September 2011
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Bizarro Patient Zero: Won the battle, wondering... →
bizarrozero:
(Forgive me, I was a science major.)
Beauregard has been vanquished!
However, Atlanta is definitely still aflame, and the borders of my fingers and toes are still in tatters. And at a remote battlefield called my pelvis, the forces continue to mount in a lymph node I call Vicksburg.
The…
Hyperbole Is My Middle Name!: chriskelly: Donate... →
chriskelly:
Donate To St. Jude Children’s Hospital
My mom is the best person I’ve ever known and today is the two year anniversary of her death, which seems like it can’t possibly be true. I wasn’t sure what to do today, other than think of her and look at pictures of her and call my…
I have a hunch that I will never enjoy Dr. Who as...
KHW: i mean it's a huge
KHW: universe
BPR: the one we live in, or the fictional one in the show?
BPR: I'm not sure if you're defending the show or the richness of experience that can be had by all, regardless of the entertainment we choose to enjoy
KHW: ugh
KHW: shut up
Sorry KHW. Dr. Who is like olives - one of those things that seems rich and enjoyable, yet it's just somehow not for me.
September is National Sketch Writing Month:... →
If you’re not in NYC, I’d love to hear from you and your NaSkeWriMo celebration plans!
Looking forward to the celebration and show this year. I’m so proud of you all!naskewrimo:
Hey writers,
As we come into the homestretch of NaSkeWriMo, just thought we’d check in with some cool opportunities.
You can do sketches at UCBNY (Chelsea) THIS FRIDAY. Or any Friday, at Liquid...
EXCLUSIVE: Benjamin Walker and Reeve Carney Part... →
Please make this happen!
larhunter:
Benjamin Walker is taking a stab at Wall Street in the new Duncan Sheik-Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa musical adaptation of American Psycho, which is having a private Manhattan workshop this week, Playbill.com has learned.
Tony Award-winning Spring Awakening composer Sheik and playwright Aguirre-Sacasa, who stepped in to rework the book to Broadway’s Spider-Man...
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And... Scene →
Love the title. It’s alarming of how much of this I was lurking around the margins for.
charlietodd:
Check out this excellent oral history of the UCB Theatre by Brian Raftery for New York Magazine.
via iamachilles
is tom waits a drunker, sadder bruce springsteen?...
Tom Waits is the ugliest sexiest man alive.
molls:
i read he’s sober now. why are there so many sober people now? is drinking bad for you?
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A few funny sketches
williebhines:
..written by other people for National Sketch Writing Month.
Aphid Free Kale by Kevin Hines
Good Cop, Freddy Mercury Cop by Erik Tanouye
Bryan’s Having A Seizure by Dyna Moe
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SPO Like, Luz Hate: Opinions by a Lady and her... →
Agree. Even just a few sessions will set you right.
slowcarbcrazy:
241.6 Not bad considering I didn’t walk yesterday. I did lift a bit, which I’ll do tonight as well. I need to buy new sneakers, mine are falling apart. I’m lifting 10 pounds, 15 reps, 3 ways. Next week, I’m going to lift 15 pounds, 10 reps, 3 ways. And then switch back the…
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Big Gay Ice Cream to Go Brick and Mortar This... →
Holy crap the ice cream sandwiches are A-MAZING!
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B'scuse me?: Out of Ideas →
Oh, darling, I know how you feel. Fortunately we are both brilliant.
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“No…. no. I - it’s not funny to me, when people heckle I just think ‘that’s a...”
– Louis C.K., when asked “Do you have any funny stories about being heckled?”. (via ivormarlow) THIS! “…doing something that makes them as vulnerable as standup makes a person…” BINGO!!!!!! (via angelacobb)
Bizarro Patient Zero: Ah, travel...enlightening. →
A few notes from my fabulous trip.
Also - Mike Daisey nailed it. JetBlue is fabulous. Portland is crazy mellow. So many chainsmoking vegans!
bizarrozero:
So much beauty. The Rose Gardens, the Japanese Gardens, sights of the Pacific Northwest, on my last day in Oregon, making sure I laid eyes and hearts on it all. Contemplating the pines and the firs as the backdrop for the gorgeous Japanese...
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What we SHOULD have been taught in our senior year... →
derbygirl:
The math portion might just be my favorite.
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Hyperbole Is My Middle Name!: Vonnegut’s... →
thenewinquiry:
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By Gregory Sumner
I can think of no more stirring symbol of man’s humanity to man than a fire engine.
—Kurt Vonnegut
As we reflect on the heartbreaking, inspirational images of first responders this tenth anniversary of 9/11, I think of Kurt Vonnegut, who…
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UCBeast IS OPEN! →
Welcome to my neighborhood!
purns:
A great day for the UCB. I can’t wait to get in there!
ucbdifference:
It gives me great joy to be able to announce that UCB’s long awaited East Village venue — UCBeast — will be open as of tonight at 7:30pm. A new website will be forthcoming in the near future.
Please come check out the new space (155 E. 3rd Street and Avenue A). There is an attached bar...
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Primer: Newspaper Comics (AV Club) →
I was a comic-strip kid way more than I was a comics kid, and I’m loving this piece.
Oh, what's that? Riley and Fesh co-wrote a sketch... →
yourfriendmitch:
It took hours.
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