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Wednesday November 30, 2011
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Frank Sinatra - The Summer Wind

Not really appropriate for the time of the year. But let’s reminisce.

They wrote great lyrics back then:

The autumn wind and the winter winds, they have come and gone,
And still the days, those lonely days, they go on and on,
And guess who sighs his lullabies through nights that never end?
My fickle friend, the summer wind

Also, remember when Martin Prince sang this song naked on the Simpsons? Poignant.

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Tuesday November 29, 2011

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gq: The 25 Least Influential People of 2011 Welcome to that other category of famous people: the ones who took up more than their fair share of oxygen and offered zero value in return, whose deeds did nothing to change lives of billions worldwide. Their one contribution to society? They make you, Mr. and Mrs. Everyday American, feel indispensable by comparison. This year yielded a particularly rich crop. So without further ado, GQ’s chief blackheart correspondent Drew Magary presents his list of the most useless bastards of 2011. Click here to see who made the full list and, drumroll, who Drew crowned as the single least influential person of this entire damn year. Just to give you a sense of the terrain, we share our two favorite honorees below: 7. Amy ChuaYou know her as the Tiger Mother, of course. Chua, who wrote an entire book about being the world’s strictest mother and did nothing to counter the shallow stereotype that Chinese parents are as emotionally accessible as a pair of boulders, existed this year specifically so that parents could read her book and say, “Fuck that lady. And fuck China.” Listen, Amy Chua. Just because you spent hours every night pushing the violin on your daughter doesn’t make me the asshole. If anything, I’m gonna be an even lazier parent thanks to you. 9. Hosni MubarakThis was the year of inept Middle Eastern dictatorships, and Mubarak became the gold standard by falling after a mere eighteen days of protests. Eighteen days! The Chinese government laughs at your lack of fortitude, Hosni. Egypt’s president for the past thirty years went from “I’m not going anywhere” to “Okay, I won’t run for reelection” to “Okay, I’m leaving” to “Okay, I might be in a coma” in virtually no time. Kind of awesome, when you think about it.

gq:

The 25 Least Influential People of 2011

Welcome to that other category of famous people: the ones who took up more than their fair share of oxygen and offered zero value in return, whose deeds did nothing to change lives of billions worldwide. Their one contribution to society? They make you, Mr. and Mrs. Everyday American, feel indispensable by comparison. This year yielded a particularly rich crop. So without further ado, GQ’s chief blackheart correspondent Drew Magary presents his list of the most useless bastards of 2011. Click here to see who made the full list and, drumroll, who Drew crowned as the single least influential person of this entire damn year. Just to give you a sense of the terrain, we share our two favorite honorees below:

7. Amy Chua
You know her as the Tiger Mother, of course. Chua, who wrote an entire book about being the world’s strictest mother and did nothing to counter the shallow stereotype that Chinese parents are as emotionally accessible as a pair of boulders, existed this year specifically so that parents could read her book and say, “Fuck that lady. And fuck China.” Listen, Amy Chua. Just because you spent hours every night pushing the violin on your daughter doesn’t make me the asshole. If anything, I’m gonna be an even lazier parent thanks to you.


9. Hosni Mubarak
This was the year of inept Middle Eastern dictatorships, and Mubarak became the gold standard by falling after a mere eighteen days of protests. Eighteen days! The Chinese government laughs at your lack of fortitude, Hosni. Egypt’s president for the past thirty years went from “I’m not going anywhere” to “Okay, I won’t run for reelection” to “Okay, I’m leaving” to “Okay, I might be in a coma” in virtually no time. Kind of awesome, when you think about it.

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Monday November 28, 2011
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Cider Sky - Northern Lights

Yeah, this is from the Twilight movie.

0:16: Sort of a wintry intro with bells and keys. Well, Christmas is coming, I guess.

0:58: The verse is pretty corny, as are the vocals, but it actually picks up during the chorus. The hand claps just kicked in. I’m a total sucker for hand claps. But I hate clapping along during concerts. It makes me feel like a total sucker.

1:21: I haven’t seen any of the Twilight movies, and I’m trying to imagine where this song fit. I can imagine it being used for a car commercial. For like a Mazda or something. Anyway, I bet they played this while the vampires were driving in their vampire cars.

2:40: Aw, these lyrics are pretty lame. I’ve already forgotten them, so I’m moving on.

3:35: We’re faaadin out…

I dunno, kinda dull. Just a regular old pop song. I was tired of the hook the second time it came around. They probably only played it once during the movie and all the kids bought the soundtrack anyway.

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Wednesday November 23, 2011
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Billy Eckstine - I Love the Rhythm in a Riff

First of all, everyone looks sharp. Second, dodldodldodldodldodldodldodldodld

Third, WHO ARE THOSE PEOPLE WATCHING?