August 2010
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Dave Davies should have his own show.
Listening to today’s Fresh Air interview with Edgar Wright (thanks to Leah) reminded me why I think Dave Davies is the best interviewer in the radio business.
I know that for many people, the sound of a Terry Gross interview is part of the aural wallpaper of their day. And when Davies fills in, many of those same people turn off the show, feeling that the sound of his voice—and its staccato,...
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Pour (1m21s) Washing the boy’s hair before he took swimming lessons felt nearly impossible. These days: NOT A PROBLEM. (link to video)
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Important announcement →
Chris Mohney:
Continuing the chain of imaginary offensiveness to stereotypes, I plan to open a Babies R Us next to the gay bar next to the mosque next to Ground Zero. Next to the Babies R Us I will open a pornographic bookstore, and next to that I will open a police station. Next to the police station I will open a hip-hop recording studio, and next to that I will open an Applebees. Next to the...
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Water Balloon II Length: 0:48
Here my nephew WANTS to make one pop. (link to video)
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Water Balloon Length: 0:46
For a boy on the spectrum predisposed to tantrums and anxiety attacks, a filled water balloon is akin to Chekhov’s proverbial gun-in-the-first-act. (link to video)
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God love Leah and Shane for liking this despite the sound being half missing (now fixed).
chrisereneta:
Lighting Round, 10th Edition (4min32sec)
(Link to video)
Sometimes a clip party participant will pull a DVD out of their collection, ready to extract a clip they know will be terrific. An ESTABLISHED CLASSIC from cinematic history.
Until they watch it, and realize it will never work as a...
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21-second teaser trailer I found washed up on the shores of Premise Beach.
(Vimeo link)
Where by “found” I mean “bought a book on Flash 4 so that I could spend hours cobbling together a lameass animation in service of a single stupid joke.”
From the year 2000.