If my recollection serves me, the first time I ever tried peppermint bark was last year. Maybe the year before. The point is, I was in New York, and I bought the bar at a Bed, Bath and Beyond because when it’s the holidays I crave something minty, and a Ghiradelli Peppermint Bark chocolate bar [...]
With another weekend comes another baking endeavor, but this time I wanted to do something a light and simple to balance out the complex, heavy mallomars I made last weekend. I decided to hunt down some not-to-sweet, buttery cookies I made for a church bake sale years ago, and I found it on FoodNetwork.com (there [...]
One of the perks that came with moving to New York a little over two years ago was I finally got to sample the cookie that I had heard referenced in so many New York-set films and movies over the years: the mallomar. I snatched up a box the first time I saw them in [...]
When I came home for Christmas during my sophomore year in college my best friend from high school sat me down for a Harry Potter marathon. Her mother had recently gotten her into the books and she took it upon herself to share the love with me. We started in the morning and watched Harry [...]
I woke up this morning in a puddle of sweat. I say wake up as though I was every fully asleep, which I don’t think I was, however I emerged from my bed feeling like crap, wondering when I managed to take my shirt off and how long I could last without turning into a [...]
Tonight I saw Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark. I was expecting it to be an epic failure that was so bad it’s good. That turned out to be not the case. Allow me to elaborate: The story makes absolutely no sense. I would go into it further but I would ruin things, probably get it [...]
New York City school children are blessed not just with winter break and spring break, but also a mid-winter break that is, apparently, sometimes referred to as President’s Week. The great thing about working at a school is that I get the same breaks, and as such, I didn’t have to work this week. Unlike [...]
My brother wasn’t afraid to be a geek. He wasn’t. He quoted his favorite movies all the time, often mimicking their mannerisms and delivery. He would sit in his room making spaceship noises as he played with his toy models–this behavior continued well into his teens. He wrote things. He drew things. He chased after things. He [...]
Usually I pick a quote for my title that has some connection to the post I am writing. I’ll admit this one is more tenuous than most. The words were spoken by WB Network chairman Garth Ancier at the preview event for the network’s final fall season. The netlet had decided to try to pull [...]
Moms see the carrot juice on their daughters’ mouths. Moms know when they aren’t dressed right. Moms go shopping with them, and make sure their hair doesn’t look all spazzy. In one fell swoop, Helena has changed this girl’s life from a normal one, where she can be popular and all that, to the distinct [...]
While talking to my cousin, we got into a disagreement about one of the words in I’ll Be Home For Christmas, so I looked up the lyrics and discovered that there’s a whole verse of the song I never remembered hearing before. Before the well-known refrain of “I’ll be home for Christmas” there is a short introduction:
I am dreaming tonight of a place I love
Even more than I usually do
And although I know it’s a long road back
I promise you
Looking back I know I must have heard it before (if only in Josh Groban’s rendition), but it had never really stuck out to me until tonight, but when listening to Bing Crosby’s version (the first and most widely heard) I discovered he did not include the introduction. So I sought to discover: When was the intro added, and by whom?
I failed to find the answer. I hate to admit it, but I just can’t find it. I did, however, find some things I didn’t already know.
Does Matt Lewis want to play Shawn Hunter in a big screen adaptation of Boy Meets World? Because I can totally get behind that. Anton Yelchin can play Cory, Alia Shawkat can play Topanga, and Zac Efron will get a chance to stretch his comedic muscles as Cory’s older brother Eric. The film picks up where the show left off with our favorite quartet attempting to show New York City who’s boss and discover that maybe the city has some things to teach them in return.
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I compiled this cast list as a way to mildly amuse myself while watching America’s Got Talent. Basically I looked through lists on IMDB of the most famous people born in various years. While doing so I found a few interesting tidbits:
This article in the Onion AV Club is pretty spot-on. I particularly concur with this point:
Not-so-great:
The epilogue Legend has it that J.K. Rowling wrote the epilogue to Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows long before the rest of the book, and its tacked-on quality, extremely at odds with the 750 pages that precede it, seems to back up that claim. It isn’t just that the seven-page “Nineteen Years Later” reads like fan-fiction, pairing off characters and listing the names of their various offspring; it reads like badfan-fiction, stilted and vague, obligatorily hitting all the fan-service marks—Professor Longbottom, the Sorting Hat, the oh-so-unfortunately named Albus Severus Potter—without offering anything remotely as satisfying as the epic, emotional previous chapter. The bright side is, since it adds nothing to the reading experience, fans can safely stop re-reading before reaching it.
I watched this show today.
FX has really established a style. I couldn’t imagine this show on any other network.
Also, after learning this show is an American adaptation of an Australian show I’m curious if there’s anything I’m going to watch this summer that wasn’t either directly imported or adapted from something foreign. I’m fine if that’s the case.
Back to Wilfred… I enjoy the premise. Even if it’s just getting into the mind of a dog, in whatever weird way that happens on this show, it’s an interesting change of perspective. I would not be opposed to watching more episodes, and we’ll see if my Hulu-ing goes in that direction. However, it wasn’t my favorite. I tend to go for the heart-warming, cute, or zany over darker, edgier stuff. Also how long are FX seasons? This show seems like one of those that might be great in small doses but has trouble when asked to stay fresh for too long.
That said, I did laugh a few times, and it’s cool to see something completely different.
I saw this movie yesterday.
Funny, quirky, kind of sad, very artsy. My favorite moment involved some very music video-esque special effects which I won’t give away in case you ever want to see it.
It was a little hard to understand the Welsh accents. I’m not used to hearing them, but I think I figured out most of the dialogue.
I’m curious to read the book. Based on reviews of the book on Amazon there were a few changes to events and the character of Oliver that intrigue me. Also, I am always interested in how things are adapted from text to screen.
Final review: Not mind-blowing, but I could definitely see myself watching it again if I’m in the mood for something artsy but sweet and honest. Or something very mildly foreign.
Although I’m not a huge fan of the crass language used in the title, this is basically the same reaction I had upon seeing the actor on twitter when I joined up a couple of years ago.
Also, this line: “another promotional shot for the film, where he finds a comfortable balance somewhere between Stephen Fry and Hitler.”
A Ben/Leslie fan video with a Mouse Rat song.
Near the top of my B/L related wishlist for season four, hand holding.
A video I made got tumbled! (Is that the right phrasing?). Yay!
This is why I avoid scary movies, and stick mostly to the PG-13 region.” - Chuck, Ep. 4.06 “Chuck vs. the Aisle of Terror
princess diaries (via allojfa)
The best scene in the movie was cut out. I mean, it’s the only scene that gives Nicolas a modicum of personality. I think the scene got ditched because he asks Mia “how much would my allowance be if we hooked up?”
While Disney films have often included drinking, cartoony violence and hypersexualized and/or stereotypical characters, they’ve tended to steer pretty clear of prostitution.
“Do you try to evolve, or do you try to know who you are?” - Jeff, Community
Really Parents’ Television Council? Because (almost, but not really) cursing is the biggest problem on television. It’s not the materialistic/it’s-better-to-be-famous ideology eschewed on Hannah Montana every week or the string of gruesome rapes and murders on every procedural on every network.
And really? Is CBS’ “contempt for families and the public” above and beyond that of other networks. I mean, NBC gave us Age of Love or whatever that crap was and Fox has Mike Darnell (whom I don’t think has done anything for the benefit of the public ever).
Frankly, I think I’d rather live in a world where the children of the future occasionally swear in a semi-ironic fashion as opposed to one where they violently destroy each other over pretty shoes and fancy parties so they can get on a reality show to improve some network’s ratings.
Then again, I don’t have kids. When I do perhaps I’ll change my mind?
Sheldon Cooper doesn’t approve when they change his schedule.
I need to get out more. Seriously.
When I get around to remembering the Hollywood Stock Exchange I have officially lost the ability to be productive.
Around Union Square there’s a number of sketchy DVD places. Most of the stock is hand-me-downs from Blockbuster and the like. Thus, while some of the stuff is new, it’s not necessarily the most recent.
I stopped by a number of these shops today, and I have a few observations:
This article is hilarious and dead on.
Speaking of Beat the Clock, I much prefer that show. Check out this clip (starting at about 4:55) to see a goofy little game that’s far more exciting than anything I saw on tonight’s episode of the NBC variation.
I much enjoyed it tonight. Highlights include: