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The Beach Boys - Then I Kissed Her Here’s to New Year’s Eve.

Jan 1st

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C’était un rendez-vous by Claude Leloch. This is one of my favorite short films. Contrary to...

Jan 1st

Wednesday Picture: I love me some IHOP coffee.

Jan 1st

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skeetonmischa: “It’s So Hard To Say Good Bye To Yesterday” by Boyz II Men Let’s all pour one on...

Dec 31st

3 Worst Holidays

mollylambert: a. New Year’s Eve b. Valentine’s Day c. The 4th Of July I’m not saying there...

Dec 31st

Ways To Get Me To Not Come See Your...

Your improv group is named after a pun Your improv group is named after a pop culture reference ...

Dec 31st

Video: Andy Warhol Interviews A Stoned Steven...

Dec 31st

tesslynch: If I had alopecia I’d for sure create a Tumblr called havent-got-a-hair My little...

Dec 31st

I finally made it back to my office in Glendale. Hey, only 223 emails to catch up on! Also, if you...

Dec 31st

Dec 30th

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William S. Burroughs & Material - Seven Souls

Dec 30th

Dear Los Angeles Pot Pharmacy,

Thank you. Thank you for growing and selling the amazing pot that you sold to the guy I share an...

Dec 30th

Oh Shit!

Hey, if you have Time Warner Cable On Demand, I just found out the special I directed for Current TV...

Dec 30th

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tesslynch: bros. johnson — strawberry letter 23 I love this song and I used to have it as my ring...

Dec 30th

On Saturday I went to Disneyland, where I got to pay my...

Dec 30th

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mollylambert: Huell Howser, an avocado farmer, and a fucking dog that fucking loves to eat fucking...

Dec 30th

And now, an ACTUAL LINE from Tango &...

Sylvester Stallone’s Character (because I can’t keep straight which is Tango and which...

Dec 29th

I’ve mastered the perfect recipe for a terrible stomach ache. Just mix equal parts stress,...

Dec 29th

tothemaxxx:mollylambert: R.I.P. Ann Savage (best known...

Dec 29th

I took some photos of the Haunted Mansion “Haunted...

Dec 29th

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Trailer: Terence Malik Days of Heaven, 1978

Dec 29th

Terence Malik's Days of Heaven

Dec 29th

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Beirut - Nantes In the last 24 hours, my Xbox decided to die, I broke my iphone, and I found out...

Dec 28th

Idroppedmyphoneatdisneylandandthespacebardoesntworknowhappiestplaceonearthmyass

Dec 28th

stickies: Edgar Wright vs. Shane Black Pt. II My first...

Dec 27th

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I made this intro for Jonah’s live show last year. After this video intro, Jonah came out...

Dec 27th

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Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over the Sea I have a weird habit of getting this song on...

Dec 27th

Everything Will Be Okay

Dec 26th

Kidnapped by Pomeranians. Stop. Send help or whipped cream....

Dec 26th

This is what insomniac idiots do with technology on...

Dec 25th

stickies: Black: Bad Boys 2 is like The English Patient of action films, it just keeps going and...

Dec 25th

I love everyone in this picture. Also, my totally radtacular...

Dec 25th

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It’s here! Please enjoy my 2008 Video Christmas Card. Special thanks to Jason and Bodie for...

Dec 25th

GPOYW Ready for midnight mass edition.

Dec 25th

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blurredvision: Once in Royal David’s City, King’s College Choir ~ The most underappreciated...

Dec 25th

Video Christmas card will be posted within the hour. Can you feel the excitement in the air? Also,...

Dec 25th

Dec 24th

Vons really stepped up their sushi game. Look out Trader Joe’s, there’s new sheriff in...

Dec 24th

Video Christmas Card!

Completion is imminent, look for it tomorrow. Consider taking the day off, because it’s gonna...

Dec 24th

drned: I love how quiet LA is right now, because everyone in LA is from out of town and is back...

Dec 24th

Dec 24th

Holiday Guilt

I’m not guilty about deciding to forgo going home this Christmas, but I am guilty that a...

Dec 24th

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Nothing says holidays like listening to terrible 90’s dance music. This is my guilty pleasure...

Dec 23rd

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Faith No More - Easy Like Sunday Morning Sometimes, it’s just easy in the morning. But hard...

Dec 23rd

What an amazing time we live in.

Dec 23rd

American Flagg!

Dec 23rd

Dec 23rd

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tesslynch: Kanye West — Young Folks

Dec 23rd

georgiahardstark:thisrecording: In Which We Look Back...

Dec 23rd

Oh man

I’m at Universal for a music spotting session. Our composer, Bruce, also did some cues for...

Dec 23rd

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I mean…it’s just so good. Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace “One Track...

Dec 22nd

Watch Online: Are You Afraid of the Dark

Dec 22nd

For a time, I thought this was the best show in the entire...

Dec 22nd

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For 15 weeks in 1992, this song, “It’s Hard To Be A Baby” by then four year-old...

Dec 22nd

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Ghostface Killah feat. GZA, Cappadonna, Masta Killa & Raekwon - Wu Banga 101 I’m off to...

Dec 21st

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Dec 21st

The Five Stages of Grief:

And their relevance to both not being in relationship & K-Earth 101 switching formats to...

Dec 21st

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David Kitay - Theme from Ghost World

Dec 21st

Hi internet. I just wanted to put you on notice. My video Christmas card is gonna blow your mind...

Dec 20th

A Christmas Miracle

On my way to my office this morning, it looked like construction crews were finally removing the...

Dec 20th

Dec 20th

Full Looney Tunes ACME Product Catalog

Dec 20th

Terrorists win.

Dec 19th

Barenaked Ladies Ships and Dip III

Dec 19th

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Dec 19th

Email Issues

Anyone trying to get ahold of me right now, please know that my usual email address is not working...

Dec 19th

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Thanks for making the beginning of this day kind of awesome, Discovery Channel commercial.

Dec 19th

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tesslynch: Since the hiatus, I’ve been way less bothered by Flight of the Conchords overload.  Now I...

Dec 19th

AV Club Interview: Darren Aronofsky

Dec 19th

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Terry Jones & Eric Idle - Christmas In Heaven (from The Meaning of Life) Really, the only...

Dec 18th

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Freeloader’s Guide Episode 1: Drinking for Free

Dec 18th

SuperDeluxe R.I.P.

Dec 18th

Snow Update: Dave Holmes beats me to the...

Dec 18th

LAist: Okay, it's Snowing in Malibu Right Now

Dec 18th

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Krazee-Eyez Killa might be my number one fantasy ficitonal character hangout buddy. Him or Leon...

Dec 18th

georgiahardstark: are they as unaware as Peter was that girls wash their bangs and put the rest of...

Dec 18th

Part of being a good big brother is giving your little...

Dec 17th

David Foster Wallace, The Philosopher

Dec 17th

Ugh.

You know you’re having a shitty day when the $12 bottle of wine you bought last week at Trader...

Dec 17th

"The Rig" Update

I’m proud to announce another new addition to the team working on The Rig. Emmy-nominated...

Dec 17th

Ladies and gentlemen, Broadway Musicals circa 2008!

Dec 16th

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Philip Glass - Candyman Piano Theme Candyman is one of the most intruiging examples of artistic...

Dec 16th

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Le Ballon Rouge

Dec 16th

Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds

Dec 16th

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The Pixies - Dancing the Manta Ray Do the Manta Ray. Why? Because it’s a song that has no...

Dec 16th

chickenpox: 2. Where do I know the liquor store clerk from? And I don’t mean like, what...

Dec 16th

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jonahray: Drunk Day, a new video from me and Peter Atencio. have fun with it, we did. This is...

Dec 16th

"Master of the Internet" on Buzzfeed

Dec 15th

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The Toronto Blue Jays’ theme song, “OK Blue Jays,” might be my new favorite song....

Dec 15th

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Book that probably couldn’t adequately be made into a movie but that I’d love to try to...

Dec 15th

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Serge Gainsbourg - Bonnie & Clyde French, man, what a language.

Dec 15th

thisrecording: welles as falstaff with laurence olivier ...

Dec 15th

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mollylambert: ATTN: Atencio and Tess This is the best version of “The Mule,” the screwed &...

Dec 14th

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Jedi Mind Tricks ft. Louis Logic & L-Fudge - Trinity JMT has the best beats in the game, if...

Dec 14th

New Photo Set Coming Soon

Dec 14th

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Dancing Marines + Pee Wee’s Playhouse + Grace Motherfucking Jones = Christmas Miracle Fast...

Dec 14th

Jonah, on the set of his new web series.

Dec 14th

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Z-Ro, Devin the Dude & Juvenile - The Mule (Ratatat Remix) I’m in a big rap mood right...

Dec 14th

Timeline of a Stupid Fucking Line

March 2008 - Writer writes a Stupid Fucking Line into the screenplay. May 2008 - Producer insists...

Dec 13th

Dear Internet,

Thanks, I get it, bacon tastes really good and can be incorporated into a lot of different types of...

Dec 13th

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jonahray: Please check out my new webseries: THE JONAH RAY BBQUAY. this weeks guest is Sarah...

Dec 13th

Just Like The Movies

Dec 13th

Life = completer.

Dec 13th

“It’s kind of like walking in on your friend...”
— Preston, on what it was like...

Dec 13th

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The Supremes - My World Is Emtpy Without You Fridays require motown. Also this is helping to drown...

Dec 12th

Tipping the Velvet

I just got a spam mail claiming that “Natalie Portman likes tipping the velvet.” What...

Dec 12th

Retarded-ass Thought of the Day

Are there any artists that work exclusively with sandwiches as their medium? I’d love to do...

Dec 12th

Life = complete.

Dec 12th

The Current Top Date Ideas:

christinahaberkern:onemoretimewithfeeling: Go on a search for as many good climbing trees as...

Dec 11th

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Moby - Living Whenever I can’t sleep (which is pretty much every night, thanks insomnia), I...

Dec 11th

Good Lord, woman, you are SIXTY SIX YEARS OLD. ACT YOUR...

Dec 11th

Ladies, can we just cut through all the bullshit and admit...

Dec 11th

Thank God

The MPAA has come to its senses. (thanks, Eshom)

Dec 11th

This is so on point...

Dec 11th

Not that it matters, but...

blurredvision: …I just found out that some of the lights I bought for my green screen stage came off...

Dec 10th

Silly Questions For Smart People - Peter...

skeetonmischa: In this week’s exciting installment of Silly Questions for Smart People, we catch...

Dec 10th

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The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down This might be the ultimate “get drunk and then...

Dec 10th

The photo editor at the BBC isn’t really giving 100%...

Dec 10th

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So Palm, lemme get this straight. Your big marketing plan for Christmas revolves around...

Dec 10th

You gotta rub me the right way if you...

Have you ever been texting Christina Aguilera lyrics back and forth with someone only to have them...

Dec 10th

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Beach Boys - Don’t Worry Baby

Dec 9th

Announcement

Hey if anyone was looking for tonight’s idiot convention I think I just found it in the middle...

Dec 9th

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Night of the Dog trailer

Dec 9th

"Dog" still wont be getting its day.

Well, the three year rollercoaster ride of getting my first movie Night of the Dog onto store...

Dec 9th

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Jeff Alexander & Bonnie Beecher - Come Wander With Me From one of my favorite episodes of The...

Dec 9th

It’s really embarrassing that a picture of my neck...

Dec 9th

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Stavenhagen’s Food Pawn Shop I’ve been looking for this old Adam McKay short film from...

Dec 8th

Construct

Dec 8th

Betamaxmas

Dec 8th

supersecretdownlowhollywoodradar:somethingmeaningful:chickens...

Dec 8th

Good game, los angeles city streets. You win this round.

Dec 7th

There was just a crazy rap battle in my car

Dec 6th

Dec 6th

Me and Ned Hepburn are at a weird party. What a night.

Dec 6th

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N.W.A. - 100 Miles And Runnin’ This one goes out to my homie Ned

Dec 6th

This is the Codex Sinaiticus of Tumblr. Ned is trying to use...

Dec 6th

This is my bunny, Bodie Rabbit. He is named after Bodie...

Dec 6th

My humiliation lasted longer than Six Days,...

Dec 6th

The Skeet On...Empire Actually Interesting...

Dec 5th

georgiahardstark: Holy moly!  The lovely Joanna Goddard (of A Cup of Jo fame) has post my BFF Alie...

Dec 5th

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skeetonmischa: Scene Of The Day: Raiders Of Atlantis Directed by Ruggero Deodato I still wonder...

Dec 5th

Audience Attention Span for online...

erockappel: jonahray: this makes me feel sad. Audience Attention Span Video length    % of...

Dec 5th

Progress In America

Tonight’s episode of MTV’s Parental Control features a guy with lesbian moms! Gay...

Dec 5th

tesslynch: Tree-kangaroo I wouldn’t mind if I had a baby...

Dec 5th

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I don’t know how I’ve never seen this video or heard this song before, but holy shit...

Dec 5th

Props

cjmeeks: christinahaberkern: I just gave my very first extensive tour of my work. Seeing how other...

Dec 5th

There’s a 50% chance I had sex with Prince last night.

Dec 4th

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Mohammed Rafi - Jaan Pehechaan Ho

Dec 4th

mollylambert: kitten still in search of a name,...

Dec 4th

My brother and I are kinda drunk and Prince is roughly five...

Dec 4th

Prince has been spotted! Holy shit!

Dec 4th

Morris’ MILF party

Dec 4th

Okay, Morris Day & The Time is bringing down the house....

Dec 4th

I am far too cynical for this. Oh, btw, gpoyw.

Dec 4th

Best news ever: I just found out Morris Day & The Time are playing the afterparty.

Dec 4th

In case you’re wondering why ai’m here,...

Dec 4th

Taylor Swift just sang “I’m Sorry” and I’m pretty sure she was staring at...

Dec 4th

Celine Dion’s reanimated corpse is serenading us all. I am wearing garlic and silver chain...

Dec 4th

I’ve never heard of any of those nominees, except the Jonas Bros. They’re here, and...

Dec 4th

I’ll be honest. Mariah looks pretty good.

Dec 4th

Barely made it!

Dec 4th

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Guide to Internet Dating Seems apropriate, in light of recent events. Written by me, Jonah Ray, and...

Dec 3rd

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Tony Bennett - Rags To Riches

Dec 3rd

Why do I agree to go to this shit? Tomorrow night is either...

Dec 3rd

New York New York

Dec 3rd

Flamingo Hilton

Dec 3rd

Caesar’s Palace. Click for more Vegas pics.

Dec 3rd

blocksonblox: I think some spiders were born in my bed. I keep finding them EVERYWHERE. I guess they...

Dec 3rd

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I never realized how precisely they got the shots to match up, even the other players and the camera...

Dec 3rd

Opulence, Indie Films, and P. Diddy

The independent film world is not dissimilar to the hip hop music video world. It’s all about...

Dec 3rd

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Am I the only one who could never get into Dexter purely because of Eric King’s character...

Dec 3rd

“Look, Johnson, if you wanna fly with the dreaded Sky...

Dec 2nd

Late 90's Action Movie Cocktail

Take one part Nicolas Cage Add respectable older actor slumming for a huge paycheck Mix in three...

Dec 2nd

File under “can’t possibly be a...

Dec 2nd

Dark Knight DVD Commentary Wish List

Jason and I have been thinking a lot about the upcoming DVD for The Dark Knight. We decided that if...

Dec 2nd

Red Bull Cola Update #2

Do not drink Red Bull Cola! I cannot stress this enough. Here’s what going on inside my body...

Dec 2nd

“One could argue that subprime mortgages and credit swaps are...”
— fatmanatee.

Dec 2nd

Red Bull Cola Update #1

My stomach is not feeling so hot. This could be due to several factors, so I’m not ready to...

Dec 1st

Dec 1st

Taste Test: Red Bull Cola

I’m currently undergoing a bimonthly internal clock resetting. Because I’m a natural...

Dec 1st

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R.E.M. - Orange Crush

Dec 1st

Crown Royal and some young dong. Just another night in...

Dec 1st

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Holy FUCKING shit. One man recreates Michael Jackson’s Thriller with 64 seperate tracks shown...

Dec 1st