samantha who's that girl

If I were an ABC exec, now that I've canceled Hank, I would bring back Samantha Who to shore up the Wed nite comedy line-up. It would go like this:

8:00 - The Middle
8:30 - Modern Family
9:00 - Samantha Who?
9:30 - Cougar Town

Come on - how perfect and obvious is that???

team edward

With the dawning of a new Twilight (haha) and renewed debates in the world over who's the dreamier Twilight hunk, I now declare I am on Team Edward for the following reasons:

1. He's a Brit.
2. Messy hair > clean cut. (Man, I really want that hair.)
3. RPatz in interviews is quite funny and self-deprecating (kinda goes with #1 above). Exhibit A: the latest Vanity Fair cover story, in which he reveals one leg of his is shorter than the other, and that he thinks he looks like a cartoon character.
4. He's pale just like me.
5. He's brooding and elusive, vs. too-ready-to-be-there-to-lend-a-helping-werewolf-paw Jacob.
6. He was Cedric in Harry Potter.
7. He wasn't Sharkboy.
8. He is subject of a documentary called Robsessed (now that's clever and cheeky at the same time!).
9. Vampires are cooler than werewolves.
10. He sings. And I actually like the song he did called Never Think.

Now, I actually am not a hater. In fact, Taylor Lautner appears to be quite a good kid - I am very happy that he got to keep his job as Jacob after the brouhaha. And it's awfully neato that he is dating Taylor Swift, which makes them Taylor-Squared. All I am saying is, you always have to pick a team and choose a side (Adam Lambert vs Kris Allen, Star Wars vs Star Trek, India vs Palestine); otherwise, it's just no fun.

Oh, another disclaimer: I have not read any of the Twilight books, so I don't really know how the story goes. I presume Bella chooses Edward in the very end. I guess I'll find out sooner or later. I am probably not going to watch New Moon (or Eclipse, or I forget what comes after) in the theater. It's nothing like film snobbery or anything (after all, I watch shows on the CW!!!); it's just that I doubt I can find anybody who is willing to go with me to these movies. I don't know any tweens. Or more accurately, I don't know any tweens who would go to a movie with me - cuz that's all kinds of creepy...

class of 2009

The fall movies I have high hopes for:

Broken Embraces - Almodovar! Penelope Cruz speaking in her native tongue! It's arty and sublime and beautiful:


The Road - Aragon goes all post-apocalyptic:


The Lovely Bones - Peter Jackson tackles death and heaven and the murder of a thirteen year old girl:


A Single Man - Colin Firth is a gay man who has to deal with the death of his partner, with the help of a saucy-looking Julianne Moore and an all-grown up Nicholas Hoult:


An Education - Nick Hornby-written film about a teenage girl coming of age in 1950's London and falling for Peter Sarsgaard:


Avatar - James Cameron's first film since Titanic looks corny as heck from the trailer but should still be a spectacle to behold:


Nine - Lots of hot women and Daniel Day Lewis dancing, singing, and smoldering:


Sherlock Holmes - Iron Man abandons metal armor for tweed coat to solve some mystery:


New Moon - Edward and Bella and the Scooby gang are back:

the glee of glee

Top ten, Glee edition:

10. Gold Digger
9. Hate On Me
8. Sweet Caroline
7. Maybe This Time
6. Taking Chances
5. Take A Bow
4. Leaving On A Jet Plane
3. Bust Your Window
2. On My Own
1. Don't Stop Believin'

the wall

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, over 1,000 domino pieces, painted by Berlin youths, have been erected and will be sent toppling on Nov 9:

raising malawi, burying mariah

Madonna was recently in Malawi doing more charity work, including attending a groundbreaking ceremony for a girls' school she helped built with her Raising Malawi foundation.


(Look how radiant she looks.)


(That's really, really good work of her. Found pic on a Madonna web forum. Makes me happy.)

i don't like your music

10. Heartbreak/Make Me A Dancer - Sophie Ellis-Bextor
9. Never Forget You - Noisettes
8. The Price - Dappled Cities
7. Saviour - The Lights
6. Fireflies - Owl City
5. Monsters - Hurricane Bells
4. Bulletproof - Lou Barlow
3. Horchata - Vampire Weekend
2. You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift
1. I Don't Like Your Band - Annie (This song is ridiculous! I ordered the cd from cd-wow, with the bonus disc. Cannot wait.)