2008

Jun

Zombie Nation

bg5000: So in the comments of the last zombie post (where you pick one weapon, song, and famous...
Jun 25th

Girl Talk

me: Hes garbage
he reminds me of douches in neon shirts
Joshua: hahahaha
me: haha
its true
its like oh remember when? Yeah that song killed
awesome!
fuck off!
just listen to the damn song if you love it so much
and make your own mix fools
its totally ADD
preying on our lack of attention span
and our love of pop culture referencing
its Robot Chicken put to music
and thus, the lowest of all art forms
quote me on that
Joshua: sweet
me: BITCHEZ!
Joshua: AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
me: Its like people cream every time they recognize something from our pop past
thats why those shows are so popular
the VH1 programs
it instantly makes a person feel like they are part of something and simultaneously superior to those that dont get the reference
its all very self-validating
and believe me I am a part of it
but I think it really hinders culture from moving forward
its collective narcissism
we look back at a reflection that isnt even really us but we pretend it is
and no one knows the difference
Joshua: i agree with that completely
everything new is just something old repackaged
me: but instead of giving the past credit
we pat ourselves on the back instead
its disgusting
Jun 19th
eatsleepdraw: “The Last Mistress” -JZL I’ve been...
Jun 17th

Why M. Night Shyamalan Is Better Than...

He alone is aware of our insignificance: “Where did the idea for movie come from? “I was...
Jun 16th

The Ubiquity of Nuno Bettencourt

Extreme heartthrob Nuno Bettencourt epitomized male beauty for a brief moment in 1991 when my...
Jun 13th

Addendum

In my previous post, I totally meant Rocky IV whenever I say “Rocky V”. I am just too...
Jun 13th

Survivor: An Overdue Retrospective

Power-rock balladeers, Survivor, will forever be stigmatized as the poor man’s Journey if one...
Jun 12th

Which is more a surefire sign of the...

The fact that sour-faced Lisa nearly won Top Chef or… the possibility of some reality show...
Jun 12th
“AVC: Do you think the war on stupid culture is unwinnable?...”
— The Onion’s interview...
Jun 5th

Cineplex Reflections - Son of Rambow

In all fairness, it was nearly impossible for me to not love Son of Rambow. It’s the story of...
Jun 4th
After a longer than expected hiatus—partly attributed to an article about blogging that...
Jun 3rd

May

“If I were forced at gunpoint to name my personal Top 10...”
— Damn Straight! The AV...
May 20th
Season. Finale. Tonight!  eatsleepdraw: “I’m Chuck Bass”...
May 19th

Cineplex Reflections - Iron Man

I realize that I am weighing in on this one a bit late, but after three solid and satisfying rounds...
May 18th

Totally on Top: ANTM's Whitney! Yay!

So, I’m nearly 48 hours late on this one, but the joy is just as immediate as it was Wednesday...
May 16th

Observations Made at Last Night's Cut...

I counted at least a dozen girls in the audience with bangs perfectly frozen in place. Not a stray...
May 14th

Noooooooooooo...

alexbalk: “Nicolas Cage will star in an updated version of 1992’s “Bad Lieutenant” with Werner...
May 14th

"Sticky as Lips and Licky as Trips"

I was one of those Cure weirdos in high school who thought that Robert Smith was the bard of young...
May 13th
eatsleepdraw: “Leighton” -JZL
May 13th
“We’re the non-judging Breakfast Club.”
— Blair Waldorf perfectly...
May 13th

No Longer on Top: ANTM's Dominique

Now that I’ve returned from Florida, I can finally say my belated farewell to Dominique. What...
May 9th

No Longer on Top: ANTM's Katarzyna

Last night the girls did their best imitation of Russell Crowe and battled out as gladiators in...
May 1st

Apr

“The tension between “actual” memory and our translation of...”
—  New York magazine’s...
Apr 29th

What Not to Watch

Lately, I’ve felt a lot dumber than usual. I don’t claim to be particularly...
Apr 29th

No Longer on Top: ANTM's Lauren

Oh, Lauren: so awkward, so edgy, so gorgeous, and so very GONE. I thought that she would eventually...
Apr 25th
Warch Watch
You know how people have dealbreakers, particular traits noticed in others that override whatever...
Apr 22nd

For My Pleasure - Little Suzi

Tesla: so incredibly undervalued in the hard rock canon. Tsk. Tsk. Shame on anyone who has not sung...
Apr 22nd

The Hills' Soundtrack, Lisa Turtle and...

I promised myself that I would keep The Hills posts to a minimum, but I found myself sucked into the...
Apr 22nd

Springtime with Joe Elliott

Today I had my iPod set to shuffle for the usual commute when Def Leppard’s...
Apr 17th

No Longer on Top: ANTM's Stacy Ann

Finally, Paulina makes a larger appearance on tonight’s episode coaching the girls on the...
Apr 17th

Cineplex Reflections - Stop-Loss

I am a sucker for honest, grim portraits of America. Even when they star Ryan Phillippe. While...
Apr 15th
“My hair is combined of my hair and the finest extensions...”
— Bret Michaels opens up about...
Apr 14th

For My Pleasure - Mandolin Rain

I love Bruce Hornsby. My heart belongs to Middle America and when I hear Hornsby hit the ivories,...
Apr 14th
“STP’s bad luck was being a polished, immediately accessible,...”
— Steve Hyden at the...
Apr 10th
Warch Watch
I’ve never really been sure where Simple Minds fall into the 80s canon of cool acceptable...
Apr 9th

Smart People...

Might be the worst movie title ever. Sure, it’s not as offensive as Phat Girlz or as absurd as...
Apr 9th

Five Karaoke Songs I Would Sing (If I...

This is just my personal list of songs that I like to imagine myself belting out and subsequently...
Apr 8th

Netflix Chronicles - Even Cowgirls Get...

I’ve never read anything by Tom Robbins and after viewing the film adaptation disaster that is...
Apr 7th
Warch Watch
It’s Friday!: the perfect excuse to get one’s groove on in giant, neon geometric...
Apr 4th

5 Karaoke Songs that Ladies Should Never...

I try to keep my bitter, sardonic rants on this blog to a minimum, but as a frequent patron of the...
Apr 4th

No Longer on Top: ANTM's Claire (?!)

It’s amazing how fickle one can be when watching America’s Next Top Model. One week...
Apr 4th

Mar

“…here’s the question that no one seems to be...”
— Jezebel’s Anna...
Mar 31st

It's 9 in the Afternoon...and the World...

Note to Panic at the Disco!: Pastiche is not equivalent to artistry. A poor pantomime of psychedelic...
Mar 30th

"Don't Go Mistaking Paradise for a Pair...

AfterJezebel’s commenter discussion about the best of John Hughe’s oeuvre and the...
Mar 30th
“Yeah. In rehearsals yesterday, Thom, Ed and I were running...”
— - Colin Greenwood in Pitchfork...
Mar 28th
Listen Listen
For me, it’s hard to discuss Ladytron without resorting to hyperbole so I won’t even try...
Mar 28th
Warch Watch
If I ever had a band, I would want it to be like the B-52s: a poptastic party group without...
Mar 28th

Netflix Chronicles - Exotica

 I saw this movie for the first time more than ten years ago when it was first released. I recall...
Mar 27th

No Longer on Top: ANTM's Aimee

My love for Claire has dried up just like her breast milk. This episode she shows her down-n-dirty...
Mar 27th
Warch Watch
Shakespear’s Sister’s “Stay” is one of those songs that might have faded...
Mar 26th

Pretending

For the past few days, my levels of self-esteem and self-worth have plummeted, crashing somewhere on...
Mar 26th
If this movie asked me to, I would die for it.
Mar 25th
“He has the satisfaction of being a truly original, truly...”
— New York magazine profile on...
Mar 25th

Things I Learned While Watching The...

Spencer’s sister is currently the only interesting part of this new season. She also...
Mar 25th
Using Jared Leto’s weight gain as the primary...
Mar 24th

Best News of the Day!

George Michael is touring again and it’s his first North American trek in nearly twenty years!...
Mar 24th
Sometimes I try to imagine my life without Rock of Love 2 and it’s almost like imagining the...
Mar 24th

The Anti-Hills

Speaking of devastatingly vapid, Julia Allison and her upwardly-mobile cronies might get their own...
Mar 24th

The Hills: Made for Smart People that...

“Ignorance is Bliss” - One quote that can’t be attributed to...
Mar 24th
Warch Watch
This charming young woman playing Donna Darko is Natasha Khan aka Bat for Lashes and the song is...
Mar 21st

For Your "Pleasure Cunt"

Anything that involves more creative output from Kevin Barnes can only be a good thing. Of...
Mar 20th

Vince Chase: Hot and Hairy Feminist?

“I’m a feminist, so if there was anything that was untrue I would be on it. But you...
Mar 20th
“Essentially, it’s a pumped-up version of the...”
— Fluxblog on a new B-52’s...
Mar 20th

For My Pleasure - Lemon

“And these are the days when we look for something other…” I’ve always had a...
Mar 20th

Why?!, Episode 1

Is there some sort of rule that homely, bald, pudgy men with Mephisto chin hair must take up a...
Mar 20th

No Longer on Top: ANTM's Marvita

Tonight’s episode of ANTM marked the return of Voguer Extraordinaire Benny Ninja and the...
Mar 20th

Jaymay (and others) on Conan

I’ve been trying to find this performance on YouTube for awhile now, but Brooklyn Vegan has...
Mar 19th
Kelly Taylor would never have been caught...
Mar 19th

Deep Thoughts with Daisy

I love Daisy from Rock of Love 2. I can’t help it; I am simply bewitched by her ability to be...
Mar 18th
Warch Watch
Liam Finn might be the ultimate exception to my nepotism rule. He’s the progeny of Neil Finn...
Mar 18th

Laughs on Adderal

While watching (fairly) new comedy shows The Whitest Kids U’ Know, Robot Chicken, and Kenny...
Mar 18th

Netflix Chronicles - April Fool's Day

Because I had recently rekindled my infatuation with Deborah Foreman and was pining for the days...
Mar 17th
Listen Listen
I’ve been enamored with Texas’s Ghosthustler ever since I heard the sexy “Parking...
Mar 13th

Sexual Eruption...er, I mean Sensual...

I am still at a loss as to why the phrase “Sexual Eruption” is too profane for public...
Mar 13th

No Longer on Top: ANTM's Amis

Last week Midwestern bigot Allison performed a racist scenario with her Barbie dolls involving...
Mar 13th
Remember sweet Deborah Foreman of Valley Girl fame? I miss...
Mar 12th

Tube for Thought

If we are experiencing economic turmoil, then what accounts for the prodigal budgets of American...
Mar 12th
Warch Watch
“Thou Shall Not Kill…”: Corey Feldman was one of my first childhood crushes that I...
Mar 12th

Detroit Rock City

Get a load of this triumvirate, eh? Last night the Stooges covered “Burning Up” and...
Mar 11th
“I was brainwashed into believing that “Middle America” was a...”
— It doesn’t change the...
Mar 11th
“In reality, Asheton says, Madonna asked the Stooges to...”
— OK, I can now sleep easy. And...
Mar 11th

Bret Loves Kristy Joe 4-Ever

Just finished watching Sunday’s episode of Rock of Love. Bret is totally in love with the...
Mar 11th

Like Sands through the Hourglass...

I was home ill today and spent my day like any convalescing dirtbag would:  in front of the tube...
Mar 11th

"He was an old man in a young girl's...

To offset my earlier mildly snarky posting about reality show modeling, I am now giving my focus to...
Mar 7th

No Longer on Top: ANTM's Allison

So, this is a little late. But on Wednesday, we said goodbye to the quiet, humble and truly grateful...
Mar 7th

I Heart Sam Rockwell...

and you should too!
Mar 5th

Truth and Consequences

Ethics. I have a vague recollection of what those are. Before the outing of swindlers J.T....
Mar 5th
Warch Watch
He’s 73. And clearly enjoys life. And hula hooping! That might be redundant.
Mar 4th

The Hall of Lame

I love Madonna. She’s fabulous, but shouldn’t this be the other way around? Induct the...
Mar 4th

For My Pleasure - Cathy Dennis

This weekend I was putting together dance mixes for a friend’s birthday party. I giddily...
Mar 3rd

Cineplex Reflections - Penelope

The premise of Penelope is that our porcine heroine is so horrific-looking that her potential...
Mar 3rd

Netflix Chronicles - Dottie Gets...

Todd Haynes’ latest film, I’m Not There, explores the fluid and often...
Mar 3rd

Feb

I only post this photo because one of my most memorable...
Feb 29th
“Bookshelves are not for displaying books you’ve read...”
— Ezra Klein via Gawker . Gee,...
Feb 28th

No Longer on Top: ANTM's Atalya &...

So, I promised that I wouldn’t do a full recap of Top Model here because we already have...
Feb 28th

9:43 p.m., Location: Living Room, CW...

Yes, I just cried while watching One Tree Hill. No excuses. No apologies.
Feb 27th
Warch Watch
perpetua: It’s almost unbearable how perfect Elastica could be.  It’s good to know I’m...
Feb 26th

Dance, Interrupted

While out dancing this weekend, I was again subjected to a curious phenomenon I’ve observed on...
Feb 25th

SNL Does Rock of Love 2

SNL returned this week with a fairly funny parody of Bret Michaels and his smokin’ hot...
Feb 25th

Oscarzzzzzzzz...

I don’t know why I still anticipate the Oscars; nothing much happens except pretty people in...
Feb 25th
“It certainly isn’t perfect—films this crazily...”
— The Onion’s Scott Tobias...
Feb 22nd

I'd Like to Thank the Academy...

for not picking the same bland, predictable choices that they do every other year. A sweeping...
Feb 22nd

Juno (Get it? "Juno" sounds like "you...

I’ve made it clear how I feel about Diablo Cody as “the mouthpiece” for this...
Feb 22nd

Where is Paulina Porizkova?

I love America’s Next Top Model. Who doesn’t? Others in the blogosphere provide better...
Feb 21st
“Man, I love .38 Special!” (Boozy, giddy laughter...”
— Some drunken and amazing...
Feb 21st

Roller Disco Rainbow Love

I know we already have Yelle and Robyn and Annie. But five years ago, we had BoomKat’s...
Feb 20th

I Wanna Know What Love Is...But I Know...

Foreigner’s soft rock radio staple used to be one of my favorite songs. Seriously. Now it has...
Feb 20th
“What happens if you feel desperate and alone, and you go...”
—  Fluxblog perfectly capturing...
Feb 19th

Julie Christie, the Rumors are True...

You are an amazing actress and intriguing human being.  And I sincerely hope you are awarded an...
Feb 19th

For My Pleasure - I Wanna Be Your Dog

And so I continue forth with last week’s idea of expounding upon one of my favorite...
Feb 19th

Netflix Chronicles - Klute

This will sound bogus, if somewhat hypocritical coming from someone who’s last blog post...
Feb 19th
“If the Rock of Love groupies were genuinely hot or...”
— My pop culture kindred spirit...
Feb 15th

Netflix Chronicles - Living in Oblivion

Living in Oblivion is Tom DiCillo’s second movie and it’s quite brilliant in its...
Feb 15th

Can't Sink My Teeth into Vampire...

I’ve nothing in common with Scottish postmodern musician, Momus. I barely know anything about...
Feb 15th

Young Hearts Be Free Tonight

In honor of Valentines’s day and also as an introduction of  a new segment, I’ve...
Feb 14th

Netflix Chronicles - King of Kong: A...

“You’re the best arooound. Nothing’s gonna ever keep you down!” - Joe...
Feb 14th

Aimless Wandering

I am clearly not the only one who goes ballistic when confronted with blatant nepotism. Affluent...
Feb 14th

Why, god, why does Paul Rudd like to...

Can he not resist the kiss of death? Even so, I was going to take a chance on his latest I Could...
Feb 13th
Warch Watch
I thought about PJ Harvey recently and how she could devour all these other female singer-songwriter...
Feb 13th

OK, Nepotism is sometimes alright

As in the case of Blake Lively and Robin Lively. Blake plays the charming rich girl Serena on...
Feb 13th

R.I.P.

Things that could die or just simply disappear and I wouldn’t mind at all: Scarlett Johannson,...
Feb 13th

Netflix Chronicles - Smiley Face

I don’t smoke a lot of pot.  In fact, you can say I seldom smoke pot. I mainly partake at...
Feb 13th
“What would criticism be like if it were not foremost trying...”
— The knowing Carl Wilson in his...
Feb 11th
“The Breakfast Club really bothered me. This is, like, an...”
— Ellen Page (star of that quirk...
Feb 8th

Frenchy likes "Doggy on Top"

If you love Rock of Love 2 (and you damn well should if you’re a die-hard romantic like...
Feb 8th