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David Cross Responds to Anonymous Commenters Who Begrudge Him Acting Work

And reveals to the world the difficulty he encountered while attempting to buy a house with his punk rock indie cred.

We all know that engaging internet commenters in any way is usually a bad idea, but this was pretty funny. David and Patton, kiss and make up!

Distilling the Moral of "Atonement"

(Spoiler alert, I guess, sort of.):

The lesson I got out of "Atonement": if you have a gummi worm growing out of your chest, you should get it looked at.

Communal Tooth Brushing in Chapel Hill

My favorite photo from Road Trip '07:

Shaw, me, Stephanie.

The Best Blogs of 2007 That You (Maybe) Aren't Reading

I would argue that some of these are more "relevant" than "best", but Rex's list is excellent again this year: The Best Blogs of 2007 That You (Maybe) Aren't Reading. I'll be adding several of those to my already-overloaded RSS! (Also, yay to Jezebel, Vulture, Fourfour, more)

(Have a safe and happy holiday break, everyone!)

Thank You for the Music!

Thank you to everyone who sent along songs for my road trip: we're good to go! (I'm in "how am I going to do everything I have to do before I leave town" mode now.) Thank you thank you thank you!

When You Absolutely Must Have it in Full, Glorious Color

(Overheard in my office just now):

Co-worker: Is the color printer broken?
Me: Yeah, it's been broken for like, a week.
Co-worker: Why didn't you tell anyone?
Me: Uhh, because the thing I was trying to print was a map of all the Cracker Barrels between New York and Florida?
Co-worker: Gotcha.

(Speaking of, thank you to everyone who has sent songs and mixes for my road trip so far!)

If You Read Just One Attempt at Jamie-Lynn Humor...

Make it this successful one: Yup Magazine.

Give Me Music for My Insane Road Trip!

This Friday, my friends Stephanie, Shaw and I are driving over 1000 miles down to Georgia and Florida for Christmas. Everyone knows iTrips don't work, so we have to burn cd mixes for our trip. If you're compelled by the kindness of your heart to yousendit us some road trip songs (The perfect road trip song is familiar, fun, and nostalgic - I got the idea for this experiment in shameless begging when I realized I don't have "Freedom 90" by George Michael on CD, if that gives you any indication of what I'm talking about here.) My email address is lindsayATlindsayism.com. Send me your favorite road trip songs! Yay! Happy Holidays!

30 Rock's Internet Nerd Easter Eggs

First Liz Lemon does a spot-on impression of the grape-stomping lady, then a bunch of other stuff I don't remember, and, last week, this line was uttered: "It wouldn't be a lemon party without old Dick!" Thank you, 30 Rock. We notice. (Golden Fiddle has a longer, better post about this.)

Talk About the Long Tail!!

Out on DVD today: Reach Out to Natural Horsemanship: Uncovering the Art of Long Lining (2007)

(Yes, groan.) I don't think they're gonna need the (2007)

I Just Referenced Scheherezade in a Conversation

And was told that I only have three references: Scheherezade, Rashomon, and Icarus.

Which is not true, because I also apply Occam's Razor to everything, so I have four.

More Than This

* Via Jezebel: Thanks to the wonders of online video, we now know what Bill Murray whispered to Scarlett J in Lost in Translation. (I really wish it had been "rosebud is a sled.")

* I tried to comment on this Has David Cross Sold Out thread on The Onion, but it wasn't working and then I remembered I have a platform: everyone begrudging David Cross a regular income should state where they work and which multinational or otherwise evil corporation signs their paychecks. It's a kid's movie. DC still does free and benefit shows all the time, and work like this presumably allows him to do that stuff and develop more funny entertainment for the nice people. Deal with it. (Note: I know the actual post wasn't saying he sold out, the stupid commenters were.)

Kid Nation Finale: Thus Ends the Cute Overload

Kid Nation is over! Here's my final analysis. (Warning: mushy!)

Also Kid Nation related: this is funny.

Update:

Max Silvestri: Sophia got the most money, right?
Me: Yeah, 70k
Max Silvestri: She earned it.
Max Silvestri: That'll be a nice nest egg for when we marry.

(And SUPER DORKY ME right now: Sophia Wise, if you're googling yourself and you see this, you're awesome! Never change. Now, don't read the rest of this site until you're at least 18.)

Game: What is the Most Out of Fashion Thing That Still Cannot Be Worn Ironically?

If someone tries to play this game that I just made up with you, use this answer that I just thought of and you will win:

A French braid.

(Runner up answer: Obsession.)

Whitney from The Hills to Make Puzzling Publicity Appearance

Yah, I toah-tally got this spam from Clinique just now:

"Meet Whitney Port! December 14 from 1-2 pm on the third floor of Bloomingdales 59th Street. When you purchase Clinique Happy 3.4 ounce, make it a special customized gift by adding a picture of you and reality tv star Whitney Port!"

As tempted as I am to make "special customized gifts" of sure-to-be-treasured pictures of myself with Whitney for all of my friends, Clinique Happy smells like a forgotten orange left over the weekend in a second grader's lunch box.

Kid Nation Finale Tonight!

The kids will get a "hear wrenching surprise" in the season finale of Kid Nation tonight. I'll be writing about it tomorrow on Vulture.

Round Up of Some Good Media to Consume

I'm apparently too busy consuming media to blog about it, but here is some media I've consumed recently, most of it good. (I don't get anything for this.):

Good Books:

Foreskin's Lament by Shalom Auslander

The Kept Man by Jami Attenberg

The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta

Good Movies:

No End in Sight

Juno (I went in expecting to hate it - it had some annoying tics and was kind of twee, but I think it's theater-worthy.)

The Savages (But it's not really a comedy)

Bad, Bad, Very Bad Movie:

Margot at the Wedding (you're still going to see it, you'll just wish you didn't)

The Singles/Reality Bites Inverse Holding Up Relationship

Last night me and Stephanie watched Singles. Has anyone ever noticed that as time goes by, Singles gets better and Reality Bites gets worse?

Update: Also, if you're exactly our age, remember when you had to have a crush on either Kurt Cobain or Eddie Vedder? We were both Vedder girls all the way.

The Dumbest Thing I've Ever Heard

(In comments) "Satire should be obvious."

Ritalin Readings is Tomorrow

With a really especially awesome lineup:

Elna Baker
Patrick Borelli
Lang Fisher
Will Leitch
Sean O'Connor
Jon  Friedman

Ritalin Readings is hosted by me and Gabe Delahaye and produced by Jon Friedman. Details:

Wednesday, December 5
8pm
The Slipper Room
Stanton and Ludlow
$5

Cute Animals Strike in Solidarity with Writers

I'm a little strike-video'd-out but this one by Frank Lesser and other Colbert folks is actually good (with great cameos!):