This is one of my favorite things CollegeHumor has ever done. SPOT ON!
CollegeHumor Original of the Day: Dollhouse was just canceled. Probably to make room for another Seth MacFarlane show with a fat guy, a hot wife, awkward kids, a mean baby, and eccentric supporting characters that wouldn’t normally have the ability to talk.
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Boy, I sure do love a good trailer. It would be even better without the distracting Oscar-bait pull quotes. I’m still skeptical on whether or not it will be a good movie. Fashion designers don’t necessarily make for the best directors. But still… good trailer.
For more trailer goodness, check out this post from earlier on this summer, when I linked to IFC’s 50 Greatest Trailers list.
The trailer for Tom Ford’s directorial debut, A Single Man, is gorgeous. No talking, just a simple ticking clock and images.
Ben!
Meg!
Suzayn!
Nate!
Asylum.com's Bonnie at HallowMEME 2009!
My laser background Halloween costume made it on the great Web site We Have Lasers!!!!!!!!!!!
Bitchin’
A collection of this year’s user-submitted homemade laser portrait Halloween costumes! They are incredible.Thanks guys!
I’ve had the Buzzcocks album Singles Going Steady on heavy rotation the last few days after recently discovering the band. The whole album is great, with “Everybody’s Happy Nowadays” being one of several standout songs. And thanks to the excellent music blog tuneage, I can easily re-post it.
via tuneage:
The Buzzcocks - “Everybody’s Happy Nowadays”
No “throwback to old music” week would be complete without an old skool punk rock song! I chose The Buzzcocks because they’re one of my all time favorite bands. I’ve been fortunate enough to see them twice in the past few years and love that fact that these 50+ dudes still tour and have as much energy as someone in their early 20s. The Buzzcocks are one of those bands that just do it for me. No explanation needed.
After watching tonight’s unimpressive mayoral debate between Mike Bloomberg and Bill Thompson, I flipped through the channels looking for other election-related coverage, unsure of who I wanted to vote for. But thanks to NYCTV’s Video Voter Guide, I think I’ve found him.
His name is Jimmy McMillan. He may be a one issue candidate, but I think we can all agree… THE RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH!!
(I’m serious, go to his Web site, you’ll be funkin’ it up in no time).
William James once argued that every philosophic system sets out to conceal, first of all, the philosopher’s own temperament: that pre-rational bundle of preferences that urges him to hop on whatever logic-train seems to be already heading in his general direction. This creates, as James put it, “a certain insincerity in our philosophic discussions: the potentest of all our premises is never mentioned … What the system pretends to be is a picture of the great universe of God. What it is—and oh so flagrantly!—is the revelation of how intensely odd the personal flavor of some fellow creature is.”
After reading the details of Rand’s early life, I find it hard to think of Objectivism as very objective at all—it looks more like a rational program retrofitted to a lifelong temperament, a fantasy world created to cancel the nightmare of a terrifying childhood. This is the comedy, the tragedy, and the power of Rand: She built a glorious imaginary empire on that nuclear-grade temperament, then devoted every ounce of her will and intelligence to proving it was all pure reason.
Great article that’s worth reading if Rand has ever piqued your interest, positively or negatively.
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Thinking back fondly to the Late Night Fight, an epic 3-way battle royale between Conan O’Brien, Jon Stewart, and Steven Colbert.
The Huffington Post has a list of inappropriate Google suggests up on their site right now. This reminded me of one I came across a month ago or so:
