Did you know that Santa Claus was a New Yorker? No, really he was, and the New-York Historical Society says they can prove it. |NBC|
Artists Stage Illicit Subway Show for the Holidays
Last December, a small group of artists installed an unauthorized holiday display to raise straphangers’ spirits and spruce up a neglected corner of the Columbus Circle Subway Station. The budding tradition continues after today’s extremely early morning opening of the second annual “Holiday Gift to NYC Show.” Around 1:30 AM, eleven artists convened to turn a 200-foot long pedestrian tunnel at the Lexington Avenue/53rd Street Station into a public gallery. Read more »
In what has to be one of the most randomly bizarre affiliations ever, character actor Peter Greene—who has landed roles in movies like The Mask, Training Day, The Usual Suspects, and of course Pulp Fiction—keeps popping up in various music videos associated with DMS. Read more »
2009 has been the year of BukkakeVertising. Imagery inspired by the legendary Japanese female punishment has been used to sell Milk in Russia, KFC smoothies in Australia, and, again via Australia, Internet domains in a video featuring Pam Anderson as the soakee. Now, courtesy of Mumbai ad agency Saints and Warriors Communications, messy two-flavored facials for Mrs. Bector’s Cremica twin cream biscuits. Mrs Bector, you fucking disgust me. The campaign (click ads) features two creamed women and, for you nefarious Catholic priests, (gasp!) one young boy. The jizz jobs appear to be Photoshop. The strawberry and milk woman looks like she got creamed by Peter North and the Pink Panther; the chocolate and Orange chick, Garfield mixed with a scat attack. I’m not touching that boy ad. |images via: AOTW|
A couple of years ago, Kate Kershner wrote this piece for McSweeney’s that is probably the best thing ever written on that site. It’s a mock production rider (which is basically a list of demands for those of you who aren’t “in the business”) for her parents to adhere to during her trip home for the holidays. It remains a hilarious must-read for everyone at this time of year. |McSweeney’s|
Ha! Here’s another reason why Facebook sucks the ass of a homeless man who’s been wandering the desert for weeks: Facebook was cited in one out of every five recent divorces as a triggering mechanism for the breakdown of a marriage. Let this serve as a warning to all the Facebook-y guys and gals out there…be careful who you poke, because your jealous significant other is watching! |Telegraph|
Hey remember when Obama promised to close Gitmo by January 2010? Yeah, well, so much for that! |New York Times|
On Tuesday President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan delivered that country’s equivalent of America’s “State of the Union” speech. During his address, Nazarbayev cited his country’s extreme weather in delivering a plea for people from around the world to come to his nation. Read more »
Here is a heart-warming story of true Christian fellowship at Christmas. Remember a few days ago when Sen. Tom Coburn called on his fellow wingnuts to pray that a Democratic Senator would drop dead, thus making them unable to vote to break the filibuster on the health care bill? Read more »
Parting Shot: Stock Wars
Darth Vader toured the New York Stock Exchange this morning to brush up on the dark side of the Force. |LAT|
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