From the monthly archives:

August 2006

Zach Galifianakis on physical comedy

August 23, 2006
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And a Sudeikis Will Set Them Free

August 23, 2006

According to the L.A. Times this morning, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will both be vacating the Weekend Update desk (I know, that sort of sounds like slang for something really filthy) — Fey to go work on her probably-doomed sitcom 30 Rock, and Poehler to try and focus more on being 1/2 as funny [...]

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Kevin Federline’s Big Debut

August 21, 2006

Sweet.

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Area Man Tries Out Onion Code Snippets

August 21, 2006

When This Meth Thing Blows Over, You’ll Come Crawling Back
Why so down in the dumps, vato? Man, you don’t look so good. What happened, artillery-shell blow half your face off? What’s that? You’re…

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A little love for Academy

August 21, 2006

Hat tip to Berkeley Place for giving Academy of Chess and Checkers some love.  Although in response I can neither confirm nor deny their existence.  All I know is, I am not personally a member.  But I’m pretty sure they exist.  I think.

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David Brent at Microsoft

August 20, 2006

I don’t know how old this is — but it’s classic.

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Metrolink lays down the law

August 16, 2006

No Cigars, Dropping Icecubes, Boomboxes or Martinis

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The Protector

August 14, 2006

       
The guy from Ong Bak + music by Rza.  Rock on.

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Rodrigo y Gabriela

August 14, 2006

Wow.  How does she play like that?

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It’s preseason for announcers too

August 6, 2006

From NBC’s return to NFL football — Sunday night’s coverage of the Hall of Fame Game.  John Madden himself:
"When you line up the good guys on one side, you put Andy Reid on that side."

I sure hope that one found its way into Madden 07.

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The Onion blooming next week in my neighborhood*

August 3, 2006

According to my sources (their latest email newsletter), The L.A. print edition of The Onion comes to town on August 10 (not August 3 as the Media Kit would have you believe).  And I was pleased to discover yesterday that I’ll be able to walk right down the street here in Los Feliz to pick [...]

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