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cassandra
07:51 PM

In reply to Scoring Sunday's Nuptials: Of Muppets, Monkeys, and Mexican Wrestling
I just want to say I love this feature more than anything on the Internet, pretty much ever, and please don't let it or Phyllis Nefler ever go away. Thank you. #weddings
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Phyllis Nefler
07:36 PM

In reply to Scoring Sunday's Nuptials: Of Muppets, Monkeys, and Mexican Wrestling
FROM THE TIPLINE: a shadowy source who "works for the city" has confirmed that the office of Marty Markowitz sends these certificates to every couple that gets married in Brooklyn. How have none of you sent these along before? I honestly think they are created with Kid Pix. #weddings
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TedSez
07:27 PM

In reply to Scoring Sunday's Nuptials: Of Muppets, Monkeys, and Mexican Wrestling
Dr. Jupiter is keeping her last name not only because it's cool, but because otherwise she would become Marisa Miller... and think of all the Google mishaps that would cause. #weddings
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ampersandparade
07:03 PM

In reply to Former New York Observer Editor Peter Kaplan Tells Charlie Rose He's "Evangelical"
I kind of love the quote about how it takes a single day to decipher whether a reporter is worth his or her weight. That really speaks to an intuitiveness amongst quality journalists, something that perhaps cannot be taught at school but merely refined (or alternately, stunted) by grooming.

And Tina Brown is a lot [many things-er] than all of us, but that does not make her in any way something we should continue thinking about. #peterkaplan
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Foster Kamer
07:19 PM

@ampersandparade: True, on both points. But Tina Brown's going to be someone we're going to have to keep thinking about. The question remains: when (or if) Diller will tighten the purse-strings on her operation. #peterkaplan
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Foster Kamer
07:03 PM

In reply to Former New York Observer Editor Peter Kaplan Tells Charlie Rose He's "Evangelical"
Also, neither of these men are wearing pants. #peterkaplan
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paul7777
07:47 PM

@Foster Kamer: Evangelical pantslessness is more fun than Jazz Age broadsheet evangelism. #peterkaplan
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ms_priestypants
05:59 PM

In reply to Scoring Sunday's Nuptials: Of Muppets, Monkeys, and Mexican Wrestling
I just looked at the slide show of the puppet monkey wedding, and now I want to marry both of them. And the guy who came to the wedding in a box-based costume. #weddings
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PandoraSpocks
05:05 PM

In reply to These Are Your Excuses For Not Watching Mad Men Tonight
It is completely de rigueur,
In these times of ennui,
To love a book or show no one knows,
In the name or irony.

But you kids who watch TV,
And twitter-text, while talking on a cell,
have the attention span of flies,
still waiting for a school bell.

And when the unheard of becomes popular,
and instant gratification takes too long,
you hate the very things whose praises you once sang.

This show requires TOTAL attention.
And a sense of history
And so much more...

Go Matt Weiner!!!! (And no, I've never even met him.) #madmen
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MattGaymon
04:27 PM

In reply to Scoring Sunday's Nuptials: Of Muppets, Monkeys, and Mexican Wrestling
I have been wondering what to do with this jar of horseradish I bought for like a tsp in a recipe six months ago. #weddings
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ampersandparade
06:55 PM

@MattGaymon: If there is any justifiable reason to chain yourself to another human being, it is to find a way to get rid of old food stuffs without throwing them away outright. I'm sure at some point I'll settle down just to get rid of all those goddamn cans of rotels I keep forgetting I already have when I'm shopping for salsa supplies. #weddings
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cassandra
07:49 PM

@MattGaymon: Bloody Marys? #weddings
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MattGaymon
08:52 PM

@cassandra: Hmm, I guess I am not into those enough to make them for myself. I obviously need to change my outlook is what's really the issue here. #weddings
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ronniedobbs
04:20 PM

In reply to Scoring Sunday's Nuptials: Of Muppets, Monkeys, and Mexican Wrestling
Gawker, by putting a photo of someone I actually know from the bad old days in this post, should expect a bill from my therapist. (I'm saying my bartender is going to send you my unpaid tab.) #weddings
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Phyllis Nefler
05:09 PM

@ronniedobbs: Ooh, I'm having a fun time guessing to myself which one is the perp. #weddings
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adiam7
03:44 PM

In reply to Scoring Sunday's Nuptials: Of Muppets, Monkeys, and Mexican Wrestling
I am so confused by Melissa Johnson and Timothy Lagasse. Seriously , they couldn't have had this shit a week earlier? The rest was so meh , there was someone I was going to comment on by forgot and they must not be that interesting #weddings
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Phyllis Nefler
05:32 PM

@adiam7: They were married on Oct. 30 - those featured weddings are always on at least a week's lag. #weddings
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Private Hangnail
03:31 PM

In reply to Scoring Sunday's Nuptials: Of Muppets, Monkeys, and Mexican Wrestling
What would the point loss (or gain) be for being the chief speechwriter for Jon Gosselin? #weddings
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Phyllis Nefler
07:41 PM

@Private Hangnail: (giggling) #weddings
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lionboy
11/07/09

In reply to Project Runway: Getty Us the Hell out of Here
Remember when Charlie Brown goes trick-or-treating? Everyone inventories the candy they got except for poor Chuck who sadly announces, "I got a rock." Also remember how his ghost costume had holes all over it because he had trouble with the scissors? I'm now picturing Real Tears Chrissy (TM) back in Minnesota with his kite stuck in a tree crying "Aaaaargh!" #projectrunway
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PaisleyPajamas
11/07/09

In reply to Clooney, Carrey and Oscar's Frontrunner Are Coming to the Movies
These CGI-fests have a habit of celebrating the technology over the story that grows very old 40 minutes in.

A-effing-men. #themenwhostareatgoats
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Sunshineyness
11/07/09

In reply to A History of the Theater Gimmicks Meant to Save Hollywood
My ultimate problem with 3D so far is that it's not new. It's, like mentioned, nearly 50 years old... and they are still doing the same dumb things with it. It's still just a novelty. When you watch a movie in 2D that was released in theaters as 3D you totally know it because stuff is needlessly chucked at the audience and what not.

Until someone figures out how to do something un-gimmicky with it it will always be just that- a gimmick. #3d
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Communist Pope
11/07/09

@Sunshineyness: Agreed. Not only that, but you still have to wear stupid glasses to watch a 3D flick (or view one of those 3D monitors that are becoming quite popular amongst my techy friends). That alone will probably keep me from seeing Avatar in theaters, no matter how gorgeous some of the preview footage has looked.

I'm sure that, someday, someone will come up with a way to project 3D on a screen without requiring the viewer to put on glasses. Until then, 3D's not for me. #3d
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MyNameIsChris
11/07/09

@Sunshineyness: You know, it's not exactly the same. It IS getting a bit different. Sure, most of the cheap-o shit is just stuff flying at the camera.

The better computer animated films or mocap films have succeeded to varying degrees. Is it a game changer? Eh... probably not. But something like Beowulf (an awful awful movie) had a very lovely pop up book feeling to it where every thing in frame was at it's own depth. Sure, they had a couple swords pushed into the lens, but the highlight was really just the subtle depth in every single shot. I don't think it's enough to change the industry, but it can be a fun thing to see every once and awhile. If only it were coupled with a good movie. #3d
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badasscat
11/06/09

In reply to A History of the Theater Gimmicks Meant to Save Hollywood
I recall that one of the reasons sensurround was removed from theaters was that it actually made movies a little too intense. I remember seeing "Rollercoaster" in sensurround when I was about 5 years old, and I had to actually run out of the theater during the first scene, it was so scary. The seats actually rumbled as the rollercoaster went around the track. And I don't mean a little bit. It really was like one of those VR rides they have nowadays. And it was LOUD. Louder than any movie I've seen since.

Reading the wikipedia article on sensurround now, they do mention that some theater patrons actually became sick, and there were reports of property damage.

Say what you want about it, but this was one movie novelty that really brought it. 3D has always been kind of disappointing and lame, but sensurround was actually a little too much.
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