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- The New York Times Takes My Little Pony Seriously In What Could Be Its Best Correction Ever
- Azealia Banks Threatens To Sit On Kreayshawn’s Face In Twitter Feud
- Crushable Quotable: Portlandia‘s Carrie Brownstein Is Ok With Making People Uncomfortable
- Video: Casey Anthony Resurfaces In Video Diary, Which Was Purportedly Meant To Be Private
- Drew Barrymore Is Engaged To Will Kopelman
- VH1 Benches Celebrity Rehab, ‘For Now’
- Katy Perry, Russell Brand Divorce Can’t Be All Her Fault
- Amanda Seyfried And Taylor Swift Have Been Offered Roles In Les Miserables
- 10 Key Bits Of Info Contained In Kanye West’s 86-Tweet Rant
- ‘Sh-t White Girls Say… To Black Girls’ Continues The Tradition Of Eerily-Accurate Videos Making Fun Of Girls
| The New York Times Takes My Little Pony Seriously In What Could Be Its Best Correction Ever Posted: 05 Jan 2012 11:26 AM PST
You’d assume that when the New York Times prints corrections or retractions, it’s about high-minded events: Misnaming a religious group in a Middle Eastern country, clarifying the details of a serial killer’s childhood, misspelling the name of a soldier fallen in combat. But this correction from the December 30 paper is just hilarious because it retains the same staunch professionalism… about a kids’ animated series-turned-Millennial fandom. That’s right, the Times is writing about My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
My friends who are self-confessed “bronies” (fans) scoff at the correction, mostly because it shouldn’t be that difficult to tell Twilight Sparkle (left in the above photo) and Fluttershy apart due to their drastically different colors and expressions. But really, this is just hilarious. Since this correction started getting passed around online, the reaction has mostly been to laugh at the Times‘ exercise in seriousness. However, one commenter on the original photo pointed out that people with Asperger’s are very concerned with exact detail. So-called normal people would be shocked if the Times described a three-leaf clover as “lucky,” he writes, but we accept that such trivial matters would be worth noting. Related posts: Post from: Crushable |
| Azealia Banks Threatens To Sit On Kreayshawn’s Face In Twitter Feud Posted: 05 Jan 2012 11:17 AM PST
Rising hip hop star Azealia Banks has a lot going for her: an awesome single/music video, a just-announced slot at Coachella, and a facility with words that’s already drawing comparisons to hip hop greats. However, she must be a little bit green at the internet, because as of yesterday she had yet to learn one of its key rules: do not pay attention to anything Kreayshawn says or does, ever. The beef started when Kreayshawn RT’ed a link to Banks’ “212″ video that had been posted by the twitter account of X-rated video site Pornhub. She’s since deleted it, but here’s the tweet she RT’ed:
Banks took this as a sign of disrespect, and the following exchange occurred:
I think Banks might be ascribing a little too much cunning to the hip hop version of Rebecca Black, here. I wouldn’t be surprised if Kreay followed Pornhub for more, um, utilitarian purposes, and RT’ed the link when she saw it, simply because she liked the song. I’m also surprised Banks would get so incensed at being linked to by a porn site when she writes such brilliantly explicit lyrics. Then again, maybe Kreayshawn got jealous of Banks’ budding success and decided to take a clumsy swipe at her, like, “ha ha, someone who runs a porn site likes your music, therefore by the transitive property, you must have ten dicks in your mouth at all times.” What do you think? Related posts: Post from: Crushable |
| Crushable Quotable: Portlandia‘s Carrie Brownstein Is Ok With Making People Uncomfortable Posted: 05 Jan 2012 10:42 AM PST
After a busy year of shooting the second season of Portlandia this past summer and touring with Wild Flag (who are extremely fantastic), Brownstein sat down with Rolling Stone to discuss her two passions: comedy and music. As Brownstein points out there’s a subtle line between her acting and her band Wild Flag. While Portlandia is all about making fun of Portland (where Brownstein resides so she has permission), in music, comedy just doesn’t seem to work:
So when Brownstein needs to take a break from her serious job, she can hang around her beloved Portland with Armisen and work that side of her creative personality. And part of Portlandia‘s charm is that sometimes the skits literally make you squirm in your seat because you’re just not sure how else you’re supposed to react. Brownstein dressed as a man, rocking a wife beater, with an extremely deep, masculine voice and fucking Armesin while his female character yells “cacao” is just one example. Says Brownstein:
Agreed. If being made “uncomfortable” by two comedic geniuses is your thing, then load up on the popcorn and get ready for Friday night at 10pm (eastern). And if you haven’t seen the first season, it’s now available to stream on Netflix. Go forth, future Portlandia fans. (photo via IFC) Related posts: Post from: Crushable |
| Video: Casey Anthony Resurfaces In Video Diary, Which Was Purportedly Meant To Be Private Posted: 05 Jan 2012 10:36 AM PST Earlier today, the internet began speculating over whether a video posted to Youtube was in fact the video diary of acquitted murder suspect Casey Anthony. Now, one of her defense attorneys has confirmed that it is, in fact, her who appears in the video, but that it was taken for personal and/or purposes and was never supposed to be posted to the Internet. They are investigating a possible hack. The video is fairly mundane by normal standards, but when you take into account that this is the woman who may or may not have murdered her own child, it becomes a lot more interesting. In it, Anthony talks about how she’s still trying to figure out her new computer, and how excited she is to own a camera, computer and phone she can use to communicate with people. “It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to call something mine,” she says. She speaks of vague optimism for the future, as well as that age-old video blogging conundrum: “I don’t know whether to look directly at myself, or look up or…I don’t know.” It’s okay, nobody does. She also talks about having adopted a dog, upon which she will hopefully practice and improve her parenting skills. Casey Anthony hater Bill Sheaffer, who did legal analysis for WFTV-Channel 9 during Anthony’s trial, does not believe that the video was meant to be private, and furthermore, how dare she talk about herself?
I will update this story if any new info comes to light. (Via The Chicago Tribune) Related posts: Post from: Crushable |
| Drew Barrymore Is Engaged To Will Kopelman Posted: 05 Jan 2012 10:33 AM PST
But then you see a photo like this of Drew and boyfriend (now fiance) Will Kopelman and you think that they look like they genuinely love each other. Despite her wild-child past, Drew’s really grown up in the last decade, and Will seems like a really grounded guy for her. Of course, they haven’t been dating too long; they were together briefly in 2010 before splitting up, and his proposal came right about at the one-year mark in their relationship. But maybe it’s just timing; She’s ready to start a family, and a source says that art consultant Will is “madly in love and knows she’s The One.” He proposed over the holidays while they were in Sun Valley, Idaho. But what does her ex Justin Long think about all this? That’s what we want to know, especially when there were rumors that he and Drew were getting hitched two years ago in January 2010 after she changed her Facebook relationship status to engaged. Related posts: Post from: Crushable |
| VH1 Benches Celebrity Rehab, ‘For Now’ Posted: 05 Jan 2012 09:23 AM PST
Sad news for fans of bottom-of-the-barrel schadenfreude television: both Celebrity Rehab and its spinoff, Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House, have been shelved by VH1, at least for now. Was this because the show’s producers finally realized that going through rehab with a narcissistic TV doctor in front of millions of people was maybe not in the addicts’ best interests, particularly when some of them were addicted to fame? Did they finally feel a tiny bit responsible for the deaths of two former stars of the show (actor Jeff Conaway and Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr)? Or maybe they decided it was simply not a great idea to present addiction as entertainment and fantasy? Nope, they just had scheduling conflicts:
Well then. In its place, VH1 will launch a show called Relationship Rehab, which also sounds pretty gross as well, but at least there’s less potential for a body count. (Via Entertainment Weekly) Related posts: Post from: Crushable |
| Katy Perry, Russell Brand Divorce Can’t Be All Her Fault Posted: 05 Jan 2012 09:06 AM PST Post from: Crushable |
| Amanda Seyfried And Taylor Swift Have Been Offered Roles In Les Miserables Posted: 05 Jan 2012 09:05 AM PST
The Les Miserables movie-musical has just about rounded out its cast; BroadwayWorld reported yesterday that the producers have put out offers to country music star Taylor Swift and Mamma Mia! actress Amanda Seyfried to take on the two main female roles, Eponine and Cosette (respectively). Despite having seen the musical (and the 1998 movie) multiple times, I always get these two confused. So here’s the necessary rundown:
Yeah, I’m still unclear—this musical confuses the hell out of me. My boyfriend, who’s a big fan, summed up the two characters pretty well: Really I’d say Cosette is more important to the story, even if Eponine is more famous. Of course, the most important facet is that they’re offering the roles to two women who can sing; Taylor of course, and Amanda, who was trained in opera prior to Mamma Mia! So now we just have to wait and see if they’ll sign on. The other established cast members are Anne Hathaway as Cosette’s mother Fantine, Russell Crowe as Valjean’s enemy Inspector Javert, and Aaron Tveit (from Broadway’s Next to Normal) as Enjolras, leader of the student revolutionaries. What I find most interesting about this adaptation is that the actors will have to sing live while shooting, instead of lip-syncing and filling in with studio vocals later.
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| 10 Key Bits Of Info Contained In Kanye West’s 86-Tweet Rant Posted: 05 Jan 2012 08:41 AM PST
Last night, Kanye West went on an 86-tweet Twitter rant that covered many topics. Some people think this is a sign of whatever personality disorder he has, but personally, I think I’m going to send him my resume to see if I can pick up any freelance work from DONDA, the new multimedia empire he is planning to name after his late mother so he can pick up where Steve Jobs left off. This and nine more crucial pieces of information Kanye has communicated to us, after the jump. Related posts: Post from: Crushable |
| Posted: 05 Jan 2012 06:49 AM PST The most fascinating thing about the phenomenon of “Shit Girl Say” and its follow-ups is that each video keeps building on the last one. Case in point: “Shit Girls Say” led to “Shit Black Girls Say,” which got uncomfortably specific (and maybe a little racist), so in came vlogger Franchesca Leigh with “Shit White Girls Say… to Black Girls.” It’s also hyper-focused, but it’s incredibly funny because it pokes fun at black girls and white girls without it feeling like Franchesa has some sort of agenda beyond being funny. There are so many great bits, but I think my two favorites are “My best friend was black… I mean, she’s still black. We’re not really friends anymore” and “Hey, do you know a Tyrone Jenkins? He just requested me… I dunno, he’s black.” It’s something about the obnoxious platinum-blond wig and Franchesca’s smirking delivery that makes each line part truth, part zinger. If you check out her YouTube, you’ll see that Franchesca, a graphic designer in New York City, has also spoofed Beyonce, Rihanna, and Nicki Minaj. I can’t wait to see more from her, especially if someone decides to challenge “Shit White Girls Say… to Black Girls” with their own response video. Related posts: Post from: Crushable |
This Friday night the second season of Portlandia will start on IFC. The show stars SNL‘s Fred Armisen and Sleater-Kinney/Wild Flag musician Carrie Brownstein and, for those of you who haven’t seen it, it’s ridiculously entertaining. We’re talking laugh until you cry type of entertaining.
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