Joe Muto

Downton Abbey-themed Valentine cards (via Videogum) Genius!

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:28:40 -0500

Downton Abbey-themed Valentine cards (via Videogum)

Genius!

Jezebel: Downton Abbey’s O’Brien Is a Total...

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:35:37 -0500

Jezebel: Downton Abbey’s O’Brien Is a Total Babe

Wow… almost unrecognizable…

"Beyond the “on paper” aspect of Mitt Romney, however, he appears to be a terrible political..."

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:30:56 -0500

“Beyond the “on paper” aspect of Mitt Romney, however, he appears to be a terrible political candidate. I mean, just awful. In debates, he can undo two solid hours of snappy comebacks and intelligent points with a single bizarre and frightening attempt at a natural laugh.”

- What the Heck is Wrong with Mitt Romney? | RedState

"This is a president who, just recently… was basically making the argument that Catholics had..."

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:15:43 -0500

“This is a president who, just recently… was basically making the argument that Catholics had to, you know, maybe even had to go so far as to hire women priests to comply with employment discrimination issues. This is a very hostile president to people of faith.”

- Santorum Invents New Front In Fake War On Religion: Obama Wants Female Catholic Priests | ThinkProgress

Female priests? Horrific. Just imagine all the altar boys that will go un-buggered. Unacceptable.

"The six-year-old set is “worn out. If we kept going, we’d have to replace it.” Instead it will be..."

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:19:14 -0500

“The six-year-old set is “worn out. If we kept going, we’d have to replace it.” Instead it will be dismantled. He plans to keep a handful of props for himself including the painting of a chicken with a bowler hat and the paper mache chicken on the counter. “Maybe the bongos, too,” he mused.”

- Exclusive interview with Alton Brown as he wraps up ‘Good Eats’ | Radio & TV Talk

My favorite cooking show is going away forever…

jennyjennybobenny: Our Super Bowl Bo Ssäm on the Momofuku...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:49:18 -0500

jennyjennybobenny:

Our Super Bowl Bo Ssäm on the Momofuku Facebook page! That means we’re basically best friends with David Chang now, right?

Whoa! My kitchen table is famous.

"Experts say that if all the world’s cats suddenly died, things would quickly go to hell in a..."

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:07:45 -0500

“Experts say that if all the world’s cats suddenly died, things would quickly go to hell in a handbasket.”

- What If All the Cats in the World Suddenly Died? - Yahoo! News

According to this article cats are the only thing standing between us and a RODENT ARMAGEDDON.

The Beatles press conference at JFK airport, shortly after...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:20:29 -0500

The Beatles press conference at JFK airport, shortly after landing for their first US performance — exactly 48 years ago today.

These dudes were CHARMING, dammit.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscars Won't Perform Both Nominated Songs From 'Rio' Or 'Muppets' - Deadline.com

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:52:32 -0500

EXCLUSIVE: Oscars Won't Perform Both Nominated Songs From 'Rio' Or 'Muppets' - Deadline.com:

TERRIBLE decision. I was really looking forward to the “Man or Muppet” performance from Jason Segel, or Bret McKenzie or some combination of the two.

That song from “Rio” can suck it, though.

"The only thing women (and men) “need” artificial contraception for is to have sex..."

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:05:28 -0500

“The only thing women (and men) “need” artificial contraception for is to have sex whenever they want and with whomever they want. Modern society thinks sex should be like television: entertainment on demand. Those of us who believe that sex is a total, loving and fruitful gift from one person of incommensurable dignity to another believe sex was meant for something more.”

- Contraceptives and control - Viewpoint - The Observer - University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College

I love periodically checking in with the opinion section of my old college newspaper. It’s an alternate fucking universe over there.

barackobama: Look at this face (and these amazing dog...

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:18:26 -0500

barackobama:

Look at this face (and these amazing dog sweaters).

Whichever Obama staffer is running this REALLY understands Tumblr. Kudos.

Yes!

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:08:51 -0500

Yes!

How Would You Tag The Mad Men Subway Poster?: Gothamist

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:07:35 -0500

How Would You Tag The Mad Men Subway Poster?: Gothamist

"No, [Romney’s] going to lose. He doesn’t resonate, you know? Or he would have won last time,..."

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:25:46 -0500

“No, [Romney’s] going to lose. He doesn’t resonate, you know? Or he would have won last time, in all fairness to your father! He was scheduled to win last time, and he didn’t because your father outdid him. You understand. I watched [Romney] make a speech, and it was all these little trivial statements.”

- Donald Trump Interview With Meghan McCain, April 2011

Oops. This exists.

Oscars for Screenwriters Are a Cliffhanger - NYTimes.com: More...

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:10:00 -0500

Oscars for Screenwriters Are a Cliffhanger - NYTimes.com:

More Groundlings — Jim Rash and Nat Faxon — are represented in “The Descendants,” also written by the director, Alexander Payne. Jim Burke, a producer of “The Descendants,” asked Mr. Rash and Mr. Faxon to adapt Kaui Hart Hemming’s novel of the same title, whose rights he had bought even before publication, because he liked the Hawaiian setting.

But the book is written in the first person, with interior monologues from the point of view of Matt King (George Clooney). Getting out of that perspective “was certainly a challenge,” Mr. Faxon said, “because you wanted to understand this character, and in the book it was so well described, because he could tell you exactly how he was feeling.”

The solution came from Mr. Payne: an opening voice-over that gives the background. Mr. Payne, the writer-director of “Sideways,” for which he won a screenplay Oscar, schooled Mr. Rash and Mr. Faxon (also an actor in movies like “Zookeeper” and “Bad Teacher”) on how to balance comedy and emotion.

“I think that was something that was very beneficial for us to watch,” said Mr. Rash, who plays the college dean on the TV series “Community.” “Applying his tone, and watching him work, not only in the writing but as a director.”

The dean might get an Oscar!

"The inspiration came from bits and pieces of their own lives. “That was my exact car,” Ms. Mumolo..."

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:03:52 -0500

“The inspiration came from bits and pieces of their own lives. “That was my exact car,” Ms. Mumolo said of Ms. Wiig’s clunker in the film. “I had a maroon Mitsubishi Mirage. But mine had the windows duct-taped on — one was duct-taped and one was just hanging. And I would drive around and go to these fancy parties as each of my friends got engaged, got married.””

- Oscars for Screenwriters Are a Cliffhanger - NYTimes.com

"The graffiti artist who took Facebook stock instead of cash for painting the walls of the social..."

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:50:23 -0500

“The graffiti artist who took Facebook stock instead of cash for painting the walls of the social network’s first headquarters made a smart bet. The shares owned by the artist, David Choe, are expected to be worth upward of $200 million when Facebook stock trades publicly later this year.”

- For Founders to Decorators, Facebook Riches - NYTimes.com

Lucky bastard…

Video

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:56:54 -0500

Wonton Noodle Soup at Talde, ‘Top Chef’ Dale...

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:03:52 -0500

Wonton Noodle Soup at Talde, ‘Top Chef’ Dale Talde’s New Brooklyn Restaurant | Serious Eats

One of the few dishes we DIDN’T try over the weekend. We’ll have to rectify that next time we go.

It was an amazing meal — I’d say one of the top 3 meals I’ve had in New York.

"Bleecker Bob’s, which will close its store at 118 West Third Street at the end of April, will become..."

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:14:42 -0500

“Bleecker Bob’s, which will close its store at 118 West Third Street at the end of April, will become a Starbucks, according to a manager, Chris Wiedener.”

- Two New York Musical Mainstays Are Soon to Tune Out - NYTimes.com

That’s a goddamn disgrace.