“Where the Wild Things Are” is the stuff of hipster dreams [Exhibit A]:
So Spike Jonze—the guy who directed “Being John Malchovich” and “Adaptation.” and Bjork videos—directs a movie he writes with Dave Eggers—author of Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (the book most recommended to me this year)—based on a children’s book (that Urban Outfitters sells) by Maurice Sendak (who does things like, oh, illustrating the cover of … Read more
SNL just might be getting better [Exhibit A]:
So Megan Fox was mediocre hosting “Saturday Night Live“‘s premier. And I’m not even a Megan Fox hater—I went and paid to see her “vehicle” “Jennifer’s Body,” aka Gratuity At Its Finest (and by “Finest,” I mean most gratuitous). And I even dared to enjoy it in all of its silliness. But the truth is … Read more
A Quote
While my mother trimmed a long patch of hair on the dog’s head… My grandmother (around 80): [sharp intake of breath] Ooooo…You’re gonna make her a butch.
“Invention of Lying” underuses its best [Exhibit A]:
This was supposed to be a picture of Christopher Guest, whom my friend Alex and I didn’t even recognize in the movie until we saw his name in the end credits. But apparently he was SO underused that nobody bothered to post a production still of him on the inter-web. Also underused: Jason Bateman, Tina … Read more
Pet humiliation has reached a high point [Exhibit A]:
Because your family of four at the football game clad in blankets with mittens attached isn’t enough. And the little dog sweaters they sell at Old Navy aren’t enough. Now you can REALLY keep your puppy’s tail between its legs. This is the kind of thing I like to see pop up in my Facebook … Read more
This kid needs to get on “Glee” [Exhibit A]:
Brought to my attention by the lovely and funny Tristen MacDonald (star of “Murder Squad!”), here is: Sam Tsui. Times five. And six.
Peeve Me
by filling my Facebook mini-feed with the results of your “What country song are you?” or “What girl from ‘The Hills’ are you?” or “Which stereotypical Californian are you?” or “What color are you?” (not to be confused with “Which color is your aura?”) quiz. Sure, I once took a “What Harry Potter character are … Read more
A Conversation
I threw my parents for a huge loop this evening, when I prepared fish tacos instead of our usual beef/turkey and cheddar combo. Major. Revolution. Mom: Are you gonna fry the tortillas now? Me: No. Mom: You’re not? Me: The Mexicans don’t do that. Mom: Okay… Me: They’re different, okay? When you go to Wahoo’s … Read more
Road tripping
The summer after my junior year of high school, I made my first road trip to southern California with my best friend Aly. Since then, I’ve made the trip by car from the bay area to and from Orange County/L.A. more times than I can remember. And most of those were just this past month … Read more
“Mercy” is a “Nurse Jackie” knockoff [Exhibit A]:
Last night I watched the pilot of “Mercy,” a show revolving around a no-nonsense nurse who plays by her own rules. Which is basically the premise of “Nurse Jackie.” But the similarities don’t stop there. MY FAVORITE, Zoey, the young protege nurse character who is idealistic and connects to patients too emotionally and wears silly … Read more
