November 2009
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10 Word (or less) Film Review
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Review: It certain is. (A)
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Four Christmases
Review: I wouldn’t spend one Christmas with these terrible actors. (C)
“Those were not vampires.
If sunlight makes you sparkle,
you’re a...”
– Vampire Haiku
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Look Out For That ... Camel?
Think you’ve got some humps in your day? Well, you’ve clearly never been to Aulstralia.
A small town in Australia is seeking a bizarre solution to a bizarre problem—a sudden herd of “marauding, wild camels.” Northern Territory, Australia, has been overrun by 6,000 camels in the past few weeks, the result of a recent drought and a lack of water available to the animals. The herd far...
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The Ultimate Crash
Want to meet the President at a fancy party? It’s easier than you think. No, you don’t have to donate a hefty fortune or be a VIP - just crash that sucker.
It seems that two partygoers at last night’s state dinner weren’t actually invited. A DC socialite couple were able to get into the party honoring Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, despite lacking invitations; the...
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"The Block" →
My really good friend Zach van Schouwen, who I have known since the first day of first grade, is truly a “rad dude,” as the kids say. Apparently New York Magazine thinks so too, as they rated his Web site “Highbrow and Brilliant” on their famous Approval Matrix. Check it out by clicking the link above, it’s pretty neat.
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I am Ninja.
Ninjas are, undoubtedly, awesome. To be clear though, in order to have the title of, “Awesome,” placed upon your head, you must first actually BE a ninja.
Seattle police say a man who thought he was ninja was impaled on a metal fence when he tried to leap over it.
An officer who was looking for an assault victim nearby Monday night heard the man screaming for help … Police...
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Hero Sex for Sully
This story amused me and so I thought I’d share. While I’m not really thrilled with this concept of “old people sex,” if anyone deserves some rock star sex, it’s Sully.
Is there anything Chesley Sullenberger can’t do? After executing a perfect landing on the Hudson River earlier this year, the airline pilot flawlessly executed in other areas, as well. “I...
“Nobody liked your production of ‘Reservoir Snoopy Dogs,’ even with...”
– Sue Sezno, “Sit Down and Shut Up.”
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Wikipedia was Invented by DaVinci in 1984
When I was in college, we were forbidden from using Wikipedia as a source on any paper - Rightfully so, as I soon learned that Newton’s Laws did not all involve beer (be a lot cooler if they did, though). This problem of open-editing looks like it’s only going to get worse:
Has Wikipedia’s ethos of crowdsourcing sabotaged the Web site? In the first quarter of the year, the...
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Big Ideas come from Big Hair
My favorite part of this story is not the ridiculous information, but that it comes from The Financial Times … *Shaking head* Are the times really this tough?
Sarah Palin and Robert Pattinson: What do they have in common, besides the letter P? Hair. Lots of gorgeous, flowing hair, styled to perfection, writes Vanessa Friedman in the Financial Times. Big hair is making a big comeback, she...
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WatchDid you see Pixar’s Up? Did it make you cry? If not, you may be a zombie, and, therefore, should probably be out searching for brains instead of watching children’s movies.
Anyway, oh my how I love Dug the Dog. Here’s a short video about him called “Dug’s Special Mission.” It won’t make you cry but it will make you hate squirrels. Fact.
(Ps. Sorry about...
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No Words!
Oh god…I think I’m having a linguistic heart attack… It’s like a normal heart attack, only we use more vowells. Oooooooooooohhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaheeeeeeeeeeeeehh.
The New Oxford American Dictionary has declared “unfriend,” meaning “to remove someone as a ‘friend’ on a social-networking site such as Facebook,” as the word of the year. “It has both currency and potential...
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Dobbs Gone Angry
What? Lou Dobbs and CNN did not part ways amicability as was previous stated? I’m shocked! … (ps. I’m not really shocked)
Dobbs gave his first post-CNN interview on Monday night to Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly, where the cantankerous newsman described himself as “recently emancipated” and toyed with the idea of running for office in New Jersey. O’Reilly lobbed the biggest bombs...
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10 Word (or less) Movie Review
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Review: Rock stars in thier mind, real stars in this film. (A)
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Up
Review: *hysterically sobbing* Pixar turned me into a little girl. (A)
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Song of the Day: “Hong Kong Garden”...
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Fake Breasts are God's Will
There are a lot of things that the Bible frowns upon: eating meat on a Friday, killing (without God’s approval), that gay marriage thing, having more than two animals on a boat, rational thinking - but fake boobs? Fake boobs are OK, according to former Miss California Carrie Prejean. Hey, this bible stuff may be swell after all.
Carrie Prejean is just carrying out God’s plan, she...
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The Secret of Good Journalism
Want to know what makes a newspaper or magazine succesful? No, it’s not “love.” It’s giving your publication a full staff and the time and resources to do good journalism. Oh…I guess it is love afterall.
Anyone can see that the media is in serious trouble, but as magazines shrink and fold, The New Yorker has remained consistent, having changed little over the last...
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Big News in the World of Alex!
So, as some of you may know, I created the concept for a Web series, wrote the first two episodes and then collaborated with Scott Livesay to write three more (it’s about superheroes and journalism. Woo!). There will be eight episodes in total, creating about a half an hour to forty-five minutes of film…all very exciting.
Today, Scott and I pitched the overall concept and the...
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If FOX Says It, It Must Be True...
They say the rich are insaine, but really Rupert Murdoch…really?
We suppose this means Glenn Beck won’t be fired anytime soon: News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch defended comments by Fox News host Glenn Beck that President Obama is “a racist” with a “deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture.” Talking to Sky News Australia, Murdoch said, “That was something which perhaps...
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WatchFor the show with the stupidest name on television - it’s actually got some really funny moments.
I want the full “Shawshank” experience…
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Hitting the Wall
A huge celebration for the anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s destruction was planned. You needed a ticket to get in. If you did not have a ticket, you would be blocked…by a wall.
To celebrate the Berlin Wall coming down, another one was erected in its place. At the MTV Europe Music Awards Wednesday night, revelers who came out to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the fall of the...
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Don't Look at Me...Ok, Look at Me. DON'T LOOK AT...
Sarah Palin may have finally had it with all the idiotic things she says showing up on YouTube…
Sarah Palin may believe in a right to life, but she does not, apparently, think there is a right to cellphones: Attendees of Sarah Palin’s speech on Friday night to the Wisconsin Right to Life will be unable to carry cellphones, cameras, laptops, or recording devices. The press will also be...
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10 Word (or less) Movie Review
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Review: Actually staring at real goals would have been more interesting. (C+)
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WatchVideoGum made this really hilarious montage video of movie titles being spoken in their films. It really is as good as it gets.
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“I made this half-pony half-monkey monster to please you, but I get the feeling...”
– “Skullcrusher Mountain,” Jonathan Coulton
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Skynet is =(
Hollywood is allowed one do-over. They can take an older film or TV show and recreate it ONCE. If it’s great - awesome, you’ll get some sequels. If it’s awful, for the love of it all, just let it die in peace.
The fact that they are auctioning up the Terminator rights, after the awful Sarah Connor Chronicles and the even worse Terminator Salvation, and people are actually...
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"30 Gestein"
Is it really this hard to make Germans laugh?
Apparently Tina Fey’s jokes fall flat in Germany. Her Emmy-winning show 30 Rock premiered to a disastrous 0.0 rating in the country Sunday night. Fewer than 5,000 viewers were interested in watching her hapless alter-ego Liz Lemon verbally spar with Alec Baldwin’s network exec, Jack Donaghy. And the unexpected bomb wasn’t for lack of promotion,...
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The Proposal
Review: I propose we make better romantic comedies. (C+)
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BSG: The Plan
Review: This movie was all information and no action - aptly titled. (B-)
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Rock of Ages
I don’t often use the phrase, “Best X Ever,” but this may be the, “Best Concert Ever.” Also, that may have been the, “Best Sentence Ever.”
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is usually known for commemorating history, but this time they may have created it. In celebration of the institution’s 25th anniversary, music legends from across the board were brought...
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After "U" but Before "W"
I’m exited for the upcoming remake of ABC’s V. Should I be? Reviews say, “Yes!”
ABC is giving television viewers one more thing to be paranoid about: alien invasions. The network is bringing back ‘80s sci-fi classic V, about aliens coming to Earth, in a new series, airing the first four episodes beginning this Tuesday. With a number of “knockout performances” from the...