December 2011
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Chris Gethard on "This American Life" →
Starts at about 38 minutes in. Great story about NJ, Rutgers, and AIM.
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RELATIVELY SPEAKING
The idea of “being relatives” is a strange notion. Everyone’s a different size and shape and more often than not no one really looks alike. It’s pretty much just an arbitrary group of people. The main thing connecting everyone is that you’ve known each other for a while. You share awkward grayish memories of Seaside NJ and the Poconos. They’re happy memories, but all memories are...
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Making It with Riki LindHome
Despite suffering from a terrible name and artwork combination, Making It is possibly the most important podcast for aspiring creative types.
The reason I started listening to podcasts in the first place was to hear ‘breaking in’ stories from people I admired and to heed their advice. This podcast is just that. The lineup of guests so far has been totally stacked- Anthony...
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DIE / SELL
Yesterday marked the yearlong countdown to the end of the world. December 21, 2012 is listed as the last recorded date on Mayan calendars, or some shit like that. It’s all a bunch of inane lore, but I don’t know enough on the matter to refute it. I just think it’ll be really, really interesting to have an approaching doomsday in the cultural zeitgeist.
There’s already been appearances in...
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Things I Would Do If I was Kim Jong Un (Newly...
This kid is about to become a fucking God. Playing The Sims gives you less control over people. He could have all of North Korea piss their pants or have a giant orgy or ride a roller-coaster that sends them flying into a river. That last one is Roller Coaster Tycoon, but my point’s the same: Endless and unwavering power is about to go to a kid whose interests are skiing and Michael Jordan....
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Things That I’ve Found
Age 4: On the outskirts of Roosevelt Elementary School in Rahway, NJ, I found the back cover of a VHS porno tape. A black man wearing a gold bracelet was holding the base of his penis. On the bed laid a spread-eagle white woman. There was floral wallpaper in the background. I was furious. Not about interracial sex or gaudy decorating, but just furious at the world. From then on gold...
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“I can tell you a story about Mr. Charlie Kaufman. It was 13 years ago and we...”
– Spike Jonze
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Charlie Kaufman: Screenwriters Lecture →
“One of modern cinema’s most celebrated writers, Kaufman’s work includes surreal fantasy Being John Malkovich, cerebral sci-fi Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and comedy drama Adaptation.”
This dude’s my favorite.
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Ten Jokes to Pull on Your Parents This Christmas!
Walk into the kitchen with your butt out & act like you don’t even notice!
Change their ring tone to rap music then give ‘em a call!
The next time your dad looks at you like that, straight up say: “What.”
Your dad just called you a faggot with his eyes!
Steal your mom’s Xanax!
Eat a bunch of your mom’s Xanax (they’re probably really low-dose anyway)!
Christmasssss
Fuuuuuuuuuckkkkkkkk
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FCC passes rules against excessively loud TV... →
Nothing can get a “Jesus Fucking Christ” outta me quicker than a loud-ass commercial.
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WatchIf you got an hour and change to kill, watch this. I think it’s material from “This Has to Be Funny,” but it might be older stuff too.