March 2009
93 posts
“The ancient sanskrit legends speak of a destined love, a karmic connection...”
– From the Novel Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
New Band Discovery: Silversun Pickups →
They fucking rock.
WatchEven though this show is incredibly misogynistic, I was impressed that Two and a Half Men dedicated part of their show on Monday to talking about periods and tampons. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen this topic discussed to this extent on national television before. Does this make Charlie Sheen progressive?
This makes me so mad →
The girls’ willingness to minimize Mr. Brown’s alleged behavior also reflects a learned social signal, said Professor Morgan, who teaches African-American studies at Harvard. They’ve been taught, she said, “What really matters is that we don’t destroy boys.” Teenage girls think that if they speak out against an abuser, the boy’s future will be shattered, she said. “We have to appreciate that this...
I want a new Treasury Department →
As Congress sought to tighten its grip on A.I.G. and other companies aided by the taxpayers, Senator Christopher J. Dodd, Democrat of Connecticut and chairman of the Senate banking committee, sought to explain how legislation aimed at limiting executive compensation at firms receiving bailout help was changed at the last minute to allow certain bonuses that were contained in employment contracts...
Maybe I'm watching too much of The Wire, but this...
Houston Rockets forward Carl Landry is expected to miss one to three weeks after he was shot in the left leg early Tuesday while driving near his home.
The shooting occurred about 2:30 a.m., a few hours after the Rockets returned from a game at New Orleans. Landry drove home after the team arrived about 12:30 a.m. Houston police said Landry was driving his sport utility vehicle southbound on a...
This sounds awesome.
Discovery Channel explores the complex drawings of legendary artist Leonardo daVinci in the new series, Doing daVinci beginning April 13 at 10p. The six-part hi-def series takes drawings of weapons daVinci did nearly 500 years ago and constructs them perhaps for the first time using a team of 21st century builders, engineers and historians. In one episode, the team constructs an armored tank and...
WatchCH: Snack Factory
It’s amazingly CHEEZEY
New TCM documentary is basically my History of...
Turner Classic Movies has commissioned Moguls and Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (working title), a 10-part documentary series produced by Bill Haber’s Ostar Productions and TCM. The series tells the true story behind the making of the American movie industry, feature the men and women who created and ran the Hollywood machine. Such notables featured in the series include Mayer,...
My Brother, The Musician →
WatchNew video: “Stay Up (Viagra)” by 88 Keys ft. Kanye West
I suppose it’s alright, if Spike Jonze hadn’t thought of it first.
WatchCH: National Fart Hearings
Note to Dick Cheney: No one cares what you think →
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve...”
– Henry David Thoreau
Mumford and Sons →
New band that I am totally digging right now.
Tyra Banks needs to be stopped! →
Pandemonium erupted outside an “America’s Next Top Model” casting call in midtown yesterday when an overheating car triggered a stampede of catwalk-craving cuties.
Screaming as they ran for their lives, hundreds of hotties in heels toppled over barricades along W. 55th St. after several people in the crowd started yelling, “There’s a bomb!”
By the time the...
Has anyone used Rosetta Stone?
I want to speak Italian again! I used to be semi-conversational…is Rosetta Stone really that good? If you’ve used it/know someone who’s used it/know of a better way to relearn a language please email me at chtvhilary@gmail.com
Maybe just stick with the landing strip?
Newsflash: If you live in New Jersey and you’ve got a fondness for having a professional dump hot wax on your crotch and rip out all your pubes, you’re an outlaw! It turns out there has always been a sort of “don’t ask, please don’t show” policy on Brazilian waxes in the Garden State, but the state’s Board of Cosmetology & Hairstyling is considering...
Areyouanalcoholic.com →
Chuck Norris wants to give the US Government a... →
During an appearance on the Glen Beck radio show he promised that if things get any worse from his point of view he may “run for president of Texas.” The martial artist/actor/activist claims that Texas was never formally a part of the United States in the first place and that if rebellion is to come through secession Texas would lead the way.
Bigger, Longer and Uncut: Jon Stewart and Jim... →
This is one of the best journalistic interviews I have maybe ever seen on TV. I grew up wanting to be a journalist, and quickly changed my mind after working for Disney/ABC’s 20/20. It’s nice to see that politics and deep pockets don’t always have to get in the way of honesty and truth.
New TeeVee
Tom Brokaw takes to the road in a new documentary series for USA Network titled Highway 50: A Road Trip Across America. The docu-series, part of USA Network’s CHARACTER PROJECT initiative, will journey with Brokaw as he meets every day Americans living and working along Highway 50, a transcontinental highway connecting both coasts. The series, co-produced by Peacock Productions, will...
Heidi Klum: Model, Mother, and Civil Disobediance...
Filming finished last month, the final collections had their moment in the Bryant Park spotlight, and still the sixth season of “Project Runway” remains in limbo. It’s a tough time for fans itching for a reality TV fashion fix, but host Heidi Klum has a plan.
Since the show’s producers, the Weinstein Company, sparked a legal battle by attempting to relocate “Runway” from its home on the Bravo...
Note to Travis Henry: Keep it in your pants! →
Henry, 30, a former N.F.L. running back who played for three teams from 2001 to 2007, has nine children — each by a different mother, some born as closely as a few months apart.
Reports of Henry’s prolific procreating, generated by child-support disputes, have highlighted how futile the N.F.L.’s attempts can be at educating its players about making wise choices. The disputes have even eclipsed...
Well maybe if religious leaders stopped abusing... →
“We believe this bill is designed to bankrupt the Catholic Church,” said Dennis Poust, spokesman for the New York State Catholic Conference, a group representing the bishops of the state’s eight dioceses.
The Attorneys—Madison
Another great song...
Yay Dan Levy!
Long Distance Relationship - pilot from writer/actor Dan Levy and based on a web series about high school sweethearts who end up at different colleges and continue their relationship via webcam.
I produced Dan’s webseries for College Humor this past summer: The I Have To Go In A Minute Show and I am so happy to see that he might actually have a real show on MTV! Congrats, Dan :)
Local Government: Standing Up for What's Right
Watching women get naked might be about to get more expensive, if one New York legislator gets his way. Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, a Democrat from the Bronx, has proposed a new $10 tax for patrons of topless bars and lapdancing clubs. Ortiz says the new levy would help fund programs for women who are the victims of human trafficking.
Bristol Palin and her redneck baby-daddy split: no... →
Daily Om
It is good to remember that one of our goals in life is to not be perfect. We often lose track of this aspiration. When we make mistakes, we think that we are failing or not measuring up. But if life is about experimenting, experiencing, and learning, then to be imperfect is a prerequisite. Life becomes much more interesting once we let go of our quest for perfection and aspire for imperfection...
Oh, Billionaires, I feel SO bad for YOU. ... →
The Wire
I just started season 2 and I’m absolutely convinced that it might be the most brilliant show ever produced. How do they do it???
