November 1, 2009
Shamboyle
I’m listening to “Michelangelo” from Tango: Zero Hour by Astor Piazzolla.
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January 11, 2008
Morgan Spurlock
I remember seeing Morgan Spurlock of Super Size Me in this outfit and thinking he looked like a natural. It was in the opening sequence of the first episode of his great 30 Days series on FX and I hadn’t seen it since it was originally broadcast. I grabbed these screen shots from hulu.com which kind of sucks but it’s got lots of vintage and current NBC shows for free with fucking commercials. (By the way, this kind of site is exactly what the writers who are on strike are asking to be—and should be—paid for.) Anyway, I’ve heard through the internets (and The Crusher) that he dumped that vegan girl a while back and became a Friend of Dorothy which we knew he was all along, didn’t we?
I’m listening to “N-er-gize me” from Cosmetic 12'' Single by Cosmetic ft. Jamaaladeen Tacuma.
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August 28, 2007
I ♥ Kaysar
That’s supposed to be a heart in the title. If you’re on Firefox on a Mac it doesn’t render correctly. Fuckers.
I’m listening to “Let's Go” from The Good Earth by The Feelies.
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June 10, 2007
It is finished.
And brilliantly, too. For me it was the only ending possible.
The entire episode, the first since the pilot written and directed by series creator David Chase, was visually and aurally complex, setting us up perfectly for the suspense and perversity of the final scene. (As if we hadn’t had enough perversity with the babies in the SUV!) Every single member of this family has consciously chosen a life in which they are complicit in evil and consequently everything is a threat. The Sopranos sit eating onion rings and the audience has it's collective heart in its collective throat waiting for something, anything to happen. What’s left for this family but blackness?
This amazing tease was so beautifully directed I hardly know where to begin. Everything: parking the car, looking at the menu, picking a song on the jukebox, a man walking to the bathroom, everything seemed overloaded with meaning. It was just an average night in an average diner given a nearly explosive intensity by David Chase’s shot choices and the absolutely perfect editing and sound. Like a DePalma film, the direction constantly called attention to itself and still worked emotionally, almost viscerally on the viewer. I clenched my fists, thinking something awful was going to happen at any second. It was almost unbearable.
The final cut to black was just right. That thousands of people, including myself, thought their cable went out was, I think, a wonderful bonus. Fucking hilarious. I loved it.
I’m listening to “Swan Lake” from Metal Box by Public Image, Ltd.
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March 18, 2007
American Midol
From Slate Magazine:
The real Idol wit, of course, is Ryan Seacrest. Who can forget his exchange with Season 5 country-pixie Kellie Pickler, who reappeared on the Idol stage a few weeks back, staggering under the weight of enormously enhanced bosoms.Seacrest: Have you, um, spent your money on anything since you've left us?
Pickler: Shoes.
Seacrest: (Pause) Just shoes? (Pause) OK.
That almost makes me want to watch.
I’m listening to “Useless” from The Singles 86-98 by Depeche Mode.
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March 9, 2007
Hasbian
From today’s New York Times:
“Men in Trees” was not as successful as ABC hoped it would be when the network scheduled it right after “Grey’s Anatomy,” probably because its star, Anne Heche, is miscast as a sympathetic heroine; her knife-blade beauty and pinched persona are better suited to the role of shrill boss or irritating neighbor.Link.
I’m listening to “You Don’t Send Me” from Dear Catastrophe Waitress by Belle & Sebastian.
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January 18, 2007
Missing
I lost about six months worth of postings, the last ones before my hiatus and name change. Sorry about that but, hey, now I get to use them again if I can remember them!
XOXO
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December 20, 2005
Why the LOGO Channel sucks
More from The Provincetown Banner:
LOGO founder Matt Farber (left) and his husband Ed Connolly, with their Chihuahuas Tamale (left) and Fajita.
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June 20, 2005
30 Days
The adorable Morgan Spurlock, of Super Size Me, has a new TV show on FX called 30 Days. It’s kind of like the movie, someone changes their life in some way for 30 days. This week, Morgan and his girlfriend moved to Columbus, Ohio and worked minimum wage jobs for a month. It was pretty depressing. It’s good but not quite as focused or incisive as the movie. (Don’t blame the hospital for a high Emergency Room bill, Morgan! Really!) Still, he’s so cute that I’ll be watching every week! He looks great in a harness serving drinks at a leather bar during the credits.
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January 17, 2005
The Ultimate Fighter
The beautiful men on the left are the judges on a new reality show which STARTS TONIGHT!! It’s The Ultimate Fighter and it will be broadcast on Spike TV every Monday after WWE RAW. Sixteen men will compete for two Ultimate Fighting (UFC) contracts. The guys in the 2nd set of pics are already UFC fighters so, chances are you’ll see some of them around, too. I love watching hot men beating the shit out of each other, so this show seems like it was made especially for me!!
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December 26, 2004
The World’s Strongest Man
I’m feeling much better, in fact almost normal. I should be back to my regular hijinks by, say, Sunday night.
In the meantime get a load of Vasil Virastyuk, Ukrainian winner of The World’s Strongest Man Competition on ESPN tonight. He dragged a 20 ton truck down the street!
I love him.
While you’re at it, say “Hello” to Matt Furey’s beautiful ass. This character sells a bunch of fitness products on the web and has a touching testimonial from none other than Steven Regal! Oddly, I believe him and he is hot as hell but he still ain’t getting a penny out of me. I don’t have the genetic material and/or I’m just too goddam lazy to ever look like that!
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