Tag: entertainment
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Fuck It, Let’s Talk About The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie provides the central theme of 2013–well for myself anway. I revisited it recently this past Christmas eve and the more I think about accomplishing goals and following some sort of path to a better life, the more I think back to this movie (it totally holds up by the way). Released in 1979–between…
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2012: Some Stuff Happened… In And Out Of Pop Culture
Time keeps moving. It just keeps going–like a freight train headed for a deadly, explosive collision. 2012 was not my best year–most of it sucked actually–but that’s alright, most years aren’t my best years. In fact, out of all the years that ever were, most haven’t been favorable to me. At any rate, I have…
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2012: The Year In Performance Art
For the 2010 mockumentary I’m Still Here, Joaquin Phoenix plays Joaquin Phoenix as he retires from acting and purports to start a life as a rapper. Prior to the release, nobody really understood what was going on but we all agreed that Joaquin had lost it–and that letterman escapade validated it. It was performance art of…
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10 songs for 2012
It’s december, which means list after insufferable list claiming to be the authority on what was great about this shitty year. Not one to be holier than thou, I will also be cramming insufferable and opinionated bullshit down your throat–but you know, I won’t pretend like it’s some sort of definitive statement on what this…
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Judging A Book By Its Cover: Album Review Edition
In which I base all of my opinions of the new Wiz Khalifa album, O.N.I.F.C., on the album cover. Man, what happened to this guy. He used to be like the guy in class who’ll crack jokes and then maybe sell you some weed afterwards. Now he’s just become… well, this. I mean I get it,…
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The Conversation: The Drake and Guy Fieri Edition
possible things said during this meeting of the titans: GUY: “I’M TELLING YOU MAN YOU SHOULD GROW ONE OF THESE BITCHIN’ GOATEES.” “I KNOW BLEACHED SPIKED HAIR IS OUT, BUT I’M BRINGING IT BACK. FULL THROTTLE.” “JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME, I DON’T KNOW WHAT I’M DOING EITHER.“ “YOU THINK YOU COULD SIGN MY DEGRASSI…
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What’s So Great About Your Job Anyways
Look, I get it. Times are tough, people aren’t working and everything is shit–fine, whatever. However, let me just say this: In your haste to look for a job to support that record company that you swear you’re gonna get off the ground, have you ever thought about how much it would suck to actually…
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“War Is Hell” – Movies for Veteran’s Day
As we celebrate Veteran’s Day today, for those of who are off work, take notice of a couple of these films about war: Apocalypse Now The definitive war movie from Francis Ford Coppola. The story of Martin Sheen’s growing disillusionment in the hunt for a renegade Special Forces Colonel (Marlon Brando). Whether you find it…
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Movie Of The Week (Presidential Edition): Head Of State
I could have easily picked the 1999 dark comedy Election, Alexander Payne’s fantastic film about dirty politics and awful people all set in a high school (it’s certainly the better movie), but instead I chose to go with this mostly ignored and underrated little gem from Chris Rock. First of all my choice to pick Head…
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Movie Of The Week: Team America: World Police
When it comes to spoofs and sending up tropes, few are as talented at it as Matt Stone and Trey Parker. The duo behind South Park, Baseketball, and Team America: World Police, are skilled at taking whatever society is praising or being warped by this week and completely shitting all over it. With Team America, the two of…
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