"Flick Chicks"

I love Mindy Kaling. You guys should read her piece in the New Yorker on rom-com heroines.

"The Forty-two-Year-Old Mother of the Thirty-Year-Old Male Lead: If you think about the backstory of a typical mother character in a romantic comedy, you realize this: when “Mom” was an adolescent, the very week she started to menstruate she was impregnated with a baby who would grow up to be the movie’s likable brown-haired leading man. I am fascinated by Mom’s sordid early life. I would rather see this movie than the one I bought a ticket for."

The fattest cat I have ever seen in real life and the ocean

I feel like growing up in Edward Gorey's house wouldn't have been that different from growing up in our house...

The Edward Gorey House

Let's go to Pompeii, Es!

Or at least to the new exhibit on Pompeii at the Museum of Science opening next week. There is also an Omni film about archeology on the island of Santorini that looks really interesting. (I don't think it will have too much whizzing about shots so it shouldn't make you sick...)

And on a somewhat related note, scientists recently discovered that many of the walls in Pompeii were originally yellow, but due to the gases released by Mount Vesuvius, the paint transformed into the classic "Pompeiian red."

Where's Mulder? (Or Pacey?)

From WSJ: "NASA said all debris from a decommissioned research satellite appears to have dropped in a remote section of the Pacific Ocean well "away from the western coast of the U.S," but the precise spot may never be pinpointed.

Nick Johnson, chief scientist for orbital debris at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, told reporters the fiery trajectory of the 13,000-pound satellite ended as it crossed eastward over portions of the Indian Ocean and Africa for the final time. It then most likely disintegrated and scattered debris over a roughly 500-mile stretch across the northern portion of the Pacific.

About 11 hours after the splashdown, Mr. Johnson said there weren't any credible reports about debris falling on land or anyone recovering satellite parts—contrary to widespread Internet speculation about purported remnants of the satellite falling to the ground in Canada or elsewhere. But "we may never know" precisely where the debris ended up, he told reporters, as ground-based sensors and other tracking devices provide only approximate locations of where the satellite started breaking up, and debris began falling vertically. NASA also said it hadn't received any reports of debris sightings from aircraft or vessels."


Um, seriously NASA? First you instructed us not to touch the space debris and now you claim it will never be located. Sounds like a cover-up to me....

Early warning into the geographies of the impending zombie apocalypse?

From the Guardian: "Using a keyword search for "zombies", it visualizes the absolute concentrations of references within the Google Maps database.....The map reveals two important spatial patterns. First, much of the world lacks any content mentioning "zombies" whatsoever. Second, and related, the highest concentrations of zombies in the Geoweb are located in the Anglophone world, especially in large cities... The results either provide a rough proxy for the amount of English-language content indexed over our planet, or offer an early warning into the geographies of the impending zombie apocalypse."

So Charles, what did you think?

"bedeviled by ghosts, witches, and other gothic woes."

I think I am in....

Would a vampire really have hair like that, though????

From io9: "Was Nicolas Cage a vampire during the Civil War? This $1,000,000 photograph holds the answers
Are you an unhinged billionaire? Are you a sucker for impulse buys? Do you sit around wondering if the fellow née Nicolas Kim Coppola is an immortal Confederate soldier who feasts on human blood? Then have I got an eBay purchase for you, pilgrim!
Behold this recent auction titled "Nicolas Cage is a Vampire / Photo from 1870 / Tennessee"

Bwahahaha.

Because I am not sure Es saw this yet

Muppets and Girl with the Dragon Tattoo parody. Loves it!

Also, because I am way obsessed with the actual trailer (yay Trent Reznor/Karen O)

Wuthering Heights trailer

this looks amazing

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/video/2011/sep/19/wuthering-heights-trailer-world-exclusive-video

Boston, where sports and history collide

From the Globe:

"It is the humblest of apparel, a cutoff cotton embodiment of New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick’s no-frills public persona.

But today, the lowly hoodie will adorn the likenesses of some of Boston’s most vaunted historical figures. Five statues will be decked out in replicas of the short-sleeved garment so closely linked with Belichick that many call him The Hoodie."

And yeah, I'm back.

I cannot wait for this movie

I love Gary Oldman so much. And I love his story about Benedict. Haha, can't wait, can't wait.

A better look at the new shoes...

And here is the more artsy trailer.

And seriously Dodie, you really need to get into this show if you haven't already. Its pretty much made of awesome!

Downton!

God I miss it. I wish it was back on already and not just in the UK damnit. I'm re-watching the first season. So, so good.

New Song Obsession

So many reasons to be excited about Ringer

I'm SO SO excited that it starts Tuesday. First of all its a total night time soap. Its a mystery. it has a totally killer cast (Smg! Ioan G! Nestor C! Logan!!!) and its going to be pretty great. Starts Tuesday. You both need to watch. Seriously. Here's a bunch of pictures to get you excited.

So as it turns out

banoffee pie is heavenly. I think I shall always eat it while watching Love Actually in the future. Sigh. just eating it made me want to want. except of course its only September which is a tad too early even for me to start watching Christmas movies.

WHO'S READY FOR THE NEW SEASON OF FRINGE????