Alex Balk

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May 15
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Ugh, I wish I’d remembered how sad “Spider and I” always makes me feel before I posted it.

May 09
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90: The 90 Most 90s People Ever 10-1

circumswoop:

10. John Grisham, class hack
9. Norm MacDonald, newsman
8. Matthew Perry, actor/inflector
7. Elizabeth Wurtzel, straight white girl
6. Hugh Grant/Elizabeth Hurley, Labradorman/assassin
5. David Carson, grunge artist
4. Ted Kaczynski, bomber/sartorialist
3. Claudia Schiffer, bb
2. Courtney Love, widow
1. David LaChappelle, maximalist

So I have developed some weird kind of dyslexia where I misread words and rearrange them etc., which manifested itself in my initially reading this title as Most Evil 90s People. I guess what is most disturbing in this scenario is that I took issue with the placement, not the selection, of the people on this list.

(via theawl)

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Please be excited for this brave new world. It’s going to be great.

May 07
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May 06
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Nothing to worry about.

It’s not like these hordes of cicadas suck blood or zombify people,” says May Berenbaum, a University of Illinois entomologist. Adds Berenbaum, “Not that that’s something you should worry about. I can’t even imagine why I brought it up. Okay, gotta go!”

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adamfrucci:

popculturebrain:

Watch ThisSplitsider Presents ‘The Exquisite Corpse Project’ | Splitsider

Comedy website Splitsider just launched a new digital distribution label ‘Splitsider Presents’ and their first release is the hilarious feature film ‘The Exquisite Corpse Project.’ Available for $5 over at their website.

Director Ben Popik gathered together his former comrades from the legendary sketch group Olde English and tasked them with writing a movie. The catch: each of the five writers wrote 15 pages and only saw the previous five pages of the script. He then shot the movie they wrote, as well as documentary footage of the writing process and all the drama that it entailed, and put them all together into a unique comedy.

I had an opportunity to see the move last night and it is really something special. Besides being extremely funny and charming, it speaks volumes about the creative process, collaboration and friendship. The way the documentary aspect mirrors the narrative they wrote is fascinating. The film becomes much more than a silly project, but rather evolves into a statement about human nature and relationships. You definitely haven’t seen anything like it.

Go get it. For real. You won’t regret spending the $5.

The project I’ve been working on for the past year is finally live! Check it out! I couldn’t be prouder to be a small part of this amazing movie.

I LOL’d at this movie and I LOL at nothing.
Apr 19
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Guys, what if this week never ends?

Guys, what if this week never ends?

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Today on The Awl we are experimenting with subliminal messaging in an effort to get you to buy something. Can YOU tell what it is?