January 2011
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December 2010
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Patton Oswalt writes about the demise of nerd... →
…and I, of course, have some thoughts of my own.
Nerds suck. They do. They are self-pitying exclusionists with poor social skills. The reason they complain about the mainstreaming of nerd culture is not that it means you can’t tell a nerd anymore—it’s that you still can. For years, nerds have been able to hide behind their nerdy interests, to use them as a straw man upon...
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2010
Most Exceeded Expectation: That Piranha 3D would be great. Between the gory demise of Richard Dreyfuss, the clever homages to Jaws, the best ending ever, and the blood feud with James Cameron, Piranha 3D was unquestionably my favorite movie of the year.
Most Routinely Mindblowing Writer of Comics: Grant Morrison.
Greatest Betrayal of Childhood Memory: The discovery that astronaut food is, in...
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Listen
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tesslynch:
the zombies — this will be our year
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If "Black Swan" were a boy we'd have fantastically...
Most accurate review of Black Swan I’ve read.
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“Christmas With The Devil”, Spinal Tap
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In Which I Attempt To Talk About "Tron: Legacy"...
I saw Tron: Legacy the other day. I’m kind of surprised that I feel that this merits any discussion, but like the original Tron, there’s something in it that eludes my understanding.
In college I worked as a grader for the literature department, which was primarily drudgery. Once, however, I came upon an exam with an answer so poetically worded that it took me completely surprised....
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“My parents taught me never to judge others based on whom they love, what color...”
– Taylor Swift. (via andthatlittleblackdress)
So… she isn’t judging that Cheer Captain in short skirts and high heels that has no sense of humor and has an attitude problem?
(via squee-gee)
Every time I hear “You Belong With Me” (which, by the way, what a presumptuous thing to say to...
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kelsium:
If I were not quite so broke I’d order a pizza right now.
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hitlerwasamallrat:
loversarelosing:
The...
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“Inception is a movie about a group of professional thieves who rob an orphan.”
– lezlemon (via kelsium)
My Christmas gift to everyone who thought they didn’t “get” Inception is the following:
You did. You got it. You picked up on the fact that it was a heist. That took place in a dream. That took place in a dream. That took place in a dream. Congratulations,...
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Revamped Soundtrack to Footloose, With...
Foot Use: An exuberant dance song about acceptable ways to utilize one’s feet.
Let’s Hear It for the Goy: An upbeat number about a successful conversion to Judaism.
Olmos Paradise: A passionate ballad about the joys of watching Battlestar Galactica.
Holding Out for a Gyro: An empowering number about waiting on eating any of the snacks in one’s kitchen because of one’s...
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Batman (unit) →
bestofwikipedia:
The batman was a unit of mass used in the Ottoman Empire and Central Asia. It has also been recorded as a unit of area in Uyghur-speaking regions of Central Asia. The equivalent unit in British India was anglicized as the maund. The value of the batman (or maund) varied considerably from place to place. (via defrost)
Relevant to Batman Inc.?
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“‘How do you feel?’ It was a smooth silvery voice that matched her hair. It had a...”
– The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler (via novazembla)
In which Raymond Chandler demonstrates, for our betterment, how to tiptoe ever so delicately along the borders of self-parody.
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My best guesses as to the moods indicated by my $2...
Blue: envying the successes of one’s peers
Aqua: desirous of tacos
Purple: texting one’s boyfriend
Red: no mood capable of being experienced by humans
Green: learning about the McKinley administration
Pink: social networking
Yellow: not in the mood to wear a sweet-ass tiger mood ring
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“I was in line in front of UCB, and the moment he saw the line, he pulled his...”
– Text from Katie recounting her recent Bill Pullman sighting.
Anecdotes like this one are why I feel a personal, half-sincere obligation to fulfill my role as Bill Pullman’s Number One Fan. Because clearly somebody has to do it.
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“Because: Are you rich? Are you married? Are you pregnant? Are you fancily clad?...”
– [SEXIST BEATDOWN: Exciting Trends in Loserdom Edition]
I’m dating half of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. The good half.
(via garlandgrey)
I know (hope?) that we all caught on to the absurdity of mainstream media trend pieces eons ago, but I am nonetheless tickled as ever by a good...
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Unwelcome opinions I have received regarding the...
“I don’t know, it’s just depressing, I guess. It makes you seem unhappy.”
“It looks like you’re not making an effort or you don’t take pride in your appearance or something.”
“People who wear a lot of neutrals just don’t know what colors look good on them.”
“Do you hate colors or something?”
“I think...
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Spacelog →
THIS EXISTS! FOR US TO READ! WHAT A COUNTRY!