that.
At the same time, he heaps part of the blame on young…
Jay Bushman is conveniently omitting the part of the story about how he is a...
Leaving Animals Out of the Cosmetics Picture -... →
I’m in the midst of a slow process to replace my skincare and makeup routines with natural, low (ideally zero) toxicity products. The cruelty-free byproduct of this move is pleasant. I don’t like being around animals, but I don’t want to harm them either.
On March 11, 2009, the European Union banned cosmetics and personal-products companies from testing their products on...
tbridge:
This is a photo I took of them when they came to visit me in DC in the early part of last decade:
This is a photo from Emily Shur of the New York Times took as part of a visit two weeks ago.
You can do this. I can do this. We can all do this. But only together can we do this.
Proud of Tom and his parents! This is the hardest thing!
I don’t drink coffee very often, but when I do I drink soy lattes. I’ve been using a Starbucks card to rack up the points for free soy. Today I used the first free drink coupon that I earned to get my usual drink, a tall soy latte. It was pointed out to me that it’s free so I should size up.
Sure enough, I just threw away the last inch or so of my tall latte.
“The boarding-pass problem is hardly the only problem with the checkpoints....”
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Does Airport Security Really Make Us Safer? | Culture | Vanity Fair
“Security theater” rings true.
I just want to be able to take full sized conditioner and sunscreen on a plane in a carry-on fucking damnit.
Frankly Speaking: 'Ab Fab' Inspiration Lynne... →
“I like to think that my taste in clothing was marginally better than Christian Lacroix,” says Franks, referring to crazy Eddie, who was often stuffed like a pork sausage into the designer’s bright duds. “But the show was pretty spot on, actually.”
Yikes.
Franks says she regrets never having taken Saunders — an old friend of hers — up on the offer of appearing in the original series. “By the...
Scandals of Classic Hollywood: Cary Grant's... →
But I’m going to suggest something radical: we’ll never know whether Grant was or was not gay, and it does not matter. What matters was that his image, for all its perfection, also had its points of flexibility — living intimately with a man for long stretches of time, doing cute man things together — that leaves the possibility open. Grant made millions of women swoon, and millions...
The Most Shocking Thing About American Horror... →
Holy Ryan Murphy: There had been a plan.
"Mission Impossible": I Don't Understand How Tall... →
This drove me nuts during the OTHERWISE REALLY GREAT MOVIE.
I Would Like to Help You Get Your Show Cancelled →
This is the best thing on the Internet today.
In our first airing of How To Be A Gentleman, we held 55% of our lead in. To put that figure in perspective, let’s say David Ortiz is batting fourth for the Boston Red Sox, and he’s hitting .320, and the fans love him. Then the Red Sox bring up a kid from the minors and have him bat third, in front of Big Papi, and he hits .170 and then in the post...
The Baby-Sitters Club Reboot: Super Special #1:... →
Mr. and Mrs. Pike return to the place where Mallory was conceived- Burning Man. They rent two RVs to drive the family to the Black Rock Desert, and bring Stacey and MaryAnne along as mother’s helpers. Kristy whines about not getting to go, so Watson brings the family, along with Claudia and Dawn. Kristy decides that they should all make a stop-motion animation documentary about their experience,...
Claire Danes Q&A: Part 1 of Our Homeland Finale... →
Finally, I have to ask: How do you think a grown woman manages to survive on year-old tomato sauce and expired yogurt? That’s a very good question. I doubt she’s in the best shape. I think Carrie’s more acid than alkaline.
close to home…
Writer Calls ‘Parks and Recreation’... →
In which Alyssa Rosenberg refutes a monumentally poor NYTimes story:
First, if anything, 30 Rock‘s vastly more tied to the news cycle and the pop culture than Parks and Recreation is. And The Office is on its second cycle of the same story: that’s the defined inverse of risky. In both cases, Parks and Recreation‘s relentless optimism and commitment to making an argument about the value of public...
Athhilezar? Watch Your Fantasy World Language →
At “Game of Thrones” viewing parties in San Francisco, fans rewatched Dothraki scenes to study the language in a workshop-like setting. Last October, a group of Na’vi speakers from half a dozen countries convened in Sonoma County, Calif., for a gathering known as “Teach the Teachers.” Mr. Frommer gave attendants tips on grammar and vocabulary and fielded any questions they had about the...
Keith Coogan, Star of Adventures in Babysitting... →
A must read! The most insightful interview ever!
Yes, the “Don’t fuck with the babysitter” scene. Yeah, that’s a benchmark line; it kind of pushed that edge because it is a Disney movie, it’s a Touchstone Pictures release, and it was rated PG-13. They fought tooth and nail with the MPAA. The MPAA said, “You can have one F-word, you can say s-h-i-t twice. But any more than one F-word and it’s...
Stella McCartney pays tribute to mother Linda with... →
L.I.L.Y follows on from Stella’s hugely successful first scent, the rose-based STELLA, and as the name denotes, lily-of-the-valley, a favourite flower of her mother’s and part of the designers bridal bouquet, is the base of the scent mixed with slightly masculine and earthy hints of truffle and oak moss by perfumer Jacques Cavallier.
I can’t wait to try this. I’m...
What I Wore: An Exercise in Narcissism
lizlet:
This, for the record, is not my fault. Last Thursday, I shared the latest installment of the New York Times’ “What I Wore” feature with my co-worker Blair, as the gal-about-town they’d picked that week was Archie Panjabi, and we both like The Good Wife. I mockingly mentioned how terrible my version of this feature would be, because I am the exact opposite of a clothes horse, and Blair...
The Women’s Room: Wherein I go to the TEDxWomen... →
Tavi Gevinson, 15, is awesome.
“Dear Prudence,
I have just had devastating news: My 58-year-old second husband...”
– — Slate
Veda, you bitch.
“Let me break it down for you. Everyone loves bacon. Saying you love bacon is...”
– It’s Time for Everyone to Shut Up About Bacon
Polone’s Four-Step Plan for Saving NBC →
I quibble with lots of this op-ed, but this part is spot-on:
Spend less. If The Walking Dead were on NBC, it would be the most successful and least expensive show on the network. All of the basic cable hits, in the early years of their runs, cost way less to produce than those on the networks. This isn’t only because they have concepts they can realize more economically; they also don’t cast big...
Claire Danes on Homeland, My So-Called Life, and... →
My So-Called Life has had such a long afterlife. Did that make you think more seriously about the next TV project you did? You know, I love the show and I’m still very close with Winnie who wrote it and the two Devons who were in it. It was a momentous event for me, and so I don’t feel dogged by it and I’m incredibly flattered that it continues to resonate. I loved Saved By the...