Seeking German Woman I'm in search for a German woman. Not just any German woman. This German woman. The brunette in the middle. Not the guy on the left. He's neither German nor a woman. A Bremen German Woman Back in 1996 I was cast in an industrial film for Evans and Sutherland. They're a computer firm and back then they sold killer simulators to the military. They don't sell them anymore and now the Evans and Sutherland website looks [...]
Chick Chick. What the Hell? There's a new viral video in town folks and it's called "Chick Chick." Chinese pop star Wang Rong released a video for her song "Chick Chick." Saying the video is bizarre isn't doing it justice. And it's probably an insult to the word "bizarre." People are comparing it to "What Does the Fox Say,” by Norwegian comedic duo Ylvis, and "Gangnam Style" by Korean pop sensation Psy. I think it's in that family but just a [...]
Stupid People Monday Welcome to Stupid People Monday, where I, against my better judgement, post about stupid people who walk among us. Stupid People: Steve Santagati First up is Steve Santagati, self-proclaimed #1 relationship expert in America and author of the book The Manual. This yahoo appeared on CNN with Amanda Seales to discuss the Hollaback video of a woman enduring hours of catcalling in New York City that went viral last week. As soon as Steve Santagati opened his mouth it was evident that he is [...]
Daniel Radcliffe Raps Alphabet Aerobics Maybe it's because he had to wrap his mouth around spells like Petrificus Totalus but last night on the Tonight Show Radcliffe showed off his mean rap skills. I mean, when did you ever think you'd see the words "Daniel Radcliffe Raps Alphabet Aerobics" in one sentence? I gotta tell you, Radcliffe does an amazing job with the Blackalicious hit. Check out it out. [embedplusvideo height="360" width="640" editlink="http://bit.ly/1vikhNG" standard="http://www.youtube.com/v/aKdV5FvXLuI?fs=1" vars="ytid=aKdV5FvXLuI&width=640&height=360&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=" id="ep7710" /]
Literary Starbucks Three Carleton College students have created Literary Starbucks, a terrific tumblr site by taking the old "a guy walks into a bar" set up and turned it into "a famous literary character goes into a Starbucks." The results are hysterical. God I wish I'd thought of it. Here are a few of my favorites. FRODO Frodo goes up to the counter and tries and fails to order a cup of tea. Samwise, who is accompanying him, says, “Master [...]
Every now and then I Google myself. And that's not a euphemism. My curiosity gets the better of me and I like to see if I'm doing something out in the world that I don't know about. Seems a lot was going on. So here's the latest on what's happening to Mark Brown. Mark Brown Shoots a 59 A few weeks ago I shot an incredible 11-under 59 during the second round of the Carrus Tauranga in Wellington, New Zealand. I [...]
Dunkin Donuts Santa Monica When I first heard that Dunkin Donuts was coming to Santa Monica I did my happy donuts dance. I'm from the east coast and was weened on Dunkin Donuts. Of course I also come from a family of diabetics, but never mind that detail. Dunkin Donuts was coming to Santa Monica! The opening was insane. People slept out to be one of the first to get their hands on those glorious cake donuts. The first customer [...]
Saturday is Museum Day! On Saturday, Sept. 27, more than 1,400 museums across the country will waive admission for the 10th annual Museum Day Live!, hosted by Smithsonian Magazine. Tickets are free. One per household. Good for two people. Some museums that caught my are: New York: Museum of American Illustration and the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art at the Society of Illustrators. New York: Museum of Chinese in America. Chicago: International Museum of Surgical Sciences. Who knew there was a museum for this? [...]
It's another Facebook Friday. Today it's the Classic Edition. Who's on First My friend Sheffield posted this classic video of Abbot and Costello's Who's on First Routine. When I was a kid I held a tape recorder up to the TV to record it. I listened to that recording over and over again until the tape wore out. This routine is complete genius. [embedplusvideo height="360" width="640" editlink="http://bit.ly/WUoIUz" standard="http://www.youtube.com/v/kTcRRaXV-fg?fs=1" vars="ytid=kTcRRaXV-fg&width=640&height=360&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=" id="ep5634" /] Elephant Man My friend Larry Hirschhorn, producer extraordinaire, is producing [...]
Facebook Friday Facebook Friday is here again and the internet was chock full of fun stuff this week. Let's get to it. Ian McKellen's Acting Class Sir Ian McKellen gives Ricky Gervais some wise acting tips. [embedplusvideo height="360" width="640" editlink="http://bit.ly/1lDLZWR" standard="http://www.youtube.com/v/nyoWmkhRyp8?fs=1" vars="ytid=nyoWmkhRyp8&width=640&height=360&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=" id="ep9882" /] Granny and Grand Theft Auto This woman. Playing Grand Theft Auto. Thank you Anthony Lawton. [embedplusvideo height="360" width="640" editlink="http://bit.ly/1vORx45" standard="http://www.youtube.com/v/Knab9oQIMOQ?fs=1" vars="ytid=Knab9oQIMOQ&width=640&height=360&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=" id="ep1925" /] Sage Advice Monaco's Insanely Priced Penthouse This little Monaco pied a terre will [...]