Spectacle: “Va-whaa??”
Posted by Avril in Curiosities, fashion, Film, Internet, Pop Culture, spectacle, Uncategorized on 27. Jan, 2010 | 3 Comments
There’s lots of bits of arbitrary information that don’t exactly have any foundation-shaking impact on my life…but are still worth filing away in the ol’ grey matter. Like the fact that if you were to fart in space without a spacesuit, you could actually propel yourself forward. Or that that golf-club-swinging S.O.B. / game show [...]
Spectacle: Age ain’t nothing but a number
Posted by Avril in fashion, Film, spectacle on 06. Jan, 2010 | 5 Comments
“Seriously? It was just the two of you? You weren’t forced to go by, like, an aunt or your mom? These exact words = my boyfriend’s reaction to my telling him I saw “It’s Complicated” this past Tuesday with a visiting friend. Understandable, I suppose. Usually the prospect of seeing Alec Baldwin’s bare clammy ass [...]
Gawker starts the year with industry leading cynicism.
Posted by Simon in Internet, media on 03. Jan, 2010 | 0 Comments
In this case perhaps, the dour snark is warranted as the site presents its Gawker Guide to a Journalism career, 2010 Edition. Predictably equal parts sardonic and sadistic, there are some gem one liners that are painfully funny only because they are painfully true. To wit: As newspapers and magazines desperately lay off talented people, [...]
