Have you ever wondered if the money you spend ends up funding causes you oppose? The front page of Buycott’s website poses this question to visitors. In a political landscape where a dollar for Stephanie Meyer turns into a boon for anti-gay rights organizations and cash-flooded lobbyists have…
In a press release sent out this morning, Yahoo! confirmed rumors that spread last week that it is indeed purchasing the microblogging and social network Tumblr. At a total of approximately $1.1 billion in cash, the buyout is expected to go through in the second half of this year. David Karp,…
The game isn’t set to come out until October 25, but Batman: Arkham Origins has been pumping the gaming community full of adrenalin for months with teases about new characters and storylines. Today is no different. Warner Bros. Games Montreal has released a 41-second teaser trailer for the…
I have to get a new Xbox before October somehow. Batman and I need to clean up this damn city.
Dear Reader,
My name is Jim Tews. I’m a thirty-one year old white male, and I’ve been a comedian for about ten years now. Currently, people of my race and gender make up the majority of standup comics in this country, and we have for a very long time. Comedy in this country has a pretty solid…
A-MOTHERFUCKING-MEN.
Hawkeye #8 by Matt Fraction and David Aja.
WHY AREN’T YOU READING THIS BOOK? I AM YELLING AT YOU TO GET YOU TO READ THIS. READ IT.
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I’m not a big fan of the color orange and I don’t get why it was used as part of Wonder Woman’s color scheme, but I’d love to have prints of these to hang up in my home.
(via dduane)
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I started this blog a year ago after Harold auditions. My message then: “I guess I’ll keep trying.” That carried me to these Harold auditions. It’s been a year and that won’t work for me anymore.
To be clear: What I’m Not Saying:
- I’m not saying that I am going to stop doing improv.
- I’m not saying that I won’t take another class.
- I’m not angry at UCB or upset about not getting a callback or anything like that.
I am saying that I don’t think I am going to try out again. Because…
For me, having that Harold/ Lloyd goal always tempting me in the future diminishes, in some way, my interaction with everything else. I’ve had so many great experiences- Runs at theaters, incredible shows for packed houses, festivals, and the people- playing with people I love. What a privilege.
And yet, I think I never fully appreciate any of those because I view them all as stepping stones, as working towards something else. “If I do well with this team, do well in this class, I’ll improve or impress people and get on a Harold team.”
So here is the choice I am making. Instead of standing here and looking to the horizon, I’m going to enjoy what I’m doing now. I am not going to audition again and I don’t have anything in the future to keep my eyes towards. I can and I will just look at what I’m doing now.
I have a show Friday night with two of my favorite teams I have ever been parts of. With people I deeply love. This isn’t a stepping stone. This is it. This is the thing. I get to do it. And it’s time I start appreciating it.
Kurt Vonnegut wrote (and I’m paraphrasing) that his favorite uncle, at times of joy, always made a point to say out loud “If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.” I’m going to start saying that at every show. And I’m going to stop looking elsewhere, chasing an elusive goal that isn’t nearly as interested in me as I am in it. I choose joy.
Yet another time when improv and off-stage life goals intersect. This is a good way to look at practically everything.
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This is so perfect.
From the tragic events of yesterday, there are many things to be taken from the bombing of the Boston Marathon. Recovery efforts continue to be made as officials sift through the wreckage for someone to blame and loved ones visit those caught in the blasts as they fight for their lives in nearby…
Writing this made me feel both sad and hopeful.
You’re all probably aware of the explosions that occurred near the finish line of the Boston Marathon this afternoon. I was made aware of it by my brother (volunteering at the marathon as an EMT this year, as both he and I have done in the past) who texted me to say, “I’m…
Boston police have also shut down cell service to prevent possible remote detonations.
News spread like wildfire yesterday about Apple banning the sale of Saga #12 due to it containing graphic imagery of gay sex, even if the images were relatively small. Now, it turns out that ComiXology is lifting the blame form Apple and putting it on itself instead. Today, ComiXology CEO David…
Apple didn’t ban a comic from being published through its iOS devices because of depictions of gay sex. Also, it may not even have been the orientation, but the graphic nature displayed. Pictures and more inside. (That’s some clickbait right there, it is.)
(suggested by Adam Keys)
Adam has definitely gone through improv training with Asaf Ronen and myself, because this is something we both do. Feverishly.
Thanks to hair-brained Twitter schemes by those who thankfully don’t know any better than to offend, an angry feminist can also be a funny feminist when making pointed social commentary. Back in February, those who lead the MRA (men’s rights activists) movement created the hashtag…
On this April Fools’ Day, see some people mock some real fools who deserve it. And then join in to do the same.
Without any fanfare, Tumblr managed to tick up to and past the 100 million blog mark this week. The burgeoning internet giant, founded in 2007 by David Karp, has gone on to have more than 44.6 billion posts by its many users. Blogs range from the celebrity-run kind to social movements to…
Happy milestone achievement, Tumblr. Now, to start scrolling again…and again…and again… and…
