Kubrick Toys
Nine is the number of tools (a toy industry term for parts of a figure) used in a standard Kubrick figure: head, torso, hips, two arms, two hands, and two legs.
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There Will Be Blood and 2001: A Space Odyssey
Still and comparison from The Top 10 Shots of 2007
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“Created to celebrate the modern woman, the Once.™ single-use panty provides beauty and simplicity in a panty that can be worn once and tossed. [Ed. note: Not to be confused with the film by the same name. Although, I think the tagline could be similar: “How often do you wear the right panties? Once.”]
When Should I Wear Once?
Created for the modern woman, the Once.™ single-use panty with its breathable, soft, stretchy and stylish fit, is perfect for:
- On-the-go
- Life’s little surprises
- Travel
- Spa
- Gym or sports
- Outdoor activities
- During your period
- When there is no time for laundry”
Um, can we back up for a second? Wouldn’t you think “Life’s little surprises” is probably their lady-like euphemism for when you have a menstrual blood tsunami, or whatever? Right.
So…then…how come they have “during your period” further down the list? If “Life’s little surprises” isn’t getting your period early, I’m a bit confused and more than a bit afraid of what they might be referring to.
“We must all rainbow our puppy princess with butterfly hugs; when we do, all children can unicorn chocolate snuggle with Jesus hang glider.
The Looking Glass
is an imaginary invention at petitinvention by Mac Funamizu. Were I head of marketing, I would call it Meatglass. Then I’d be promptly fired.
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The Downfall of HD-DVD
The theater of format war. (2004, in German, with English subtitles)
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The Amanda Show and the sweded video store
Michel Gondry on cynicism:
I don’t think I have any cynicism in me…. I hate cynicism. I wipe it from me. I don’t like cynical people. I don’t like cynical movies. Cynicism is very easy. You don’t have to justify it. You don’t have to fight for it.
On this point, I agree with Gondry. For example, cynicism is adding a laughtrack in post, pitch-adjusting the laughter to appeal to kids, and ruining a perfectly good sketch in the process. I think maybe the Nickelodeon audience of 2000 was not as sophisticated as the Nickelodeon audience of 2008. Let’s turn that cynicism upside down.
Ooh, I just thought of an analogy, approximately 2 hours too late: cynicism is putting makeup on a puppy to make it cute. Good one, Lisagor. [High-fives himself.]
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