Archive for April, 2009

…and nerdy, awkward people stay nerdy and awkward… (in case you don’t recognize “Twitchy”…here’s his IMDB bio.) ps. he should’ve kept the last name Boring.
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“In an age where participatory democracy is seen to be in decline, the emergence of the internet as a tool for communication seems variously to be an agency for that breakdown of democracy, yet also a vehicle for mass communication and political participation on a scale exceeding anything our governments have yet been able...
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An Essex Green song list – to be listened to when reading this post. plus two more songs:  “Julia” and “Penny & Jack”
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It’s Much Nicer When Delivered in a Song Thank you Fucked in Park Slope and BuzzFeed for introducing us to this tune. – read. like. support. – – read. like. support. –
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Things have been looking grim lately. The global economic meltdown. Swine flu outbreaks. Can things get any worse? Yes, yes they can. Much worse. I never thought it would come to this, but there’s no denying it. Our worst fears have been realized. Truly, we are damned. – read. like. support. – Funny Headline...
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Thankfully, one of the Madisonians we follow on Twitter tweeted a link to a Gawker review of this video. Gawker seems to think the ad is representative of the death of the ad metaphor (think: the downfall of the Absolut ad).  Our buddy on twitter seems to think the ad lacks subtlety. Well, that’s...
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Want. Need. Crave. Let me know if you need my mailing address.
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In one of my favorite dialogue exchanges within the movie Ghost World, Enid (Thora Birch) visits her friend Rebecca (the much-hyped Scarlett Johansson) at work in a hopping mainstream café, ala Starbucks. Rebecca is behind the counter, taking coffee orders from the no-nonsense snobs who are vehemently opposed to being offered biscotti. “God, how...
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Lady Ga-Ga ‘Poker Face’: Download on Amazon or preview on YouTube: I am *in love* with this song and it will be totally played at my wedding, even if the old folks are still enjoying the party. who knows…they might love it to. probably not. oh..and did I mention that the big day is in...
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From:     revisingproust@nonpretentious.com Subject:     Letters to Inspiring Writers #8: Elizabeth Gilbert Date:     April 17, 2009 3:26:28 AM EDT To:     mail@wylieagency.com Dear Liz: I hope you don’t mind that I am being so informal with you.  After reading about your time as a Coyote Ugly muse, your extreme sadness over your divorce,...
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