Season Premiere of 30 Rock!

While you're supporting hope and change by supporting Obama, don't forget to support smart and funny by watching 30 Rock! Tonight is the season premiere with the hilarious Megan Mullally (ex Will & Grace). Watch it on NBC tonight at 9:30.

Cute for Obama!

If you want to melt the ice from your cold cynical heart take a look at the post from BUST Magazine's website and Shakesville. These pictures are too cute for words.


http://www.bust.com/blog/2008/10/29/girls-for-obama.html

Obama Roasts John McCain Alfred E. Smith Charity Dinner

McCain Roasts Obama at Alfred E. Smith (Full Video)

The Maverick and The Messiah

The Alfred E. Smith dinner ocurred last week--but you probably already heard about it. You haven't? Well, you're not alone. I found out last night a friend of mine hadn't heard about it either,so I figured it was worthwhile to write a post about it. The Alfred E. Smith dinner is thrown by the Catholic Archdiocese of NY for the benefit of children's charities. More importantly, the dinner was a chance for McCain and Obama to showcase some of the funniest political humor around-- and it didn't involve The Daily Show, SNL, or The Colbert Report. Both men delivered incredibly witty speeches. Whoever wrote their speeches has a career in comedy in their future if they don't already. I was unable to find out who wrote the speeches. If anybody finds out, let us know.

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

I attended a preview of the movie "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" Wednesday night and it did not disappoint. Besides the fact that it was free; it was very cute. While I may be closer in age to the characters in the "Sex and the City" movie than the characters in "Nick and Norah," I can definitely relate to the characters in "Nick and Norah" more. Okay, full disclosure--I've never actually seen the "Sex and the City" movie, but I have seen the show and no, that is not my New York. My New York is Nick and Norah's-- seeing bands play in the Lower East Side and in Brooklyn. I loved that the "Brooklyn Pool" bar in the movie was actually Union Pool. I also loved that Jay Baruchel, star of the hilariously endearing show "Undeclared," actually plays kind of a slimey dude. It's good to see him branch out. Once again, Michael Cera, the master at playing a tender young man, gives us facial expressions that made us fall in love with him on "Arrested Development". The whole cast did a great job creating a motley group of friends. Ari Graynor is brilliant as the sloppy, but lovable drunk friend.

This movie isn't earth shattering-- it has it's cliches. It's the tale of a boy who longs for the snotty girl while the cool girl he should be with is right under his nose. While it is a cliche, this sad story is repeated in real life over and over again...so repeating on film is forgivable. With this charming cast you're willing to stick along for the ride in Nick's bright yellow Yugo.

Also, while the movie is called Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" the actual music in the film played a very minor role. I was surprised by how minor of a role it played. Unlike, Juno or a many, many other films ("Chariots of Fire" ?) the music is completely forgettable.

This is definitely a "New York" movie--and I'm pleased with the side of New York that it is showing. It's not about buying expensive shoes, bad fashion, and slurping cosmos; it's about seeing bands, loving music, and realizing crushes.

Critics of the film might knock the fact that this movie is geared towards a very specific demographic, but I say so what? A lot of films are. I'm just glad I'm in that group. I'd much rather hang out with Nick and Norah in Brooklyn at Union Pool than Carrie and Samantha in the Upper East side any day.

Go see this sweet film. It opens October 3.

Doggon it, can I call you Joe Sixpack?

The Vice Presidential Debate is over and if your expectations were at an abject low then yes, Palin did well for herself. She was able to speak in full sentences and did not crack. She was able to steer the debate to topics she wanted to discuss (e.g.energy) when she didn't want to answer a question directly (which she pretty much never did). She was the master or mistress of digression. I hope at least some of you out there were drinking as you watched the debates--I wish I had been. If I had been drinking I would have started a drinking game and would have drunk every time Palin said "maverick"-- I would've been hammered. Okay, so Palin is "folksy"-- now why is this good? What I know is not good is that she would remove a woman's right to choose an abortion even if that woman was the victim of rape. What is also is not so good is that under Palin's leadership rape victim's had to pay for their own rape investigation kits. Not so good. This woman is ignorant. This woman is scary. It does matter what she knows (or in her case what she doesn't know) because John McCain is old--very old and could possibly die in office. I would love to have a woman president, but not this woman. I don't even want her as a vice president.

Biden will no doubt be overshadowed by Palin's waxed eyebrows, highlights, and her ability to say words and phrases like "maverick" and "joe sixpack" (What does that mean? That can't be good), but I think he did a good job. He was a gentleman and did a better job actually answering questions than she did. He could have drilled her (go ahead say it--drill Baby, drill), but he didn't. And for all that people discuss Palin's folksy charm, I was touched by Biden's dicussion of being a single father. I think it made him seem more than just a life-long politician.

And Palin...President Bush , it's pronounced-- it's: nu-cle-ar.