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Since the internet is abuzz with Les Miserables news, I thought...

Wed, 30 May 2012 16:17:00 -0400

Since the internet is abuzz with Les Miserables news, I thought I’d share this god awful clip of Joey Potter (aka Katie Holmes) singing “On My Own” on the first season of Dawson’s Creek.

In case you haven’t seen it, here’s the first trailer for the new film.

Lazy greeking: part 2. Part one.

Sun, 27 May 2012 13:57:59 -0400

Lazy greeking: part 2.

Part one.

The Girl Scouts of the USA logo was designed by Saul Bass in...

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:46:24 -0400

The Girl Scouts of the USA logo was designed by Saul Bass in 1978. Thin Mints and Samoas were eaten by me in 2012. via NPR

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Sat, 03 Mar 2012 23:43:26 -0500

It’s crazy how many of my favorite artists will be...

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 01:34:00 -0500

It’s crazy how many of my favorite artists will be featured on The Hunger Games soundtrack.

1. Arcade Fire “Abraham’s Daughter”
2. The Secret Sisters “Tomorrow Will Be Kinder”
3. Neko Case “Nothing To Remember”
4. Taylor Swift “Safe & Sound ft. The Civil Wars”
5. Kid Cudi “The Ruler and The Killer”
6. Punch Brothers “Dark Days”
7. The Decemberists “One Engine”
8. The Carolina Chocolate Drops “Daughter’s Lament”
9. The Civil Wars “Kingdom Come”
10. Glen Hansard “Take The Heartland”
11. Maroon 5 ft. Rozzi Crane “Come Away To The Water”
12. Miranda Lambert “Run Daddy Run ft. Pistol Annies”
13. Jayme Dee “Rules”
14. Taylor Swift “Eyes Open”
15. The Low Anthem “Lover Is Childlike”
16. Birdy “Just A Game”

The Decemberists, The Low Anthem, Punch Brothers, Arcade Fire AND Neko Case? There’s a music supervisor out there that’s pulling on my heart strings. (With the exception of Maroon 5…)

nprmusic: Not everyone can have a piano in her kitchen like...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:20:00 -0500

nprmusic:

Not everyone can have a piano in her kitchen like Neko Case, but it’s good to know that she has an Ikea duvet like everyone else.

Photo: Bjorn Wallander/Country Living

Neko Case is my favorite human being.

winteriscomingbitch: He would. Eddard Stark as Boromir.

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:59:08 -0500

winteriscomingbitch:

He would.

Eddard Stark as Boromir.

Lost Woods Dubstep Remix - Ocarina of Time can’t. stop....

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:14:56 -0500

Lost Woods Dubstep Remix - Ocarina of Time

can’t. stop. listening.

Michelle Dockery (aka Lady Mary Crawley) talks in her native...

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:12:47 -0500

Michelle Dockery (aka Lady Mary Crawley) talks in her native Essex accent.

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields is the perfect album for...

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:12:14 -0500

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields is the perfect album for February 14th, even if you’re not in Valentine’s Day spirit.

Russian Scientists Bore Into Ancient Antarctic...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:21:04 -0500

Russian Scientists Bore Into Ancient Antarctic Lake

There’s a large part of me that hopes there’s some type of gigantic, arctic monster waiting for us down there.

I can’t wait to slip “affluenza” into...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:57:40 -0500

I can’t wait to slip “affluenza” into conversation.

Somebody Help Me 2, the first feature I ever worked on, is now...

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:26:00 -0500

Somebody Help Me 2, the first feature I ever worked on, is now available at Redbox.

It’s terrible. It first premiered on BET two Halloweens ago and was never broadcast again. Imagine my surprise when I’m thumbing through movie options the other night and this thing pops up.

I can’t say I recommend it, and not just because my name is misspelled in the credits.

This girl understands the construct of gender roles better than...

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:29:00 -0500

This girl understands the construct of gender roles better than most adults.

“Some girls like super heroes, some girls like princesses, some boy like super heroes, some boy like princesses! Why does all the girls have to buy pink stuff, and all the boys have to buy different color stuff?”

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ Was Released 10 Years Ago Today

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:51:21 -0500

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ Was Released 10 Years Ago Today:

I literally gasped while reading that headline. Time flys.

“I wish I could smell like Snooki.” - No one. Ever.

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:24:19 -0500

“I wish I could smell like Snooki.” - No one. Ever.

Brooms Up! - Quidditch World Cup IV This is a 30 minute...

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:22:00 -0500

Brooms Up! - Quidditch World Cup IV

This is a 30 minute documentary about the creation of Muggle Quidditch and the 2010 World Cup. I can not recommend it enough.

Back when I was a freshman at Syracuse University in 2007, I read that Quidditch teams were forming at colleges around the east coast. I decided to make a facebook page to see if other students at SU were interested. Although the facebook group grew in size, it never gained enough momentum to actually launch and I quickly lost interest. The facebook page still exists, and still has the goofy logo I made for it, although I am no longer the admin.

Watching this documentary and reading about the IQA, I wish that I had worked harder to Make ‘CUSE Quidditch Happen. Luckily, someone else took up the cause and today Syracuse has its very own IQA Quidditch team. This past month they made it to the quarter finals in the 2011 World Cup.

I can’t think of anything more disgusting than Smirnoff...

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:49:00 -0500

I can’t think of anything more disgusting than Smirnoff Vodka. Oh, wait. Nevermind.

Smirnoff Fluffed Marshmallow.

I will be obsessively tracking the progress of “Mission:...

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:30:32 -0500

I will be obsessively tracking the progress of “Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol,” Brad Bird’s live-action directorial debut.

Nerd rock + 50% of Tegan & Sara = 75% of things I love.

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:01:00 -0500

Nerd rock + 50% of Tegan & Sara = 75% of things I love.