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The Future of Art?

Check out 3D street painting.
 
Hat tip: Amy

Download These Songs (And Thank Me Later)

Lily Allen - "Who'd Have Known"
Handsome Furs - "I'm Confused"
A.C. Newman - "Take on Me"
N.A.S.A. - "Way Down"
Ace Enders and a Million Different People - "The Only Thing I Have (The Sign)"

If You Hate the Snuggie

You'll really hate this.
 
Hat tip: Peter

S. Darko

That's the name of the new straight-to-DVD sequel to indie cult classic Donnie Darko. The plot centers around Donnie's little sister and the end of world.  I'm highly skeptical.  But the film does get bonus points for starring Jessie Spano.  (Note to filmmakers: actors from Saved By the Bell will always earn you bonus points with me, unless that actor is Dustin Diamond)
 
Hat tip: Pink is the New Blog

Fountains of Wayne

Fountains of Wayne are currently doing a short full-band, acoustic tour of the east coast.  On Thursday they were in Northern Virginia playing at the cafeteria-like Birchmere (the band loved shouting "Hello, suburban Virginia!").  I was there, along with Yeah Right reader Denise (who got me my first FOW record back in the day and is still plenty pissed that they did not play "Denise" at the concert).  The show was okay but it was one of the oddest concert experiences I've had in a long time.  Full story after the break.
 

Latest on Woody Allen's Next Pic

I've come to appreciate Woody Allen's pretentious film making for its caricatures of liberal elitists and existential dillemas.  If you haven't seen Vicky Christina Barcelona, please do!  If only to pay homage to Penelope Cruz's Oscar winning performance.  If you're wishing to dip your toes in the Allen pool further, I recommend his musical Everybody Says I Love You and the classic Crimes and Misdemeanors.

Thank you, Best Week Ever for a hilarious "Graphical representation of who's sleeping with whom in the next Woody Allen movie"

Rorschach Test

We are now only about a week away from the release of Watchmen, a movie that, amongst certain circles, has been eagerly awaited for over two decades. For those unfamiliar with it, the movie is based upon a 1985 graphic novel written by avowed lefty and comic book legend Alan Moore which broke ground with its dark and gritty realism –- something that hadn’t been widely seen in the super-hero genre before.

When Watchmen was first released it was revolutionary in many ways and instantly garnered an impressive following – Time magazine even declared it one of the 100 best English language novels since 1923. Some of the adulation certainly grew from its political nature and thinly veiled criticism of then-President Regan and what he –- and conservatism –- stood for. As a result, there has already been a fair amount of commentary in the conservative blogosphere either outright attacking it (see, for example, this) or at least discussing the shaky ideological foundations upon which Moore built his tale (see, for example, this.)

I only recently read Watchmen for the first time, and before doing so I hadn’t reviewed any in-depth analyses of the story. As such I expected it to be an uber-lefty, anti-Reagan work. When I actually cracked the cover, however, I found that whatever the politics of the story were intended to be, they ended up much more mixed.

Be forewarned if you are not familiar with the story – beyond the break there be SPOILERS and I also assume a certain level of familiarity in my discussions.

Finally! Arrested Development Movie Is a "Go"

Dear Michael Cera,

I hearted you in Juno, but why get the big head about you?  Why stand in the way of greatness for so long? 

Sincerely,
Whitney

Hizzah! More details here.

The Boy Wonder Shines

Project Runway season four winner Christian Siriano is still going strong -- check out these pictures from his new collection.  Fierce!

UPDATE: Also check out the collection from season five winner Leanne Marshall.

Salute Your Shorts

Keeping with my theme of obscure pop-culture-where-are-they-now posts -- how on earth did I not notice that Donkey Lips from Salute Your Shorts was in a Super Bowl commercial?