Eugene Mirman Clip The Only Good Thing To Come Out Of The Oscars? February 27, 2008

[23/6’s red carpet interview with Eugene Mirman at the Oscars — hilarious.]

Did you watch the Oscars on Sunday? I know it’s been a few days, but gosh um golly gee I can’t stop talking about it! There was that one moment when Javier Bardem said something moving in Spanish (I don’t know what, but it sure was moving!) to his mother. And then there was that moment where host Jon Stewart reminded us that a “moment” took place while Bardem was giving his acceptance speech. That was another great Oscar moment. And those sloppy montages made for an excellent drinking game! Every time someone gets snubbed by the Academy, take a shot of Jäger. Brad Renfro excluded from the ‘In Memoriam’ montage? One shot! Whoopi and Steve Martin missing in the host montage? Two shots! Oh man, my friends and I were having a grand ol’ time!

Okay, the awards show was more boring than a trip to the DMV and we all know it. I kept waiting for something to happen, for someone to slip and fall on that grease puddle on stage – anything! Little did I know the show had peaked before it even began.

Mixtape Tuesday: Get Up Off Your Lazy Asses And Dance February 26, 2008

(photo by Jinjoo Hwang)

Little Boots - Stuck on Repeat

La Chansons - Workout Love

South Central - Golden Dawn

Radio LXMBRG - Feel the Heat

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All I Wanna Do Is Pose Pose Pose Pose And Wear Marc Jacobs February 21, 2008

I went through a few titles to this post (”MIA For Marc Jacobs“, “MIA Shows Some Nip In The Last Photo“, “MIA Wears Lots Of Yellow And Men’s Garments“) before settling on this one.  Honestly, once you start singing “All I wanna do is pose pose pose pose and (cha chingg!) an’ wear Marc Jacobs,” I promise it will be in your head for the rest of the day.

No one on da corner has shoez like us! We styled and primped like Vicky Beckham! Some some some I some I try on, some I some I say noooo…

We Are Shopping Enablers: I Like Birds February 20, 2008

I’m a bird-a-holic. It’s true. I even followed my own shopping-enabler advice today and bought quite a bit from the Harper’s Harvest tableware collection. Also, just an aside, if you’re interested in the Harper’s Harvest set at all, check with Wrapables and Heliotrope before you buy as some prices are cheaper elsewhere on the internet.

Here are ten totally delicious bird-buys that we approve of and hope you purchase.

Dwellshop - Chinoiserie duvet cover

Day-lab: Blue bird silver vint

Yumiyumi: Little Sparrows (rainbow edition)

Urban Outfitters: Leather Nature Coin Purse

Day-lab: Charley Harper ‘Winging It’ notecards

Signals: Mad Bluebird signed photograph

Rock Paper Scissor: Owl coasters

Threadless t-shirts: Brazilian Spirit

Gianluca Foli: Presagio di Primavera

Heliotrope: Harper’s Harvest serving bowl (Charley Harper tableware)

Tuesday’s Cute Break February 19, 2008

I have this one particular coworker who is completely in love with animals. Every day around 3pm, without fail, she starts sending me “Cute break” links. I try to be aloof about it but the truth is: I fucking love cute break. I look forward to it every day. The girl can find some mind-bogglingly cute youtube videos of kittens and puppies. So cute, in fact, that I can’t help but share. I present to you Drunk Kitty:

Mixtape Tuesday: Oldies But Goodies, February 19, 2008

(photo by Sarah Marshall)

Unless otherwise noted, all of my mixtapes here will feature “new” music. Of course, “new” is relative. But generally it means the songs are on albums that have been released recently or are set to release sometime in the following months. I want to be your source of awesome new music. Sometimes, though, I will share with you some oldies but goodies - songs I love that are at least 1 year old. So here are some of my very favorite not-new songs.

01. Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize

02. Talking Heads - And She Was

03. Gui Boratto - Like You

04. James Brown - Get Up Offa That Thing / Release The Pressure

05. Gillian Welch - Black Star (Radiohead Cover)

06. Broken Social Scene - Anthems For A Seventeen Year-Old Girl

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There Will Be Spoofs February 15, 2008

I realize that my unbridled love for this movie might strike some as annoying, but I don’t care. I’ve seen it twice, plan on seeing it at least a few more times while it’s in theaters, and also plan to purchase every version of the DVD that comes out. And I’m not a DVD person. So do not mock my adoration. Just trust that this is one of the most brilliant movies of all time.

If you’ve seen the movie, the following video will most likely make tears of laughter stream down your face. I’ve made a point to read every single website devoted to this movie and have now moved on to every single youtube spoof - most of which are terrible. But this one, this one is made of win. It drinks all the others’ milkshakes.

Don’t pay much attention to the video though - the true wonderment lies in the audio. The impersonation is spot on. There will be laughter. Believe.

Yes, We Can — No, You Can’t

So if you haven’t seen will.i.am’s little viral video of glorious propaganda “Yes we can“, you obviously live under a rock. Here are a few amusing spoofs.

Snapshots: Gaston Bertin’s Colorful Abstractions

http://www.gastonbertin.com

(via i heart photograph)

Covers We Approve Of: Klaxons do ‘No Diggity’

So it’s inevitable that when I hear this song, I remember a certain junior high dance in the old cramped cafeteria. I wasn’t ever really one for such things, and I think it was possibly one of three dances I went to from 5th grade on (I didn’t go to prom, for what it’s worth). Anyway, I remember exactly where I was in the cafeteria when the lame local DJ put on this track, I remember what I wore and how I did my hair and how desperately I wanted to grow up to get it all over with. It’s really amusing to look back on, actually. I mean, junior high was extremely lame, I think most can agree, but back then there wasn’t all that much to worry about. [Well actually I did have a “…. fuck” moment when I realized this guy I’d been dating for a few weeks (but had seen very little of during that time) was probably homosexual. I wrote him a note and slipped it into his locker, something along the lines of, “I’ve seen you three times in these two weeks and you never even hold my hand, let alone try for second base, perhaps we should see other people,” and I remember him begging me to change my mind. My early gaydar was mortifyingly accurate.] Anyway, now I have bills and debt and responsibilities, so in retrospect junior high really couldn’t have been so bad.

These are the things I think of when I hear this song. Lame dances, absent gay boyfriends, and debt. Enjoy!

Klaxons - No Diggity