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Model Tracker
moneyball
July 9, 2009
Aaron Sorkin Takes a Swing at
Moneyball
Are you sick of hearing about Soderbergh’s ‘Moneyball’ movie that was put on ice three weeks ago? Too bad!
By
Lane Brown
faux pas
Jan. 14, 2009
Ryan Seacrest Tries to High-Five Blind Guy, Fails
Should’ve gone for the fist bump, bro!
By
Mark Graham
charts
Jan. 14, 2009
American Idol
: New Judge, Same Bad Contestants
We recap last night’s eighth-season premiere in typical chart-based fashion.
By
Lane Brown
mean girls
Jan. 14, 2009
New
Idol
Judge Demonstrates Her Mean-Girl Cred
Kara DioGuardi saved her harshest criticism for female contestants.
By
Mark Graham
imminent disasters
Jan. 13, 2009
Fox President Kevin Reilly Damns
Dollhouse
With Faint Praise
Friday-night time slots are the kiss of death for episodic drama.
By
Mark Graham
news reel
Jan. 13, 2009
Benjamin Button
Composer Deemed Untalented by Gifting-Suite Attendant
’I’m sorry, you’re not on the list.’
By
Soo Youn
books
Jan. 13, 2009
Reading Is Fundamental
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
By
Mark Graham
right-click
Jan. 13, 2009
Fucked Up’s Twelve-Hour Show in Just Three-and-a-Half Minutes
It’s a video!
By
Ehren Gresehover
relief
Jan. 13, 2009
Update: Bush’s Farewell Speech to Preempt
Kath & Kim
We take back all the mean things we ever said about him.
By
Lane Brown
haunted vaginas
Jan. 13, 2009
Who You Gonna Call?
It may very well be the worst comic ever, but it contains this amazing word bubble.
By
Lane Brown
kudos
Jan. 13, 2009
Jimmy Fallon Is Winning (Online) Friends and (Possibly) Influencing People
NBC gets creative in its positioning of late night’s newest talk-show host.
By
Mark Graham
art candy
Jan. 13, 2009
Artists Laurent and Jean de Brunhoff Sport Their Racing Trunks
Half the charm of Laurent and Jean de Brunhoff’s drawings are in the titles.
By
Emma Pearse
mall-based law enforcement
Jan. 13, 2009
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Not Your Only Mall-Cop Movie Option in 2009
Seth Rogen’s ‘Observe and Report’ sounds good — not that ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop’ won’t be too!
By
Lane Brown
grad schools
Jan. 13, 2009
James Franco’s Relentless Interstate Pursuit of an MFA
Not even the rain has such small hands.
By
Mark Graham
right-click
Jan. 2, 2009
Vivian Girls Do Their Thing to the Beach Boys
Fans of the Beach Boys, and technically proficient singing in general, might have a difficult time with this cover.
By
Ehren Gresehover
vulture picture palace
Jan. 2, 2009
Filmmaker Dale Goodson Gets Gas
Hey, remember those skyrocketing fuel prices earlier this year? Boy, was that a silly time — and so long ago, too.
By
Bilge Ebiri
nazi tom cruise
Jan. 2, 2009
Tom Cruise Possibly Being Sued by Rice-a-Roni Jingle Writer Over Hitler Globe
Wha?
By
Lane Brown
beef
Jan. 2, 2009
Watchmen
Battle: Which Studio Is Better, Warner Bros. or Fox?
The battle over ‘Watchmen’ has devolved into a hilarious squabble over evidence that Warner says proves that it’s the ‘better’ studio
By
Lane Brown
quote machine
Jan. 2, 2009
Coldplay Announce Plans to Get Even Worse
Plus: Prince has gay friends with whom he studies the Bible.
By
Tammy Oler
delays
Jan. 2, 2009
Courtney Love’s Menstruation-Sponsored Album Still on Track
Love was evidently supposed to release a new album yesterday through her Website, but it’s been delayed for a host of perfectly understandable reasons.
By
Lane Brown
yay
Dec. 17, 2008
Sleepwalk With Me
Extends Run Through March
Seriously, that is not a typo.
By
Lori Fradkin
trailer mix
Dec. 17, 2008
I Love You, Man
Trailer: Apatovian Enough for Now, We Guess
Paul Rudd and Jason Segel? Fine.
By
Lane Brown
quote machine
Dec. 17, 2008
Kristin Stewart Not Sure Why She’s Playing Joan Jett Either
Plus: Tom Cruise always wanted to kill Hitler.
By
Tammy Oler
apropos of nothing
Dec. 17, 2008
1.21 Gigawatts!
Doc Brown would be so proud!
By
Mark Graham
practice makes perfect
Dec. 17, 2008
Tom Cruise Attempts Comedy Again, Stumbles in the Process
Or is delivering a Top Ten list on ‘Letterman’ harder than we ever realized?
By
Mark Graham
disasters
Dec. 17, 2008
Report: Columbia Records Dumping Expensive Hippie
Sony could be close to removing bearded mystic Rick Rubin from his post as the co-head of Columbia Records.
By
Lane Brown
tube junkie
Dec. 17, 2008
Flight of the Conchords
Season-Two Premiere Debuts Early on Funny or Die
Can the boys get their mojo back after the resounding success of their rivals, the Crazy Dogggz?
By
Mark Graham
kudos
Dec. 17, 2008
Clint Eastwood’s
Gran Torino
Oscar Hopes Not Crushed Yet
For Best Original Song, that is.
By
Mark Graham
basel blog
Dec. 4, 2008
Kmart Special Time at Art Basel Miami
$30,000 seems to be a magic number.
By
Alexandra Peers
minnelli madness
Dec. 4, 2008
Love Liza, But Only From Afar
Watch the video to see what happens when reporter Tim Murphy tries to get into Liza’s dressing room.
By
Tim Murphy
trailer mix
Dec. 3, 2008
If You Like These 2 Minutes of ‘Che,’ Then You’ll Love the Other 238
As the trailer attests, real revolutionaries don’t need no stinking bathroom breaks.
By
Mark Graham
basel blog
Dec. 3, 2008
Art Basel Miami Kicks Off Cautiously, Optimistically
’It’s a tough market,’ says John Good, gallery director of Gagosian Gallery.
By
Alexandra Peers
art candy
Dec. 1, 2008
Artist Rafael Perez Will Get His Pants Back From That Bird
Here, a pantless woman inspects her kinda dainty rifle with care.
By
Emma Pearse
countdown
Nov. 26, 2008
Michael Cera to Star in ‘Paper Hearts,’ the World’s Best Movie
The makers of the top-secret ‘Hearts’ are trying to keep the movie under wraps in hopes that it’ll take Sundance by surprise in January.
By
Lane Brown
news reel
Nov. 25, 2008
Robert De Niro, Ron Wood, Damien Hirst, and More Make the Best of Alcohol-Free Museum of Islamic Art Opening
The opening of I.M. Pei’s Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar, certainly seemed to carry the newfound sense that the Bush-era ‘Clash of Civilizations’ might be coming to an end.
By
Alexandra Peers
chat room
Nov. 24, 2008
Danny Hoch on Why Michigan Girls Are Like Croissants
Danny Hoch’s sweet-toothed thoughts on why Williamsburg hipsters are “marshmallows” and Michigan girls are more like pastries.
By
Boris Kachka
labor unrest
Nov. 24, 2008
SAG Seeks Authorization to Strike, Destroy What’s Left of Hollywood
A strike could happen soon enough to prevent the Golden Globe Awards from taking place in January, though we’d imagine there would also be a downside.
By
Lane Brown
science
Nov. 24, 2008
Computers Not Sure Why You Like ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ Either
Netflix’s recommendation engine has no idea if you’ll like ‘Napoleon Dynamite,’ ‘I Heart Huckabees,’ or ‘Kill Bill.’
By
Lane Brown
chinese democracy
Nov. 24, 2008
‘Chinese Democracy’ Day Ruined by Dr. Pepper’s Broken Website
Was it intentional sabotage on the part of a company that didn’t want to follow through with an expensive promotion? Or just general Web-based incompetence?
By
Lane Brown
broadwaypocalypse
Nov. 24, 2008
It’s Not Alive! ‘Young Frankenstein’ to Close in January Too
Mel Brooks’s ‘Young Frankenstein’ will play its final performance on January 4.
By
Lori Fradkin
roll credits
Nov. 21, 2008
Week in Review: Sexiest Blog Posts Alive
Looking back on one sexy week.
By
Lane Brown
sadness
Nov. 21, 2008
Layoffs Hit the Weinstein Company
The ‘Post’ reports that the Weinstein Company today laid off 24 people (11 percent of its workforce), citing the economy.
By
Lane Brown
overnights
Nov. 21, 2008
The Office
: Jim and Pam Dodge a Bullet! Yes, Another One!
Jim’s a small-town imp socially just stunted enough to think it’s a good idea to buy his parents’ house for him and his fiancée without telling her.
By
Will Leitch
beef
Nov. 21, 2008
Billy Corgan: Eddie Vedder Exclusively to Blame for Cubs’ Crappy Season
Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan has called out Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder for, of all things, the Cubs’ disappointing season.
By
Joe DeLessio
ben silverman
Nov. 14, 2008
‘My Own Worst Enemy’: Not Ben Silverman’s Fault!
Turns out he is merely responsible for all of NBC’s other problems.
By
Lane Brown
overnights
Nov. 14, 2008
The Office
: Give Michael a Break Already!
Michael’s never seemed sadder than at the end of this episode, after being forced to do the walk of shame in Winnipeg.
By
Will Leitch
art candy
Apr. 2, 2008
The Brooklyn Museum Visits Astroland One Last Time
Good-bye, Coney Island?
overnights
Apr. 2, 2008
‘The Riches’: Introducing the Eden Falls Cost of Living Index!
The rewards are there for the taking, but as with gas and groceries, the prices they must pay just keep going up.
countdown
Apr. 2, 2008
‘Battlestar Galactica’: The Internet Teases — and Spoils — Season Four
Who’s a Cylon now? What’s up with Starbuck’s Viper? Will they ever find Earth? Who’s gonna DIE?
quote machine
Apr. 2, 2008
Stephen Malkmus Is Just Too Old to Scream Like That
Plus Jimmy Kimmel on his 1,000th episode, Peter Jackson’s heaven, and 50 Cent soothes the G-Unit.
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