This has been strangely hard to get around too. Probably because I haven't been at the computer for more than an hour at a time besides 3am when I'm tired. That'll all change tomorrow once TW gets their ass in gear and installs the cable tomorrow. Yay!
Funny shit from this week's Black List:
THOSE COMMERCIALS WHERE SOMEONE GETS A CAR AS A PRESENT: It's December, and that can only mean one thing: the reemergence of those commercials where someone gets a car as a present. You know the commercial. The couple is sitting inside on a snowy Christmas morn, sipping hot chocolate and frolicking in the wrapping-paper remnants of another great year of gifting. After a quick giggle, the perky brunette wife coyly presents the totally clueless husband with a single, silver key. They scurry out to the driveway where the husband finds a fully loaded Lexus wrapped in a giant red bow. "Merry Christmas, honey," the wife whispers as the husband stares at the $60,000 whip. What a great Christmas. The part we don't see on TV, though, is ten seconds later when hubby realizes his dumbshit wife just handed him a $600 monthly car payment. "How the fuck am I supposed to pay for this?" he screams as wifey slinks back inside. "There's a reason I drive a goddamn Tercel, bitch!" Pure holiday magic.
Nice review of Tupac:Resurrection connecting 2Pac's music to something larger than just fodder for Billboard and video music charts. [via O-dub via Zentronix] Also brings to mind the question: is there a music writer today without a blog? It's brilliant. All somebody needs to do is make a group one and that would be the ultimate.
Abe dropping a potentially fun and satisfying pasttime on Abstract Dynamics.
Over at Aeki Tuesday, Jenny created a nice Whitney & Bobby timeline. The one part I've gotta disagree with is a simple "Made some records" for Bobby. He was the shit with Don't Be Cruel and all that. Even the "Humpin' Around" era had some good songs and "Something In Common" was a nice duet, even if everyone was pretty "WTF?" about them at the time. And he's made some movies: that bit part in Ghostbusters 2 to coincide with "On Our Own" on the soundtrack plus he was funny in A Thin Line Between Love And Hate. I know all that and he wasn't even my favorite New Edition member. That would be Ralph.
And I thought this story was really sad. You would think that the things he are saying are so basic and fundamental that everyone would be saying it, but politics in this country are fucking travesty. I feel bad that I'm so cynical because my immediate thought is that it's nice to see him swinging moderately progressive now but will he be singing the same tune if he wins the nomination or if the pressure from minorities and progressives are lessened? Still, I enjoyed the read.