January 2010
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Yeasayer Risks a Love Song on Second Album, ‘Odd... →
Wherein Yeasayer lament having a song sound too much like a beer commercial and compare themselves to Dylan and Bowie. So brash, these youngsters!
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“That is two solid generations of fans and covers anyone in the 35-to-50 age...”
– I consider it triply painful that two of my teams appear on this list from Bill Simmons and the third, the Mets, is used as the “it’s been 23 years, so it’s not that bad”  comparison point. I’m 27, so you know, fuck me. Bill Simmons: The Levels of Loving - ESPN
Jan 29th
“They don’t have to do board games though. They should have a little pride.”
– James Cameron, damn. Shots fired! Five acclaimed directors speak directly - latimes.com
Jan 29th
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“An audition for me is if you’re not willing to put two hours into this...”
– James Cameron. Five acclaimed directors speak directly - latimes.com
Jan 29th
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“Jon Hamm can grow a beard in two hours. He probably grew that beard in the time...”
– Jealous. Mad Men’s Michael Gladis Reviews His Co-stars’ Off-Season Beards — Vulture
Jan 29th
"What It Feels Like for a Girl": Women, Music and... →
On March 3rd I’ll be reading alongside Marisa Meltzer, Emily Gould and Elizabeth Spiridakis, with a performance from teen pop band Supercute! I’ll be the only male there and I’ll be reading several Nicki Minaj lyrics aloud, with pride. Maybe you can come.
Jan 28th
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“Concocting a persona of interest out of one dynamite musical trick and a bad...”
– Robert Christgau on Rihanna. MSN: Robert Christgau’s Consumer Guide
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Some Thoughts About Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj's...
Mariah Carey feat. Nicki Minaj: “Up Out My Face” (Produced by Tricky Stewart and The-Dream) From the forthcoming Angels Advocate Like two ships passing in the night, one driven, inevitable and embarking on its maiden voyage, the other preparing to dock, for good perhaps, exhausted from a ravaging tour. Such is Nicki and Mariah. Nicki is young star incarnate, an almost impossible...
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“It’s not Bubble!” RELATED: R.I.P. Jon Hamm’s Beard. 2009-2010
Jan 27th
Louis C.K. Shares Unfinished Joke at Sundance Q&A... →
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Racked NY: Gilt Groupe Goes Vogue with an Anna... →
Waiting on a Remnick clone, too.
Jan 26th
20 Greatest Extended Takes In Movie History →
(via @hotdoorknobs)
Jan 26th
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“But in [‘Cyrus’], I think [I’m] very quiet and controlled. I’m...”
– Jonah Hill, chill out on the Internet. Jonah Hill on Bad Raps, Crying Over Cyrus, and Having Your Impostors Killed | Movieline
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Now Boarding: The Greatest Train Movies →
Bizarrely irrelevant, but also pretty accurate! Brief Encounter is the best.
Jan 26th
A Response By An Aspiring Screenwriter Whose... →
Jan 26th
“I felt like a needed some kind of flu shot after watching 30 or 40 minutes of...”
– Jeff Wells on Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine, a buzzy old-fashioned art house drama about a once-virile relationship gone limp. Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams are the leads. Movies like this are catnip for me. Valentine Blues :: Hollywood Elsewhere Update: “I’m very...
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tyconightglow asked: Followup query:

Have you seen Die Hard?

Bling Cosby
Jan 25th
tyconightglow asked: Dear sir,

Why are you so awesome? I've always wondered.

Sincerely,

Bling Cosby
Jan 25th
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“At the Jets’ team meeting Saturday night, [Rex] Ryan showed a movie clip from...”
– Taxi Driver would have been more appropriate. Colts 30, Jets 17: Colts Put Emphatic End to Jets’ Surprising Run
Jan 25th
Listenatencio: DMX vs. The XX “The XX Gon’ Give It To...
Jan 22nd
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Vampire Weekend's the Biggest Band on Earth (This... →
Kris Chen, so smart.
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“We’re gonna have to chop Leno’s head off like Jason Voorhees to get...”
– Simmons! Bill Simmons, ‘the Sports Guy,’ Saw Talkshowgate Coming, and Now He’s Got Advice for Conan — Vulture
Jan 21st
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The xx, “VCR” Absolutely adore this song and all of its opacity. And the video works.
Jan 21st
“Where does ‘Empire State of Mind’ rank for you in the history of...”
– I won’t lie, in the history of rapper conversations I’ve had (sort of a lot), this one ranks right up there. Pazz & Jop Bonus: The Voice Jay-Z Interview, Uncut - New York Music - Sound of the City
Jan 21st
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Some Came Running: Hang on to yourself: Beatty,... →
I miss Premiere magazine dearly.
Jan 21st
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I would kill for Norm.
Jan 20th
“I’m often frantic to connect the flash pictures into a collage of references...”
– California Über Alles: A TFT Review of The White Album at Thirty
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I think ur a Ke$ha
maura: Hits’ projected first-week sales totals for Vampire Weekend’s Contra: 121,000. Comparative cumulative scans (through 1/10): AnCo 148k; Phoenix 277k; Neko Case 180k; YYYs 201k; DPs 58k; Grizzly Bear 153k; The xx 66k; Raekwon 154k; Flaming Lips ??; Girls 27k. You know what this means? Yes, that’s right: MORE ARGUING. (And I’m gonna bet a top-10 finish at this time next year.) Not a...
Jan 20th
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Jan 19th
More On Wyclef Jean and His Charity, Yele Haiti -... →
I mean, yeah.
Jan 19th
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“Who’s Leno in all this? He’s the tone-deaf fat-cat. Leno is AIG....”
– Adam Sternbergh How Team Coco Channels Our Great Recession Anger — Vulture
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