Too many people have linked to today’s inane Spin & Buzzfeed posts, wherein grown-up adult-type professional writers have registered their dissatisfaction with Kidz Bop’s version of Macklemore’s “Thrift Shop.”
You guys: Kidz Bop is not for you. It is, as its name makes plain, for kidz. Not even…
If you’re an actor, Judy Greer should be your hero: a talented, hardworking, decent person. If you’re not an actor… STILL.
People are always asking me, “What did you whisper to Ben Schwartz at the end of that episode of Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins?” And I always answer, “Well, that’s a secret that will never be shared. But I can tell you that he reeeeeeally didn’t like what I said.”
Coming up on Speakeasy with Paul F. Tompkins: Michelle Rodriguez! She kissed me so fast & my wife will be furious!
Guys. You ALL forgot my side-table party was today? Uh, kind of a big “coincidence,” wouldn’t you say? Where is everyone? YOU KNEW THIS WAS IMPORTANT TO ME.
I love this new trend of actresses calling reporters out on their bullshit.
Another data point. Same tune, different song.
Our June Los Angeles show is almost here. There’s a good chance it’s going to be one of our more fun shows ever thanks to Greg Behrendt headlining/hosting and sets from Kyle Kinane, a special SURPRISE guest and Tony Sam and the great comedy/music duo of Drennon Davis and Nick Stargu, along with videos from D.I.R.T. comedy.
Plus, Superego will be doing an extended set, accompanied by the great Paul F. Tompkins.
This Wednesday night, come join us for a super fun pre-party starting at 7PM. In addition to The Virgil’s happy hour, we’ll have a DJ spinning tunes, Mandoline Grill food truck and Kyle’s Cookies* (free! but donations are encouraged).
*June menu for Kyle’s Cookies: Super Snickers Chocolate Chip Cookies and Serious White Chocolate Snickerdoodle.
The fun Summer poster was designed by the talented Julia Vickerman.
Blurred Lines” was produced by Thicke and Williams with an intention of creating a sound similar to Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up”. The song was completed in almost an hour.[3] In an interview with GQ, Thicke explained: “Pharrell and I were in the studio and […] I was like, ‘Damn, we should make something like that [Got to Give It Up], something with that groove.’ Then he started playing a little something and we literally wrote the song in about a half hour and recorded it. Him and I would go back and forth where I’d sing a line and he’d be like, ‘Hey, hey, hey!’ We started acting like we were two old men on a porch hollering at girls like, ‘Hey, where you going, girl? Come over here!’” On being quizzed about the racy content of the song, Thicke responded: “We tried to do everything that was taboo. Bestiality, drug injections, and everything that is completely derogatory towards women. Because all three of us are happily married with children, we were like, ‘We’re the perfect guys to make fun of this.’ People say, ‘Hey, do you think this is degrading to women?’ I’m like, ‘Of course it is. What a pleasure it is to degrade a woman. I’ve never gotten to do that before. I’ve always respected women.’”[4] In a separate interview, Thicke clarified the meaning of the song’s title, saying it referred to “the good-girl/bad-girl thing and what’s appropriate.”[5]
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Open Mike Eagle performs “Qualifiers” at Wits (by Wits APM)
From when I rapped on #wits
