December 2008
November 2008
WatchRahm Emanuel on The Daily Show two Thanksgivings ago. WHO KNEW??
NYT: Brokaw's Plan to Exit 'Meet the Press'... →
Tom Brokaw’s last day as interim moderator of “Meet the Press” is looming and could well be Dec. 7, and NBC News has not yet decided whether it will announce on that day who will become the permanent host or hosts of the program, someone who has been apprised of the network’s plans said Wednesday. The person, who spoke only on condition of anonymity because the network was not ready to make an...
This will clearly be awesome →
I have been waiting for this movie since I first discovered it’s existence on IMDb. Adventureland was the amusement park of my youth, in the pits of the Long Island suburbs, but it’s still nice to see a movie about it. With awesome people behind it, to boot. Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig always get thumbs-up, but awesome seeing Jesse Eisenberg, too, and the chick from Panic Room who...
WatchIf nothing else, this video reminds me of two things:
1. I love books and really enjoy the dude who wrote American Nerd.
2. I hate Vice Magazine and this douche behind it.
WatchWhoa.
How was I completely unaware of this movie until now?
rach:
see it.
Ben Kweller - Hurtin’ You
From his new...
amNewYork: City Living - Cobble Hill →
amNewYork profiled my neighborhood today. My neighborhood is awesome.
But Cobble Hill is smaller and more intimate, especially east of Court Street where the noise and fuss gives way to peaceful little streets, gardens with wrought-iron fences and pre-Civil War era townhouses.
“It’s a great place to get lost in,” Frank Baldaro said. “Incredibly romantic surroundings, and the architecture...
Homework for Monday. →
For Pamela.
lmd:
Learn the Beyonce “Single Ladies” dance, thanks to this half-speed video in time for her appearance on The Today Show.
The Onion: Thousands Gather For Stuffing Of Giant... →
“The Rockefeller Center Turkey has given us so many wonderful memories over the years,” Medina said. “From the first honey-glazed bird in 1957, to that image of Mayor LaGuardia raising those giant gizzards above his head to signal the start of another Thanksgiving season.”
“Through depression, war, and even food shortages, this incredible tradition has always...
Mates of State: Losing an organ, gaining a piano →
Truth to tell, Hammel and Gardner have two permanent additions to their touring entourages that most audiences never get to see: their daughters Magnolia and June. It seems the family that plays together does indeed stay together.
I saw Magnolia sitting on the side of the stage at their concert a few years ago at Castle Clinton in Battery Park. She was adorable.
Hollywood Reporter: Five in for '10 Things' -... →
ABC Family has assembled the main cast of its high school comedy pilot “10 Things I Hate About You,” an adaptation of the 1999 feature that in turn was based on William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew.”
This is fantastic news. The movie was by far the best of the teen Shakespeare adaptations, and was arguably the best teen film of the 90s. The best part...
“Because Jews were required by doctrine to read the Torah four times a week, Jews...”
– from American Nerd: The Story of My People by Benjamin Nugent (via sharingtime)
Variety: Half Shell rocks Klosterman book, Film... →
I’m almost a week late on this news, but I couldn’t not tumble it.
RIP Trout →
Bummer. A great local seafood/booze hangout three blocks from my home bites the dust.
lindsayrobertson:
Now where are BoCoCa (sorry) citizens who don’t have summer shares to go to pretend they’re at the beach next summer? (It was also nice in winter. Life is not fair.)
“I have a reaction to [Facebook] as a consumer advocate and an advertiser: What...”
– Procter & Gamble’s GM for interactive marketing and innovation, Ted McConnell, as quoted on Silicon Alley Insider. (via katiebakes)
Shake Shack and Blue Smoke at Mets New Stadium
This is pretty much the best news of the offseason. Now all we need is a bullpen.
soupsoup:
In case you needed any more reasons to root for the Mets…
METS AND ARAMARK TEAM UP WITH DANNY MEYER’S UNION SQUARE HOSPITALITY GROUP TO CREATE ALL-STAR DINING EXPERIENCE AT CITI FIELD
Citi Field’s outfield concourse, accessible to all ticket holders, will feature:
Blue Smoke: the pioneer of urban...
WatchHoly shit, Al Roker is in Iceland talking about my dad’s potential client! Cool! I will be there in four months!
The Submarines - The Wake Up Song
We try our best...
“When I had to do it I’d make it into a soothing thing.”
– Barack on washing dishes on tonight’s 60 Minutes
WatchThis is so wonderful for so many reasons, but my favorite is the voice he used for his UCBW character, Leviathan. Pink furry suit tops feather boa and pleather pants.
patbaer:
And this is clearly my favorite bit. Bobby is made for Weekend Update segments. I doubt the Single Ladies sketch will make it online since NBC would have to pay for rights to the song (also why the roadtrip sketch won’t be...
Ben Folds - Cologne
Another reblog from POP...
Fountains of Wayne - Hackensack
Reblogged from...
WatchBeesly v. Kapoor. EPIC.
“Knicks Determine Stephon Marbury Better At Not Playing Basketball Than At...”
– Onion Sports