February 2010
34 posts
“The only problem is that we don’t have a clue what’s going on,...”
– Adam Curtis, from the video below. The result: this unsightly nonsense.
“But there is one difference between us and Richard Nixon: He told his...”
– Adam Curtis, from How All of Us Have Become Richard Nixon (below)
“26. You
Charges: Based solely on Fox News and cartoon depictions of evil...”
– You’s rank on The Beast’s list of 50 Most Loathsome Americans of 2009. Bit low, though at least we beat Kanye and Orly Taitz. (And, hmm, Obama.)
“I absolutely adore “In the Loop” — I laughed from beginning to...”
– Chris Morris, from Bilge Ebiri’s awesome interview. He has a point. Although my love for In the Loop has in no way decreased. Morris’ Four Lions, a comedy about suicide bombers that just rocked Sundance, is currently my most anticipated film of ‘010.
“She looks like the wife of some sulphurous video vicar, who, any day now, will...”
– Martin Amis on Hillary Clinton’s dusk jacket ca. 1996. More bitchy one-liners where that came from. (via Slate) 