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millionairemansion: Actual review of an actual app, CatPaint....

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:53:38 -0500

millionairemansion:

Actual review of an actual app, CatPaint. Thanks, Davis.

CatPaint was responsible for this magic.

Ladies be shoppin.

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:04:09 -0500

Ladies be shoppin.

Ned Hepburn: Explaining The Best Picture Nominations.

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:29:19 -0500

Ned Hepburn: Explaining The Best Picture Nominations. :

nedhepburn:

Hugo.
Martin Scorcese makes a film about a young French boy who learns about the magic of early filmmaking; also attempts to save a twelve year old prostitute (Jodie Foster) from her pimp.

The Descendants.
You were expecting a documentary about the punk group of the same name and this is not that.

Moneyball.
A 90 minute close-up of Mark Zuckerberg’s right testicle.

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
“America is totally ready to relive 9/11 and have Woody from Toy Story die in it, too” - actual movie producers

War Horse.
Not “War Whores”, surprisingly.

The Help.
America falls in love with screen darling Emma Stone; black people.

Midnight In Paris.
Woody Allen has Owen Wilson narrate his Flickr account while Marion Cotillard and Lea Seydoux further cement my flapper fetish.

The Artist.
The only time a dog and a French person with a giant head have ever been charming.

The Tree Of Life.
Nobody has seen this movie.

Pretty much, yes. Ned Hepburn knows his movies.

chadsnuts: cputv: It’s official folks. Stick this in your...

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:52:00 -0500

chadsnuts:

cputv:

It’s official folks. Stick this in your queue. Read more about it here: http://bit.ly/xJsFBL

I’m so happy this is out there now.

I’ve been waiting to see this for months. I’ve never been prouder to portray a woman on a movie poster while wearing headphones and a moustache.

M Train. 8:27 pm. (Taken with instagram)

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:27:22 -0500

M Train. 8:27 pm. (Taken with instagram)

youngmanhattanite: A Brief History from the Blacked-Out...

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:27:22 -0500

youngmanhattanite:

A Brief History from the Blacked-Out Wikipedia Page of Chris Dodd, Politician for Hire

Dodd’s 2008 Presidential campaign bid was heavily funded by the financial services industry, which is regulated by committees Dodd chaired in the Senate.

In his role as chairman of the Senate Banking Committee Dodd proposed a program in June 2008 that would assist troubled sub-prime mortgage lenders such as Countrywide Financial in the wake of the United States housing bubble’s collapse. Condé Nast Portfolio reported allegations that in 2003 Dodd had refinanced the mortgages on his homes in Washington, D.C. and Connecticut through Countrywide Financial and had received favorable terms due to being placed in the “Friends of Angelo” VIP program, so named for Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo. Dodd received mortgages from Countrywide at allegedly below-market rates on his Washington, D.C. and Connecticut homes. Dodd had not disclosed the below-market mortgages in any of six financial disclosure statements he filed with the Senate or Office of Government Ethics since obtaining the mortgages in 2003.

During the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis, Dodd denied rumors that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were in financial crisis. He called the firms “fundamentally strong”, said they were in “sound situation” and “in good shape” and to “suggest they are in major trouble is not accurate”. In early September, after the firms continued to report huge losses, Secretary Paulson announced a federal takeover of both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Dodd expressed skepticism of the action. Dodd was the number one recipient in Congress of campaign funds from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

In February 2009, Kevin Rennie, a columnist at the Hartford Courant, ran an op-ed concerning Dodd’s acquisition of his vacation home in Roundstone, Ireland. The article alleged that Dodd’s former partner in buying the home had ties to disgraced Bear Stearns principal Edward Downe, Jr. who has since been convicted of insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission. After paying an $11 million fine for his role in the scam, Downe later obtained a pardon in the waning days of the Bill Clinton administration. The controversial pardon was granted after Dodd lobbied Clinton on Downe’s behalf. Dodd’s letter to the President said, “Mr. President, Ed Downe is a good person, who is truly sorry for the hurt he caused others.”

From the fall of 2008 through early 2009, the United States government spent nearly $170 Billion to assist failing insurance giant, AIG. AIG then spent $165 million of this money to hand out executive “retention” bonuses to its top executives. Public outrage ensued over this perceived misuse of taxpayer dollars. After supporting an amendment to limit excessive executive pay in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Dodd withdrew it at the request of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Lawrence Summers and then lied about it. Dodd retreated from his original statement that he did not know how the amendment was changed. Dodd was criticized by many in the Connecticut media for the apparent flip-flop. In a March 20, 2009 editorial the New Haven Register called Dodd “a lying weasel.” The same day, Hartford Courant columnist Rick Green called on Dodd not to seek re-election in 2010.

Dodd received over $223,000 from AIG employees, many of whom were Connecticut residents, for his recent campaigns. On March 30, 2009, it was reported that former AIG Financial Products head Joseph Cassano personally solicited contributions from his employees in Connecticut via an e-mail in fall 2006 suggesting that the contributions were related to Dodd’s ascension to the chairmanship of the Senate Banking Committee.

In February 2011, despite “repeatedly and categorically insisting that he would not work as a lobbyist,” Dodd was identified by The New York Times as the likely replacement for Dan Glickman as chairman and chief lobbyist for the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). The hiring was officially announced on March 1, 2011.

newcitysounds: 7 Train, 12/5/09, 3:49pm. A man sings a song in...

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:34:00 -0500

newcitysounds:

7 Train, 12/5/09, 3:49pm. A man sings a song in Spanish, while a woman speaks in an Asian language, rain falls on the train.

Bob has started a new project of documenting “unexpected performances, conversations, and sounds” in NYC. Love everything about this.

It’s Friday!

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:57:31 -0500

It’s Friday!

thecultureofme: philnoto: John Motherf**kn...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:11:34 -0500

thecultureofme:

philnoto:

John Motherf**kn Bates

#DowntonAbbey

Ain’t nothin goin down on Lord Grantham’s estate unless John Bates says it’s goin down.

Photo

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:59:17 -0500

scottlava: “It’s light. Handle’s adjustable for easy carrying,...

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:34:13 -0500

scottlava:

“It’s light. Handle’s adjustable for easy carrying, good for righties and lefties. Breaks down into four parts, undetectable by x-ray, ideal for quick, discreet interventions. A word on firepower. Titanium recharger, three thousand round clip with bursts of three to three hundred, and with the Replay button”

There were many moments when I was pretty sure I was gonna be okay with my wife being my wife, but when she told me The Fifth Element was her favorite movie… yeah, that was pretty cool.

theboycalledcrow: thejesusandmarychain: THE JESUS AND MARY...

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:16:22 -0500

theboycalledcrow:

thejesusandmarychain:

THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN SURFIN’ U.S.A. (BEACH BOYS COVER)

Oh wow how perfect is this?

Think about July while this is playing and it’ll almost make you feel a little warmer.

ATARI ST Data Bending 2011

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:36:35 -0500

notendo:

Data bending a hardware video capture of an audio signal.

swf version

I’d gladly stare at this for hours (before going blind).

ABED IS BATMAN NOW. Via CM Dugan

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:10:11 -0500

ABED IS BATMAN NOW.

Via CM Dugan

Merry Christmas, everybody.

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:33:00 -0500

Merry Christmas, everybody.

bossbattle: 12 Days of Boss-mas: Day 10 We’re nearing the end...

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:24:50 -0500

bossbattle:

12 Days of Boss-mas: Day 10

We’re nearing the end of Boss-mas, and the prizes are going to start getting serious.

Today, we’re being visited by the Ghost of Boss-mas Distant Future, who’s got genetically implanted sunglasses and swords that come out of his arms. Today’s giveaway is full of Deus Ex-related goodness.

A reblog of this post gets you:

All 6 issues of Deus Ex: Human Revolution by Robbie Morrison, Trevor Hairsine and Sergio Sandoval.

A copy of the original Deus Ex on CD-ROM. This Mac version requires Quicktime 4.0 and “a 3D accelerator card.” Hope you’ve got a sweet rig able to handle this baby.

Make sure we can /ask you for your info, because we’d hate to have to send a cybernetically augmented soldier after you to get your mailing address.

Congrats to hustontodd, who won Hellboys and Vaders and Carls (and more), oh my. Only two more days of Boss-mas left, so get to rebloggin’ if you want free stuff!

Why, hello you darlings. Another year has passed, and with it,...

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:37:59 -0500

Why, hello you darlings.

Another year has passed, and with it, we’ve suffered the slings and arrows that accompany a life lived with affluence. Regardless of all that Zuccotti nonsense these past few months, we wanted to send the best wishes to only the best people. Therefore, both Amanda Claire (my darling) and myself, Timothy D. (her dearest) offer our sincerest hope of merriment for you and yours in this holiday season.

May your dividends be great, your deals be generous and your parachutes always golden.

With love,

The Christenbury-Coxes

bossbattle: 12 Days of Boss-mas: Day 2 Andrew here. I’m going...

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:41:18 -0500

bossbattle:

12 Days of Boss-mas: Day 2

Andrew here. I’m going to do at least one indie/small press item on the days I’m playing Santa Cox. And I’m not sure if you all picked up on the fact that the 12 Days of Boss-mas is your chance to win absolutely, shipped to your house,

FREE STUFF

A reblog of this post will get you in the drawing for the following:

J. Marc Schmidt’s Eating Steve graphic novel

Hazel & Cha Cha badge

The Vision Tokidoki charm

Remember to have the /ask option enabled on your blog so we can contact you if you win.

And congrats to hoveringbadger, who took home the Mass Effect 3 inflatable multi-tool laser sword thing. I mean, Davis is gonna be up shit creek if aliens with a fear of fake inflatable laser swords ever attack Brooklyn, but you know, have fun with it.

On day 2 of Boss-mas, things start getting interesting. I’m reblogging, even though I can’t enter. Or maybe I can. We didn’t really set up official rules and regs for this stuff. I guess that wouldn’t be too nice, though.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11)

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:42:02 -0500

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

"I hope with all of my heart that I stay funny. Otherwise this all goes to hell. Please have a safe..."

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:41:52 -0500

“I hope with all of my heart that I stay funny. Otherwise this all goes to hell. Please have a safe and happy holiday, and thank you again for all this crazy shit.”

- Louis CK: Live at the Beacon Theater (via drudgeons)

I just watched this special, and it’s the best $5 I’ve spent in a very, very long time.