Top 5 Most Badass Movie Vampires
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Oct
29
Devendra Banhart
Whatup Ace, saw that you liked Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros. I’ve been a big fan of Devendra for a minute, thought you and errbody out there might like if you haven’t already.
AND Natalie Portman is in the vid, which is always a plus
Oct
29
The League
As a big fan of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” I of course was watching the new episode tonight when, this pleasant surprise of a show, followed and provided for me a few moments of hysteric bouts.
Now, I am probably the furthest from the typical “fantasy football guy,” but I have plenty of friends who are and could vicariously relate to the situations encountered on the the show. I can’t speculate on the expected longevity of the show, but I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. I encourage you to watch the entire episode from beginning to end, but for those of you who don’t really give 2 shits here’s a clip, enjoy.
Oct
29
Fantastic Mr. Fox
One of my personal all time favorite books by my favorite childhood author Roald Dahl, is going to be released as a film interpreted by Wes Anderson. Enjoy.Â
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Oct
28
Caption Contest!
Alrighty folks– time for you to put YOUR creativity caps on! I know it’s been a while since you last wore em, but I’m sure they’ll still fit, albeit snuggly.
I’m asking you guys to come up with a good caption for this pic. Just post it to the comments section below. After a couple days I’ll pick a winner (so include your e-mail address, don’t worry only I can see) and one lucky (and creative) boy or girl will get a prize! (Prize TBD, though I promise something cool).
To get you guys inspired, I’ll start with my own caption…
“I know why the caged churros sings…”
Your humble servant,
Ace
Oct
27
Apple to Adopt “L” Station
In the largest extension of the adopt a highway program, the City of Chicago has decided to allow Apple to adopt the Cylbourn “L” stop.
According to ChicagoNow,
“Plans call for Apple to spend about $1.8 million for work on the exterior of the building at North and Clybourn, and about $2.1 million to reimburse the CTA for design construction management and other construction costs. The CTA will rehab the platform level and station interior, while Apple will do the building exterior work.”
Gizmodo notes “Apple intends on making that bus turnaround into a “landscaped public park,” so there’s no profit to be found there and the “first rights of refusal” are worthless if the CTA never actually decides to offer any of those advertising options and rights. It almost seems as if Apple’s doing this for the warm fuzzy feeling that comes out of doing something incredibly wonderful for a city’s development. I’m proud of you, Apple, but I still think Bill Gates is cooler for trying to cure malaria with candy.”
[via Gizmodo via ifoAppleStore via Mac Rumors] [via ChicagoNow]
Oct
26
If You Live in LA…
Julian will be playing a residency at THE DOWNTOWN PALACE THEATRE in downtown Los Angeles every Friday in November. Tickets will be available at Ticketmaster.com.
Fri, NOV 6 on-sale Friday, October 23 at 10AM (Pre-sale October 22)
Fri, NOV 13 on-sale TBA
Fri, NOV 20 on-sale TBA
Fri, NOV 27 on-sale TBA
I’m seriously considering going to LA for one of these shows.
Oct
26
Music You Should Be Listening To
This band is called Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros (http://www.myspace.com/edwardsharpe). I came across them recently and so far I’ve liked what I’ve heard. They’re kinda folk, rock, and generally nouveau-hippie.
Check out this vid of the band’s network TV debut on Letterman. You gotta appreciate the rapport between the lead singers who are bf and gf in for-real life! (Though you also gotta imagine that the other band members are pretty effin sick of watching these two make kissy faces at one another…).
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26
Fangbangers
For those of you who watch True Blood with a hard on, Fleshlight has a new vampire model sex toy.
Oct
24
Bernie Madoff’s New Life Behind Bars
A cushy country club style prison was not in the cards for Bernie Maddoff, to the delight of just about everyone who hoped his quality of life would take a major nosedive. We’ve got the details and it’s not pretty.
The Daily News acquired a copy of a lawsuit detailing the conditions of Madoff’s new jailhouse crib. He sleeps on the lower bunk of a cell which he shares with a drug offender, he eats pizza cooked by a child molester, and he’s been hanging out with mob boss Carmine Persico and convicted spy Jonathan Pollard.
The details were part of a document filed Tuesday by Attorney Joseph Cotchett who represents Madoff’s Ponzi scheme victims. He interviewed Madoff in July at the Butner Federal Correctional Complex near Raleigh, N.C.
Madoff recently got into a fight with another inmate which stunned other prisoners, who didn’t think Madoff had it in him. He was pushed by an inmate about the same age after getting into an argument. Madoff pushed the inmate to the ground, hovering over him, his face reddened and angry.
Even behind bars, Madoff continues to pull the rug out from under senior citizens.
[via Gawker]
Oct
23
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22
What NOT to be for Halloween Part Deux
1) Something that screams “I’m that guy” (something too overtly perverted)
"Haha, get it bro? My snake is coming out of where my dick is!"
If you think that this is a cool idea, you’re a fucking loser. No girls will talk to you and the one’s that do - well, you two deserve to be together.
2) Juno or (even worse) Juno and Michael Cera (the girl is juno, the guy is dressed up as Cera)
Thanks for making me another "Indie Mixtape"!
We get it, you’re one of those alternative hipsters who “totally gets” Diablo Cody’s pretentious dialogue and thinks its just soooo cool how Juno just doesn’t give a fuck about society’s conventional norms. I thought Juno was decent, but if you’re one of the people who has seen it a million times and just wants to shout to the world “I love JUNNNO” by being said character, you should just stay home and listen to the new Tegan & Sara CD, because that’s what Juno would do.
3) A self-aware “Wanskta”
"Yoyoyoyoyoyo"
Haha, you’re dressed up as a “gangsta rapper” but your really an uptight white guy from the burbs - that’s so funny!!!! Oh wait, that stopped being funny years ago. Womp womppp. (Seth Green, you can still dress up as Special K and get away with it - but only you!!!!)
4) A Badass Vampire
Because that’s what I am going to be, and you aren’t me. Simple as that.
Oct
22
Halloween Costumes! What not to wear!
Only nine days left until Halloween! Have YOU figured out what you’re going to wear yet? I for one have no effin idea… It can be so hard striking that balance between clever/topical on the one hand and not completely obvious on the other. The last thing in the world that you want to happen is for you to walk into your Halloween party, approach that cute girl across the room, take a slow slip from your hot tottie, and then spit it out all over her face (severely burning her BTW) because out of the corner of your eye you notice that some D-Bag is wearing the exact same costume as you! Well guess what– you were the D-Bag for wearing such an obvious Halloween get-up. Sooooooo, in an effort to save YOU the embarassment and that poor pretty girl the permanent disfigurement, I’ll deflate a couple of those so-called brilliant ideas that you got stewing up in that hat rack….
Bad Idea #1 - Zombie Michael Jackson
First of all, the man was a pop music legend– show some respect!…. PSYCH! I’m all in favor of mocking the recently departed, but not at the expense of originality. Because his death was such a big deal, almost everyone’s got this idea in the back of their minds. The whole Thriller thing also gets people thinking that they hit the jackpot and have a dope mutli-layered costume “Is it Michael from the video? Or, is Michael the brain craving living dead? Who knows!?”
While we’re on the topic, wearing a Zombie-[name of celebrity that died in 2009] costume is a big risk generally, so tread carefully…
Bad Idea #2 - Falcon “Balloon Boy” Keene
Everyone and their mother is thinking about going as Balloon Boy this year. Simple costume: get some balloons, get a boy. BAM! Is it Thanksgiving yet?
Avoid the temptation. You’re better than that! (if you gotta do it, really get some mileage outta the fact that his G. D. NAME IS FALCON)
Bad Idea #3 - Jon and Kate + Eight
These Kate Gosselin wigs are the hottest selling Halloween costume item right now. This is gonna be the Sarah Palin of 2009. I mean, don’t get me wrong… I get it! It’s an easy costume for a couple or two friends– a wig, a Hawaiian shirt, 8 baby dolls, et voila! You’ve got a conversation starter for every damn person at that party! Only problem is, all you guys will be talking about is how much you each paid for the wig cuz everyone else is going to have the same damn outfit! FIGHT THE URGE PEOPLE! Believe in yourselves!
I’m sorry I couldn’t offer too much in the way of positive advice. If I had any good ideas about what TO wear, I’d probably already know what my own costume is going to be by now….
Permaybe some commenters might come up with some good ideas!!
Tootaloo.
Your Humble Servant,
Ace
Oct
21
Allow myself to introduce… myself
What’s goin on urrbody!?
Ace here with OxyClean!             Wait, no. Nevermind. I’m confusing myself with Billy Mays again. Old habits die hard I spose…
I’m the newest contributor here at StopBragging.com (although I was one of the founding members of stopbragging.cz). I hope to be posting on a variety of topics, anything from TV to HBO, from books to paperbacks, and from the internet to HBO. When it comes to the Ace, you never know what you’re gonna get! (Unless it’s the second weekend of the month– that’s when I have my kids, so I’ll probably just be complaining about them on those days)
So buckle up boys and girls. Papa’s had one too many and it’s a long drive home.
Yours Truly,
Ace
Oct
18
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18
Completely Politically Incorrect…
…If you saw this in The States. I came across this hysterical ad in a mall in Haifa. It’s for a burger joint called Black…Go figure…
Oct
17
Dirt Nasty and Andy Milonakis
Dirt Nasty featuring Andy Milonakis “Fuck Ed Hardy”
“Fake diamonds on my hat, I’m a loser -and my bitch is fat”