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21 Oct 2009 10:55

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Culture: Improv Everywhere is at the grocery store, being awesome again

  • Somehow, Improv Everywhere has managed to take an idea – comedy in public places – and make it a truly immaculate thing that’s evolved over time. They went from simply dressing up like Best Buy employees to creating elaborate performance pieces like this. That’s impressive. source
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06 Aug 2009 22:06

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Offbeat: Steve Misiura is currently far too familiar with The Rembrandts’ one hit

  • 84
    hours     amount of time a British man spent watching “Friends”; he was trying to set a record
  • 1,000 times number of times we’re guessing he heard that really $(^@)^@ grating theme song source
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21 May 2009 23:59

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Culture: Go for the BBQ, stay for the foot massages. LOL.

  • If Jones’ Good Ass BBQ & Foot Massage were a real business, we’d go every week. Did someone say fried Snickers and pedicure? source
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10 May 2009 12:37

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Culture: “Motherlover”: Justin Timberlake was amazing on SNL last night

  • Like “Dick in a Box”? Here’s the sequel, “Motherlover” – it’s one of many things that makes us think Justin Timberlake should give up the music thing and go into comedy. source
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23 Apr 2009 22:06

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Culture: Jay Leno’s in the hospital, not on his crummy talk show

  • 17 years since Jay last missed a chance to be unfunny source
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19 Apr 2009 22:22

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Culture: Dear Mitch Hurwitz: What happened with “Sit Down, Shut Up”?

  • amazing our personal opinion on the everlasting quality of Hurwitz’s last show, “Arrested Development”
  • 42 the average rating on Metacritic for “Sit Down, Shut Up,” with many scathing reviews source
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11 Mar 2009 02:01

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Culture: As if Detroit didn’t have enough problems, here comes Jay Leno

You think you’re cheering them up, Jay, but really, you’re not that funny. It won’t help. source
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22 Feb 2009 20:44

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Culture: Tyler Perry: Finding a balance that’s made him millions

  • As a little boy I would feel so helpless watching this man beat my mother. I would sit in the corner covering my ears wanting the madness to stop. … That’s still hard to think about.
  • Tyler Perry • On the melodrama that informs his work, including the recent “Madea Goes to Jail,” even during moments of levity. It’s an approach that hasn’t won him many fans among critics, but it’s made him incredibly popular without their support. • source
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22 Jan 2009 11:05

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Culture: Oscar justice: Downey got a nom for “Tropic Thunder!”

Forget Heath Ledger. Robert Downey Jr. is the male supporting actor to beat. source
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19 Jan 2009 01:27

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Culture: Paul Blart: Money-making mall cop

  • $32.3 million for Kevin James’ post-“King of Queens” comedy flick
  • four movies made over $20 million at the box office this weekend source
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