Just because…
(On first glance this looks like Smiling Pizza in Park Slope, but I’m holding out hope that SirPatStew would have gotten a better slice for his first.)
"I had a friend who was a heavy drinker. If somebody asked him if he'd been drunk the night before, he would always answer offhandedly, Oh, I imagine. I've always liked that answer. It acknowledges life as a dream."
- Kurt Vonnegut
- Kurt Vonnegut
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MINORITY RETORT: IN DEFENSE OF TOM CRUISE AS AN AUTEUR’S GREATEST TOOL
In Tom Cruise’s newest film “Oblivion,” he’s a likably cocky guy who’s proficient at his job but doing it for the wrong reasons, a charmer in need of a moral wake-up call. It’s a standard Cruise part, this time reprised as one cog in a big, splashy science-fiction blockbuster. As in his feature debut “Tron: Legacy,” director Joseph Kosinski is more interested in meticulously rearranging two-color palettes scene by shiny scene (green and blue, blue and orange, blue and gray) than highlighting his leading man; it’s a movie about clean lines of action and sleek images, not humans. Cruise accepts this, becoming a utilitarian player focused on the smooth functioning of a larger machine.
On Box Office Mojo’s inflation-unadjusted list of the highest-grossing actors, Cruise is sixth. His “Oblivion” co-star Morgan Freeman ranks one spot above him by virtue of sheer hustle and longevity (he’s more than doubled Cruise’s 37 feature credits). Setting aside other top 10 residents who’ve similarly sweated out their place on the list (Michael Caine and Samuel L. Jackson), Cruise’s filmography holds up well, with more notable titles sprinkled over a longer period than Eddie Murphy or (a nation’s shame) Robin Williams.
STAND TALL WITH TOM CRUISE AS THIS ARTICLE CONTINUES ON FILM.COM
“Vadim Rizov is the pen name of an adorable collective of cat .gifs with strong opinions.”
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My neighbors just got roosters…
Yep, that’s right. I guess it’s my fault for moving into an apartment where I thought, “Hey! A backyard! For relaxation! Parties! Sunshine!,” but instead got neighbors who have taken over every square inch to plant zucchini and patience (thanks for placing your gardening table RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY KITCHEN WINDOW), host skill-sharing shibori sessions on Saturday mornings, and loud soirees on Tuesday nights. And now, the roosters…
I’m reluctantly living on an urban farm.
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POSTER: SOFIA COPPOLA’S “THE BLING RING”
Yeah…I kind of can’t wait for this.
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Sneak preview of the front cover for THE WES ANDERSON COLLECTION by Matt Zoller Seitz, available wherever books are sold this October. Illustrated by Max Dalton; design by Martin Venezky’s Appetite Engineers.
YEEEEEESSSSS!!!
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Raising taxes on the wealthy improves the economy.
FYI: The CRS stands for the Congressional Research Service.
(Source: questionall, via wilwheaton)
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"Roger Ebert, 70, who reviewed movies for the Chicago Sun-Times for 46 years and on TV for 31 years, and who was without question the nation’s most prominent and influential film critic, died Thursday in Chicago."
Roger Ebert dies at 70 after battle with cancer - Chicago Sun-Times
You will be missed…
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"Why is everyone so afraid of being alone in their 20s? What better time to be alone could there possibly be? I felt exactly the same way when I was younger, but now I don’t get it. I look back on my twenties and all I can think about is how much happier I would’ve been, if I had just been willing to pack my shit and walk out the door the second I started to feel disregarded or disrespected or compromised. The danger, for a woman who settles for too little, isn’t that she’ll be alone forever. The danger is that she won’t be alone for long enough. Instead, she’ll leap into the next thing before she figures out just how strong she really is."
Polly/Heather seriously gives the most amazing advice. This is the advice column I needed in my 20s, and also in my 30s, and will possibly need in my 40s.
Preach
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mmm that looks mighty fine. #GrilledCheeseMonth
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