Pajiba Love 04/17/09

Carrie Bradshaw's Manolo Collection Gets Repossessed

By Stacey Nosek | Posted Under Pajiba Love | Comments (55)

The Sex and the City sequel might actually explore the effects of the recession on the ladies. I would love to see these bitches shop a thrift stores. LOVE. (RopeOfSilicon)

A big round of applause goes out to Ashton Kutcher, the new winner of twitter. Yeah, I didn’t know you could technically “win” at twitter either but apparently if you’re a big enough asshole, anything can be a contest. (Webster’s)

Huh. Michel Gondry will actually draw you for $20. That gives me an idea. Hell, I’m poor. I’ll do it for $15. Any takers? (FilmDrunk)

Rachel, a.k.a. rlr260 sent me this website where you can buy kits to make your own naked lady rugs. I kind of really want one, but I don’t want to actually have to make it myself because I’m frivolous and lazy. (MadeWithSweetLove)

Heidi Klum is on her fourth kid already? Jesus, how is that even possible? The woman must have the birthin’ hips of a goddess! (Yeeeah!)

TK sent me this link yesterday, and since I was hanging out in the Fishtown section of Philly last night I probably could have added a few contributions of my own. (LookAtThisFuckingHipster)

JEE-SUS. Meet Rupert Everett’s new face, everyone. It’s like of like a cross between Chris O’Donnell and Christian Bale’s faces, set in wax. Thanks, Sofia! (DListed)

Apparently the film studios laid claim to the Marvel franchise quicker than European explorers gobbled up North and South America. (ScreenRant)

A Scotch Brite advertisement takes on Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and it’s actually quite clever. (AgentBedhead)

Kids are so precocious and adorable when they write letters to Santa Claus and Michael Bay. (ScreenJunkies)

This 50-year-old book of grammar and the English language, The Elements of Style, has been rendered all but obsolete in the age of I CAN HAZ CHEESEBURGER. Thanks to the commenter formerly known as BucDaddy! (PostGazette)

Here’s a gallery of the most bitchin’est unicorn tattoos on the internet. A bit of interesting related trivia? Philip Stephens actually got a unicorn tattoo at SXSW. True story. (HolyTaco)

Remember when Charlie did this on “It’s Always Sunny?” That was the best thing ever. (YBNBY)

I found this clip earlier this week and I’ve been waiting all week to post it. “Diff’rent Strokes” was one of my favorite shows as a kid, but you never quite realize how creepy an old, single, white dude adopting a couple cute inner-city kids is until you see it like this:

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Aww! I bet P-Step's is all rainbow-y and glittery!

Posted by: figgy at April 17, 2009 1:07 PM

Don't you mean "Manolo"?

Posted by: meljelene at April 17, 2009 1:12 PM

She hoards cookies. That's the real shopping addiction, and a more respectable one.

Posted by: Jay at April 17, 2009 1:16 PM

Ha! I love the "doctor's" quote about Rupert Everett: "This is an impressive difference. He looks 10 years younger!" Um ... how about 10 times android-ier? That's some Mickey Rourke shit right there. Geez, what happened to this guy?

As I'm a San Francisco resident and see this self-loathing nonsense All.The.Time. lookatthisfuckinghipster just got bookmarked.

Posted by: socalledonlycousins at April 17, 2009 1:22 PM

She hoards cookies. That's the real shopping addiction, and a more respectable one.

Posted by: Jay at April 17, 2009 1:16 PM

Hee! Word.

Posted by: meljelene at April 17, 2009 1:32 PM

The penicorn rocks!

Posted by: Sofía at April 17, 2009 1:33 PM

Off topic, the ads with the sound on by default need to stop. It makes it very hard to read this site clandestinely at work.

Please?

Posted by: Bucko at April 17, 2009 1:34 PM

I approve of that hipster website in principle, but the pictures are a little weak (except for the 'retarded chicken' one). I'm pretty sure I could do better in about 40 minutes in downtown Austin.

Posted by: phaedawg at April 17, 2009 1:35 PM

Doh!

Posted by: Stacey at April 17, 2009 1:38 PM

I go to an art school. All I see are hipsters.

Posted by: jM at April 17, 2009 1:45 PM

NOOOOOOOOO! Why, Rupert, why?! Must you sully my fond memories of the funny feeling you gave me when you played Oberon to Michelle Pfieffer's Titania? UGH. WHY? What self-respecting queen would want you, looking like that? I'll be suspecting your next boyfriend of necrophilia, my friend, because you look like the guest of honor at an open-casket funeral.

GAH.

Posted by: Tammy at April 17, 2009 1:46 PM

All I see are hipsters

That's actually more disturbing/heartrending than "I see dead people."

Posted by: socalledonlycousins at April 17, 2009 1:46 PM

I finally saw the SatC movie last week, and I begrudgingly admit that it's not awful. But there's still no point in crapping out another film with these women. And I guess the "mad-cap" adventure takes place in London.

Sweet Jesus, Rupert looks scary. Guess it's been a long time since My Best Friend's Wedding, huh Rupert?

Posted by: Brie at April 17, 2009 1:47 PM

Bwah-ha-ha! My friend's face is on fire! He's fuckin' dyin'! Isn't that fuckin' hysterical?

Posted by: Tracer Bullet at April 17, 2009 1:57 PM

Yup, the little Different Strokes kid is definitely the one on Bruno's lap in the other thread.

Posted by: BWeaves at April 17, 2009 1:58 PM

"The Elements of Style" is one of the best writing guides out there. It's totally bitchy, of course, but the writer is on a worthy mission to save writing.

Posted by: samantha t at April 17, 2009 1:59 PM

I'm pretty sure I still have my copy of Elements of Style.

Also, out of curiosity, is anyone else as bored of work today as I am? blergh.

Posted by: lizzieborden at April 17, 2009 2:20 PM

Very much so, lizzie. I can't get myself to accomplish anything so far.

Posted by: Miss_E at April 17, 2009 2:22 PM

i don't even have any "real" work left! i wish i could go hooooooome!

Posted by: lizzieborden at April 17, 2009 2:30 PM

This is where Shadows' facebook quizzes come in very handy.

Posted by: figgy at April 17, 2009 2:32 PM

I'm with you lizzie, I have a ton of work to do but I just won't let me.

Re: Hipsters

How the fuck do you get into those jeans!? Is there a tuck technique or something? Oh and phaedawg, get at it.

Posted by: admin at April 17, 2009 2:37 PM

I don't really either. I am just sort of killing time, which so far has involved staring at the wall, and spending too much time online.

Posted by: Miss_E at April 17, 2009 2:37 PM

I'll admit that I'm an ignorant fuck living in a small town in PA. I always assumed hipsters were the people that wore ironic t-shirts a size or two too small, and wore black-framed glassed. The people on that website just look like a bunch of attention-craved assholes.

But I do enjoy that website and hope people send in more pictures so I can laugh at those jackasses.

Anybody from Asheville, NC? I'm thinking of moving there, but if there's a large amount of hipsters, I might start getting all stabby.

And anything that happens on Always Sunny is hilarious. I just started watching the show (along with Arrested Development and Firefly) and it's great.

Posted by: dave at April 17, 2009 2:42 PM

Those are some great shows to start watching dave, what do you think of them all so far?

They all lend themselves to awesome marathon viewings!

Posted by: Miss_E at April 17, 2009 2:59 PM

And anything that happens on Always Sunny is hilarious.

Seriously. Have you watched the episode "Hundred Dollar Baby" yet? Where Dee and Charlie go on steroids? That's my favorite.

"First I'm gonna take my shirt off, and THEN YOU'RE GONNA DIE!!"

Posted by: Julie at April 17, 2009 3:01 PM

"I will eat your babies, bitch!"

Posted by: Miss_E at April 17, 2009 3:13 PM

yeah they do figgy. except i'm not allowed on facebook at work anymore.

on the other hand, the 65 bajillion question one from this morning? yeah... i emailed it to myself and filled it out this morning. so i'll post that when i get home tonight.

/lame

Posted by: lizzieborden at April 17, 2009 3:14 PM

Stacy, I'm glad you liked the (rug) hooker web site.

I never liked "Diff'rent Strokes." Arnold was just too insufferably cute, and the whole premise was dumb. That was just the start of the white folks adopt little black kids trend. Remember "Webster?" Although Emanuel Lewis was way more tolerable than Gary Coleman.

Posted by: rlr260 at April 17, 2009 3:16 PM

Miss_E, I say that to every parent with multiples.

Posted by: Julie at April 17, 2009 3:20 PM

Well, babies ARE a renewable resource!

Posted by: Miss_E at April 17, 2009 3:23 PM

I second the request to shut down the audio commercials. Some of them don't even have a mute feature.

Posted by: rlr260 at April 17, 2009 3:25 PM

Tammy, I am so stealing "you look like the guest of honor at an open-casket funeral." Brilliant.

lizzieborden et al., me too! My intra-office snarky email buddy went home for the day, and I can't Facebook at work thanks to stupid WebSense. *sigh*

Posted by: meaux at April 17, 2009 3:30 PM

Re: The sound ads. I'm sorry. The ad network called late last night and told me that mute was no longer an option and gave me two choices: Keep the ads with the sound, or kill the ad network. And since that network provides a large percentage of our site's revenue, the latter option isn't possible right now, esp. during a time when it's hard enough to get advertising. I apologize. Vehemently. I hate sound ads as much as you. But, I'm in a awful position. I'm kind of sick about it, but not sure what else to do.

Posted by: Dustin Rowles at April 17, 2009 3:32 PM

You know...i wasn't clear on exactly what a hipster was until I saw that site. Thanks for edumacating me.
Although I am the chick who once googled "emo", because up until about a year ago, I had no idea what that meant either. Turns out I was lumping them all into the "goth" category. I'm so 90s.

Posted by: Whorish Mouth at April 17, 2009 3:37 PM

Yeah, I can't see turning down ad revenue in this environment. I learned long ago, the hard way, to keep my computer sound turned off at work -- I turn it on when there's something specific I want to hear. I used to keep the sound on, but after a few unexpected and embarrassing Stu Scott "BOO-YEAH"s over at espn dot com, I just gave up.

Posted by: socalledonlycousins at April 17, 2009 3:37 PM

I'm kind of sick about it, but not sure what else to do.

I think you should sell t-shirts that say "I got fired for reading Pajiba at work and all I got was this lousy t-shirt".

Posted by: Steven Lloyd Wilson at April 17, 2009 3:38 PM

Turns out I was lumping them all into the "goth" category.

For purposes of your Annoying Cultural Signifier Offal Factory and Charnel House, one assumes. They can diversify all they want, but fire still kills them.

Posted by: socalledonlycousins at April 17, 2009 3:40 PM

It would take 40 minutes in Austin? Please. I say at least 10.

I have no desire to head to the club area and find my own photos to submit. I value my freedom.

Posted by: Melody at April 17, 2009 3:41 PM

Always Sunny is easily my favorite of the three. Hell, it's easily just my favorite show. I watched the first three seasons, and I'm anxiously awaiting the fourth season to be released on DVD. I know it's probably a played out meme at this point, but Charlie and Dennis singing Dayman has been stuck in my head all week. And it's still funny.

I like AD. I've only watched the first discs of season 1 and season 3 so far. Yeah, I know it's out of order, but I watched season 3 at a friend's house, so I had to borrow seasons 1 and 2 from him.

I really like Firefly so far (again, only watched the first disc), and I've never been a fan of Whedon's other shows. I watched Buffy when they used to play the reruns on FX, but it was always just background noise.

Posted by: dave at April 17, 2009 3:41 PM

Re: People complaining about audio ads

I hate to sound like an advertisement myself, but if you use Firefox, download the Ad Blocker Plus plug-in. It's awesome. None of those annoying ads are on the sides anymore - no PETA ads with beheaded rabbits, no audio ads with constant *bing!* "Click here to claim your free iPod!" *bing*, nothing! Just pure Pajiba goodness.

Posted by: dave at April 17, 2009 3:46 PM

There's free software that works on IE too.....NOT THAT I'M NOT LOOKING AT THE ADS! THAT WOULD BE WRONG!

Posted by: Jay at April 17, 2009 3:49 PM

Oh, I think "Dayman" is funny no matter how many times you have seen it. And obscenely catchy.

I think Firefly is able to appeal to people that wouldn't normally watch Whedon's shows. I loaned it to my parents when their cable was out this winter, and they loved it. And trust me, my parents would never sit through an episode of Buffy.

Posted by: Miss_E at April 17, 2009 3:51 PM

Shit...yeah, uh, don't listen to me. Keep clicking on those ads, kids!

Posted by: dave at April 17, 2009 3:53 PM

Although I am the chick who once googled "emo", because up until about a year ago, I had no idea what that meant either.

Whorish Mouth, I did that once and spent a year thinking that people who were emo were really into giant birds.

Posted by: Julie at April 17, 2009 3:54 PM

THAT'S a hipster?! I'm so out of touch.
"Stop, drop, and roll dude!" is probably my favorite thing all day. It's pretty humbling that the one time a friend of mine set his hair on fire all I could do was shriek and beat him around the head and neck while that douchy frat-ish guy actually remembered the magic mantra.

Posted by: king at April 17, 2009 4:05 PM

Holy crap, Rupert Everet is rocking more that a little Charlie Sheen. Sad face.

Posted by: Blonde Savant at April 17, 2009 4:32 PM

jay

Mind sharing the name of that free software for IE? I'll go get it immediately, because for serious, those ads are sending me into conniptions.

Dustin, I'm of the opinion that if they don't want to tailor their ad service to your needs then fuck 'em. There's other options out there, I'm sure, and they'd be less insidious and intrusive than the current bunch. I know shutting it down is taking money from your pockets, but fuck they're annoying, and you'll lose readers (AND their ad revenue) by keeping them anyhow.

Posted by: Roaddog at April 17, 2009 4:49 PM

I was a FA undergrad when Whitney Lee was a MFA, and I love her work so goshdarnnnned much......if you saw in person the scale and wonder and meticulous craftsmanship of these rugs, how both the medium and subject matter transcend up to the heavens, you would just cry.

The women are conveyed with a whimsy and awe you wouldn't expect.

That is all. Buckeyes are teh boom. Boom to you.

Posted by: Stacy D at April 17, 2009 5:35 PM

You know, my speakers have a little knob marked "Volume". I just turn it all the way down. A little tip from me to you.

Posted by: Codeman at April 17, 2009 5:37 PM

Because I can't stop blubbering with happiness,
Here is a link to the gigantic versions of Whitney Lee's work. NSFW.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/indiecraftdocumentary/sets/72157594477444989/detail/?page=4

Posted by: Stacy D at April 17, 2009 5:48 PM

A little tip from me to you

Or for maximum "not lifting a finger" action, the mouse is handy for clicking that little audio button in the lower right.

Actually, slight finger-lifting and -lowering will be required for that. Sorry.

Posted by: rikkitikkitavi at April 17, 2009 5:54 PM

Stacy, you are evil. You made me all curious about those rugs...

I went to that site (not the one linked above, thanks to the NSFW warning, but the original link), JUST as my boss came into my cube. Let's just say there was some 'splainin to do.

Posted by: Stella at April 17, 2009 5:54 PM

It's IE7Pro

Posted by: Jay at April 18, 2009 10:34 AM

Also www.streetcarnage.com is a good spot for bad hipster outfits, featuring Gavin who used to run Vice's Do's and Don't.

Posted by: Jay at April 18, 2009 10:40 AM

Thanks jay, but I'm using IE8 right now, and I'm guessing it's not compatible. Serves me right for constantly beta testing Microsoft's shit for them.

Posted by: Roaddog at April 19, 2009 9:52 AM

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