Friday, August 12, 2011

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The Daily WTF: No Thanks, Fried Egg Rug

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 11:12 AM PDT

Bear with me here, guys — I think I’m on an anti-dairy kick today — but what is up with these fried egg bathroom rugs? Call me crazy (rational), but breakfast is the very last thing I want to think about when I’m anywhere in the vicinity of a toilet.

What’s next, a croque madame soap dish? A Pop Tart loofah? A Bloody Mary toothbrush holder? Actually, that last one doesn’t sound so bad.

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Gallery: Photographs Against Public Dairy Consumption

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 10:57 AM PDT

I’m going to tell you a story about a horrible image that will be stuck in my head for the rest of my life, but I’m warning you that you might not want to hear what I’m about to say. My description might embed itself in your brain forever, like it’s done inside mine, and the thing I’m going to talk about is very, very upsetting. So I warned you, okay?

Here goes. A few months ago, I was taking a train to visit some family about an hour outside of New York City. It was late morning and I was a little hungover. I get on the train and saw that the man next to me had brought with him carrying a two-liter Sunkist orange soda bottle — but inside was not the day-glo, fizzy elixir typical of such containers. No, inside was two liters of… oh my god… of milk. Can you imagine? The cognitive dissonance was unsettling enough, but having sit next to a person chugging milk, on the train, on a hot day, while hungover, was one of the most repulsive experiences I’ve ever had. Ugh!

All of that is to say that I appreciate this photo series published by Vice. Staged and shot by Mike de Leon, these pictures make the most compelling argument against Public Dairy Consumption that I’ve seen since my own unfortunate and unforgettable experience.

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You Should Read This Really Heartwarming Story from a TV Extra Who Worked on the ‘Buffy’ Series Finale

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 10:55 AM PDT

Thanks to Whedonesque (the premiere Joss Whedon fansite) for posting this great story from satirist Dave Rhodes. Although a lot of Dave’s writing is fictional, he’s started to post true stories from his various odd jobs, including taxi driver, sailor, and TV extra. For the latter, he was lucky enough to work on the last episode ever shot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

As Dave tells it, in 2003 he was working as an extra on various TV shows and movies filming in Los Angeles. He says that it was a pretty easy gig: As long as you had reliable transportation and kept up with the listings on the big casting hotline, you could get several jobs. One day, when he called in there was a message from a casting director looking to get all sorts of people together to act as Sunnydale residents during the big exodus in the series finale “Chosen.” (It might have been the third-to-last episode “Empty Things.” Regardless, Dave says he later found out that their scene was the last one ever shot.)

I'd been shown my "starting point" and told to wait there until they were rolling. It was about twenty feet from the director's hutch, which is a temporary kiosk they always set-up on shoots that can be easily moved through the day, containing all the monitoring gear and a canopy overhead to keep the sun off. There were also a gaggle of actor's and producer's chairs, the canvas kind you see with the names on them.

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Anthony Head, Nicholas Brendon and Alyson Hannigan all had name chairs in the area and the actors themselves starting showing up after awhile and cutting-up with each other and the crew. There was a palatable excitement with these people on that particular day that wasn't normally present on TV shoots. They all knew it was the last day of a series they'd been working on for years, and for most of them it had defined their career.

Actors, crew and other extras milled all around me as I stood on that Sunnydale sidewalk and took it all in. I noticed that the guy standing next to me seemed to be feeling as I was.. he watched all of the commotion with a little grin on his face while looking very glad to be there.

Dave starts making small-talk with this guy; he reflects that while working as an extra, the only really shared topics you have to choose from are the weather (it’s LA, so that conversation dies fast) and experience in “the biz.”

"So, have you worked this show before?"

He looked at me and nodded. "Yeah, you could say that." His semi-smile mixed with a knowing glance was a giveaway that I wasn't talking to another extra, which the director confirmed a moment later when he looked over in our direction.

"Hey Joss! We're just about ready, good to see you!"

Joss Whedon turned to me and said, "Nice talking to you, uh.."

I forgot my name for a second. Oh yeah, I got it..

"Dave" I stammered.

"Dave, right.. well have fun today!"

"Thanks man, you too."

He walked over to the directors' hutch and they all shook hands as they proceeded to make something really cool.

Even though we’ve given you the punchline, the whole story is definitely worth reading. Makes us wish we’d been in LA in 2003 and the right age to play one of the Potential Slayers! There’s always the next best thing: Catch a train to Ohio to be an extra in Joss’ new project, The Avengers.

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‘Jersey Shore’ Field Notes: Return to the Club

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 10:19 AM PDT

00:00 – The specimens emerge inside their natural habitat, another shitty club with loud music and neon drinks that probably cost as much as a glass of decent scotch at a normal bar, anyway.

2:00 – Deena and Pauly engage in a sophisticated mating ritual. They kiss and Deena bites Pauly's lip to signify that she's hungry and would like to eat his face is no food presents itself soon. Deena tells Pauly that they should go back to the house to "hook-up" (normal human vocabulary for "smoosh"), to which Pauly responds, "I know, right?"

2:30 – Our humans engage in an extremely elaborate discussion of whether or not Deena and Pauly should engage in intercourse. Snooki and Pauly talk about it: Snooki thinks they should copulate because Deena has always wanted to do that with Pauly. Pauly says they probably will have intercourse, but is concerned that Deena might have feelings for him. (Note: Might these creatures have feelings? Put an intern on it.) Next, JWOWW and Snooki discuss the situation (note: lowercase), and JWOWW expresses concern. Snooki agrees with JWOWW's concern. Following that, JWOWW and Deena talk. Deena seems to think that she doesn't actually have feelings, which means it's okay for her and Pauly to copulate, even if he ends up treating her terribly afterwards. So much discussion, yet still no meaning of life.

5:00 – Deena falls down.

6:00 – Ronnie places a call to his friend, a woman human named Hannah who lives in the United States. He invites her to come to Italy, via an airplane.

7:00 – Deena falls down.

7:30 – Pauly goes to sleep, which implies that he has decided against copulating with Deena for the time being.

8:00 – Deena tries to fall down into Pauly’s bed. She does not succeed.

10:00 – In the morning, the gang goes shopping for Sunday dinner, a ritual they began in Jersey that involves the consumption of substances other than vodka and Redbull.

11:00 – Deena says she’s proud of herself for not falling down at all the day before. Diagnosis: Perhaps one of those stumbles was harder and more damaging that it initially seemed.

12:00 – Deena and JWOWW decide to cook Sunday dinner, and they get as far as removing chicken cutlets from their packaging.

13:00 – The women take a break from cooking to go out and eat.

14:00 – The creature known as Snooki appears to still be asleep even though the daylight hours are dwindling. Her ability to sleep through whole days yet appear wholly un-depressed is remarkable. It might be the most remarkable thing about her, excepting her hair.

15:00 – Snooki awakes from her slumber and places a call to her boyfriend, Jionni, back home. Jionni appears to be quite upset with Snooki because she went an entire day without calling. Snooki tries to explain that all she did during that day was sleep, but Jionni is still upset, presumably because he can’t possibly believe it to be true. So utterly remarkable are Snooki’s rest habits.

16:00 – The Situation tries to comfort Snooki. This indicates that he has resumed is mating ritual, and is, once again, being more subtle than the male peacock.

19:00 – The specimens receive a phone call telling them that they must report to work at their new job. After some discussion as to the meaning of “job,” the humans depart to the pizzeria where they’ll be employed for the duration of the shoot.

21:00 – Out on the streets of Florence, Sammi spots the Duomo and asks, “Is this the Vatican?” Snooki says, “Yeah, I think so,” and they both agree that it’s beautiful and then don’t pay it another thought. Over at the actual Vatican, the Pope lets out a sigh of relief and goes back to watching “Millionaire Matchmaker.”

23:00 – The specimens receive a tutorial in pizza making. Snooki says that the dough is “soft as a baby’s butt.” It appears Deena remembers the taste of Pauly’s ear and her mouth waters as she imagines eating baby butt.

25:00 – The group returns once again to The Club. The Situation meets a blonde American girl who understands exactly what his peacock feathers are saying. He will end up taking her home.

30:00 – Sam and Ron engage in an elaborate dance with widespread behavioral implications. This involves both of them getting plastered and pretending not to look at one another. Ron hits on ladies; Sammi cries. It’s all very sophisticated.

33:00 – Deena falls down.

34:00 – The Situation has sexual intercourse with the blonde American whose name is Brittany (note: actually the genus name for blonde Americans), and he describes the encounter as a “blow pop.” Presumably that means bubbles were popped at the end of things.

36:00 – The Situation sticks Brittany in a taxi and sends her home.

37:00 – The Situation resumes his Snooki-targeted mating ritual. Evidently he is genuinely in love with her. Snooki rebuffs his advances; it seems she has time for little else in her complicated life besides sleep.

42:00 – Vinny and Ronnie bathe in the jacuzzi together. They make references to homosexual innuendo but do not copulate.

46:00 – The specimens return to their place of absolute comfort, The Club. It’s a very wild night at The Club. Vinny says he feels just like he’s back in Jersey, which studies indicate is typically what people look for when traveling thousands of miles to Europe.

48:00 – Sammi and Ronnie are drunk again. Sam wants to talk but Ron does not; that appears to be something he has difficulty doing, in general. Sam says she misses Ron and wants to go cuddle. Ron says he’d rather copulate with a spiked samurai sword than snuggle with Sammi. Diagnosis: gay?

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Former Spice Girl Mel C Thinks Rihanna Is Too Sexual

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 10:04 AM PDT

Former pop star Mel C (a.k.a. “Sporty Spice“) has, ahem, a bone to pick with current pop star Rihanna. The woman who told you to “slam your body down and wind it all around” when you were in seventh grade thinks the pop music of today has gotten way too sexual. “People have to take some responsibility because we've got to a point where over-sexualisation of young children has gone too far,” she told The Mirror. “I think music is a big part of that. Women in music, very successful women, are extremely sexual and they have young fans. It is inappropriate.”

She then made an example of Rihanna, saying, “Rihanna has responsibility and although culture's always changing, it's changed too much. It needs to be dealt with. It's reached saturation point, we owe it to our kids to protect them…I love Rihanna, I think she's a f****** brilliant artist, with great songs, a great record and she looks fantastic… but she's not a mum. Maybe if she becomes one she'll feel different. I hope so anyway.”

So, let me get this straight. Mel C thinks Rihanna’s gyrations and BDSM themed videos are corrupting her kids, and rather than take responsibility for what her kids are watching, she wants to cut off all offending material at the source. Furthermore, she wants to do so by…impregnating Rihanna. How very logical.

But wait, why is anyone interviewing a Spice Girl not named Victoria Beckham in 2011 in the first place? Oh right, she has a new single out September 5th. Methinks Melanie Chisholm is using the tried and true strategy of “picking a fight with someone more famous than you” in order to remind people she’s still around. Fair enough.

I also think the image composite The Daily Mail used to illustrate this story is pretty amusing. It’s Mel C the way she looks now versus Rihanna wearing an awesome one-piece bathing suit with Bob Marley on it, at the beach.

I’m going to take it as a subtle commentary on the absurdity Melanie’s statement.

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CollegeHumor’s ‘Religious People Are Nerds’ Video Makes More Sense Than the Creation Story

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 10:01 AM PDT

My high school was a Catholic private school, where the religious kids were the most popular and there wasn’t much of an arts scene. I was agnostic and into geeky things, so I didn’t hang out with the popular kids. Little did I know, however, that we were virtually the same people! Or so CollegeHumor says. Their new video “Religious People Are Nerds” makes several scarily-logical arguments, like how both social groups get fanatic about their beliefs and take their rules from bearded men.

Wired points out that the “what is a nerd?” debate is getting pretty tired. I’d have to agree, mostly because now that geekery has become much more mainstream, there are outsiders who are eager to pick apart the terminology. (I probably fall into only one or two of the many geeky categories, and I often don’t know the other distinctions.)

But the video’s strongest element is in pointing out exactly what geeks are not: People who will kill for their beliefs. Though geeks may resent you for choosing Star Trek over Star Wars, or even for telling them to their face that they’re socially awkward for playing Dungeons & Dragons, they would never go on campaigns to force their favorite Firefly episode down someone’s throats.

After all, they’re just getting used to the fact that they’re now “allowed” to bring their interests out of the basement.

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‘Fright Night’ Sends Out a Fleet of Vampire-Themed Food Trucks to Major Cities

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 09:26 AM PDT

Fright Night, in which Colin Farrell plays a psychotic vampire living next-door to Anton Yelchin and his family, comes out next Friday, August 19. But to get people revved up, the studio has released five food trucks to roam across major cities handing out free themed food. If you live in Philadelphia, Boston, Miami, Los Angeles, or New York, then you’re in luck! (Unfortunately, Colin Farrell is not included in your meal.)

Here’s the menu, from what we can discern from the Twitter feed:

  • Steak-on-a-Stake: A hunk of meat impaled on a stick, perfect for eating while walking back to your office/class.
  • Bloody Jerry: Though it’s likely non-alcoholic, this should otherwise resemble a virgin Bloody Mary: Tomato juice, spices, Worcestershire, etc.
  • Garlic Chips: A cheeky nod to vampires’ enemy, and a fun mid-day snack.
  • Blood Red Popsicle: Probably cherry, though it would be cool if it were pomegranate, since that juice more resembles blood.

Of course, the selection varies from truck to truck. Follow their Twitter for updates; they seem to move around each city pretty quickly, landing on a new location every hour or two.

Studios and networks are starting to seriously use food trucks as promotional tools: So far they’ve served food for Air France, Swamp People, and HBO’s Game of Thrones this past March.

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Video: Corey Feldman Says Pedophilia Is The Number One Problem In Hollywood

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 09:10 AM PDT

You probably knew being a child star was majorly effed up. But did you know Hollywood was literally crawling with pedophiles? It’s true, according to someone who would know: former child star Corey Feldman.

“I can tell you that the number one problem in Hollywood was, is, and always will be pedophilia,” he told ABC’s Nightline for their titillatingly named special Underage and Famous. “It’s all done under the radar. It’s the big secret. I was surrounded by them when I was 14 years old. Surrounded. Literally. Didn’t even know it. It wasn’t until I was old enough to realize what they were and what they wanted and what they were about that I went ‘oh my god, they were like vultures.’”

As amusing as it might be to think of Corey Feldman surrounded by a multitude of grown men driven wild by his animal magnetism, this is a pretty serious claim. That quote makes it sound like he wasn’t actually molested, only menaced, but he later talks about how both him and Corey Haim were victims of sexual abuse, and how Corey Haim’s ultimately fatal drug problem was the result:

There’s one person to blame in the death of Corey Haim, and that person happens to be a Hollywood mogul. And that person needs to be exposed but unfortunately, I can’t be the one to do it.

Maybe I’m missing something here, but why can’t Corey Feldman be the one to do it? He seems pretty ideally situated to me. He’s not really in the industry anymore, and if I believed someone had molested my friend, ultimately leading to his death, you can bet I’d be putting up flyers with his face on them all over the place.

Anyway, they asked Corey Haim’s mom what she thought of all this, and she was understandably not too excited to talk about it. “I’m not wiling to discuss or respond to anything Corey Feldman has to say,” she said in an email. “I wish he would talk about himself only, and leave my son out of it.”

Will Corey Feldman blow the lid off this “pedophiles run Hollywood” story? Or do his cryptic statements imply he already has another whistle blower in mind? I wonder what Macaulay Culkin thinks of all this?

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Dianna Agron’s Pink Dip-Dyed Hair Is Way Better Than Other Celebrity Dye Jobs

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 08:24 AM PDT

When you hear that a celebrity has dyed her hair some bright color, you imagine Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj with candy-hued hair that looks like a thick wig. We much prefer Glee star Dianna Agron‘s new look, seen in Los Angeles yesterday. A few weeks ago, Agron chopped off her blond locks for Glee‘s summer hiatus, and now she’s joined the growing dip-dye movement, working hot pink into her hairstyle. It’s really growing on us, since it actually looks like human hair.

Sienna Miller had a similar brainstorm: On Wednesday, Us magazine posted a photo of the actress with peachy-pink highlights in her blond hair.

Maybe it’s the way the sun hits her, but the pink hair seems to really brighten up her face. We’re unsure if this look could work for a starker color like blue or purple, but we invite celebs to try! Because we really don’t need more of this alternative:

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Hot Shot: Jason Mamoa and His Eyebrows Attend the ‘Conan’ Premiere

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 08:21 AM PDT

Have poems been written about Jason Mamoa‘s eyebrows yet? Have they inspired page-long odes to their magnificence? Or at the very least, is there a tumblr called ‘Jason Mamoa’s Eyebrows’? The handsome up-and-comer looked quite dapper at Conan the Barbarian premiere in Los Angeles yesterday. Check out a gratuitous close-up, eyebrows and all:

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