In a matter of minutes John Stewart captures what makes Fox News such a frustrating and effective propaganda machine.
1) The Dems slap down Joe - I’m an independent which means I’m going to take positions that feed my ego instead of actually doing what I was elected to do - Lieberschmuck. Man, I really dislike that guy.
2) Does this mean I’ll actually watch the Golden Globes this year? Only if Sharon Stone buys me a gold watch.
3) You like Obama’s war on Fox News? There’s a great piece in Slate on FDR’s depression-era rumble with the press.
In honor of the triumphant return of The Venture Bros to Cartoon Network, I was going to post the Season 4 Premiere. But after watching it, I felt it might be a little too much for any people venturing into the Venture-verse for the first time - especially because it picks up on many hanging plot threads from Season 3. So instead I decided to share one of my favorite episodes from the first season: Ghosts of the Sargasso. If you don’t love the David Bowe riff in the opening minutes, I hereby declare you don’t have a sense of humor.
Watch it here. (Maybe it’ll even help you come up with a Halloween costume)
Hello faithful reader! The moment you may or may not have been waiting for is here. BEAUTIFUL LOSERS is now available on iTunes. After a successful festival run, the film hit theaters through an innovative distribution deal with Nike, and for the past year has been playing museums around the country. Now is your opportunity (and it is an opportunity) to own the film that celebrates the spirit behind one of the most influential cultural moments of a generation.
In the early 1990s a loose-knit group of like-minded outsiders found common ground at a little NYC storefront gallery. Rooted in the DIY (do-it-yourself) subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop & graffiti, they made art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Developing their craft with almost no influence from the “establishment” art world, this group and the subcultures they sprang from have now become a movement that has been transforming pop culture. Starring Shepard Fairey, OBEY founder and creator of the Barack Obama “Hope” poster; award-winning pro skater Ed Templeton; Harmony Korine, writer of the cult favorite KIDS and director of GUMMO and MISTER LONELY; and Mike Mills, director of THUMBSUCKER and designer of album covers for Beastie Boys, Beck, Sonic Youth, and more. Also starring Barry McGee, Chris Johanson, Geoff McFetridge, Jo Jackson, Margaret Kilgallen, Stephen Powers, and Thomas Campbell.
1) I’m not sure I want to dive into the vaccination/autism debate, but I though this Slate piece by Stephanie Tatel on how unvaccinated children pose a life threatening threat to her immunocompromised son is worth a read.
2) Andrew Sullivan takes on the divides in the American DNA (both literally and figuratively), and brings it around to Obama. Is he the puritan or the risk taker or is he both? Personally, despite what the Nobel Committee thinks, I’d say the jury is still out.
3) A Michelle Bachmann comic book? Oh yes, it is.
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