Stardust

I'm not real familiar with Gaiman's work, and perhaps this is a good story, but this picture looks terrible. Ah, the goat chariot!

Stardust is an utterly charming fairy tale in the tradition of The Princess Bride and The Neverending Story. Neil Gaiman, creator of the darkly elegant Sandman comics, tells the story of young Tristran Thorn and his adventures in the land of Faerie. One fateful night, Tristran promises his beloved that he will retrieve a fallen star for her from beyond the Wall that stands between their rural English town (called, appropriately, Wall) and the Faerie realm. No one ever ventures beyond the Wall except to attend an enchanted flea market that is held every nine years (and during which, unbeknownst to him, Tristran was conceived). But Tristran bravely sets out to fetch the fallen star and thus win the hand of his love. His adventures in the magical land will keep you turning pages as fast as you can--he and the star escape evil old witches, deadly clutching trees, goblin press-gangs, and the scheming sons of the dead Lord of Stormhold.

Bad Day at the Dollar Store

Michael Cera

Watch this video now, oh, very funny right! You just saw this crappy self-help video with an arrogant tennis player, now watch Michael Cera's hilarious response/spoof video to it here. Enjoy.

Carmela Bousada

Have you heard about the 67 year old woman who just gave birth to twins? Read about the incredible births
here

Oh No...

Say it ain't so... Looks like the guys in Kiss are planning on rocking the pages of comic books well after their time on earth is up. And I don't think that's a good thing... "Kiss 4K," the story of the transformation of Simmons, Stanley and other Kiss band members from rock stars to world-protecting warrior spirits, will debut as the world's largest comicbook, priced at $50. It will be the first comicbook-based property to simultaneously launch all of its merchandise in the U.S., France, Germany, Italy and Spain."

Mortified!

Check out these hilarious nostalgic angst filled journal entries from the past... Be sure to watch the video and feel the pain!
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Culver City

As some of you know, I have recently made the move to Culver City and as it turns out Culver is making a name for itself, as evidenced by this NY Times article on all Culver City has to offer. Check it out...
here and if you're in the neighborhood than you may want to read Triplecreme a food blog that takes a look at all the yummies in Culver City.

The Office Online

If you're a fan of the Office then you're gonna want to read this article about how the online episodes are the producers cut, and have more content than what NBC allows for. link

Can Hillary Win?

Hillary Clinton.com Check it out...

Critcal Force

Subotai

Conan remake... ? I don't think so.

Simpson's - Manga Style

Pan's Labyrinth

Go inside the labyrith.

R.I.P Momofuku

Momofuku Ando, the Japanese inventor of instant noodles, has died, according to Nissin Food Products Co., the company he founded. He was 96. Ando died of a heart attack on Friday, Nissin said in a statement posted Saturday on its corporate Web site. He was born in Taiwan in 1910, when the island was under Japanese colonial rule. He moved to Japan in 1933, according to Japan's daily Mainichi newspaper. Faced with food shortages in post World War II Japan, Ando developed the idea that a quality, convenient noodle product would help feed the masses. He founded Nissin in 1948. full story

Time Crisis

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Lynchian

A highlight of my hiatus has been seeing David Lynch's Inland Empire. The film is like nothing I've experienced before in a theater. It clocks in at a whopping three hours, but does not feel long, just strange, but in an exciting Lynchian kind of way. This is definitely the most raw and perhaps the most pure David Lynch film ever. It examines the darkness of Hollywood dreams... and nightmares. Laura Dern turns an absolutely gut wrenching performance as the ill fated starlet fated to fall down Lynch's terrifying rabbit hole. It is his first film shot on digital video and at times I felt like I was watching an art video from the likes of Paul McCarthy or Tony Oursler. At the end of the film there is a great dream world sequence with dancing doo-wop girls and a burley lumberjack. The odd thing was, here at the end of this crazy movie, I recognized the lumberjack as my friend Keith. I emailed him later, and he told me about meeting David through a friend, and how his film company has a special thanks in the film and that David had designed this scene and had asked him to be in it. Quite a close to a very odd day.

Better Late Than Never!

N to the solar power, we arrived at a New Year!
Best Wishes to the inaugural derivatives of the Los Angeles Chapter and beyond...
Keep on Rocking!

Young Fashion Heroes

Here's a fun site where you can see what the kids are wearing at Trader Joes, Whole Earth Market, and other locales in Portland and "beyond". It reminds me of a time when I cared... Click here!

Too much for Gus

Well-known filmmaker Gus Van Sant, who has made many of his sometimes controversial films in Portland and is a local resident, has been arrested on charges of driving while under the influence of intoxicants, according to Portland police.
The arrest took place in Portland around 4 a.m. Thursday, according to Portland police spokesman Sergeant Brian Schmautz.
Many of his films were made in Portland and he is currently making "Paranoid Park" in and around the city.