Firefly is still awesome; DirectTV customers feel the pain; Starz is a legitimate channel, vampire validation; Russell Crowe full of bite; Magic Mike again and again; Ed Helms had better not fail, we’re watching. Continue reading
Daily Archives: July 11, 2012
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When they make it, they should put my face upon the million dollar bill because that’s how I feel. Continue reading
Training camp has started and soon your favorite team for which you had high hopes will lose a key player in a meaningless preseason game and dash your hopes for the entire season. Let’s start off my preview of the coming season with a look at our current champions and their chances of repeating. While overall this division is weak, these teams love beating the hell out of each other, so at least if you are forced to watch an NFC East game, you can laugh as the woeful Redskins spoil the Cowboys’ playoff chances when Romo throws 4 picks in a game. Continue reading
A very unusual building came to my attention a few days ago. Shaped like the Greek symbol Ohm, the proposed 140 meter Bandra Ohm residential tower (named the Parinee Ism by the architects), currently under construction in Mumbai, India, is designed to evoke the ripple effect generated by water droplets, also known as capillary waves. According to designers James Law Cybertecture, the outline of the tower demonstrates the fluidity and dynamic nature of the ripple. The design features a central void containing an orb-shaped clubhouse. Even more striking, however, are the glass-walled swimming pools on the balconies. Continue reading
Today, in what has to be the most ingenious way for Mitt Romney’s campaign director to turn in his notice, Mr. Romney gave a speech to the NAACP. Governor Romney was in Houston today speaking in front of the annual meeting of the NAACP. First, he didn’t rub the stump when he first came out, which pissed a lot of people off. Then, he explained to them that “If you want a president who will make things better in the African-American community, you are looking at him. You take a look.” I haven’t seen video on this segment, but I’m sure the crowd was ecstatic to find a fabulously wealthy white guy who finally gets what the black community is going through. I’m sure the crowd leapt to their feet in thunderous applause and cheers because they truly believe that this man knows more about their plight than a man who is 50% more black than he is. Continue reading
Sometimes the stuff I read is so awful, it makes me laugh instead of cry. Continue reading
In anticipation of Robert De Niro stinking up the screen in Red Lights, Flavorwire ran a post yesterday about great actors giving bad performances. Continue reading
Happy Hump Day. If you partake, remember to do it in the reply. Continue reading