February 2012
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WatchDid not realize it was on video.
Meg wrote a thing about New Girl/Zooey D. backlash/the way we all act sometimes, and of course she nails it. I suggest urge demand you read the entire post,
Julia spends most of the episode being awful to Zooey Deschanel’s character, Jess. She says all the things that the Internet has said about Jess, about New Girl, about Zooey Deschanel the human person, Jess says, “Your whole thing! With the...
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Shangri-Las - Past Present And Future
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January 2012
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Needing Montana →
Alice wrote a poem about Montana and stuff, and lucky you can read it right here on the internet. It makes me ache for Missoula and feel nostalgic for experiences I didn’t even have and miss people I barely knew. And mountains. And stuff. Alice Bolin, ladies and gentlemen!
A bird landed on the tallest tree and screamed for...
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“I’ve been wearing polar fleece for years and decided to add a sweater to...”
– Women’s Diamond Cable Cardigan Sweater
Land’s End Commenter Rvr Takes a Chance on Knitwear
Watchfilmprojections:
The first official trailer for Wes Anderson’s latest film, Moonrise Kingdom, starring Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Bruce Willis, Ed Norton, Frances McDormand, and more. The film will be released on May 25, 2012.
OH SHIT Y’ALL
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Kings of Convenience - Free Fallin’ (orig....
You ever put on a sports bra intending to go for a jog, then sit on the couch and start watching a movie instead of going outside, then freak out because there’s something, like, pressing into back of your neck oh my god what is that thing, then reach back and realize it’s the sports bra, duh, then say “good job, dummy” to yourself (out loud), then continue watching a movie...
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Today is Ralph’s made-up birthday; she’s eight years old, approaching “senior dog” status. Dogs don’t know what birthdays mean, and I don’t need a designated day to appreciate my best girl, but every year on January 8, I end up writing about Ralph and how thankful I am to have her.
Sometimes I hear a particularly poignant love song, and rather than think...
“Our good fortune allowed us to feel a sadness that our parents didn’t have time...”
– Finally back home tonight, we watched and really loved Beginners.
And if I occasionally thought that Mélanie Laurent was a bit too cloyingly adorable, too wide eyed, too precociously French, it was only a cover for my jealousy of her unfailing loveliness.
Every movie ought to leave you with a...
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Beginners (dir. Mike Mills)
This movie is very beautiful, funny, and sad. It has a dog who talks in subtitles. The first scene that made me cry was when the dog said, “tell her the darkness is about to drown us unless something drastic happens right now.” That is one of those lines that makes me ache with jealousy and admiration for the writer, and it is timed so perfectly in the...
December 2011
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“Penny Lane: You’re too sweet for rock and roll.
William Miller: Sweet?...”
– Almost Famous
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An Extremely Subjective Gift Guide to Stuff You...
Look, the holidays are not about stuff. They are about love and kindness and feeling sad about your family being with your family, whether that means the people who birthed you or the friends who stick with you or the llama who tolerates your presence so long as you bring him treats. But presents are often involved, and if you’re like me you love thoughtful gifts almost as much as you...
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EXTREMELY SUBJECTIVE GIFT GUIDE ADDENDUM:
Chicago-based dog rescue New Leash on Life is holding a “Name a Dog Fundraiser.” You make a tax-deductible donation of at least $200, you get to name a rescue dog in 2012.
JUST THINK of the possibilities! You could make a donation in a loved one’s name and give them the option of naming a dog themselves. You could name a dog after a pet...
a bright wall in a dark room.: Keanu Reeves Week:... →
brightwalldarkroom:
HACK YOUR OWN BRAIN
by Elisabeth Geier
My brother was sitting in his usual seat. Glaring at his phone. I had a movie to watch. He had dibs on the living room.
“You wanna watch Johnny Mnemonic?” I asked.
“You wanna get stoned and watch Johnny Mnemonic?” he asked back.
WHILE I WAS BUSY writing my Holiday Gift Guide 2011, this essay I wrote about Johnny Mnemonic/living...
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