A lot of Halloween parties this year will be attended by guests in Breaking Bad, Duck Dynasty, and zombie costumes. But you can be different this year. No one may know who the hell you are, but you’ll stand out from the crowd of pirates, superheroes, and vampires. Here are five dodgy costume ideas that you probably won’t see. Ronnie Woo Woo Unofficial Chicago Cubs’ mascot who’s loathed and loved equally among Chicagoans. His reach extends beyond Chicago, as he has brought his distinctive cheers (that he punctuates with “Woo!” and annoy many) to places such as the Howard Stern Show. Always in his signature Cubs uniform, Woo Woo was at the funeral of Dennis Farina and partied at Lollapalooza. If you’re not an…
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“We’re gonna HBO that shit” 10:35 a.m. I call Lena Dunham to discuss season 3 of Girls and declare ban of Vince Vaughn movies. 10:55 a.m. I call the producers (Mark Wahlberg) of How To Make It In America and tell them that if they can, to go ahead and make a third season to close out the canceled series. I think running back-t0-back with Girls sounds about right. 11: 05 a.m. For some reason, Lana Del Rey is in the hallway and as she walks by, gives me the finger. 11:30 a.m. I also call Bored To Death creator Jonathan Ames and discuss a 1-hour movie version of that show. 12:10 p.m. There’s a message from Treme creator David Simon regarding the final (shortened) season that’s…
Who knew the Russian Orthodox Church could be such an asshole? Following the arrest of three members of the feminist punk group Pussy Riot, one of the church’s patriarchs referred to them as “Deranged Vaginas.” I’ve followed the story of Pussy Riot since the arrest following their “Punk Prayer” inside a Moscow cathedral in March of 2012. Three were arrested – Nadia, Masha, and Katia. Nadia and Masha remain imprisoned to complete their two-year sentence in a penal colony (!), having recently lost their chance at parole. Katia has since been released. I just watched the HBO documentary, Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer. There’s a lot of interesting verbiage in it. In addition to the “deranged vaginas” comment, members of the church’s Carriers of…
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