"I have a Mexican doll that for a while lived in her hair"

[cleolinda]

Attn newcomers sending me private messages on LJ: Please check your privacy settings to make sure you can receive messages, because this is twice now I haven't been able to PM someone back.

Also: WELCOME, KNITTERS OF THE INTERNETS. PLEASE ENJOY THIS BASKET OF COMPLIMENTARY YARNS.

More from the Summer Olympics, which still has no froofy costumes, but I understand had some carnage in the weightlifting competition today AND NO I AM NOT LINKING IT, BECAUSE JUST HEARING ABOUT IT MADE ME WANT TO DIE: from blinkliz, Olympic opening uses girl's voice, not face; from iamshadow, One of Britain's divers is kind of a jerk; from the Associated Press, Phelps becomes winningest Olympic athlete ever. This headline is 100% real, y'all. Also: The Spanish basketball team displays epic stupidity.

livelongnmarry, "a charity fandom auction to help keep same-sex marriage legal in California (and help make it legal everywhere), has officially raised over $50k" and received the thanks of a grateful George Takei.

Martian Statue Permanently Terrorizes Small English Town.

Steve Jobs Confirms iPhone Has a Kill Switch. Sinister!

Janes in Love: graphic novel is a call-to-art for young people.

Feature: "Jean-Paul Sartre's Script for 'Without a Trace.'"

When you sleep, do you dream about pop culture? Dude, when am I not dreaming about pop culture?

EXCLUSIVE: MTV VMAs Host Russell Brand Takes the Defamer Pop Culture Test. "Amy [Winehouse] has been on several of my television shows in the United Kingdom. She's a very talented and beautiful girl and in my house, to this day, I have a Mexican doll that for a while lived in her hair." Brand also explains exactly what happened with the Christian Bale thing last month: "In England, we have such good manners that if someone says something impolite, the police will get involved. Christian Bale, I believe whilst in a restaurant, rolled his eyes at the lighting. That is an offense punishable by five years in prison in the United Kingdom. I admire Christian Bale and I think he's one of the greatest living actors on the planet currently, but we cannot shirk when it comes to good manners. If it's true that he also dropped a napkin on his way to the lavatory, then I think that he should possibly receive the death penalty."

Win a Threesome with Scarlett Johansson!

Don Cheadle on list of spectacular women. ... What?

Washington Post Offends Jonas Brothers Fans, Bitchily Apologizes.

Elvis and Priscilla emerge as Barbies; Will Elvis get a Barbie ‘Heartbreak Hotel,’ too?

Tonner's Will Turner doll finally appears. It is... kind of weird looking. And yet, probably more butch than Actual Will Turner.

At the movies, funny is where you find it. This is a man after my own heart.

Freemanic Paracusia. I have this problem sometimes, actually.

'Maid in Manhattan' Coming to the Small Screen. You know what? Bring it. It could not possibly be worse than the movie itself.

MST3K's Joel Hodgson returns with 'Cinematic Titanic.'

Toronto Adds Premieres for 'Che', 'Porno', 'Bloom', 'Synecdoche', Others.

Images: Hi-res McCoy, Sulu, Scotty and Chekov 'Star Trek' Posters; 'Ghost Town' Poster Sees Dead People, Like That One Movie.

Trailers and clips: Bernie Mac And Isaac Hayes Remembered In ‘Soul Men’ Clips; New 'Body of Lies' Trailer Hits (is this one any less vague than the one that ran in theaters last month?); Watch The Craziest Scenes From Death Race, Chuck, Knight Rider, Heroes And Sarah Connor [Morning Spoilers]; The Once-Great Jonathan Demme's Cold Streak Continues With 'Rachel Getting Married' (what happened there, y'all?).

The juggernaut of Twilight Crazy is slowing down, woe: Growing Up Cullen icons! From spectralbovine: Twilight trailer spoof! casirafics reports from one of the Breaking Dawn reading/concerts, lives to tell tale! 'Twilight' Lexicon Blog Hacked By 'Breaking Dawn' Haters! Yes, this is an actual article on the MTV blog. Also: Twilight Could be Six Movies. I'm not sure what math this guy is doing--it's the same "Breaking Dawn could/should be two movies" item everyone else is reporting, except now it's all like, "The series could be six or seven movies!" Okay, look, at least be accurate: it's four books, with one of them in two parts (that she is wanting, not necessarily getting), which makes three plus two, which equals five. Not "six or seven." Unless you'd just like to go around flailing that it could be NINETEEN OR TWENTY MOVIES OH MY GOOOOOOD IT MUST BE STOPPED! Because I might join you on that one.

Tropic Thundergate: Commentary: 'Tropic Thunder' shouldn't be seen; Commentary: 'Thunder' critics missing the point; ‘Thunder’ mocks Hollywood racial profiling (I like the "DUH " tone of this headline); Jim Emerson Smacks Down 'Tropic' Boycotters; Ben Stiller And Jack Black Draw Clear Line Between Movie Retardation/ Flatulence And The Real Thing [Retardalypse Now] (okay, see, that's exactly how I was trying not to phrase it).

Tropic Thunder reviews: ‘Tropic Thunder’ will crack you up; Review: 'Tropic Thunder' has some strong laughs; 'Tropic Thunder' rolls with laughter; 'Tropic Thunder': the EW review (grade: A). These are just the reviews that have come up on my blog feeds; if I see any bad ones, they'll get posted, too. I don't really have a stake in the quality of this movie or anything.

Is There Really a Gay Hutt in 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars'?; Capote-Sounding 'Star Wars' Character Only As Gay As You Want Him to Be.

'The Dark Knight' no longer #1 on IMDB reader poll; Morgan Freeman still king of film.

Geraldine Somerville Confirms Return as Lily Potter for "Deathly Hallows."

James Franco Ready To Sign On For ‘Hills’ Movie As Justin Bobby?; James Franco Has a Prosthetic Penis in Gus Van Sant's 'Milk'?! Does he? I got as far as "Oh, my God, I'm kissing Spicoli" and had to go die laughing somewhere.

Oscar Watch: 'The Duchess' Costume Party; 'The Duchess' in Vogue.

Universal Acquires Jordan's 'Wheel of Time.'

Dafoe and Gainsbourg Face 'Antichrist' for Lars von Trier.

O'Connor, Lionsgate Team for 'Warrior.'

Justin Theroux Promises 'Iron Man 2' Script With 100 Percent Less Batdrama [Feuds]; Iron Man Meets His End In November.

Lionsgate's Conan Movie on the Fast Track with New Writers.

Will There Ever Be a ‘Serenity’ Sequel? Joss Whedon Puts the Rumors To Bed.

Pixar Teams Up With Boom! For Comic Spin-Offs.

Cruise, Spyglass in Talks for 'The Tourist.'

Joel Silver, 'Rocknrolla' Among the Inventory on Display at Warner Bros. Fire Sale [Everything Must Go].

The Batman Story Chris Nolan Won't Ever Adapt [Found Footage]; The Worst Superhero Cartoon You've Never Seen [Daredevil].

Swank Adapting 'French Women Don't Get Fat'; Trashionista's take on making the book into a movie: "Er, how?"; 'French Women Don't Get Fat' and 'Freaky Friday 2': Two Movies I'll Never See.

Great Literary Novel Becomes A Slapstick Bikini Movie ['Possibility Of An Island'].

Brett Ratner Wants to Produce a 'Mother's Day' Remake? (Really?)

Don't Let This 'Fireproof' Poster Get 'Left Behind'! (WINK!); Kirk Cameron's 'Fireproof' Keeps Getting Better and Better.

Ridiculous 'Spirit' Scene Leaks Online; Not Even Samuel L. Jackson In Terrible Eyeliner Can Save 'The Spirit'; 10 Comics Creators We Wish Would Make Movies Instead Of Frank Miller.

[Poll #1241306]

Comments

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Oh, God, I didn't know there was weightlifting carnage but then I went to look for news and it sounds innocuous but I'll bet since it's weightlifting I'm pretty sure I don't want to see the pictures.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Apparently the video is HORRIFYING.

[library-of-sex.livejournal.com]

Okay, I know nothing about Russell Brand, but that quote you included really cracked me up!

And that Spanish team is ridiculous. I saw that on the news last night and was astounded and how epically idiotic they are! I get one person being dumb enough to do that, but a whole team? Really?

[unheardpublic.livejournal.com]

Icon love.

...I'm dating a guy who works in the library. :P

[sneaky-minx.livejournal.com]

'Maid in Manhattan' Coming to the Small Screen. You know what? Bring it. It could not possibly be worse than the movie itself.

Cleo, don't you know you're supposed to put "Knock on wood" after saying something like that? It's like when characters in movies/tv say "At least it couldn't get any worse." It always does. It always does! That's why I never say it. By extension, it's also why I never get into elevators with pregnant women.

I LOL'ed at the comment in the article "It's going to be a different maid, in a different Manhattan."
--I want to follow this project if only to find out where this "different Manhattan" is located.

[rinnamarie.livejournal.com]

Maid in Manhattan, Kansas! Watch our industrious maid pretend to be a farmer, then a cattle farmer, then a tornado chaser as she tries to woo her men!

[plazmah.livejournal.com]

Pfft. I've been having pop culture dreams since I was six and dreamed that I was Astro Girl. ;P

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

JULIA CHILD WAS A SPY (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080813/ap_on_go_ot/spies_revealed).

I'm serious.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

WHAT

[greyduck.livejournal.com]

I'd be more chagrined at the notion of a Wheel of Time movie series if I hadn't seen it coming as far away as the horizon.

On a lighter note, as a MST3k fan... funny really is where you find it in the movies, of course!

[quitesometime.livejournal.com]

god, i really wish people would get over the tropic thunder drama. if you didn't complain about teeth, don't complain about tropic thunder.

:|


also, the twilight craziness shall never die. just you watch.

[rosetapestry.livejournal.com]

Okay, I had the same crush on Kirk Cameron that everyone else did back in the day but... just... no.

[megalion.livejournal.com]

I never did and when I found out that he'd gone nuts with born again religion... well I just shudder in horror when I see his name now.

[megalion.livejournal.com]

"It's hard not to be befuddled when Franco describes one of the scenes. "We're both dancing and we're both naked, and we both now had prosthetic penises. He finally put it together that I'm wearing the Boogie Nights prosthetic. And he said 'James that time in the pool!' And I said 'Yeah I was wearing the prosthetic.' And he said 'God, I'm so relieved.' And then, he's like 'You show me your prosthetic, I'll show you mine.'"

Franco's a real comic in his interviews.... hidden talents indeed

[megalion.livejournal.com]

I think I just died....

"I would tell you more about the plot of their adventures, but I'm distracted by a crucial question: OH MY GOD, what the hell happened to Batman's pants? He and Robin are talking about the Gotham Rubber Factory, and then suddenly Batman isn't wearing any pants. What the hell? Click through for another shoddily animated clip."

"I just love the fact that Batman carries around a giant bag of Bat-snacks. Where does he keep them? Somewhere on his utility belt? Does he keep them to reward Robin after a long day of crime-fighting? Is that the same pouch where he stores his pants after he whips them off in the earlier clip?"

[elvensapphire.livejournal.com]

LOLZ. The Batman/Scooby link is priceless.

I am terrified of that Will doll. He looks...really strange.

All right, I'm just going to say this and get it out there. I'm almost 22 and I adore the Jonas Brothers. A few months ago, this used to shame me, and then I got over it. Might as well proclaim it out loud. I love them, their music is fun, they're actually quite talented (it's pop, yes, but that doesn't negate talent), and (*gasp!*) they're fairly wholesome. Is there something wrong with that? Everyone is either always bitching about how celebrities set bad examples and the kids are getting too sexy too fast, or they bitch about the clean cut groups for not being sexually threatening enough. It makes zero sense. Critics make snide remarks because they wear purity rings (hey, so do I, and I'm still a virgin, and I'm also incredibly agnostic - for me, it wasn't a religious decision, it was personal, and I don't usually even mention it because the point is not shoving it in anyone else's face), or because they feature prominently on the Disney channel, or because their fanbase is predominantly younger girls. Well, would they rather the music be laced with curse words and innuendo? I don't get it. There's no middle ground. Either the media is criticizing for being too edgy (like...making a huge deal over Miley Cyrus' back?) or criticizing for being too safe. It's no wonder kids seem to jump straight from the playground to the bedroom - the media that they look to (and they do) doesn't depict any other course to take. It's gotten to be ridiculous. And do they feel better about making jokes over a group that's squeaky clean? Does it make them feel like elitists? Because, in the end, it's pointless. Let the young girls be young girls. (Part of my huge problem with the Twilight series is the lack of middle ground and Bella's lack of independence and backbone. It sets a lousy example and precedent for all the teeny-bopper fans who are voraciously reading and re-reading them. ) And even at my age, where I guess you're supposed to be jaded and grown-up, I'm still going to enjoy my bouncy pop music right along with my fairytales and Disney channel movies and doll collecting, cynicism and critics be damned.

Oh, and in direct relation to the article, it was disrespectful to call Kevin the "other one." Say things like that, and you are destined to incur the wrath of the fangirls. /excessive ranting

Cleo, I always end up rambling on your poor little journal. *hugs you* I apologize. ;) ♥

[splits_thesky]

Um, YES. 100% Jonas agreement!! \o/

[scornedsaint.livejournal.com]

Dammit, I just youtubed "olympic weightlifting carnage" and it didn't come up with anything. I guess it's better for me, in that case.

Oh, and did you hear about this freaky thing: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080813/ap_on_re_us/democratic_party_shooting

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah (oh, wow, the last time I heard, the chairman hadn't died yet). I'm trying to stay away from posting anything related to politics, though, unless it has more of a pop-culture edge, like the Barack Roll.

[crumpeteer.livejournal.com]

While Aldridge's behaviors seems sort of douchey, I'll play the devil's advocate by saying that I sort of know where he's coming from. I teach high schoolers for a living and I'm about Aldridge's age. I don't teach freshmen, which is about the age of Daley, but there's nothing worse than a teenager trying to tell you what to do. Add to that the fact that Daley has sort of been the news maker rather than Aldridge, it sort of makes sense that he was a little harsh on his team mate. In watching the competition, it WAS Daley who was making more mistakes. Understandable since he's fourteen, but I can understand how that would be frustrating. Of course there IS such a thing as being tactful.

[lillbet.livejournal.com]

There is so much to be baffled about here, but MY favorite is that a 7yo girl with a pretty voice didn't look cute enough to appear in the opening ceremonies. And that picture of her? WOO! Good thing they subbed in that 9yo moppet because the other one was a hosebeastie! :p

Geezus Keerist on a biscuit. China is collectively on drugs. My favorite part is that the 7yo said it was an honor to have her voice used. She's drunk the Koolaid.

What should get the Uwe Boll Really Bad Movie of Badness Slot today?

I'm going to preemptively state that, after suffering through the book, and laughing through your breakdown of it, that Breaking Dawn is going to win this award SO EFFING HARD.

But for now, The Spirit gets my vote *runs like a bunny*

[amberdulen.livejournal.com]

Is There Really a Gay Hutt in 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars'?

I was going to post a comment mentioning that Hutts can switch genders, but then decided I didn't want to be the kind of person who would do that.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Heh. They do mention that, actually--asexual reproduction, gender-switching, whatever. I just decided I liked those two headlines next to each other.

[azzinita.livejournal.com]

Ridiculous 'Spirit' Scene Leaks Online; Not Even Samuel L. Jackson In Terrible Eyeliner Can Save 'The Spirit';

*sigh* At least the sets will be pretty...

[foresthouse.livejournal.com]

OK, so I've been on LJ for over 6 years and suddenly I'm all...PM? Bwuh?

...is it like instant messaging, or like PMs on SF? I'm so confused!

Re: the pop culture dreams, the last line of this one made me crack up:

Spooky - I had a dream where Pattinson Was the Joker but he was actually wearing the green spandex of the riddler. Obviously when I'm asleep I dont know my riddler from my joker! Rob was crouched down like he is in the twilight trailer. Then he turned up in the credits of Dexter. The bit where dexter leaves his apartment and smirks at the camera but it was Edward Cullen's smirk instead. Its like I'm doing my own Pattinson you tube fan video when I'm asleep.

HEE.

Can you imagine if they start doing Wheel of Time movies? We'd be getting them until we were 80.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

...is it like instant messaging, or like PMs on SF? I'm so confused!

Actually, I think they have both now. But I'm talking about PMs like on message boards.

[modpixie.livejournal.com]

WELCOME, KNITTERS OF THE INTERNETS. PLEASE ENJOY THIS BASKET OF COMPLIMENTARY YARNS.

i call dibs on the alpaca!

[neveth.livejournal.com]

*hoards the bamboo*

...Knitters who have always been here can have some too, right? *big puppy eyes*

[pinstripe-bindi.livejournal.com]

I saw a photo of the weightlifting mishap and it was a serious AAAAARGH NO NO NO DO NOT WANT moment. I was reminded of twisting the wing off a roast chicken. I was offered video and was like DUDE I'M TRYING TO EAT LUNCH HERE.

I'm a Knitter!

[mpfc-fan.livejournal.com]

I have to admit, when I saw that, I thought you were talking about Ravelry cos a group of us (in the "Twilight Saga Fans" group) have fallen in love with your summaries of the books! They are amazing and we're all kind of having withdrawals now. And thank you, thank you, thank you for posting the thing about Edward as a 40 year old mom; we all loved those too!

Pleeeeeeeeeeease consider doing a Movie in Fifteen Minutes of the film in December! Your summaries were awesome.

Re: I'm a Knitter!

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Aw, hee! (The movie is actually the weekend of my birthday. I've been hoping/planning to do a Fifteen Minutes of it since I saw the trailer in May, honestly.)

[violet-anchovy.livejournal.com]

I understand had some carnage in the weightlifting competition today AND NO I AM NOT LINKING IT, BECAUSE JUST HEARING ABOUT IT MADE ME WANT TO DIE

Dude, when you phrased it like that, I actually imagined, uh, something worse.

[elizardbits.livejournal.com]

OMG YES. Dude, when someone in my office this afternoon was all "hey come look at this horrible, horrible video of pain from Olympic weightlifting," I immediately assumed it was that ghastly old prolapsed rectum photo, which, BTW & IIRC, was apparently 'shopped. (I don't even want to google this to find out because doubtlessly I will run into an image or two. GAH.)

IT WAS STILL HORRID BEYOND WORDS. HORRID.

[midnight-lite.livejournal.com]

Haha I've been having pop culture dreams since I first watched the Power Rangers. Now they're of the Joker terrorizing people with bananas.

[kestrel127.livejournal.com]

I've been here since the Troy m15m and I knit! So, I get the cashmere. Totes.

Also, thank you for bringing the horror/glee of the Cullens into my life. It's awesome, except now I look down on people who like them.

[emerybored.livejournal.com]

The video of that poor Hungarian weightlifter HURTS to watch. My feminist side rears its head and says, "Well, he kinda deserved it, doing a sport obviously designed by idiot men... lifting over 300 lbs. on a stick above your head ON PURPOSE."

Also, Jean-Paul Sartre's "Without a Trace" script has now been sent to half of my e-mail list. Well, the half that understands existentialist crime drama.

[nitedula.livejournal.com]

Weightlifting is strangely fun, though (says another feminist). It actually is empowering, because you're strong!

[duncanatrix.livejournal.com]

See, you didn't say what the weightlifting carnage was, so I went to look for it, AND NOW I AM SCARRED FOR LIFE.