A handsome guy over at the Huffington Post published a post about the mass censorship around Asia during last week’s broadcast of the Oscars. Instead of “you commie homo-loving sons of guns,” to viewers watching on CCTV-6 in the mainland, the subtitles read, “you are all so generous.” Read the post here.
“It’s Like the Weekend Starts a Day Early”
This might get lost on non-New Yorkers, but these New York Times Weekender commercials have been running here in New York for a couple of years now, and without question, rank among the most annoying commercials on television. And they’re on all the time. Now a bunch of comedians have decided to parody […]
Perhaps the Best Sitcom Opening Ever
I stumbled upon this today and it’s something I hadn’t seen in years. When I watched this show as a kid, I don’t think I realized how hysterical the intro was. It’s worth watching again, for the REM song, if not for the jokes.
What’s the Deal with Quarterlife?
Like a car wreck or a thong peeking out of a waistline, I absolutely had to look when NBC’s newest show Quarterlife premiered on network television tonight. For numerous reasons. First, it’s the first ever online series to make the leap to normal TV. Granted, I’ve been in China for the last […]
Huey Lewis Helps Jimmy Fuck Ben Affleck
Last night in his post-Oscar special, Jimmy Kimmel unveiled the video response to his girlfriend Sarah Silverman’s “I’m Fucking Matt Damon” video. To one up Sarah, Jimmy got stars like Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz and Robin Williams to participate in the Affleck fuck fest. Also, Josh Groban can be seen in the video […]
Matthews Throws Hardball, Obama Surrogate Whiffs
On Sunday, I posted a video that illustrated plainly why I love Charles Barkley. Today, I post a video that illustrates, just as plainly, why I love Chris Matthews. Immediately following Barack Obama’s shockingly huge victory over Hillary Clinton in tonight’s Wisconsin primary, Matthews and post-primary sidekick Keith Olbermann interviewed Texas State Senator […]
Mensa Releases Top Ten Smartest Shows
I used to write Top Ten lists. I learned these lists are pretty much the cheapest way to get people to click a link. Everyone loves a top ten list when the subject is interesting. When I heard that the president of Mensa International, the high IQ society, put out a list of […]