On Scandals of Classic Hollywood: The Destruction of Fatty Arbuckle
@Rollo Treadway In a lot of his shorts, he uses his size to emphasize the physical strength of his character, especially when playing a country bumpkin or the like. I mean, this one time in the middle of a classic slapstick throwdown he friggin' THROWS A PIANO at a dude!
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On Scandals of Classic Hollywood: The Destruction of Fatty Arbuckle
You must (and I mean MUST as in HAVE TO as in ARE HEREBY COMMANDED TO) cover Mabel Normand next. Infidelity! Addiction! Murder! And in spite of it all, a smart, funny, successful gal in the midst of it. MUST!!!
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On Simon Doonan on "Porno Chic"
@PistolPackinMama I was thinking this morning, "what if this was about race, rather than gender?", and Doonan had said something like, "What's with ALL the [members of an ethnic minority doing such & such a thing]", or written an article about how glad he is that "[insert ethnically biased definition of 'natural' behavior of a minority here] is becoming trendy again". Pretty damn offensive, right? And I merely say this as a privileged straight white dude who goes through these mental gymnastics in order to better empathize, since (much like leon.saintjohn above, I suppose) I, too, was a bit surprised by the heated reactions directed at what, at first blush, seemed like an inconsequential bit of fashion-fluff from an inconsequential man. Although I have to add after reading the boob article: that shit was patently offensive on its face. Hell, I was pissed at his reductive generalizations of straight men.
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On Simon Doonan on "Porno Chic"
@pinkmoon Because to a large degree Slate's editorial policy boils down to, "Is it thoughtlessly 'contrarian' bullshit? RUN IT!" Seriously, this fool's nonsense is not very different in spirit from a lot of their contrived, emptyheaded "think pieces".
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On Your 2012 Baby Name Guide: Civil War General Edition
"The Fighting Bishop" would be a good name for...*ahem* um, somebody's peen.
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On Being Good at Art Is as Hard as You Thought
@D.@twitter "Helm, set a course for D.@twitter, warp factor five." How's that?
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On And the Color of 2012 Is...
I was wondering when it was time to trade in the Honeysuckle Lexus for a Tangerine Tango Lexus, thanks Edith!
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On Jolie, What's Actually in Your Handbag Right Now?
No bottle of Qream in there? Disappointed.
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On Jolie, What's Actually in Your Handbag Right Now?
@Esther C. Werdiger CDs, ticket stubs (not a Netflix envelope), a book (not a Kindle), a film camera...YOUR BAG IS A TIME MACHINE!!!
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On The Best Time I Called in to a Radio Advice Show
I was once described as the "sexy alcoholic dad" type. Any takers?