January 2010
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2010 Director’s Guild of America (DGA) Awards... →
Whoop! via popculturebrain:
Movies:
Outstanding Direction of a Feature Film: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Outstanding Direction of a Feature Documentary: Louie Psihoyos, The Cove
Television:
Outstanding Direction of a Dramatic Series: Lesli Linka Glatter, Mad Men, “Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency”
Outstanding Direction of a Comedy Series: Jason Winer, Modern Family,...
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"Welcome Morning," by Anne Sexton
No joke - Peter Gabriel’s “Mercy Street” came on iTunes while I was reading this. via ayse:
There is joy in all: in the hair I brush each morning, in the Cannon towel, newly washed, that I rub my body with each morning, in the chapel of eggs I cook each morning, in the outcry from the kettle that heats my coffee each morning, in the spoon and the chair that cry “hello there,...
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Review: When in Rome | Slackerwood →
I wrote this.
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Kansas Abortion Shooting Verdict - The Two-Way -... →
The jury has convicted Scott Roeder of first degree murder and aggravated assault.I was worried he was going to get a lesser charge…
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As I told him the story and relayed my mom’s message—“I just want to tell him...
– My Rufus Wainwright Story
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Normally I would be watching the SOTU tonight...
But instead I’ll be at a screening of When in Rome. I know you’re jealous.
(I’m actually watching it to review it for a film site … I’ll post a link when it goes up this weekend)
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ABC cancels 'Ugly Betty' -- The Live Feed | THR →
Is this a surprise to anyone? I stopped watching in the middle of last season because I just didn’t care anymore.
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National Book Critics Circle Finalists Are... →
Fiction:
Bonnie Jo Campbell, American Salvage (Wayne State University Press)
Marlon James, The Book of Night Women (Riverhead)
Michelle Huneven, Blame (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall (Holt)
Jayne Anne Phillips, Lark and Termite (Knopf)Wherein I point out that only one of these books was written by a guy. Yay, ladies!
Also - I can’t recommend American Salvage...
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Nick Flynn Talks (and Writes) About Meeting With... →
I heart Lili Taylor.
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-24) →
Spoon (26)
Regina Spektor (25)
The Bird and the Bee (17)
Andrew Manze (11)
Aimee Mann (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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War Without Borders - In Drug War, Arizona Tribe... →
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"I Murdered A Screenwriter & Slept My Way To The... →
No more Target: Women?!?!?! NOOOOOOO. This can’t be!
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Second, no movement could possibly tame the great wild lions of love, lust, and...
– “The Case Against Settling” [Newsweek] (via sarakatherine)
Julia Baird is really great in this (via newsweek)
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Peter Gabriel Covers Arcade Fire (Stereogum... →
Hmm. I tend to think Peter Gabriel can do no wrong, but I’m not sure about this one. It’s still worth a listen, though.
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My favorite part of this is Ben Stiller’s take on “Green is Universal”:
You know, a good way to protect the environment is by switching to energy-efficient light bulbs, using less water, and not building $50 million studios you only use for seven months. [The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien - Stiller Stops By, 1/21/10]
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Put simply, I hate fashion. I scowl at Harper’s. I snarl at W. I spit at Vogue....
– Tanya Gold (via gauntlet) (via unburyingthelead) MUST READ.
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Michael + Fiona = I can’t wait for next week’s episode of Burn Notice!
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(N)early forty years after the network [CBS] pulled The Smothers Brothers Comedy...
– David Bianculli, introduction to Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
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Last night’s ep of Modern Family. Be prepared to pause and rewind several times because you’ll be laughing so hard; there are so many instant classic moments in this episode. PLUS: Kristen Schall from Flight of the Conchords!
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What's Alan Watching?: Modern Family, "Fifteen... →
We had to pause the show about six times last night because we were laughing so hard. Best comedy on TV!
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What “The New Tonight Show with Jay Leno” will look like (according to David Letterman).
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Saw Chris Rock last night. He said, “Hey, Chelsea Handler!”...
– Elizabeth Banks on Twitter (hee hee)
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Chuck - The Best Music on TV :: Paste →
Agreed!
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Spoon's new 'Transference' only $3.99 on Amazon... →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-17) →
Imogen Heap (7)
Aimee Mann (3)
Herbert von Karajan/Wiener Philharmoniker/Chor der Wiener Staatsoper/Erich Kunz/Irmgard Seefried/George London/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Sena Jurinac/Marjan…
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So often we think we have got to make a difference and be a big dog. Let us...
– Marian Wright Edelman (according to my page-a-day calendar)
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In the year 2027, when Jimmy Fallon is trying to wrest control of “The Tonight...
– Jay Leno is Mr. Nice Guy no more — but was he ever? - KansasCity.com
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