Eleven Genres of Facebook Posts
Eleven Genres of Facebook Posts So Annoying that They Make You Not Only Want to Block a Person’s Statuses but Full-on Unfriend Them on General Principle Look, I get it: it’s Facebook. There are buttons called “share” and “like” and “comment.” The whole point is that it’s a forum for ideas and personal information, a place to let other people know about a cool link you’ve found, what’s going on in your life, where you’re living these...
How to Start Again in Twelve Easy Steps
Ted McLoof is one talented guy. Below is a piece he wrote for the Associative Press, which is a literary publication(not to be confused with the associated press). You can find the whole collection at their website. Some really talented people on there. Definitely support your writers (http://www.theassociativepress.com/The_Associative_Press/Buy_Spring.html). Well here’s another Rooker-made item, enjoy. How to Start Again...
#tbt: Scrubs’ Top Five Most Poignant Moments
On John Dorian’s (Zach Braff) first day as a medical intern at Sacred Heart, he goes from wide-eyed, enthusiastic newbie to terrified little deer in about the first hour. He hides in a closet, is seemingly incapable of inserting a needle into anyone’s skin, and spends way more time figuring out who he can latch on to as an anchor than trying to make it on his own (“I can’t do this all on my own,” states the theme song). His...
Spike Lee’s Most Overlooked Joint
How come no one gives respect to Spike Lee? Last week, the trailer for his remake of Oldboy premiered, to a reaction I found frankly surprising. Or, maybe not surprising, per se, since there’s a sort-of double-fanboy-split going on here: both Lee and (at least the 2003) Oldboy have loyal, cult fanbases, though Lee’s, I think, bleeds out into actual critics and film scholars. It’s Lee’s respect among critics that took me aback...
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart with John Oliver
“Let’s all just acknowledge that this is weird,” John Oliver told the audience on his first day behind the Daily Show desk. “It looks weird, it feels weird, it even sounds weird—it sounds weird to me, and this is my actual accent.” Oliver took over hosting duties on The Daily Show four weeks ago, while Jon Stewart is overseas directing a film about Egypt’s version of Jon Stewart, Bassem Youssef. Expectations for Oliver’s...
#tbt: A Bridge On the Rivers Cuomo
As a staunch maker of top five lists, I’m embarrassed to admit, during late-night music discussions, that I don’t have a favorite band. I haven’t had one for a long time, and I hold Weezer directly responsible for that. Weezer, truth told, was once my favorite band, and held that spot for a very, very long time, long after they’d released one, two, even three subpar-to-shitty albums. Loyalty does that—that’s what loyalty is, after...