This year's race for best picture at the Oscars is one of the tightest and wide-open in history. However, you'll notice that not a lot of experts are predicting The Queen to win. This is because the prevailing belief is that it's not quite epic material, but rather more like a really good made-for-TV movie. Therefore, any sequel to The Queen ( ( Read more... )

Okay, I'm drunk. So what? Happy birthday, Jen!!!!

Because I feel like it, the lyrics from The Hours' brilliant song "Like Ali in the Jungle" (with accompanying links to the historical figures referenced!):

Everybody gets knocked down,
Everybody gets knocked down,
How quick are you gonna get up?
Just how are you gonna get up?

Like Ali in the ( Read more... )

YouTube find of the day: The CSI: Miami David Caruso sunglasses remix!

I was going to rant about how much I hate Valentine's Day but I decided to stay positive. Since You Tube didn't have the song "Down With Love" from the Ewan McGregor/Renee Zellweger film I offer something different. Here are some thoughts on love by Leonard Cohen, as interpreted by Jeff Buckley. This sends shivers down my spine every time.

Prince in sexual imagery shocker! -- Has the world gone completely insane? The idea that someone is complaining about this is pretty pathetic in itself. But the worst part is the article actually questions whether or not the pose was truly phallic. Have these people been living under a rock for the past 20 years? IT'S PRINCE ( Read more... )

I went to try on some clothes today at Old Navy and discovered they have implemented a bizarre new policy for the changing rooms. The clerk asks you your name, and then writes it on a dry-erase board on the door. Is this supposed to make me less likely to shoplift because I've given you my name? Is it supposed to foster a stronger personal ( Read more... )

If you find some Miracle Whip salad dressing in your fridge and can't remember the last time you used it, DON'T EAT IT, even if the due date is 10 months away. Ignore these words at your own peril, or else you'll suffer like me. Damn you, salmonella!! You are quickly becoming my arch-nemesis ( Read more... )

Strange link of the day: The Starchy Gallery. For anyone who's ever wondered what Jack Sparrow, Munch's The Scream, Stephen Fry and Pete Burns would look like as potatoes.

NS cabinet minister resigns -- No, it isn't the fact that a politician would drive drunk, hit another car and then speed off that makes this story so unique. No, it's that the politician in question managed to hit a car containing TWO newspaper editors. D'oh!

Yes, it's the list you've all been waiting for. After much deliberation and evaluation I feel confident in presenting to you, my dear friends and readers, my year-end music mix!

Presenting...This Is My Truthiness, Tell Me Yours: The best songs of 2006!
( Thrilling tracklist below the cut. )