January 2009
120 posts
From Kobe Bryant's interview with Marc Ecko of...
Talk to me about a private failure that wasn’t in the headlines, the thing that just keeps you up at night. Something people can relate to. Not necessarily a public thing, but a thing you twist and turn over. Kobe Bryant: [Long pause] Dogshit? Like, I hate dogshit. I have a dog and I do not clean the crap outside. It’s a phobia. It drives me crazy. You wake up in the morning and you think, Damn,...
16 Year Old Shelved Bill Hicks Routine to AIr on... →
“When I finally caught up with Abraham Trahearne, he was drinking beer with an...”
– The first sentence of James Crumley’s, THE LAST GOOD KISS, which arrived at my door from Amazon today. To say I’m sold on this book all ready is an understatement (as if the title weren’t enough). I will now proceed to spend the evening drinking beer and reading this book.
I don’t mean to sound insensitive, but why are India’s slum residents protesting the name “Slumdog Millionaire?” The rest of their own country calls them “Dalits,” or “Untouchables.” I mean, isn’t that worse? Just sayin’s all…
“The Gardener” by THE TALLEST MAN ON...
“If men do not keep on speaking terms with children, they cease to be men, and...”
– John Updike
JOHN UPDIKE: 1932 - 2007
John Updike died today and I suppose I’d be remiss if I didn’t write a little something in honor of a man who has inspired me so greatly. I was first exposed to Updike, like many American children of my generation I would suppose, in high school when we read his short story A & P. I was immediately taken in. A & P’s were grocery stores in the Philadelphia area (and...
WatchI just want everyone to know that I’m in this movie. Or I’m supposed to be anyway. You know how they talk about Myspace in the commercial and it makes you say out loud, “Myspace? Get with is, He’s Just Not That Into You!” Anyway, they go to check out Drew Barrymore’s new dude’s Myspace page and I’m in his Top 8. It’s my big break, people!
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Meteor!
A meteor exploded upon entering the atmosphere above Scandinavia this weekend. This footage is pretty bad ass. Can you imagine seeing something like this?
“The first lesson I learned when I joined the service was, when they tell you...”
– Captain Mace Carter, Planet Raptor
My Birthday Horoscope
“January 25 takes fright and is gone, leaving a lot of sadness in her wake. Both sexes are the same. To would-be lovers they seem a fantastic discovery. It’s astonishing that somebody so come hither isn’t tucked up in a long term relationship. But there’s a reason for everything and with this winter child it’s boredom and an easily sparked interest in something or...
“Little Person” by JON BRION, sung by...
“Everything is more complicated than you think. You only see a tenth of what is...”
– The Minister, Synecdoche, New York
An interpretation of SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK
So if you haven’t seen Charlie Kaufman’s brilliant Synecdoche, NY, you may not want to read this because I’m going to get into a lot of the plot points and such. Then again, maybe you do want to read it. It probably wouldn’t hurt to know what happens before you go in. After all, Flannery O’Connor used to tell her audiences what would happen in A Good Man is Hard...
What the hell is up with bacon flavored beverages?...
The Double Down Saloon in Las Vegas calls themselves “The Birthplace of the Bacon Martini.” In addition, it is “Home of the Fabled ASS JUICE.” No thanks.
whypandawhy:
(via nastiaisredpanda)
Just think of the Smoked Bacon Bloody Mary as a deconstructed BLT. Everyone (minus vegetarians) likes a good BLT, right? If that still grosses you out, well, I suppose I...
“Let’s Go Get Stoned” by RAY...
drink to... ERNEST BORGNINE!
Ernest motherfucking Borgnine
Today we are definitely lifting our glasses to a personal favorite of HH, Ernest Borgnine. The son of Italian immagrants, Ernie enrolled in the US Navy after high school where he served for 10 straight years, fighting in WWII. He was awarded many medals, including the Good Conduct Medal.
The Naval Good Conduct Medal ain’t much to look at.
After his time...
Charles Barkley Finally Gets That Blow Job →
Puppy Survives Being Stabbed by Sword 7 Times →
Don’t forget this guy who sliced his girlfriend’s head with a samurai sword in Florida on Monday. She’s okay, thank god. But you’re right. What’s with all the sword attacks?
yourkitchensink:
Okay first, what sort of sick fuck stabs a puppy 7 times with a sword.
Next, what is up with all these stories of crazy people with swords. First that guy with two...
Hey whypandawhy!
So you hate this thing, huh?
Proof!
Well, rest assured that if we lived in the Kansas City Metro Area, I would somehow scrape together the $150 it would cost to make this happen on Valentine’s Day.
Puffins are a cereal
So last night (this morning, actually) around 4 AM, I was awoken from my slumber by an outright racket in my kitchen. Someone was slamming cabinets and stomping around in heavy shoes. What the hell is going on? I got out of bed in my boxers and went out to investigate.
The kitchen was an unquestionable disaster: blueberries everywhere, tortilla chip crumbs smashed into the ground, the...
I feel like this crosses the line. →
FLYING CARS! →
We’re getting there, people.
“The Reader?!” Goddamn Nazi bullshit!
“Down By My Fire” by CATFISH HAVEN
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OSCAR NOMINATION PREDICTIONS
So the Oscar Nominations will be announced in less than 12 hours. I don’t know why I care, but I do. And I have for a long time now. Anyway, now I have tumblr so I can subject people to my best picture predictions!
Best Picture nominations will go to Slumdog Millionaire, Milk, Frost/Nixon, The Dark Knight, and Gran Torino. That’s right, Benjamin Button. You’ll be on the...