July 2011
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"The Prescription to Save Ailing Superheroes"-... →
“As a person who has spent more man-child-hours contemplating the mighty Marvel master narrative than I care to admit, I am, on paper, exactly the kind of moviegoer who’s supposed to flip out when (for example, and, um, spoiler alert) Jeremy Renner turns up in ‘Thor,’ playing a sniper named Barton who uses a bow and arrow. But if I lost you with everything after the word...
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This is a nearly four-minute trailer that tells you way more than you probably want to know about the upcoming sci-fi thriller In Time. If you want to go in spoiler-free, you should know that Andrew Niccol is due for another great movie and my girl Mandy Seyfried looks great with red hair.
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"Bullshit Heaven"- Jed Pearl- The New Republic →
Source: You Might Find Yourself “Alexis L. Boylan, who edited the book, would no doubt protest that the size of Kinkade’s reputation justifies the attention on sociological or cultural grounds, pure and simple. I know that many intellectuals believe we overlook middlebrow tastes at our own risk. But there is a large dose of reverse snobbery threaded through this collection. More than a...
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"Buyer Beware: Should You Be Able to Ask for a... →
“But to attempt to get your money back because you didn’t like a movie is to suggest that the perceived failings of some far-away filmmaker and/or studio can be laid at the feet of a local theater manager, who’s presumably meant to pass the message along. (Who doesn’t have Terrence Malick on speed dial?) It also raises ever more prickly questions of changing audience expectations of...
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"Hey, Draper, You Can't Use the H Word in... →
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All Teal Everything →
A friend and I started a new tumblr called All Teal Everything, which is a nostalgia engine for ’90s sports. Because it’s text-free, some of you might even like it more than my loquacious efforts here. If you don’t like sports—or if you were not born some time between 1975 and 1990—thank you for your time. If this does sound like something you would be interested in,...
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"How Much Does It Cost to Make a Hit Song?"- Zoe... →
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DJ Tony Skratchere remixing “Africa” at The Rusty Nail last night. Langston Hughes can have the Harlem Renaissance. I’ll take Yacht Bounce.