July 2011
“I’ve been called a ‘bully’ and ‘rude’ by people who weren’t even at SDCC. When I...”
– DC Women Kicking Ass - An Interview with the Batgirl of the SDCC panels
Read This.
A request for the amazing Chris Colfer/Glee fans...
blurintofocus:
Your warm response to my article about Glee Live this year (and the young fans I saw at the show) really meant the world to me, and inspired me to embark on a bigger project about Glee’s youngest fans. If you’re a mom, dad, aunt, uncle or just know of amazing young kids (think: under 10, those who’d be considered “too young” for the show) who connected to the story or...
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“Norway’s Prime Minister is a liberal atheist, they have one of the best...”
– Matthew Trevithick, responding to this story, “Former Bush Official Places Blame For Oslo Attack On Norwegians For Not Being ‘Serious’ About Terrorism,” with a comment that wins the universe. (via cognitivedissonance)
“Jeff Goodby, the co-chairman with Rich Silverstein at Goodby, Silverstein, said...”
– Really, Mr. Goodby? The firestorm calling you out was surprising? Because you created a similarly sexist and stupid campaign in 2005 and received complaints for it then, so I’m not exactly sure why round two would be surprising.
Framing this as a success because the discussion generated...
“If you doubt that politics in Congress has become more partisan, consider this:...”
– Worst. Congress. Ever. - By Norman Ornstein | Foreign Policy
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They call that integrity.
When the local TV stations brought their cameras into his den, he announced that a Murdoch paper was “not fit to wrap fish in.”
The next afternoon I sat with him at Billy Goat’s.
“I guess I resigned, huh?”
“Murdoch doesn’t care what you say about him,” I said.
“It’s not what I said about him,” Mike said. “It’s that...
“Where have the days of classy boozing gone? If you imagined adulthood to be a...”
– An Exhibition Celebrates 50 Years Of Cocktail Culture | Co.Design
Or you haven’t met the right friends and found the right bars. What you drink is your choice, if you’re disappointed you’re doing it wrong.
Mixing a good drink is easier than mixing a bad drink. C’mon.
“In a digital narrative, storytellers aren’t obligated to choose text over audio,...”
– Narratives for digital distribution « Digital Distribution
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“This series of specials are pretty grand in scale, but the narrative arc is...”
– Doctor Who 2005-2009: The Skip It/Watch It Guide « Liz Tells Frank What Happened In…
Liz and I don’t always agree on the quality of Doctor Who episodes. But when we do, we skip the Dos Equis.
AV Club - They Might Be Giants covers... →
turnabout:
This is delightful. You will enjoy it.
She is not lying.
Watchcristinamoreno:
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Mumford & Sons - Home (New Song, Live)
The pressure’s on for Bob Dylan’s recent live collaborators to deliver a sophomore effort that will stand up to the massive success of their debut, but all signs — namely, live previews and a reverent cover of the National’s “England” — point to the English folk troupe seamlessly settling into a comfortable transition...
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It's a holiday!
You know what that means? I send postcards. Want one?
