Author: Nonpopulist Published: November 29th, 2010
Last Call is a post we do on Monday and Tuesdays that involves links to stories of the day, pictures of sexy people, and a video or two. Commenting is generally encouraged. And I was just kidding about the Grey Cup Edition thing. I’m not Canadian and know nothing about Canadian football or the the game yesterday. The only reason I am aware the game happened is because Gally tweeted about it. He was at the game. How was the concession stand poutine? Did that person you tweeted about possibly dying actually die? You kind of left us hanging on that one.
Linkage: Alternet: The new Wikileaks release is making waves on the web, but they are not very chill waves. Alternet has 7 revelations from the most recent release. I’m thankful other people are going through the documents so I don’t have to. NotGaryJBusey: This popular twitter account was suspended today. Now it’s back, I think. The twitter username is NotGaryJBusey instead of GaryJBusey. I’m taking notes because I recently started a fake Sam Elliot twitter account. Side note, follow that account. The Big Lead: Tim Ryan (TheSportsHernia) c/o The Big Lead had a Leslie Nielsen tribute post that is worth checking out. Airplane was the first movie I ever watched that I audibly laughed at by myself.
Hot looking lady:
The lovely Kate Mara
Hot looking fellow:
The incomparable Danny McBride
I’m out. Sorry this was late, my internet messes up every Monday for some reason. O wait, because I have shitty satellite internet that goes out if there is a cloud bigger than your mom’s snatch in the sky.
Last month, I coughed up for HBO in order to watch True Blood without the hassles of tracking down each episode online the day after it broadcast. (Incidentally, who are these guys that record and immediately upload shows to the net? You do the Lord’s work, but damn, get out of the house and touch a titty once in a while.) True Blood quickly proved itself to be lackluster this season, and I was about to shut off HBO until my brother came upon Eastbound and Down being offered as an on-demand selection. We were both immediately hooked.
Eastbound tells the tale of Kenny Powers, a washed-up MLB pitcher who returns home but still acts like, to quote Mr. Show, “King Shit of Fuck Mountain.” It’s dirty as hell, extremely funny and contains a surprising amount of pathos that have made it one of my favorite comedies. Sadly, the new season isn’t due out for another few months (Kenny flees south and starts playing ball for a Mexican team. Sounds great already), but Funny or Die has seen fit to release this short of Kenny Powers landing an endorsement deal to tide fans over in the meantime. Enjoy!
[Edit: Papa G is new around these here parts and will be creating original content for us as well as sharing posts from his site, In Papas Basement, so be nice to him, or treat him like the rest of the staff. Whatever.]