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Archive for September, 2009

How to Hook Up: A Guide by “The Gentleman Playboy” Shaft Manly

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Hooking up is easy. All you need is a little confidence, a quick wit, and dashing good looks like mine. Though love comes easy, it can also come with a price. Hooking up sometimes equals baggage – either you’re unloading it on them, or they are unloading it on you. Here’s some advice that will put the whole notion of mutual attraction into perspective.

  • Half Spanish Girlfriend – Comedian Pat Dixon has a half Spanish girlfriend. Unfortunately for him, that’s the only half that matters. We can all probably identify with hankering for something a little spicy to try out, and the burn that ensued. I’m not talking about that kind of burning, though.
  • Sexual Harassment – Hooking up can happen just about anywhere. Don’t take it too far in the wrong place, though, like work. Here to remind us why coming on too strong in the workplace is bad is the saucy and supple Hayden Panettiere. Rooowwrrr!
  • English vs. Math – Comedian John Betz, Jr. explains the difference between men and women in plain math. Women who trust too much + men who are sore losers = what they don’t know won’t hurt them.
  • Porn for Women – Guys aren’t the only ones who need a little stimulation from scintillating images. Ladies like seeing the things that get them going just as much. You wouldn’t believe the stuff they’re into if I told you. You’ll just have to see for yourself…
  • Yogurt is Really Good – They say food can be an aphrodisiac. Personally, I don’t need any help being a horndog, but just in case you do, you might want to look into investing in yogurt. If this video is any indication of how women feel after eating this stuff, who needs oysters or chocolate covered strawberries?

Next time I’ll share some tips on how to take your lady on a getaway she won’t soon forget. Until then, just remember to whisper in her ear and she’ll be moaning in yours.

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Sally Potter’s RAGE: A Star-Studded Film Premiere In Your Pocket


This is a 21st-century cinema milestone—the first time a feature film starring award-winning actors like Jude Law (in drag!), Steve Buscemi, Judi Dench, Eddie Izzard, Lily Cole (the list goes on) will premiere on mobile phones. No velvet ropes, no guest lists, just film fans around the world watching the debut of a new work by a renowned filmmaker.

As director Sally Potter points out, “There is, potentially, no hierarchy of who gets to see the film first. A teenager in her bedroom in a village in Spain, a rancher in a small town in Australia, a movie star in a Penthouse in New York, all are in it together, simultaneously; [...] a vast web of parallel experience.”

RAGE is set in the glamorous and chaotic world of a New York fashion house preparing for a runway show. The film has a simple but radical structure. It consists entirely of documentary-style interviews with individual characters—a designer, his models and everyone from a media mogul to a seamstress—shot by an (unseen) student named Michelangelo on his cellphone behind the scenes at New York Fashion Week. Unexpectedly, the budding filmmaker ends up witnessing an accident on the catwalk that spirals into a murder investigation.

This is one movie that’s actually perfect for mobile phones. The one-on-one interviews make for intimate viewing because the actors seem to be talking to you the entire time. Seeing it on a handheld screen only enhances that feeling of intimacy. The film has been custom-edited into seven episodes for Babelgum Mobile, with a new episode being released each day, premiering September 21. One week later on the 28th, after all the episodes have debuted, they will also be available here on the Babelgum website.

If you want to take part in this distribution revolution, download the free Babelgum Mobile app at the iTunes store (or click here if you have Google Android) and watch all the episodes of RAGE beginning today, September 21.

Further reading on the RAGE release:
The Independent
NY Times
Art Beats Blog NY Times
THR
ScreenDaily
indieWire.com
London Times
BBC (video interview with Sally Potter)
Netribution
And for more info, sneak peeks, trailer and links see the RAGE page on our website

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Tokyo Stories 5: Bill Paxton

Snowboarding Indoors is Really Fun

By Bill Paxton

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I just got back from Tokyo, and I wish I could tell you about all the awesome stuff I did there, but one thing definitely stood out: Indoor Snowboarding!

Now I know what you’re thinking – “Bill, I love to fill the stairway of my building with ice and slide down it on a trashcan lid.” Well, Johnny, this is a little different. See, in Tokyo, snowboarding indoors is not only legal, but they have a place for it.

If you don’t believe me, you should go there, and then you’ll see what the Paxie is talking about. I get a lot of people who come to me and ask, “Hey Bill Paxton, is there anything you’re afraid of? Is there anything you can’t do?” I’ll tell you like I tell them: NO.

That’s why it’s important for me to do cool things to remind everyone just what a great guy I am. Sometimes, that cool thing is doing a typical outdoor sport but doing it inside. Have you ever shot skeet in gymnasium? I bet not.  Unfortunately, most people can’t do awesome things like that, but if you ever go to Japan, be like Bill and go do some indoor snowboarding – you won’t regret it.

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Tokyo Stories 4: Mark Harmon

You Can’t Stop Your Body When the Reggae Music Starts

By Mark Harmon

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And nobody knows it more than me. If there’s one thing Mark Harmon loves, it is getting down to some dope riddim’ and get irie.

But seriously, if you want a real taste of culture-to-culture incongruity, check out the emerging style of reggae dancing in Tokyo.

These girls have a lot more flavor than just wasabi. Have you ever heard that song ‘Bailamos’? It’s about dancing, you know. Anyway, there is a line in that song that says “Let the rhythm take you over,” and that’s exactly how I feel when I see sexy women dancing.

You know, when I starred in the 80’s teen comedy “Summer School,” I thought I’d never have that much fun again. Well lucky for me, I got to go to Tokyo, and now I can come home knowing what it feels like to have that rhythm take me over.

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Tokyo Stories 3: Amy Winehouse

I Can’t Feel Me Toes, but I Like Me New Tat!

by Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse

Who’s there? Show yourself, ya cheeky knob!

Oh, right, my Tokyo story. Well, ‘ere’s the thing, I don’t remember ‘alf of what ‘appened last time I toured Tokyo, but I did come back wif some real horrorshow new ink.

I looked through me pictures and found that I visited Luz Tattoo and got meself some amazing new art on me bum.

Did you ‘ear that noise? Wha’? Oh, sorry there, ya twit, I forgot about the demons living in me brain. (The only way to keep ‘em asleep is wif crank or ‘eroin. Little secret between you , me, and me brain demons.)

What was I talking about? Oh, right, Tokyo. I bloody love that joint, and I woulda stayed there if it wont for the fact I got scurvy and had to go get me liver replaced. Maybe I’ll go back there, when I’m ready for another tattoo. Maybe I’ll get one of meself on me bum.

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Tokyo Stories 2: Perez Hilton

The First Rule of Manga Fight Club is Fashion!

By Perez Hilton

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First off, let me say that I LOVE Tokyo. Not in the same way that I love pajamas and complaining about everything under the sun, but still, it is 100% bona fide LOVE! For instance, where else in the world is there such a thing as Manga Fight Club? Los Angeles? YOU WISH! The thing that makes this fight club sexier than Brad Pitt is that the costumes are so inventive. Sure, the fighting itself is hot, but come on, who doesn’t like fake fighting when your opponent wears a full body leather costume? I’ve only worn a full body leather suit once before, but that’s a different story. Let’s just say prom was unforgettable. So, the other cool part of Manga Fight Club? They don’t actually hurt each other. Now, I know what it’s like to be in a fight, and I’ll be the first to admit that violence is WRONG, but there is still something that gives me goose pimples when I see two grown women fake fighting each other while wearing Manga outfits. It’s insane fun.

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Tokyo Stories 1

The first in a series, in which we present several celebrities as they journey to Tokyo and regale us with their tales in the land of the rising sun. Coming up, Amy Winehouse, Perez Hilton and more but first…

Tokyo is Off the Chain, Son

By T-Pain

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Yo shawty, open up your ears and have a listen to what T-Pain is going to tell you. Tokyo is off the chain, son! I took a little trip (on a boat!) to Japan this summer, and while I was there I went to a NINJA SHOP! You can learn how to throw throwing stars AND even win a sword if you score big on their star throwing range. What? I know it sounds crazy, yo, but I think I might move to Tokyo. Not only do they have the weirdest culture on the planet, but they have stores where you can buy any sort of ninja gear you need. I could not make this stuff up if I tried, son.

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