directed by Spike Jonze Watch the whole video. The explosions are real. music: M83 – "Lower Your Eyelids to Die With the Sun" Rachael Ray is hosting a party at South by Southwest with performances by Holy Fuck and her husband's band The Cringe, and…
Date Archives February 2008
Terror Twilight
Yesterday was my mother's birthday. I had purposely lost count of my mother's age to avoid having to deal with her mortality, but yesterday, my father let it slip. She's 60. [floored] I've lost enough people in my life that loss no longer fazes me,…
The Evolution of Dance
Disney will proceed with a third installment of its hit dance franchise "Step Up," tentatively titled "Step Up 3-D." [source] and then: A Step Up 4-D motion simulator ride at Disneyland. and then: Step Up: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann. Keep the crews, dump the singing….
Hostel Takeover
I can't decide what amuses me more: the title of the movie or the accompanying image. Besides the obligatory shotgun to the head routine, one cheerleader has her jaw ripped off; and a pregnant girl suffers an unwilling abortion, then lives just long enough to…
No Love Lost
I had a nightmare last night. In this nightmare, I learned that I forgot to include the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in this week's sidebar and freaked out. "What? It doesn't begin this week! I would know if it began this week! Why would MARCH…
Clothes Encounters
The Shirt: on Kyle XY on jPod on Cory in the House "What are you wearing?" "This? This is…uh…Urban Outfitters." Speaking of Disney Channel programming, I just learned that the actor who plays Hannah Montana's brother is 30 YEARS OLD! He sure fooled me… The…
Adam Ramblings 14
Have seen Zero of the Foreign Film Oscar nominees. I'm vaguely disgusted with myself. [source] And yes, the winner was "The one about the Holocaust." The Academy is banal. [source] » I don't understand the typographical methodology behind PricewaterhouseCoopers' logo. Why is "waterhouse" staggered? »…
Herbie Hancock
Why does the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences even bother awarding an Oscar for "best original song" anymore? This year's nominees appear to fill a quota more than anything. Three of the five songs are from Enchanted. Another was technically ineligible but cleared…
Fail to the Chief
George W. Bush is now the most unpopular president in recorded American history. Among all Americans, 19% approve of the way Bush is handling his job as president. Nixon, as he was hounded out of office in August 1974, never dipped below the mid-20s. [source]…