The Retribution Gospel Choir leaves the lid open.
Dave Bow
Posted inMovies & TV
Fire Up the Manipulatron!
Miley Cyrus Wants to Make You Cry
by Dave Bow
Miley Cyrus tries to make you cry in The Last Song.
Posted inFashion
Project Runway Wrap Up
Hey everybody!Marjorie was called back to the past this week to kill John Connor so you’re stuck with me. First let me reassure you that, though I can’t dress myself, I can judge other people’s work just as harshly as the next art school pantywaist. Let me then dash your reassurances by saying that it’s […]
Posted inMovies & TV
Murder Mystery (Sort Of)
Bong Joon-ho’s Arresting, Slow, and Scattershot Mother
Mother: The latest from The Host‘s Bong Joon-ho.
Posted inBooks
Saving the Queen
The Legacy of Tammy Wynette
Tammy Wynette: Tragic Country Queen looks at country music’s “first lady.”
Posted inMovies & TV
The Perfect Wedding
Carlos Mencia in Our Family Wedding: “DURR DA DURRH!”
Carlos Mencia in Our Family Wedding: “DURR DA DURRH!”
Posted inPuppy
Is Bestiality Fashionable Yet?
I guess this is old news in internetland but it’s new to my virgin eyes. Jezebel posted a couple of months ago about Canadian boutique SSENSE’s creepy photo series, “Puppy Love.” NSFW? There’s an awesome diatribe from one of SSENSE’s commenters about “simple and corrupt minded people” not understanding the “story” of these shots, but […]
Posted inVideo Games
Tron: Legacy Just Gave Me a Boner
As you watched Jeff Bridges’ whooping Oscar speech, I’m sure you were wondering what he could possibly do to top that career high. Wonder no more! The latest trailer for Tron: Legacy has Oscar written all over it. Oscar, in case you didn’t know, is written in neon frisbee discs and catsuits. Check this shit […]
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Just in Time! A Talk with Some Filmmakers Behind Fantastic Mr. Fox
For some reason, last year’s Wes Anderson vehicle Fantastic Mr. Fox wasn’t a runaway success. Like Erik said in his review, I chalk the film’s so-so box office up to general Wes Anderson malaise rather than any reflection on the film, which I thought was fucking delightful. I guess the studio is combating that tepid […]
Posted inBooks
Demystifying Moonshine
Sorry—Moonshine’s Not as Exciting as You Think it Is
Max Watman’s exploration of (hic) moonshine.
Posted inFood and Drink
Mancakes Now Available on Internet
I thought the cupcake trend was dead! We’d moved from donuts to cupcakes to… tortes or something. Well shut my mouth, Wall Street Journal: When David Arrick thought about using skills gained at an elite Wall Street law firm to transition from one job sector to another, real estate development in Dubai was his next […]
Posted inPortland
Local Choose Your Own Adventure iPhone App
Last night I went to the premiere for an iPhone app/movie/game/thing called Bank Run – basically a Choose Your Own Adventure novel in movie form that you play on your iPhone. Here’s the trailer: Bank Run‘s developers, Portland ad agency SilkTricky, described it last night as an “enteractive” app (a buzzword for interactive entertainment) with […]