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Bert & Ernie ante up.

April 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment

You’ll dig this: a video mash-up of M.O.P.’s “Ante Up” with footage of Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street.

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Tags: music · TV

The Arsenal: 31 March 2009

March 31st, 2009 · 2 Comments

Bob Dylan’s New Morning;
Dexter, Season Two;
rosemary

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Tags: food · house · music · The Arsenal · TV

Thoughts while watching The Oscars

February 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

The Oscars: it’s like a three-hour live version of Entertainment Weekly magazine.

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Tags: film · music · TV

Recipe: Mango Lollipops

January 24th, 2009 · 4 Comments

This preparation won him the challenge, sadly. And, while there is no arguing the ugliness of Stefan’s personality traits, there can be no debate against the extremely tempting desserts that he prepared for the Sunset Lounge menu.

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Tags: food · TV

And here I thought Joe Biden was my homeboy!

January 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

Ten-year-old Damon Weaver wants to interview Barack Obama during Inauguration Week.

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Tags: politics · TV

Eric Cartman sings a shocking version of “O Holy Night”

December 25th, 2008 · No Comments

A mainstay of Comedy Central since 1997, South Park began as an exercise in vulgarity, with an emphasis on the scatological. “The round-headed protagonists may look like cruder versions of the ‘Peanuts’ gang, but ‘crude’ is the operative word,” sniffed Gail Pennington in an August 13, 1997 review for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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Tags: music · TV

Keith Olbermann in a minute

November 14th, 2008 · No Comments

The clever folks at 23/6, who created the condensed version of the Presidential debates, have done the same to Keith Olbermann’s “special comments.” Olbermann fires off the occasional show-closing tirade whenever something is seriously stuck in his craw, and it makes for great theatre every time. This condensed version dispenses with the message and serves up 60 seconds of vitriol. You’ll love it.

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Tags: politics · TV

Izza

November 13th, 2008 · No Comments

I know that it is completely silly, but ever since I got wrapped up – again – in the political frenzy of another campaign season, I have been waiting for these two to appear at the same time on one of these shows.

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Tags: politics · TV

Thoughts for today (12 Nov 2008)

November 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Speaking of No Depression, I was really sad when they “folded” late last year. Not only was their bi-monthly publication consistently interesting and well-written and filled with good humor and enthusiasm, but the small staff was a joy to deal with, from a retailer’s viewpoint.

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Tags: books · food · music · TV

Don Draper’s Guide to Picking Up Women

November 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Jon Hamm reprising his TV role in “Don Draper’s Guide to Picking Up Women” on the 1 November 2008 Saturday Night Live. Familiarity with AMC’s Mad Men may be necessary for the fullest appreciation.

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Tags: TV