Archive: April, 2010

BIG UPS: Blue Valentine makes it to Cannes

POSTED: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 5:15 PM

Filed Under: Movies Film Fest

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Gosling and William in Blue Valentine.

Director Derek Cianfrance must be feeling mighty fine right about now. His locally-shot divorce drama Blue Valentine was chosen as part of the Un Certain Regard section of this year's Cannes Film Festival. He is the only American director featured in that category. Ooo la la, sacre bleu and various other stereotypical French aphorisms! Valentine, which stars Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling, was lauded at this year's Sundance Film Festival, where his work was shown against primarily American filmmakers. But at Cannes, Cianfrance is among such heavy hitters as Jean-Luc Godard and the 101-year-old (!!!) Manoel de Oliveira. Valentine will be released stateside on the gimme-my-damn-Oscar date of Dec. 31 by the Weinstein Company (via The Playlist) but that's just an qualifying date for the Academy Awards so Philly will probably get it a week or two later. The Un Certain Regard section runs parallel to the main Palme d'Or competition, awarding prizes to lesser-knowns (i.e. Cianfrance, who makes his feature-length debut) and more experimental fare. This year's Un Certain Regard panel will be headed up by Claire Denis, no stranger to Un Certain Regard herself (Cindy Fuchs gave her last film, 35 Shots of Rum, an A-). See the entire Cannes line-up after the jump (via The Hollywood Reporter). RELATED >> Meet the director of the locally-shot, Sundance-bound Blue Valentine IN COMPETITION "Another Year," U.K., Mike Leigh "Biutiful," Spain-Mexico, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu "Burnt by the Sun 2," Germany-France-Russia, Nikita Mikhalkov "Certified Copy," France-Italy-Iran, Abbas Kiarostami "Fair Game," U.S., Doug Liman "Hors-la-loi," France-Belgium-Algeria, Rachid Bouchareb "The Housemaid," South Korea, Im Sang-soo "La nostra vita," Italy-France, Daniele Luchetti "La Princesse de Montpensier," France, Bertrand Tavernier "Of Gods and Men," France, Xavier Beauvois "Outrage," Japan, Takeshi Kitano "Poetry," South Korea, Lee Chang-dong "A Screaming Man," France-Belgium-Chad, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun "Tournee," France, Mathieu Amalric "Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives," Spain-Thailand-Germany-U.K.-France, Apichatpong Weerasethakul "You, My Joy," Ukraine-Germany, Sergey Loznitsa UN CERTAIN REGARD "Adrienn Pal," Hungary-Netherlands-France-Austria, Agnes Kocsis "Aurora," Romania, Cristi Puiu "Blue Valentine," U.S., Derek Cianfrance "Chatroom," U.K., Hideo Nakata "Chongqing Blues," China, Wang Xiaoshuai "The City Below," Germany-France, Christoph Hochhausler "Film Socialisme," Switzerland-France, Jean-Luc Godard "Ha Ha Ha," South Korea, Hong Sang-soo "Les Amours imaginaires," Canada, Xavier Dolan "Life Above All," France, Oliver Schmitz "Los labios," Argentina, Ivan Fund, Santiago Loza "Octubre," Peru, Daniel Vega "Qu'est-il arrive a Simon Werner?," France, Fabrice Gobert "Rebecca H.," France, Lodge Kerrigan "R U There," Taiwan, David Verbeek "The Strange Case of Angelica," Portugal, Manoel de Oliveira "Tuesday, After Christmas," Romania, Radu Muntean "Udaan," India, Vikramaditya Motwane OUT OF COMPETITION "Robin Hood," U.S.-U.K., Ridley Scott "Tamara Drewe," U.K., Stephen Frears "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps," U.S., Oliver Stone "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger," U.K.-Spain, Woody Allen MIDNIGHT SCREENINGS "Kaboom," U.S.-France, Gregg Araki "L'autre monde," France, Gilles Marchand SPECIAL SCREENINGS "Abel," Mexico, Diego Luna "Chantrapas," France, Otar Iosseliani "Draquila -- L'Italia che trema," Italy, Sabina Guzzanti "Inside Job," U.S., Charles Ferguson "Nostalgia de la luz," France, Patricio Guzman "Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow," Netherlands, Sophie Fiennes

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I Got Naked for Money: Adventures in art modeling

POSTED: Thursday, April 15, 2010, 4:29 PM

Filed Under: Arts

Not me, just some lady Picasso knew.

So I meet this guy — tattooed, pierced, artist-type — while I'm doing an interview with a boutique owner. He mentions that he's involved with a weekly drawing class a friend of his runs out of his apartment. I mention that sometimes I pose for art classes. And then we fall madly in love and ride off into the sunset together. No, wait. That's someone else's life. What actually happens is I found out he runs the Bell #3 Figure Drawing Class — an informal get together where artists and amateurs alike can hone their skills using a real-life model without springing for their own naked lady (aka, me). We exchange contact information and then a couple weeks later I follow his directions to an anonymous apartment in Northern Liberties. As I wait for the bus, I call up my parents and tell them what I'm up to. "Emily, are you sure this is, you know, safe?" My mom asks nervously. What, meeting a random guy and agreeing to get naked for him and a group of his friends? When has a situation like that ever gone wrong? Once I get to the apartment, I have to ring the doorbell (bell #3) for someone to come let me in. Then I'm led upstairs into a high-ceilinged, studio apartment with its very own platform for me to pose on. A small group of men are lounging around the space, drinking beer and talking shit. They hospitably offer me a beer, or whatever, but I chose to sit primly in a corner waiting for the cue for me to either get naked and/ or be axe-murdered then have my kidney removed in a bathtub. For the sake of full disclosure, I have done this before, this getting naked in front of group of strangers thing (and not just for my escapades in 'The Pasty Postulant'). I graduated into a recession, after all, and as a girl who determinedly went to an expensive, private, out-of-state college, I have some bills to pay, to say the least. After applying to a thousand jobs and getting nowhere, I thought, "Well, as a woman, I can always take my clothes off for money." (a joke that became less funny when it was true). More people slowly filter into the chilled-out atmosphere and I am relieved by a breath of estrogen in the hodge-podge crowd of 30-something dudes and older artists. As a strategically informal operation, Bell #3 attracts a laid-back group of people interested in keeping their artistic abilities finely honed outside of art school. Similarly, the group typically relies on convincing their friends to get naked and stand very, very still for several hours. But me, I'm a professional, baby. I can hold poses like the Hoover Damn holds water. In the modeling biz, you don't have a boss or manager type consistently giving you feedback so you basically have no idea about your level of job performance. At Bell #3 Figure Drawing, it was nice to have an appreciative audience, even if the thing they were appreciating was the impressive bone structure of my feet. Pandora's Cake station played as the artists pained, the atmosphere wasn't in the least bit critical, everyone was just hanging out — but with a naked chick in the center of all of it. And what could be bad about that?

Bell #3 Figure Drawing Class, every Thursday from 7pm-10pm, $5, bell3drawing.wordpress.com, RSVP at bellthreedrawing@gmail.com.

Katrina

Posted 2010-04-17 19:00:33

Hey Emily,

Thanks for your essay. I am part of the estrogen contingency that drew you.

I go because it's a challenge, I like the people, and I know that opportunities like this come and go in one's life. The group IS laid back and non-critical. And the tatooed/pierced guy is a love who has walked me home on several occasions just to be sure I was safe.

This IS the best kept secret in the Libs. I give a lot of credit to these guys and gals for running this gig in such a professional manner. It's where you'll find me on a Thursday night, for sure, as long as it lasts.

Ruth V. Briggs

Posted 2010-04-18 11:28:29

I was so happy to see coverage about this group of artists.  I praise this weekly gathering of artists, for whom the reward is knowledge in their collective commitment to artistic growth beyond the walls of art school. 

It is so gratifying to me that these young men and women awake each day to their passion for art, from which they find much happiness and camaraderie.  I should disclose that my daughter and son-in-law are active participants and the organizer Ben Simon has become like a son to me.  I feel some sense of accomplishment as a mother in knowing that I have influenced my children in measuring success by means that are not quantified by the dollar sign.  This group of artist measure success through means that measure quality of life as a primary predictor for happiness.

Janet Finegar

Posted 2010-04-18 19:41:39

It is a bit funny to read about this group as the potentially scary bunch. . . you were probably safer from any form of violence naked in that room than you'd have been clothed in most parts of Philadelphia! But a nice review of a great group.

Gabriel Gadfly

Posted 2010-08-29 22:36:27

This sounds like a great group of people.

edo deweert

Posted 2010-09-04 23:26:48

ah, yes, the social drawing group....they get together to draw, or paint, or even photograph some nubile young maiden in often pretzel-like positions called "poses"
there is lots of cameraderie and praise is heaped upon the nubile young maiden (who may not - or may - suspect this really is all about t and a.
come on, guys, the camera has been invented...no n eed to draw that nubile young maiden; just go to any one of hundreds of sites in cyberspace and young can feast your eyes on one nubile young maiden after another.
you tell them that you are interested in "all types, shapes and sizes", but you are lying; you really want those nubile young maidens.
couple of myths that need exploding:
1. people who pose for art classes/groups do not need to sit really still
2. a good drawing is not contingent upon the pain and discomfort of the person posing.
check out my blog at www.themodelundraped.blogspot.com
it really IS all about sex, don't you get it?

edo deweert

Posted 2010-11-06 17:50:25

yep, as i have said countless times after reading stories like this: it IS all about sex....t and a.
one does not need a naked body to hone one's drawing/painting skills...the old gnarled oaktree on the corner of your street will do just fine for that.
no, drawing/painting ("artist's") groups like this are all about the opportunity to, for a few bucks, get "an eyefull"
which really is ok.....i am an older male and an exhibitionist, you tell me where i can be naked with some degree of tumescence, not get arrested and get paid for it, other than a nudist camp.
.....nd you people really think i do this "for the love of art"!

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NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: Fly mommas and lady lovin'

POSTED: Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 10:24 PM

If Ashley A. (22) were on her way to an interview where style was part of the criteria she'd land that puppy in a heartbeat, but really this professional looking UArts student is on her way to pick up some grub at Whole Foods (929 South St., 215-733-9788). She rifles through old snapshots of her "fly" mother to find the inspiration that leads her to put together well-assembled, sharp looks. To complete the outfit she's toting around a Dooney & Bourke purse like so many of our moms did in the '90s.

We thought this dynamic duo complemented one another well as they were strolling down South Street hand in hand. Looking a little like Santogold, Cherese B. (20) looks to artists like Vashtie Kola for tomboy fashion ideas. She understands real sex appeal comes in the way you carry yourself and not wearing frilly, boob-and-booty revealing pieces. Her counterpart and regular Neighborhood Watch reader (hey Boo!), Francis B. (19), is an aspiring stylist and sneaker designer. Here he shows off his old school kicks before telling us that he looks to Boy Billionaire Pharrell to spark his wardrobe ideas.

You'd be hard pressed to find a cuter couple than Erin S. (R) and Margaret S. (L). We found them curled up on a bench in Rittenhouse Park reading Hemingway aloud to each nother. Despite the fact that they look fab together, we love the individual style of these visiting Bostonites. Erin (27) evokes Twiggy in her classic Brit-mod look with her simple black blazer, detailed skirt and exaggerated fishnets. And Margaret (27) models her style after photos of "dandy men" she finds on blogs like the Sartorialist and FFFFOUND! In our style issue a few weeks back we predicted an onset of this clean cut Ralph Lauren, all-American look. We can't be happier to see it worn smashingly by a girl. She could gain admittance into any yacht club with that digital gold watch alone.

Another pair of visitors â this time down from NYC â were taking the time to tour some of our fabulous Old City sights when we stopped them for a chat. Cassie (30) is another example of a girl who can pull off a traditionally masculine look. When pulling on threads in the morning she usually opts for the relaxed feel. Gabrielle (24) works in the Garment District in New York. She balances out the girly side of this twosome in her black leggings, cut off daisy dukes and bitchin' pink high tops.

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ICE CUBE: Arrested Celeb Boxing CEO says "C'mon, I'm the WWE of boxing."

POSTED: Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 9:15 PM

Filed Under: Ice Cubes

"There's not a prayer that we'd lose this," says CBF's lawyer, Chuck Peruto Jr.

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When news broke, including my story, that Celebrity Boxing Federation CEO Damon Feldman had to move his May 7 bout from Philly spaces (ballrooms, saloons, what-have-yous) to either New Jersey or Delaware because of his woes with the attorney general and the State Athletic Commission, it caused a shitstorm of media attention locally (FOX, Daily News' Saturday cover) and nationally (Inside Edition). Thanks, gents, for doing that heavy lifting. I'll take over from here. The same day I spoke with Feldman at South Philly Bar & Grille (much of which was off-the-record), he got arrested for rigging fights and staging events without a legit promoters' license by the PA Attorney General's Office. Why can't Feldman get a license? That question should probably be directed to Greg Serb, executive director of the Pennsylvania Athletic Commission. This may or may not be relevant, but: Serb fought in a few Feldman fights and there seems to be a personality clash between the two. No one in Feldman's camp digs The Serb, and jokes about his height are prevalent. No matter. The charges got lobbed at Feldman's CBF from the Attorney General's office that these were fixed fights and that he didn't have a license. He'd have to go to court to defend his silly livelihood. This all seems a waste of time for several reasons.Where women's matches were concerned, Feldman uses these oversize pillow-like gloves. NOBODY ever thought this was real boxing. Though Danny Bonaduce is a genuine scrapper, no audience member believed (at least I hope not) that Johnny Fairplay, Tonya Harding or John Wayne Bobbitt (all of whom fought in CBF matches) were for real. "C'mon, I'm the WWE of boxing," says Feldman. "Yes, I was in the legit boxing business at one time." Feldman fought under the name "the Jewish Bomber" and attempted, several years ago, to do legit boxing promotions, Broad Street Boxing with Jimmy Binns (detailed in a City Paper feature back in 2006). "But the Celebrity Boxing Federation — this is 100 percent entertainment and they know that. I'm an entertainer." "It's a waste of the commonwealth's time and money," says Feldman's new attorney, Chuck Peruto Jr., who spoke to me last night before he hit the courthouse in Folcroft and got a continuance on the strange case. Peruto didn't know all the niceties of the case (Bob Bush was the original attorney) and wants time to figure it all out. "I hadn't even seen the charges," Peruto Jr. told me. "But I can't see anything criminal here. There's not a prayer that we'd lose this." They better figure something out — Feldman is still set to host Jesse James' bitch Michelle "Bombshell" McGee fighting (rather than refereeing as once reported) with porn babe Gina Lynn at a NJ or Delaware location rather than North Philly's Club Polaris as originally intended. This one ain't over until the fat lady hits the other lady with a big pillowy glove.

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NOW SEE THIS: Insane Clown Posse, "Miracles"

POSTED: Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 8:45 PM

Filed Under: Music | Now See This

Magic everywhere in this bitch, it's all around you and you don't even know it. 2009 was the year Juggalos became a mainstream laughingstock, not just an underground one. (Before that SNL skit, and the ridiculous mosh pit videos, Tom Scharpling and Paul F. Tompkins paved the way during the brilliant 7/29/2009 episode of The Best Show on WFMU — listen here.) 2010 is the year the Insane Clown Posse capitalizes on its upped profile. I'm sure they're (secretly) proud of the recent episode of Law & Order about the Juggalo murderers, but the coup de grace is "Miracles," wherein they tackle all the mystery and wonder that surrounds us everyday. Granted, some of these mysteries can be solved by Googling phrases like "fuckin' magnets, how do they work?" and "why do giraffes have those long fuckin' necks?" I'd assumed everybody had seen this by now, but an informal poll around the office tells me no. Enjoy

Jefecito

Posted 2010-04-14 17:50:01

I just want to point out that in this music video miracles is spelled mirables at 1:32.  They can't even spell the name of the song right in the video.

Posted 2010-04-16 17:39:13

To Jefecito - Your eyes must be crossed. It doesn't spell out "mirables"??? Look again idiot That's a C not a B. There is artwork in the backround.

KillaCoda

Posted 2010-04-21 15:19:41

The only ones laughing are the juggalos and ICP will never be mainstream no matter how big the juggalo family gets!  Mainsteam pussies are told what to do by their record companies, what songs to sing, what kind of music to write, all that kind of shit.  ICP made it themselves and never succumbed to the pressure of record labels.  They got so fed it up with that shit they started their own Psychopathic Records.  Juggalos4Life!

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TONIGHT: That U.S. GIRLS girl we told you about

POSTED: Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 8:00 PM

Filed Under: Music | Philly Bands Show

photo | Jessica Kourkounis

Here's U.S. Girls' version of Springsteen's "Prove It All Night": [audio:http://stream.citypaper.net/music/04_U.S._Girls_Prove_It_All_Night.mp3] And here's what I wrote about it in our April 8 cover story:

Bruce Springsteen's "Prove It All Night," from his 1978 album Darkness on the Edge of Town, is a rollicking rock song about young lovers on the run. It's got room for pounding pianos, a quick saxophone bridge and a blazing guitar solo. U.S. Girls does a version of "Prove It All Night" on 2008's Introducing, and it's pretty much unrecognizable. A percussive clang goes boom boom-boom for the entire two minutes while Remy's strong, spectral voice hovers overtop, but also reverberates as if at the other end of a subway tunnel. Thin hisses and breaths materialize and disappear periodically. If this version shares anything with the original, it's a sense of desperation for its two protagonists. "But if dreams came true, oh, wouldn't that be nice/ But this ain't no dream we're living through tonight." That's what Springsteen sings in the original. In the U.S. Girls version, individual words are difficult to make out. Instead, it's the mood that gets the urgency across. You have to feel it. Makes you wonder what the Boss would think, if he heard it. Remy did try to track him down and give him a copy once. She was on a tour stop in Atlanta when she heard her idol was recording what would become Magic at a studio not far away. She drove out there only to be told he'd left for the weekend. Instead she had to settle for seeing his guitar and dropping off a burned CD of her music. "I was expecting to get a call like, 'This is Bruce. I heard your cover we gotta work together,'" she laughs. "He loves weird shit! He covered Suicide."

U.S. Girls plays TONIGHT, Wed., April 14, 8 p.m., $5-$10 suggested donation, with Mi Ami, Hot Guts and My Mind, Danger Danger Gallery, 5013 Baltimore Ave., myspace.com/dangerdangergallery.

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Remember Haiti?: Relief efforts/excellent excuses to buy art are ongoing

POSTED: Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 7:15 PM

Filed Under: Activism | Arts Visual Art

Yes, three months have passed since Haiti's earthquake, and plenty of natural disasters have taken place since. But we're still seeing Haiti fundraisers cropping up in the art world, a few of which we'd like to shout out.

thehaitiposterproject.com

THE HAITI POSTER PROJECT >> Perhaps the most extensive, focused fundraiser we've seen, this San Diego-based operation has been active since Jan. 15, 2010, only three days after the quake. They've currently got nearly 350 posters for sale, and the price goes up as stock goes down (if there are 16+ posters left in a series, for example, they're $25; if there's only one, you're looking at a $2,000 price tag, so buying early is key). All proceeds go directly to Doctors Without Borders, and the posters — like Mark McDevitt's Flirty Bird, $50, pictured above — are downright stunning (thehaitiposterproject.com, h/t Design Work Life).

beautifulidea.us

A BEAUTIFUL IDEA >> Artist Evie Shaffer wondered how much money could be raised if just 1 percent of Etsy.com's 200,000 sellers donated a $20 item per month. Once she figured it out — that's $40,000 a month, math majors — she started A Beautiful Idea, a collaboration in which any artist can donate his or her work to the site. All funds to straight to World Vision, and although Shaffer's project is much more small-scale than the Haiti Poster Project, her mission is simple and sweet: "My hope and prayer is that A Beautiful Idea will motivate artists to use their gifts to change the world" (beautifulidea.us, h/t A Beautiful Mess, whose Love Wins print, $18, is pictured). HEARTS FOR HAITI >> We've blogged about this before (see below), but Etsy.com's hugely popular Hearts for Haiti campaign is still alive and well. The available products are vast, from jewelry to pottery, and prices are kept low: You can make purchases between $5 and $55, all proceeds of which (after Etsy fees) go to Doctors Without Borders (etsy.com/shop/heartsforhaiti). What other Haiti fundraisers are out there? Holler in the comments. RELATED >> Fundraiser: Etsy hosts Hearts for Haiti shop; COVETED: Hedgehogs + BookBooks + Haiti, oh my

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IDOL HANDS: American Idol, Glambert Shots

POSTED: Wednesday, April 14, 2010, 6:33 PM

Filed Under: Music | TV Idol Hands

We like American Idol. Too Much. Tommy Button: Adam Lambert became the first Idol contestant to mentor the young 'uns when he returned this week to pump the kids up with his razzle-dazzle. Glambo schooled the contestants on Elvis but I doubt Adam's expertise on the guy except that he wore sparkley clothes too. Regardless, his blanket advice of 'don't be so god damned boring' was pretty spot on. Molly Eichel: The only interesting thing about last night was that Ryan Seacrest clearly drunk on Malibu and diet coke — shouting out the AT&T fan, telling Crystal "no worries" when she coughed, dancing in the aisle during Tim's song with Michael Sarver. Not to mention the Dunkelman crack! Think he's stressed 'cause Didi Benami called and the strip turned blue? TB: The night started out with Powersox singing "Saved." She didn't even have to sing during that performance. She could have sailed through on the sheer badassness of that fucking guitar. ME: Ditto. I'm getting bored of talking about how flat-out fantastic she is. Next? Big Mike redeemed himself after last week's surprise boot-'n'-save with "In the Ghetto." TB: Best. Elvis. Song. Ever. Good job, Big Mike. I think it's fair to say that Big Mike has made save worth while. He gets the best performance of the night prize because of stellar song choice and total redemption points. Of course, I want to say Powersox, but she's going to be the last one standing anyway, so just let others have their turn. ME: Yeah, he was good but not fantastic. The vocals were spot-on but the arrangement was sleepy. I'm used to the campier-than-thou version by Elvis — white suit and all — so it wasn't the stunner that I was hoping for. If Powersox gets the automatic by, I'd have to say that prize has to go to Lee Dewyze's "A Little Less Conversation." TB: I still think Lee Dewyze is as boring as the Book of Mormon but he's got some chops. He should go reverse Milli Vanilli and be the vocals for some much more charismatic personality. ME: That's a ludicrous metaphor, Butt-bot, especially considering that Lee has improved immensely when it comes to stage presence. I just wish he was a smudge more attractive. Unlike Casey James, whose got it going on looks-wise but put me to sleep faster than a handful 'ludes with "Lawdy Ms. Clawdy." TB: I love that Casey goes for the bluesy every now and then but I really don't believe it 100 percent. He comes off as some garage chump who listened to too many of his dad's Stevie Ray Vaughn records. And by too many, I mean one. ME: And that's why Casey James can never be real famous. Just, like, folk star famous. He needs to Botox his sound right now, just like Siobhan Magnus' "Suspicious Minds." That sounded like some Linda Ronstadt shit. TB: Seeing Siobhan and Adam in the same room was like an episode of the Twilight Zone where everyone around you looks exactly the same. She seems like she's beginning to think that just because she's 'different' she's just as good, or better than, other people in the competition. ::coughcough::Powersox::coughcough:: Excuse me. ME: Do you need a lozenge? I would offer you the smooth sounds of Andrew Garcia if I didn't think you'd joke to death on him. TB: It sucks that Andrew always falls short. I don't think he's getting the cool sucked out of him, as Simon suggests, but he need to nut up. For crissake, there was a bagpipe and didgeridoo last week and Andrew Garcia can't think of one fucking thing to spice his performance up. ME: This was his wheel house too, old songs he can Garcia up. At first I heard a little Latin flavor in there that I was digging but then it turned into Sucktown where Aaron Kelly had already taken up residence. TB: I'm going to assume Aaron had never actually heard of Elvis before this week. ME: But that wasn't surprising, I didn't think he was going to do anything other than bad karaoke, unlike Katie Stevens who pulled it out again with "Baby, What'd You Want Me to Do?" You go, High School! TB: Last night Katie Stevens picked up the pace in a big way. I think we may have found a true dark horse of the competition. ME: But oh god. What if she isn't?! What if he wins? Oh, god. Oh god. Nooooooo! TB: This Tim Urban guy is weaseling his way up in the rankings and I don't like it. The worst part is, America isn't getting dumber but he's getting stronger. If Tim Urban gets any closer to winning, I'm pretty sure there are going to be some dudes from the future who have traveled back in time looking for him so they can kill him and prevent the apocalyptic future-nightmare that awaits us with Tim Urban being crowned American Idol.

Jessie Bikel

Posted 2010-04-14 13:58:58

h/t TB much funnier and more on point than ME this week.

TB wins.

Lindsey

Posted 2010-04-14 15:51:22

Tim Urban = Turban! Best namogen ever! Thanks for spreading the gospel of the namogen, Seacrest.

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NOW SEE THIS: The Birdemic Experience Tour 2010

POSTED: Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 11:22 PM

Filed Under: Movies | screening trailer!

Um, yes. Please. Bloody Disgusting called it the Best Worst Film You'll See in 2010.

Birdemic: Shock and Terror will be at the Ritz East on Sat., May 8 at midnight.

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THE CURATOR: Bikes at the airport, NYC=Philly? and a ginger Jonah Hill

POSTED: Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 9:18 PM

Geekadelphia.com

Hey ... That's not West Philly ...

Every Tuesday, Critical Mass pokes around the art blog world so you don't have to. — The Bicycle Coalition wants you to know the PHL airport now features 16 â count 'em â 16 new bike racks. The dedication ceremony will take place as part of the airport's Earth Week Celebration. (Wait. What?) — 19th & Market streets have been transformed into Manhattan's 6th and 52nd â so notes Geekadelphia. Local boy Bradley Cooper's flick The Dark Fields was filming in the faux-Grande Pomme yesterday. In this case, Philadelphia is a thrifty producer's NYC. Molly Eichel had other shooting locations up here yesterday. — Girl About Town got the word from Wedding Present's David Gedge. The guy's got a lot to say, from the Edge of the Sea Festival to his rueful nostalgia for old songs. The best part about Gedge is he's sounds up for anything — including signing a hip. — Put on your Handsome Hats for Hertzog, a Philly comedian with a blog. He kind of looks like a redheaded Jonah Hill. Which he probably gets a lot. Which he probably hates. Sorry, Hertzog. — Warby Parker makes people look like they belong playing tennis with Jake Gyllenhaal in a Vampire Weekend video. It's all about the frames here people. PW Style's got the who's-it what's-it on this UPenn alum company, which specializes in designer glasses for less. Much less. So you can go and call things 'Phony' all over Agerstown.

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