December 2008
21 posts
“Ghost Town” is a screwball comedy with no big surprises or hidden metaphors. But...”
– Ghost Town review - NYTimes
This is exactly why I like this movie. It’s not great, by any means, not original or edgy or even hilarious, but it’s solid. And in the sadly misguided romcom genre, that’s saying a lot.
"After a lifetime of pie-induced pleasure, I feel...
This is a surprisingly compelling argment.
Reflecting upon my own lifetime dessert-based experiences, I believe he’s right. In terms of amount of pleasure derived per unit, pie comes out on top. But I hope the great cake vs. pie debate doesn’t devolve into petty partisanship. A truly wonderful dinner table has room for both.
Spelling FAIL.
enginoob:
WatchGAETA FINALLY GETS SOME (or close enough, anyway).
I’ve been rooting for the boy to get some action since Season One.
davidchen:
Passionate kissing may lead to deafness: http://tinyurl.com/5kumdt No joke!
If your kiss causes someone to go deaf, YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG.
52% of women are teetotalers?
“[M]ore women are drinking, yes—more than 48 percent acknowledge having had at least one drink in the past month (up from 42 percent in 1992).”
The above quote is from a New York Magazine article blaming feminism for the rise of female binge drinking.
I get the feeling I’m supposed to be troubled by the spike, but instead I’m rather surprised that even with the...
Because I enjoy pointing you toward morally...
I direct you to the deep fried bacon cheese and beer dog.
How gloriously self-destructive.
“Up until I was 12 my sisters used to dress me up as a girl and introduce me as...”
– Robert Pattinson, as quoted according to his IMDb page
“Because of the Greek-girl thing, I have, like, boobs and butt… I only have...”
– Tina Fey on her assets, in Vanity Fair via People.com