February 2010
“It’s possible, and wildly unfair, that De Niro won his Oscar for his prodigious...”
– Brutal Attraction: The Making of Raging Bull
“At this stage, no one envisioned the film’s unique look, tone, or structure....”
– Brutal Attraction: The Making of Raging Bull
seven significant purchases
agrammar:
In 1989, in a small-town mall, a middle-aged, middle-eastern man approaches a bookstore. He pauses in the entryway, takes a deep breath, and removes a bill from his pocket. He straightens his jacket and his spine. Then he walks directly to the counter, with great purpose, with the bill held forward, and says: “One Satanic Verses, please.” The woman he’s just cut in front of...
“Welcome to the fancy new [Videogum]. When we first started planning our...”
– Welcome To The New Videogum
Pitchfork: Fleet Foxes Frontman Robin Pecknold to... →
Passive Agressive Wifi →
“I’m sure Google executives don’t think these are critical, as long as Buzz is...”
– Kontra
“I’ve really enjoyed the slight gender role reversal involved: [Kathryn] Bigelow...”
– Alyssa Rosenberg (via savingpaper)
Stupid Google Buzz Couldn't Be Worse For Reporters...
choire:
I have no idea if I have completely killed that Google Buzz metavirus nightmare on my Google settings. It’s bad enough that people that you HATE (and/or hate you!) show up automatically as followers or followees—but also there’s people with whom one does business, including LANDLORDS? Yes, of course one wants ONE’S LANDLORD in one’s forcible “social network.” And something that hasn’t...
I'm Pretty Sure The Opening Ceremony Musical Was... →
“Try to imagine Pegasus mating with a unicorn and the creature that they birth. I...”
– US snowboarder Graham Watanabe, asked what it’s like to be competing in the Olympics. (via katiebakes)
want to get heartworm →
ESPN360 is Dropping the 60 →
Dreams Come True →
“In a segmented society, big-time college sports are one of the few avenues for large-scale communal participation. Mass college sports cross class lines. They induce large numbers of people in a region to stop, at the same time, and share common emotional experiences.
The crowds at big-time college sporting events do not sit passively, the way they do at a movie theater. They roar, suffer...
Snowed In On The East Coast? Your Guide To Being A... →
Beautiful planetary posters →
liana:
The Blitzkrieg Bop - Yo La Tengo
A...
“I think it’s amazing what’s been done for Haiti. But I also think it’s amazing...”
– Lil Wayne, in comments about his participation in the “We Are the World” remake. MTV News (via abbyjean)
DADDY'S GOT A NEW BUSINESS PLAN
choire:
The Legacy of Paul Tagliabue →
A renewed plea for Super Bowl Monday as a national... →
the prophecy of sarah palin →
Oh The Places Ludacris Will Go! →
Dear John vs. Dear John: How to Tell the Channing... →
Amazon.com: Fresh Whole Rabbit →
topherchris:
The reviews on this item are kinda the best thing of the day.