Who knew you guys would like a post about Pure Moods?! That was my most popular post in a LONG time. Hell, it even did better than West Week Ever. So, after today, every week will be Pure Moods Friday!
I’m kidding. Even I can’t eke that much material out of a compilation CD series. Still, I’m glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for reading it!
I found myself in the middle of a flame war this week, as I cosigned a friend’s opinion on a porn star’s bad tit job on Twitter. Turns out said porn star knows how to use Google, and got all offended. Hey, get mad at your doctor, not us! Anyway, this led to a rebuttal post, then her PR guy got involved, trying to make me and a bunch of folks look bad. At the end of the day, I’m not sorry for what I said, which was that she was either dumb or just got around to googling herself since the offending tweet was sent a month ago. I, personally, didn’t say anything about her atrocious tits. Whoops! Oh well.
It took an SNL performance and several more listens, but Artpop has finally grown on me. The strongest songs are “Venus”, “G.U.Y.”, “Dope”, “Gypsy”, and the title track, “Artpop”. Still don’t think it’s as strong as Born This Way, but I was pretty hard on it last week. It also debuted at #1, so it’s got that going for it. Still, 5 strong songs out of 15 isn’t great, especially when it’s the other songs that’ll probably be released as singles.
Something’s been bothering me about this season of How I Met Your Mother – have they retconned Robin’s sister? If you go all the way back to season 2, Robin’s younger sister, Katie, comes to town and plans to lose her virginity. The gang talks her out of it, and she decides to wait. And then she was never mentioned again. In the middle of all the Robin/Robin Sparkles flashbacks, it’s almost like she was an only child. Apparently, Robin lived with her mom during the Sparkles years, so maybe it’s a half sister? Either way, she hasn’t been mentioned since that episode, yet there’s a wedding on the horizon, and still no one’s mentioning her. Hell, they finally broached the topic of Robin’s mom (who won’t be making the trip to the ceremony), but still haven’t mentioned the sister. This seems kinda sloppy for a show that has always tried to do right by its continuity.
In the past, I’ve written about Geeks for Tots – the holiday contest run by The Robot’s Pajamas. Sadly, due to work and school commitments, Geeks for Tots won’t be happening this year. All is not lost, however, as Infinite Hollywood has an alternative: Infinite Toys for Tots. Basically, the site will match any toy donation that you can prove with a picture of you dropping a toy into a Toys for Tots bin. GFT used to get a lot of backlash for the fact that donors could win prizes for donating. People would say, “Why can’t you just donate for the pleasure of doing something good?” Well, this does just that, as you get nothing but that squishy feeling! You can read more about it here, but let’s help some less fortunate kids to have a great holiday season!
Speaking of the holiday season, now would be a great time for you to revisit Will’s World of Wonder. We’ve been quiet, but we’re still alive and kicking. In fact, I recently added a bunch of vintage Power Rangers zords, as well as some other trinkets. When you’re looking for something special for the fanboy in your life, choose Will’s World of Wonder!
Though I haven’t sung with them in 10 years, my collegiate a cappella group, Last Call, just released their new album. It sounds great, and if you’re a fan of music without accompaniment, you can get it from iTunes. Here’s a sampler:
Links I Loved
Dave Holmes on TRL, Jesse Camp and 1998’s Other Big MTV Moments – Vulture
Stretching Spandex Over Melanin Won’t Make Comics More Diverse – The Nerds of Color
Tanya Tate’s Boobs (Risky for Work) – The Robot’s Pajamas
The 50 Sexiest People Born in 1985 – UnderScoopFire!
Comics are for Children – The Nerds of Color
Best-Lock Continues Its Reign of Terrible Licensed Construction Toys with Stargate SG-1 – Double Dumbass On You
One had a city in the palm of his hands, while the other was just holding her boobs. One is helping the needy, while the other is kinda seedy. Only one, however, had the West Week Ever.
No one had a week like Batkid. Technically, he probably should’ve had the West Week Ever last week, but his takeover of San Francisco happened after the post was published. Still, nothing that happened this week even came close to the media juggernaut of a little, cancer-stricken kid fighting crime with 10,000 volunteers in his corner. They say that the whole day will end up with a price tag of $105,000, but who cares, really? It seemed like a pretty fun day for all involved. If anything, I feel sorry for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, as this just raises the bar for them. It used to be kids only wanted a giant ice cream sundae or a few minutes to visit with John Cena. Now, they’re ALL gonna wanna take over cities. The charity world will never be the same after this, and that’s why Batkid had the West Week Ever.
Ha just read the little piece the PR guy wrote on Boobgate. Such a sad and desperate attempt to shame people.
Good top pick this week. Restored some of faith in humanity.
Ohhh, Last Call has a new CD. There is the completion of the stocking stuffers, along with the Marvel Kinder Eggs I had to bring in the Canada.
I gotta admit, Tategate was fascinating. I considered jumping in with a comment or tweet so many times but ultimately decided to keep my nose clean. Long story short, considering what Twitter is, RPJ did nothing wrong.
Batkid should be an automatic finalist for West Year Ever, what a great story. You know Cena is a little heated that his isn’t the “Make A Wish” pop culture story du jour anymore. He should have played Bane in Batkid’s saga, THAT would have been amazing.
Cena as Bane would have really been the cherry on top for this kid. I don’t think he likes to share the spotlight though.
I’m fascinated. Is there some sort of link to get caught up on Boobgate?
Maybe Robin’s sister got Chuck Cunningham’d?
Seriously, Will when the PR guy started on you, I seriously thought the shit was gonna hit the fan. Also, I saw some of the sweet wares at Wiil’s World Of Wonder.. Christmas is coming!
I appreciate the linkage about Infinite Toys For Tots. Really hoping to get some good donation numbers this year (hoping it’ll be our biggest year yet) and I am grateful for the attention it’s gotten thus far.