Daily Archives: January 6, 2012

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Jersey Shore Recap: The Shameful HookUp That Just Wouldn’t Die

It seems like it’s been mere moments since we last heard the delicate as a baboon in distress wails of a beleaguered Snooki, or calculated the Situation’s Draconian birthdate to be in the 7th century BC; or watched Deena trip over her own underwear, witnessed Sammi and RAHN make the smush beast with two backs, enjoyed Vinny and Pauly’s Aykroyd and Belushi skit, or finally convinced ourselves that someone could in fact inject a “Castle Jump-Jump” into their sternum and tie string around it like a Christmas pork roast before calling it a “club outfit” as JWOWWW tends to do. The last time any of this happened the Guidos were in Italy stomping around their homeland, and mashing the pebbles in the Florence piazza like a zit that landed on Italy’s face. Continue reading

Project Runway All Stars Season One: Into The Woods

Tension and conflict. Action and resolution. These are the themes for the premiere episode of Project Runway All Stars (PRAS). The producers artfully sprinkled our designers around lower Manhattan and had them act surprised as they “ran into each other.” So you had Sweet P standing on the curb like Cyndi Lauper in 1982, Elisa Jimenez floating above the sidewalk on a cloud of eldritch energy, Rami handing out neck braces to all the men who got whiplash cruising him. Kenley dashing to and fro with pinking shears, hoping to poke someone’s eye out. Anyone’s eye, really. As always, there are spoilers inside, so read on at your own risk! Continue reading

Join Code Year and Become a Super Hacker Type (Kind Of)

This year nearly 200,000 people across America have committed to learn computer programming through the Code Year Project. Sponsored by Code Academy, with lots of tech companies joining the project, Code Year seeks to help people learn the basics of computer coding so they can design their own web pages. Even New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is along for the ride. Continue reading

John Cazale, The Greatest Actor Ever?

He isn’t well known. In fact, he’s pretty much on the level of Richard Jenkins or Charles Durning, you don’t know his name but you know his face. He was the traitorous brother, the dumb scapegoat, and always a supporting character to leads like DeNiro and Pacino. While he was never nominated for any Academy Awards, his co-stars collected numerous nominations and awards. Also, each and every film he acted in received an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. This is a statistic that is unmatched in the acting world. Continue reading