February 2011
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K: I am drinking “the little penguin” Shiraz
Me: I love little penguin. Full disclosure, I buy it because of the penguin.
K: I also buy it because of the penguin.
Someone get us a talk show.
January 2011
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Guess who's got two thumbs and is seeing Das...
You can’t tell, but I’m pointing at myself with my thumbs.
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On Re-Reading The Namesake
Living with a pet name and a good name, in a place where such distinctions do not exist—surely that was emblematic of the greatest confusion of all. (118)
After re-reading this novel for the umpteenth time, I still feel deeply attached and personally indebted to this book. Even after encountering Rohin Guha’s criticism of Lahiri’s recent work, I still remain in firm...
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'The King's Speech' was great and all but I think...
I know, right? Bellatrix was a lot calmer than I expected her to be in that movie.
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Thoughts on Kanye's "Monster" Music Video
“Monster” was one of the most celebrated hip hop songs to come out in 2010, combining the talents of Kanye West, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, and Bon Iver. In addition to this impressive collaboration between these heavyweights of the industry, I found the song really infectious and catchy. I was initially shocked by the intensely violent and misogynistic lyrics in Kanye and...
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BREAKING: Anne Hathaway Cast as CATWOMAN Selina... →
Warner Bros. Pictures announced today that Anne Hathaway has been cast as Selina Kyle in Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight Rises.” She will be starring alongside Christian Bale, who returns in the title role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. Christopher Nolan stated, “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Anne Hathaway, who will be a fantastic addition to our ensemble as we complete our...
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I really like it when you’re talking about someone and then they show up and you say “speak of the devil” and then they go the extra step and say “and the devil appears.” It feels like an ominous movie moment.
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Poor Matthew Mcconaughey can't stand up by himself
yourmindblown:
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“There was something reassuring about your defiant narrative. You proved that...”
– An open letter to Jhumpa Lahiri from a young writer | Capital New York
There are so many Bengali-American or Bengali-British writers these days it might as well become its own literary genre.
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“Imagine it’s 1995: almost no one but Gordon Gekko and Zack Morris have...”
– The First Decade of the Future is Behind Us | Science Not Fiction | Discover Magazine (via arielwaldman)
Videophones, people! They exist! Although The Atlantic Tumblr is convinced that it isn’t the future until we have jetpacks.
(via inothernews)
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Deepa Mehta's Adaptation of Midnight's Children to... →
Deepa Mehta’s much-awaited film adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s Booker Prize winning novel Midnight’s Children will be called Winds of Change. The film starring Irrfan Khan, Rahul Bose, Nandita Das, Shabana Azmi and Soha Ali Khan among others, will start shooting in Sri Lanka next month.
When you are dealing with source material as epic as Midnight’s Children, it seems unnecessary to...
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Julianne Hing on Arizona's Ethnic Studies ban →
I was entranced by that photo. And something about old Asian people stirs up feelings of automatic reverence. I blame my upbringing. The photo also reminded me just how deep Asian-Americans’ roots in this country go, and my ignorance of that history. Ethnic studies courses offer a version of this experience for all students of color, a chance to look at history and see the images of...
PTC Calls MTV's 'Skins' the 'Most Dangerous Show... →
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I can’t help but feel that this is only good news publicity wise for the show. Now excuse me while I go watch reruns of MTV’s Undressed.
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“I am not against one nation in particular, but against the general idea of all...”
– Rabindranath Tagore (via krupastan)
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Contrarian Film Critic Armond White Vs. Black Swan... →
Entertainment Weekly reports that a heated on-stage exchange occurred between director Darren Aronofsky and New York Press film critic Armond White at The New York Film Critics Circle awards earlier this week:
Reliably contrary to most of his voting colleagues, [Armond White] didn’t like many of the choices made by the rest of the group: He disdained Black Swan, The Kids Are All Right, and The...
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Sarah Palin's "Blood-Libel" Double Standards →
Each person is solely accountable for his actions. Acts of monstrous criminality “begin and end with the criminals who commit them.” It’s wrong to hold others of the same nationality, ethnicity, or religion “collectively” responsible for mass murders.Unless, of course, you’re talking about Muslims. In that case, Palin is fine with collective blame. In...