Aaron Sorkin’s commencement speech to Syracuse grads
(via kateoplis)Woman v. The Government
- Woman: I cannot afford to have a child right now. Can I have birth control?
- Government: No.
- Woman: I got pregnant but I cannot afford to have a child and I'm not ready to be a parent. Can I have an abortion?
- Government: No.
- Woman: I had the child, but I cannot afford to raise him. Will you help me out?
- Government: No.
- Woman: I guess I'll have to give my child up for adoption.
- Barry and Steve: We would love to raise your child. We have been in a committed relationship for 15 years. We have steady careers and are very successful and financially stable. We love children and wish to provide a loving nurturing environment for your child. Would you be willing to give your child to us?
- Woman: Sure, as long as it's ok with the government.
- Government: No.
npr:
Who Killed Mens’ Hats? Think Of A Three Letter Word Beginning With “I”
A hundred years ago — and that’s when this picture was taken, in 1912 — men didn’t leave home without a hat. Boys wore caps. This is a socialist political rally in Union Square in Manhattan. There may be a bare head or two in this crowd, but I think those heads are women.
So what happened? Why did guys stop wearing headgear in mid-century America?
The turning point, most people say, was John F. Kennedy’s inauguration. Before Kennedy, all presidents wore top hats on their first day at work. Kennedy brought one, but hardly ever put it on. Fashionistas say Kennedy, one of our most charismatic presidents, made hats un-happen. And, chronologically speaking, after JFK, guys everywhere, even balding ones like astronaut John Glenn, went topless. -Robert Krulwich
(Photo credit: The Library of Congress/via flickr)
In which we learn that Robert Krulwich is the son of a hat designer, that Krulwich can draw rudimentary vehicles fairly well, and that he can almost always make me smile:
“I blame Ike, because Ike built the highways that created the cars that lowered the roofs that crushed the hats that changed the fashion that ruined the business that supported the Krulwiches.”
I love scenes like this where everyone is wearing hats, particularly at baseball games.
Jack Nicholson preparing for the famous ax scene.
The Shining (1980)
This. Is. Incredible.
(via ifc)
Everybody is outraged – OUTRAGED! – over language hurled against women these last few weeks. First it was Rush Limbaugh. Then Bill Maher. Now Louis C.K. has resigned from hosting the Radio and TV Correspondent’s Dinner after Greta Van Susteren threatened a boycott because during the last…
Somewhere on Hollywood Boulevard at this very moment there is a segment producer for E! Entertainment Television who I’d like to buy a drink.
Just look at this shot. It’s a tiny little work of art.
I guarantee that the only creative decision this particular producer got to make all week was which direction to point the camera, and what did he choose? A massive chain link fence separating the hypnotized, unwashed masses.
It could have been just another filler segment featuring tuxedos and fake smiles, but no. Suddenly, it’s a smirking political statement. Those two douche canoes weren’t just yammering about Gerard Butler coming out of rehab. They were posing in a visual metaphor for America’s invisible caste system.
Yes, it’s deliberate, and that subversive motherfucker got away with it because no one in the broadcast truck either noticed or cared.
(via cajunboy)
