September 2011
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John Scalzi: The Sort of Crap I Don't Get →
metheliving:
imnopicasso:
soniassi:
In my experience, talking to women bloggers and writers, they are quite likely to get abusive comments and e-mail, and receive more of it not only than what I get personally (which isn’t difficult) but more than what men bloggers and writers typically get. I think bloggers who focus on certain subjects (politics, sexuality, etc) will get more abusive...
August 2011
“Mr. Basek took a few moments to process the situation. In the kitchen, making...”
– THIS IS THE YEAR OF THE TWO TONE
(via bakes)
“Here’s the thing, though, about reality and celebrity culture:...”
– Nitsuh Abebe EXPLAINS MY FEELINGS
(via Mike, who also explains my feelings)
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How Jeopardy! Defines Us →
barthel:
Here is a story I wrote about Jeopardy!. I’ve been working on it for about three months. I got to interview writers and producers and contestants. It was super fun, and I hope you like it.
READ GOOD STUFF
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“From the first days of reality TV—narrative, character-driven storytelling that...”
– Playboy (?!?!??!) on reality TV (via GMSTR)
How far off are we until the list of dead reality TV stars is as long as the list of dead pro wrestlers?
Why do you people care so much about stupid shit?
kapi0:
Fuck man, I don’t even know who “Tyler the creator” is and I honestly couldn’t be arsed to find out.
Be chill.
THE BACKLASH TO THE BACKLASH TO THE BACKLASH
Let's get this straight-
themattsmith:
I don’t care about Tyler The Creator. People are always going to say stupid shit, people are always going to be assholes, people are always going to hate other people.
What I care about is a society and media culture that glorifies Tyler The Creator. I care about an environment so caustic that kids (I’m assuming, perhaps depressingly incorrectly, that no one over the age of 15...
If you're that offended by Chris Brown and Tyler...
This is my answer to everything.
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One Night at Asssscat, or What to Do With a Date... →
hallekiefer:
After reading Poupak’s post (which, thank you very much for writing, lady), I wrote some of my thoughts on the subject for Splitsider.
LET'S ALL LINK TO THAT TERRIBLE ARTICLE ABOUT...
THIS ALWAYS WORKS
“When you’re young, you look at television and think, There’s a conspiracy. The...”
– Steve Jobs http://on.wsj.com/n9ou2O (via cdixon)
BREAKING: HOBOKEN BATMAN JUST ENTERED CITY HALL
ALSO BREAKING: I AM IN THE BOKENOS
I was in WFC 1 when the blackout happened and they...
NO NO NO NO NO
I’m getting a sandwich.
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Don't be mad, guys, Kim Kardashian's just going to...
Still not surprised that people here underestimate the business savvy of these supposedly dumb reality TV stars. Put yourself out there, act dumb for the cameras, get paid. They’ll be doing this as long as you keep talking about them.
Did you know that Jessica Simpson might have the first billion dollar celebrity clothing line? Who saw that coming?
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“A good margarita is in the lime; it’s got to lean towards the sour....”
– DANIEL CRAIG IS A SMART HUMAN.
“I’m not here to see anyone, but don’t people your age dance?”
– Francis McDormand as quoted in Pop Jew in Brooklyn: So uh, Frances McDormand was at Death By Audio last night (via)
This is a great story.
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