June 2012
4 posts
Mullaney: Tips for success - From Mick Napier in... →
upstairsgallery:
Normally Mick Napier writes about whatever thing is on his mind in his missive to the annoyance community (past examples: toys, vulgar language, racism.) But this time he decided to drop some serious knowledge on folks:
In these newsletters, I rarely write about…
Well this is everything you will ever need to know, in a nutshell.
May 2012
16 posts
Dan Harmon Poops: HEY, DID I MISS ANYTHING? →
danharmon:
Kids:
A few hours ago, I landed in Los Angeles, turned on my phone, and confirmed what you already know. Sony Pictures Television is replacing me as showrunner on Community, with two seasoned fellows that I’m sure are quite nice - actually, I have it on good authority they’re quite nice, because…
Dan Harmon Is No Longer Showrunner on 'Community'... →
popculturebrain:
Dan Harmon will not be returning as showrunner of NBC’s Community, and whether he’ll remain involved at all with the series he created at remains very much in doubt. Sony Pictures Television, which produces the series with Universal Television, has closed a deal with Happy Endings writers David Guarascio and Moses Port to join Community as showrunners and exec producers.
...
IT'S ALL THE SAME
Rules posted in Merce Cunningham’s Studios, written by John Cage. This is about dance. But seems applicable to other things!
THE RULES
RULE ONE: Find a place you trust, and then try trusting it for awhile. RULE TWO: General duties of a student - pull everything out of your teacher; pull everything out of your fellow students. RULE THREE: General duties of a teacher - pull everything out of...
“He gives us exactly what we want or need exactly when we can’t wait any longer...”
– Sebastian (via nicolemarietherese)
April 2012
33 posts
Watchjimaday:
JIM JAMS!
YUM!!
This might be my favorite thing I have ever seen.
Girls: Of Course: Shit Girls Say About the Show... →
jasonsaenz:
kmcg:
The video Stephanie, Rachel and I made is on Gawker!
Was this video inevitable? Probably. Not unlike your drunk uncle Pete, the Internet has only so many jokes to tell. The only thing that really changes is the context within which those jokes are told.
Stephanie, Rachel and Kerry resurrected a dead meme! They’re magic!
This. Now.: Let's Tone Down The 'Girls' Backlash,... →
daveholmes:
delightmare:
ferniecommaalex:
Here’s something that’s annoyed me… at some point in the 48 hours since it premiered on Sunday night, the reaction to Lena Dunham’s new show Girls has turned exceptionally nasty. Not “Hey, I didn’t like this show” nasty, but more like “I’m going to use Facebook and Tumblr and Twitter to tear…
Reblogging for good points made.
AGREED. I mean,...
Lightly Touching Women's Stomachs While They're...
katespencer:
If that Tosh.0 segment made you feel uncomfortable, here’s where you tell Comedy Central about why that is.
Watching/reading about this made me then go back and re-read my post from last year about the time I hit a man who touched me inappropriately on the subway. Here’s where you can read that story.
Word.
WatchMy dad wrote all my sketches for Gramps last month. Not bad, right?
5 Factors to Make Your Life More Creative, John... →
nevver:
Space (“You can’t become playful, and therefore creative, if you’re under your usual pressures.”)
Time (“It’s not enough to create space; you have to create your space for a specific period of time.”)
Time (“Giving your mind as long as possible to come up with something original,” and learning to tolerate the discomfort of pondering time and indecision.)
Confidence (“Nothing will stop...
“Thurber’s rules
In his 1949 book, Thurber Country, celebrated author,...”
– http://www.listsofnote.com/2012/03/thurbers-rules.html
“In 1941, a year after his movie, The Great McGinty, won the first ever Academy...”
– http://www.listsofnote.com/
“Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of...”
– Buddha (via elige)
Lee Aronsohn is a COMEDY GENIUS →
I wrote this piece for GLOC about Lee Aronsohn’s dislike of female-centric comedies and his incredible insight into why ladies do comedy.
“Enough ladies. I get it. You have periods.”
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Two and a Half Men co-creator Lee Aronsohn tells THR he doesn’t much care for lady-centric sitcoms. (via newsweek)
(via glamsoda)
This interview also contains the quote “But we’re approaching peak vagina on television, the point of labia saturation,” which has to be one of the grossest things...
