July 14, 2009
Chace Crawford should get down there and do some RESEARCH (Chace Crawford is basically a method actor. In order to play Nate Archibald he spent six months staring at his bangs in a mirror) because THIS BOAT IS REAL! From the AP:
Dancing the night away in Des Moines doesn't seem to be at the top of many must-do lists. Maybe because it's illegal.
An obscure city ordinance outlaws publicly shaking your groove thing in Iowa's biggest city after 2 a.m.
Few even were aware of the ban until members of the nonprofit Des Moines Social Club sought to hold an after-hours dance at their downtown building. They were told no-go on the tango.
Officials and boosters in the city of 200,000 who have fought for years to liven up Des Moines' sleepy image agree the ordinance should be repealed. A proposal to do just that was tentatively approved by the City Council on Monday, though a final decision won't come until mid-August.
The ordinance, which dates to at least 1942, bans public dancing between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday. Residents must suppress the urge to Macarena in public until 8 a.m. on Sunday.
You know, old laws will be old laws. Sometimes they are kind of ridiculous ("no babies outdoors unless the babies are wearing a hat" or whatever) and often you have to climb down from the shoulders of your ancestors and try to put yourself in their shoes to make sense of it all. But even then I'm still not sure why dancing had to start up again at 6AM. It was probably because of all the socially accepted bigotry against women and blacks. EVERYBODY HATELOOSE.
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Tags: Ancient History | Chace Crawford | Dancing | Footloose
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December 31, 2008
Best of 2008
(This week, we're highlighting some of our favorite Videogum posts / video-related moments of 2008. So that's why things look different, and are old, this week. And Happy Almost New Year!)
Originally posted on Videogum on June 10, 2008:
The Star Wars kid has gotten a lot of shit over the years, mainly because he's not a professional. He simply didn't have the training necessary to pull off that fight sequence. On the other hand, there are lots of professionals who do have the training and simply lack the means to wield it. I'm talking about people like Aragorn, Captain Jack Sparrow, and Westley. If somehow you could only put a lightsaber in these fearsome warriors hands...Ugh, blogging. What am I even talking about? Let's just be ourselves, you guys. I found a bunch of clips on YouTube where people took fight sequences from other movies and overlaid lightsabers on top of them using magic, and they are hilarious, and you're gonna love it.
After the the jump, the 10 best lightsaber mash-ups.
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Best of 2008
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Originally posted on Videogum on July 17, 2008:
So the Emmy nominations were announced today, and a wave of shock and hurt is passing over the internet, as Lipstick Jungle, "The one with Brooke Shields" and "The greatest television program ever" received not one single nomination.
Despite a campaign by NBC that included this masterfully-designed political style button that was sure to sway the votes of every Emmy voter who glimpsed it on a fan's lapel, the gritty, eye-opening drama about the delicate ecosystem of institutions and individuals, such as Louis Vuitton and Brooke Shields, and the surprising ways they impact one another and the city of New York, was suspiciously overlooked by the academy. While fans mourn this tragic oversight by Emmy voters, who are either sexist or opposed to edgy things or just don't get it, we look forward to Season 2 of "The Jungle," as it's known to fans. In keeping with the show's unique seasonal focus on a particular aspect of the city (Season 1 was "The Shoes"), the next season will take us on a journey of discovery as the show explores "The Handbags." If Season 1 was any indication, viewers will find themselves surprised by how deeply creator Candace Bushnell, who based the series on a friend who spent years in the shopping trenches, can make us care about something as boring and mundane-seeming as handbags.
But there is some justice! Both Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer received nominations for Two And A Half Men, which was also nominated for Best Comedy Series.
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Tags: Brooke Shields | Charlie Sheen | Jon Cryer | Lipstick Jungle | Two And A Half Men
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December 30, 2008
Best of 2008
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Originally posted on Videogum on October 2, 2008:
On last week's premiere of The Office, Kelly Kapor hilariously talked about her "cleanse" -- one of those fasts where you consume only lemon juice, water, cayenne pepper, and maple syrup in an attempt to lose weight, gain "focus," destroy your closest personal relationships and annoy the shit out of everyone unlucky enough to encounter you. It was funny because the word "cleanse" makes a perfect zeitgeist-based punchline, and a character saying "I'm on a cleanse" will always get a laugh right now the way a character mentioning his or her blog would always get a laugh in 2005 (someone forgot to tell the writers of 90210 that it's no longer 2005.) Mindy Kaling's portrayal of a cleanse-addled shell of her former self was funny and original (to me) enough to merit its own post here last Friday. But then something funny happened: the cleanse joke reared its head in not one, but two other major network comedies in the next three days!
Continue reading Trend Alert: All Network Comedies Now Required To Make At Least One "Cleanse" Joke...
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Tags: Anna Faris | Cleanse | Cobie Smulders | How I Met Your Mother | Jason Sudeikis | Kelly Kapoor | Master Cleanse | Mindy Kaling | Saturday Night Live | The Office
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Best of 2008
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Originally posted on Videogum on December 3, 2008:
Hi everyone, Heidi Montag here. Spencer wanted to be here today, but he was busy doing some stretching exercises so that he would one day be flexible enough to give himself blowjobs. ANYWAY, as you know, my lover, soulmate, and business partner, Spencer, and I recently eloped to Mexico to get el marriedad. The marriage is not legally binding, because even though I had my brain replaced with a bulbous sack of the finest silicone, even I know better than to actually tie myself down to that goat-faced tooth monster. The Hills has one more season left in it, at best, so as long as the producers don't cave to the viewers' requests and make Lauren, Audrina and I get together for a final toast of Dranotinis, I've got my future to "think" about. A future that does not involve that perpetual cloud of psycho darkness in a pink polo woven of sadness and DOOM. But that will just be our petit le secret.
In honor of our non-legally-binding union, Spence (I call him Spence. Beaucoup cute!) and I got a matching pair of really unique "wedding" rings, and I'm here to tell you how you too can honor your own special-out-of-necessity someone.
Continue reading How To Make Your Own Wedding Rings, By Heidi And Spencer...
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Tags: Arts And Crafts | Heidi Montag | Spencer Pratt | The Hills | Wedding
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Best of 2008
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Originally posted on Videogum on October 31, 2008:
So this morning, when I called for the, um, "further humiliation" of Matthew Vadum, the pundit who appeared on The Daily Show last night and wouldn't stop saying that all community organizers trade crack cocaine for votes, never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined that this video montage (set to "I'm Too Sexy," of course) of Matthew with celebrities ranging from Condi Rice to Christopher Hitchens, and drunk girls from what's her face to other drunk girl, existed. Also, embarrassing photos from his youth? And Vadum dressed up for Halloween? Is that Shayne Lamas from The Bachelor? Omg, is that Lara fucking Spencer at 2:05? Maybe not, but BEST HALLOWEEN EVER:
Continue reading There's An Even More Embarrassing Video Of Evil Pundit Matthew Vadum...
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Tags: Election 2008 | John Oliver | Jon Stewart | Matthew Vadum | The Daily Show
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Best of 2008
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Originally posted on Videogum on June 6, 2008.
Dear Black Entertainment Television,
First let me say how excited I am to have received your "Cease and Desist" letter. It is the first letter of this nature that I have ever received, and as such it legitimizes me. What your letter says is that someone thinks that this bullshit is read by enough people (it is not), and that it matters (it doesn't). Someone thinks that I have violated their rights! Success! A "Cease and Desist" letter is like a blog's Bar Mitzvah. Now videogum.com is a man.com. It would have been nicer if I could have received the letter right before Mother's Day, to fill our brunch with pride, but a Father's Day miracle isn't bad. Anyway, thank you for that.
Now, I'm no lawyer, but I've watched every iteration of Law & Order at least once, except for Trial By Jury, but no one watched Trial By Jury.
Continue reading An Open Letter To Black Entertainment Television Regarding Their Cease And Desist Letter...
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Best of 2008
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Originally posted on Videogum on April 30, 2008:
David Blaine is on Oprah right now, and he's not going to die or have brain damage because it taped yesterday and we would already know. Oprah just announced that this is the first show for which her boyfriend Stedman has ever asked to be in the audience (not a Tom Cruise or free car fan, I guess.) The "endurance artist," who has fasted, stood on a pillar for 35 hours, lived under ice, and accomplished other feats that are extremely boring to watch, will attempt to break the world record for holding his breath (currently 16 minutes and 32 seconds.) I was wondering, though: what if David Blaine did die yesterday, but not from holding his breath for too long? So here are some ironic ways for David Blaine to die:
Continue reading Ironic Ways For David Blaine To Die...
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Tags: David Blaine | Oprah | Stedman
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