Posted in Movies, Fame Whore at January 25th, 2006 by Monsieur Pants
Has any one kept up with the production of Factory Girl? If not, basically it’s the story of Edie Sedgwick, one of Andy Warhol’s Superstars. Rich New York girl, unloved, has issues, does drugs, dies and in the mean time between all that hangs out with a couple of the lasting personalities from the 20th century, ie Warhol (duh) and Bob Dylan ( who supposedly wrote a famous about her ).
Originally Katie Holmes was meant to play the part, but that was vetoed down by her scientologist boyfriend. The role quickly became associated with the likes of Gwen Stefani, but ultimately wound up with Sienna Miller. (Dear Randy, you know we would have watched the Gwen Stefani version with the same glee we saw Blade. Drunk and maniacally laughing.)
Honestly, I love Warhol, the Velvet Underground and even the sweet horror of too much kitsch… But the concoction that is currently called “Factory Girl” scares me quite a bit, especially since it’s written by man named Captain Mauzner, has Guy Pierce as Andy Warhol (WTF), a role (IN GENERAL) for Jimmy Fallon and the Velvet Underground portrayed by members of the band Weezer (SACRILEGE & EEEWWWW). I really cannot believe that Brian Bell from Weezer said, “If your music has steered too far from the aesthetic of the Velvet Underground you have to ask yourself, ‘What the hell am I trying to do?’” How is that for unintentional hipster irony….
If I were Lou Reed, I still would have said, “They’re all a bunch of whores.”
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Posted in Teknologic! at January 25th, 2006 by ran ran leche flan
folks may remember the hoopla surrounding last year’s finding that a pretty significant positive correlation exists between time spent playing the oh-so-lovable super monkey ball and adeptitude at the equally adorable discipline of laparoscopic surgery.
as an interesting followup, reuters has posted an article about a festival in orlando that reflects an emerging attitude of actually gunning for gamers as a way of introducing them to possible medical careers. if anyone out there’s interested in finding a place where the man sees being a gamer as an asset and not a waste of time, orlando may be a good city to start in.
-r
intership, schminternship! i got to level 50 off 1 continue, yo!
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Posted in Humour at January 25th, 2006 by ran ran leche flan
in a very helpful gesture for supplementing our moral vigilance against this potential civiliaztion-ending threat, the fun folks at mc sweeney’s have posted a helpful guide of marital configurations to be wary of, should what you encounter fall outside the traditional hetero=yes / homo=no dichotomy.
-r
thanks again, mc sweeney’s! ^o^
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Posted in Humour at January 25th, 2006 by Slackmasta-al
she got the NORRIS!
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Posted in Humour at January 25th, 2006 by Slackmasta-al
say it aint so! our favorite penal code peddling popo from the infamous VILLAGE PEOPLE is AT LARGE! and guess what!? hes a San francisco treat as well, san mateo is like 15 minutes away from here… Village people in san francisco. whodathunkit. either way a sad day for disco. -al
WHY EM SEE AY!!
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Posted in Politik at January 24th, 2006 by Slackmasta-al
defending wire taps. :D i’ll let the pic speak for itself -al
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Posted in Politik at January 24th, 2006 by Slackmasta-al
Apparently our generation of creative individuals shouldn’t be completely discouraged… outa the sea of killer yupster robots comes a beacon of EFF glory - Lawrence Lessig droppin knowledge on the fatties in capitol hill… His lectures are concise and pull no punches. I remember listening to a flash lecture back in college all the way through (college, mind you, i used to shit myself bored if i had to sit n listen to anything). As of recent our very own slackeroni collegue -R lent me his book - FREE CULTURE and although being full of lawyer yarble slapping- ultimately, it was a great read. I highly recommend his book for any of you who take to the creative commons and wish to understand whats going on in the grotesquely bastardized copyright/intellectual property nightmare we call our “creative content market”… -al
strange disembodied lessig speaks in an mmo…
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Posted in Humour at January 23rd, 2006 by Slackmasta-al
The undead rise… an elite group of specially trained agents fly in to deal with the zombie scourge… only to be
prodded by a 10 yr old with a stylus! brilliant! the timing is impeccable. I do believe i spent a good hour or two doing the same thing in nintendogs. That, and spinning the dogs by their leashes at high velocities then hurtling them into space (or the wall. or the couch). i love the DS -AL
prod
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Posted in Super Furry Animals, Humour at January 23rd, 2006 by Slackmasta-al
its barking! i hate cats. btw a friend said his cat used todo that when it saw birds outside… wonder what thats all about.
-al
oh and just as a warning there might be a pop up or two - worry not firefox users
mewmewmewmew
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Posted in hax. at January 23rd, 2006 by Slackmasta-al
yesssss…. multiplayer Grand theft auto SAN ANDREAS is here. Care to tango on the streets of Hell-a? or perhaps jump a hill or two in sf chinatown? or perhaps just knock peds for points. Either way- doin stupid sh*t to BBD n NWA wailing away on the radio makes me proud to be a Californian…
-AL
tee hee.
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Has any one kept up with the production of Factory Girl? If not, basically it’s the story of Edie Sedgwick, one of Andy Warhol’s Superstars. Rich New York girl, unloved, has issues, does drugs, dies and in the mean time between all that hangs out with a couple of the lasting personalities from the 20th century, ie Warhol (duh) and Bob Dylan ( who supposedly wrote a famous about her ).
