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Janelle Monae: "Tightrope" (live on Dancing with the Stars)

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The editing/production on this is really weird! But Janelle, as always, is great.

Yes. I haven't watched Top Model religiously for years, but having watched episode 2 of the current season last week, Tyra's dramatic interpretation of "predatorial" (and the promise of Rich's weekly recaps) may just bring me back.

Let's get a little mellow.

It's magic: in 2005, I couldn't find this episode of Beavis and Butthead anywhere other than our TiVo; today, it's trivial to find this segment on YouTube. And it's still funny!

Turtles all the way down

FakeLocke.com:

Here are the ten things I hated about last night's LOST episode, in no particular order.

And here's mine: What I hated the most about last night's episode was that they replaced a mystery that I found interesting--the backstory for Jacob and the man in black, how they came to be on the island, &c.--with a mystery that I don't care about, i.e. how the Mother Earth character came to be on the island. I'm not of the camp that all questions need to be answered; in fact, I'm perfectly fine being left with some mysteries, but let them be interesting mysteries!

Egg(plant) salad

Via Grub Street, a promo for Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution, wherein he asks some kids to identify fruits and vegetables, and--tomato/potato, eggplant/egg salad, &c.--they get them horribly wrong.

I dunno. I found this inspiring as a TED talk, but as a teaser for a shocking! food! reality! television show on ABC, it feels a little... cheaper, maybe? But then again, I'm just being naive (because, is there really a difference?).

This place is the worst place.

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Incredible (and there are more where this came from!).

I am not a fan of Thomas.

You might be thinking, "Oh! I wonder what well-respected children's magazine this critic Topham Hatt writes for?" Let me burst your media bubble: "SIR" TOPHAM HATT IS A CHARACTER IN THE SHOW! It's like quoting Yoda to sell The Phantom Menace: "Like this movie, you will!"

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That's Paul Bausch on the deceptive critical reviews of a Thomas the Tank Engine film.

And but yes, it's very hard work finding good television that also appeals to kids. I'm partial to (the admittedly short-attention-span-inducing) Yo Gabba Gabba, particularly the tooth fairy episode with Amy Sedaris.

My favorite Arrested Development scene ever

... is this one, the flashback to the previous year's intervention for Lucille (from "Spring Breakout" in season 2):

Mad Men Yourself

I made myself using Mad Men Yourself (via), as if I were on Mad Men, and I found that I looked nothing like myself.

But I have a nice drink; I guess that's something.

Sesame Street Water Sports

My new favorite Sesame Street video has my favorite title of all time: "Bert and Ernie Water Sports". And, while it's not as disturbing as you could possibly imagine, given the title, it's still really creepy!

I like the look on Bert's face when Ernie disrobes and jumps into the bath in front of his nephew.