Weekends are for New Links
It’s that time again: time for me to enlighten you about the best of the internets this week. I’ve got some good treats for you, so get excited.
For some reason, this piece from the A.V. Club popped up in my Reader this week. From Justin to Kelly is one of my favorite movies and I LOVED reading their disgusted review of it (there is a language disclaimer). Because it is disgusting. But also delicious. My favorite line is,
“See, the young people of today, they’re too busy to spell out long, complicated words like “burger.” Who has the time? They’re too busy Googling up The Twitter on their iPhones to spell out words in their entirety.”
The piece includes some clips, but most certainly left out my favorite, where Justin & Kelly break into song while driving a boat while wearing matching white track suits. Sadly, I cannot find it anywhere. You would have really liked it. I’ll buy you a Starbucks treat if you can find it. Scouts honor.
I believe I first heard about Stephen Wiltshire on NPR, but listening this story on the radio and seeing it in person are two totally different things. He’s drawing the Manhattan Skyline from MEMORY.
Ruth & David totally need these shirts for their girls.
From the world of tumblr.com: some very interesting tumblr blogs:
This dad draws on his kid’s lunch bags everyday: Lunch Bag Art
For the Men: Put This On
Weird Black and White Photos: Black & WTF
For the Zombie Lover’s: Zombify
Although I am not a photographer, (I’ll leave that to this guy, this guy, and this guy. And this girl.) I like Annie Leibovitz’s pictures a lot. Here is a series she did for Disney Parks. Really, really cool.
I basically need this everyday of my life. Now if only they could come up with a website to find my car keys.
And finally, Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat, Pray, Love) gives a TED talk and it’s very good. She’s unassuming and charming and funny, and says a lot of great things about writing and creativity. It’s interesting what she says about where creativity comes from
baaaaah haha those shirts!! i love it! i have some little white t-shirts for them i got for super cheap at target…i just might try to screen print that on two for them. soooo sweet! i have been mesmerized for the past 30 minutes over the BW & WTF pictures. and this is what i told Tiffany to do for her keys…when you set them down, say “okay, the back of the couch is going to blow up” (the back of the couch is where you put your keys). then, later when you’re looking for them…you think, “what was going to blow up? ahh, the back of the couch.” and there they are! i wouldn’t say that stuff out loud, though…just in case ppl start running.
I still remember (fondly) the From Justin to Kelly party right before I moved to Nashville. The highlight for me is I’m Gonna Wish Upon a Star. Truly, truly awful…
This is my fave line: “All films require suspension of disbelief. From Justin To Kelly requires something more like a temporary lobotomy.”
Also, the lunch bag art is awesome, but I wonder if the kid even knows who Daria is…