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"I am about to have a panic attack when I suddenly remember when Gwyneth went to a dinner party in..."

Thu, 09 May 2013 23:43:50 -0400

“I am about to have a panic attack when I suddenly remember when Gwyneth went to a dinner party in America and someone asked her what kind of jeans she was wearing and she thought to herself, “I have to get back to Europe.” America is the worst. I say nothing about anyone’s jeans, even though I was literally just going to ask everyone about their jeans.”

- I Tried Gwyneth Paltrow’s Diet - The Cut

"This is what Hollywood does, dear reader. It sees an opportunity for exploitation and takes it. The..."

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:14:58 -0400

“This is what Hollywood does, dear reader. It sees an opportunity for exploitation and takes it. The Sundance Film Festival is another prime example. At one time it showcased modest little movies by unknown filmmakers. Kevin Smith made CLERKS – a grimy black and white film starring all unknowns. The result was discovered talent. Now look at the festival. Every entry features major Hollywood stars. During the festival they all descend upon Park City, along with Harvey Weinstein, reps from every major studio, and a thousand CAA and William Morris agents. Any hint of the original purpose of the film festival has long since vanished.”

- By Ken Levine: I won’t give Zach Braff one dime

"Social psychologists and sexual abuse counselors agree that comprehensive sex education can help..."

Mon, 06 May 2013 22:54:23 -0400

“Social psychologists and sexual abuse counselors agree that comprehensive sex education can help prevent sexual crimes. Teaching children about their bodies gives them the tools to describe acts of abuse without feeling as embarrassed or uncomfortable, and it also helps elevate their self-confidence and sense of bodily autonomy. A shame-based approach to genitalia and sexuality, on the other hand, sends kids the message that they can’t discuss or ask questions about any of those issues.”

- Elizabeth Smart: Abstinence Education Teaches Rape Victims They’re Worthless, Dirty, And Filthy | ThinkProgress

"Zeus got even by giving Pandora a pretty box she was never to open. Of course she did, releasing..."

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:08:48 -0400

“Zeus got even by giving Pandora a pretty box she was never to open. Of course she did, releasing wars, sickness, skinned knees, and playground bullies.”

- String Theory for Kids (and Clever Adults) | String theory explained for kids, teens, and even adults.

"I consider throwing in the towel. The lack of respectful coverage, the slut-shaming and..."

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:16:11 -0400

“I consider throwing in the towel. The lack of respectful coverage, the slut-shaming and name-calling, all the girly book covers and not-my-titles despite high literary aspirations, has worn me down, made me question everything: my abilities, my future, my life. This is what sexism does best: it makes you feel crazy for desiring parity and hopeless about ever achieving it.”

- My So-Called ‘Post-Feminist’ Life in Arts and Letters | The Nation

"It’s a character study, but it’s also plotted like it wants to be a TV adaptation of a Fiona Apple..."

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:35:10 -0400

“It’s a character study, but it’s also plotted like it wants to be a TV adaptation of a Fiona Apple album. To me, that’s a compliment, but again, it’s the kind of praise that could sound like a demerit to many other people.”

- What we talk about when we talk about Girls | TV | For Our Consideration | The A.V. Club

"To this day, I see writers publishing their first book or their second book and I can just see them..."

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:21:42 -0400

“To this day, I see writers publishing their first book or their second book and I can just see them going overboard with the marketing and getting all hyped up about it. You just have to write. If something good happens for you, post it on Facebook or Twitter or Pinterest or wherever you make your social-media home, but don’t overdo it. Enough with the marketing! Enough with the goddamn marketing already! I’m sick of it.”

- Neal Pollack on rebounding from massive hype and six-figure deals to online publishing | Books | Money Matters | The A.V. Club

"This isn’t just Sandberg’s observation. She cites data showing positive correlations..."

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:31:28 -0400

“This isn’t just Sandberg’s observation. She cites data showing positive correlations between success and likability for men, and negative correlations between success and likability for women. “That means that as a man gets more successful, he is better liked by men and women, and as a woman gets more successful, she is less liked by men and women,” Sandberg explains. “But I want to be clear: I am not saying that men are too self-confident. That’s not the problem. The problem is that women aren’t self-confident enough.””

- Interview: Sheryl Sandberg Author Of ‘Lean In’ | What’s Holding Women Back : NPR

"If the internet isn’t a safe space for men to share their experiences of waking their dads up..."

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:01:02 -0400

“If the internet isn’t a safe space for men to share their experiences of waking their dads up in the middle of the night to drive them to the hospital to get still-vibrating rogue dildos removed from their colons, then THE TERRORISTS HAVE WON”

- Dude Live-Tweets Getting a Vibrating Dildo Extracted from His Butt

"What I most love about Girls is that it’s emotionally brutal and uncompromising. It holds its..."

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:53:46 -0400

“What I most love about Girls is that it’s emotionally brutal and uncompromising. It holds its characters to some fairly high standards, and though it obviously loves them and understands why they can’t match up, it also gives them moments when they fail miserably. Particularly when directed by Lena Dunham (as it was tonight), the show is rarely afraid to keep looking, to keep watching, to keep studying. It pins its characters to the wall and forces us to examine their flaws in intricate detail. That’s not for everybody, and sometimes, it’s not even for me. But when the show digs deep and gets as critical as it can be, there are few shows that can match it. This is one of those episodes.”

- “On All Fours” | Girls | TV Club | TV | The A.V. Club

"And FX’s web division could perhaps pair it with “Wynn Duffy Reacts to Surprising..."

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:32:32 -0500

“And FX’s web division could perhaps pair it with “Wynn Duffy Reacts to Surprising Things,” because Jere Burns’ quizzical expression will never not be entertaining.”

- Review: Justified - The Hatchet Tour: Shelby ville

"AVC: Cuomo once said that to write this song, he took one Ritalin, three shots of tequila, sat in a..."

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:59:49 -0500

“AVC: Cuomo once said that to write this song, he took one Ritalin, three shots of tequila, sat in a chair in his backyard, and closed his eyes until he imagined the song.
BF: Yeah, he should not do that ever again.”

- The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon can’t get down with Weezer’s “Hash Pipe” | Music | HateSong | The A.V. Club

"If MacFarlane had sung “Shipoopi” all night, I’d be writing a really different..."

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:46:36 -0500

“If MacFarlane had sung “Shipoopi” all night, I’d be writing a really different story right now. Instead, there were jokes about how Rex Reed would probably call Adele fat — because that’s what’s important about her — and how someday Quvenzhané Wallis will be old enough to date George Clooney — because that’s what’s important about her — and how sometimes, gasp, a woman might have body hair — because that’s what’s important about them. Women are nags, and Jews run Hollywood! Thank you, Seth MacFarlane, for this cutting-edge humor. Like Mark Wahlberg said, the party’s at Jack Nicholson’s house. You remember, that place where Roman Polanski drugged and raped a 13-year-old girl. Ha-ha, ha-ha, ha.”

- Why Seth MacFarlane’s Misogyny Matters — Vulture

"Anne Hathaway’s speech ran longer than either of the winners who got “Jaws”ed..."

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:34:19 -0500

“Anne Hathaway’s speech ran longer than either of the winners who got “Jaws”ed earlier in the evening, which isn’t a knock on her but on the obnoxiousness of the system. When I mentioned this on Twitter, several people suggested that an actor would never get played off the stage, when it’s happened frequently — including in this very category a year ago, when Octavia Spencer didn’t get to finish her speech, either. Maybe if you cut the monologue a bit and keep it down to a single “Chicago” tribute, the “Jaws” music becomes less essential, eh?”

- Review: Seth MacFarlane emcees a conflicted, bloated, song-heavy Oscar-cast

"Lynch was stylishly rumpled. His frame was lean and his hair was pomaded loosely into a mature..."

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:53:45 -0500

“Lynch was stylishly rumpled. His frame was lean and his hair was pomaded loosely into a mature faux-hawk. He wore faded khaki pants that bloused over a worn leather belt. In the breast pocket of his white dress shirt, a pack of American Spirit cigarettes was at the ready. Lynch is a notorious creature of habit: he spent seven years drinking the same chocolate milkshake at the same time every day from Bob’s Big Boy in L.A., because he thought it affected his creative process; and part of his persona is his uniform approach to dress. That day, a yellow watch gave a flash of color.”

- David Lynch Is Back … as a Guru of Transcendental Meditation - NYTimes.com

"But, also, who cares if this is self-indulgent? Because, honestly, it absolutely is. The whole show..."

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:51:46 -0500

“But, also, who cares if this is self-indulgent? Because, honestly, it absolutely is. The whole show is self-indulgence. The very idea that we would find any of this interesting absolutely reeks of self-indulgence, but so does the idea any artist has when they present a story or sonata or sculpture to us. The act of making art is the act of saying, “Hey, I made something, and you should pay attention to it.” That’s enormously self-indulgent. And, yeah, I hear you saying that Dunham doesn’t just write and direct, but also stars, and that’s somehow even worse, but you know what? So does Louis C.K., and so does Larry David. Self-indulgence is part and parcel of the Girls experience, and so long as the show doesn’t turn into Hannah moving in with strange 40-year-olds on a weekly basis, then I’m fine with it”

- “One Man’s Trash” | Girls | TV Club | TV | The A.V. Club

"I don’t know about you guys, but the photos don’t look “unflattering” to..."

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:51:41 -0500

“I don’t know about you guys, but the photos don’t look “unflattering” to me—they look like an epic badass doing the fuck out of her job. But you know. Bygones.”

- Breaking: Beyonce Is a Human Being, Looks Like a Total Weirdo Sometimes

"4—Ok so yes, I’m basically just saying: hold the reading in a bar."

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:13:03 -0500

“4—Ok so yes, I’m basically just saying: hold the reading in a bar.”

- Why Do Literary Readings Always Make Me Want to Kill Myself? — The Moving Finger — Medium

"There follows a program of renewed inquiry, often involuntary, into the nature and effects of..."

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:45:49 -0500

“There follows a program of renewed inquiry, often involuntary, into the nature and effects of mortality, entropy, heartbreak, violence, failure, cowardice, duplicity, cruelty, and grief; the researcher learns their histories, and their bitter lessons, by heart. Along the way, he or she discovers that the world has been broken for as long as anyone can remember, and struggles to reconcile this fact with the ache of cosmic nostalgia that arises, from time to time, in the researcher’s heart: an intimation of vanished glory, of lost wholeness, a memory of the world unbroken. We call the moment at which this ache first arises “adolescence.” The feeling haunts people all their lives.”

- Wes Anderson’s Worlds by Michael Chabon | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books

"The ability to safely handle and use a gun in a lawful manner is a perishable skill,” he says...."

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:10:07 -0500

““The ability to safely handle and use a gun in a lawful manner is a perishable skill,” he says. “If you don’t practice on a regular basis, psychologically, physiologically, you will likely not respond properly.””

- Armed ‘Good Guys’ And The Realities Of Facing A Gunman : NPR