The hits just keep comin’ today thanks to another terrifying Mel Gibson phone call to ex-lover and mother of his daughter, Oksana Grigorieva. This dispute, apparently about Mel’s refusal to share a babysitter with Grigorieva, features this gem: I will fire [name redacted] if she’s at your house. I will make it known and fire […]
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Blood Bone-Nation: 9 Crimes
Alright fangers, you know what to do. Let’s go behind this jump so we can talk about True Blood. It’s been two long weeks! “Suhkie!” Sort of a transitional episode this week, getting us from Point A to wherever the fuck we’re going. I’ll do my best to touch on everything but you guys fill […]
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2010 Emmy Nominees Announced
This morning Variety released the 2010 Emmy nominations list. I’m of the belief that we are currently in a golden age of television and, seeing how strong this list is, I felt a little justified in that. Not a lot of surprises in 30 Rock, Glee, Modern Family and Lost making out like bandits but […]
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Judd Apatow Pee-wee Herman Film Under Development
It’s been a slow climb back into the nation’s heart for Paul Reubens but 2010 just might be his year. First there’s his promising clips from Todd Solondz’s new exercise in pain, Life During Wartime and now Variety is reporting that Reubens and yet-to-be-unseated comedy king Judd Apatow are developing a new Pee-wee Herman movie […]
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Quiet as Expected
Pinback Returns to Their Sleepy Roots
Pinback returns to their sleepy roots.
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Trailer released for Wu-Tang Movie…
…in which the RZA shoots purple lightning out of his hands. The Wu-Tang Vs. The Golden Phoenix is RZA’s directing debut and it looks like a big, fat love letter to all the things that make kung-fu movies what they are. There’s the grimy color palette, the sexed up score, the apparent lack of character/dialogue/story… […]
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Blood Bone-Nation: It Hurts Me Too
Hello hello, True Blood fans. I am glamoring you into clicking the jump so we can unpack this week’s episode. Is it working? “What do you mean Brit-pop is over?” Ok, first thing’s fucking first: Bill and Lorena. WTF dude!??! That was some seriously disturbing shit! What else can I say? That must be having […]
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Skateboarding Sean Connery To Ruin Your Morning
I can’t think of anything that insults my senses more than a fracking stupid kids’ movie with hideous computer animation. I’m pretty sure Toy Story blew me away when it first came out but I couldn’t tell you for sure. That nostalgic part of my memory becomes more rotten and hollow every time Dreamworks or […]
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Who Asked For Three Glee Movies?
We can snipe all day about whether it’s deserved or not, but Glee is a fucking cultural phenomenon. The boys and girls of New Directions have been traveling around America bringing the magic of fake high school show choir to their hungry fans BUT EVEN THAT will not satisfy our hunger for pizazz. That’s why, […]
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Blood Bone-Nation: Beautifully Broken
Alright vampire fans, start speechifying! Let this week’s True Blood discussion group COMMENCE! This week’s was a pretty transitional episode. Seems like all the shit that got stirred up over the break has settled down a bit, giving the story some time to breathe. Bill’s still gone but now we have a location: at the […]
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No Cake Yet
Sloane Crosley: Still Not David Sedaris
Sloane Crosley: still not David Sedaris.
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An Interview with Sloane Crosley
Sloane Crosley is only 31 but she is working on a hell of a resume. Not only did she author 2008’s super-successful creative non-fiction essay collection I Was Told There’d Be Cake, but she is on the panel for The Moth and a frequent contributor to NPR’s All Things Considered, as well as countless magazines […]