Claire | September 17, 2011
Television without Pity has a list of the 10 Worst and 10 Best new shows. The 10 worst sound awfully similar to some of the shows near the top of Tim Goodman (The Hollywood Reporter)’s Fall TV Death Pool rating the shows most and least likely to get cancelled (with the exception of Unforgettable, which [...]
Category: Film & Television |
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Claire | September 17, 2011
“I agree that the moment we throw judgment and quality out the window, we’re in trouble. Democracy is fine for YouTube, but it’s generally a recipe for disaster when it comes to art. While all words may be created equal, the way in which they’re assembled isn’t; it’s impossible to suspend judgment and folly to [...]
Category: Books Art Literature, Philosophy/Ideas |
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Claire | September 16, 2011
New Girl is genuinely funny, with a mellow, good-hearted vibe. The humor is largely verbal rather than situational, which I like, though it does sometimes go too risque for my taste. But it’s a sweet show at its core, with the main premise so far being the three guys offering Zooey Deschanel’s heartbroken geek girl [...]
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Claire | September 16, 2011
This is downright awesome. Check out Aziz Ansari, Emma Stone, Andy Samberg, Ed Helms, Seth Rogen, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, Jamie King and Samuel L. Jackson spoofing Star Wars to raise money for cancer. (via FirstShowing)
Category: Film & Television, Miscellaneous |
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Tags: Emma Stone, Funnies, funny, geekdom: coming your way since 1918, geeks rule the world, oh yes please Jeeves, Star Wars, Star Wars spoof, Star Wars Stand Up to Cancer
Claire | September 14, 2011
The Script – “Breakeven” Download (right-click, not uploaded by me)
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Claire | September 11, 2011
Korean band Monday Kiz is one of the few K-pop gorups I thoroughly enjoy. They make wonderfully catchy, high-tempo ballads. Download mp3
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Claire | September 9, 2011
From FilmSchoolRejects – 6 Awesomely Bad CGI Sequences in Bigger Budget Movies
Category: Film & Television, Miscellaneous |
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Tags: bad uses of CGI, CGI, film, film school rejects, reality bites, sci fi
Claire | September 8, 2011
“A man is like fine wine. It’s a woman’s job to stomp on him and keep him in the dark until he matures into something she’d like to have dinner with.”
Category: Miscellaneous, Photographs, Quotidian |
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Claire | September 7, 2011
Leona Lewis released the single “Collide” today off her upcoming album Glassheart. I have to admit I’m disappointed in it; it starts out oddly mellow, which could have been a good change of pace for her, but then evolves into her usual high-tempo ballad – but it’s missing the driving, catchy hooks of her previous [...]
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Claire | September 7, 2011
Trailer for the second season of this marvelous British series. It looks just as depressing (and amazing) as I expected).
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Tags: British miniseries, Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey season 2, Downton Abbey season 2 trailer, Downton Abbey trailer, I heart Britain, miniseries