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1. diversion from the doldrums by music, comedy, food, art, or theater
2. entertainment of the cheaper-than-usual varietyNorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12896810344158032649noreply@blogger.comBlogger278125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3192396576946335754.post-85242958022019258352012-02-11T23:11:00.000-05:002012-02-11T23:11:47.180-05:00IFC Comedy Series 'Bunk' Tapings<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Bunk</i> is a new comedy series on IFC, and you can get into free tapings from 2.17-2.24 at Manhattan Center Studios (303 W. 34th Street). Taping times are at 4p, 5:30p, and 8:15p.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><strong style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Part improv, part parody, part game show and plain fun -- we have assembled some of the funniest comics to break the mold and create something wholly unique for IFC. Check it out.</strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's hosted by Kurt Braunohler, and guests include (not limited to) Bobby Moynihan, Chris Gethard, Scott Adsit, Tom Lennon, and Alex Borstein.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enter to win tickets <a href="http://www.theblacklistnyc.com/bunk.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.</span>Norahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12896810344158032649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3192396576946335754.post-80322454458683798282012-02-09T00:54:00.000-05:002012-02-09T00:54:39.112-05:00Switchboard #11<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Telephoned presents Switchboard #11/EP Release Party on 2.14, 9p at Hotel Chantelle (92 Ludlow St.). This time around, there's a DJ Set by Win Win, Skinny Friedman, and a "special full live set" by Telephoned them(it?)selves. RSVP at <a href="http://good-peoples.com/">Good-Peoples.com</a>.</span><br />
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</span>Norahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12896810344158032649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3192396576946335754.post-34953370013932883552012-02-06T16:40:00.000-05:002012-02-06T16:40:08.422-05:00I brought presents<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not really. But I'm back from Israel, and since I'm catching up on THE INTERNET, here's another series of scotch tastings from 2.21-2.24. I've gone to so many different scotch events that they're all starting to blur together, but I may have eaten lamb at Macallan's? All "Raise The Macallan" events are at 82 Mercer Street and times range from 6-10:30p. Sign up <a href="http://www.raisethemacallan.com/lookup_event/index/10001?utm_campaign=Winter2012&utm_medium=email&utm_source=MacallanNYC&utm_content=former" target="_blank">here</a>.</span>Norahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12896810344158032649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3192396576946335754.post-75072031742831028392012-01-21T15:38:00.001-05:002012-01-21T15:55:40.507-05:00Hiatus<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey everyone, a heads up: I will be leaving for Israel (with limited internet access/free time) tomorrow and will not be back until early February. Here are some sites with which to enter-tane yourselves while I'm away:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://ohmyrockness.com/" target="_blank">Oh My Rockness</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://myfreeconcert.com/" target="_blank">My Free Concert</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://myopenbar.com/" target="_blank">My Open Bar</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://nycdailydeals.com/" target="_blank">NYC Daily Deals</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://livingfreenyc.com/" target="_blank">Living Free NYC</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://theprintup.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Print Up</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://89thandbroke.com/" target="_blank">89th and Broke</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://gothamist.com/" target="_blank">Gothamist</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://newyork.timeout.com/" target="_blank">Time Out NY</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I leave you with <a href="http://drunkronswanson.com/" target="_blank">this</a>.</span>Norahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12896810344158032649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3192396576946335754.post-80284970857872803282012-01-20T19:11:00.001-05:002012-01-20T19:11:13.478-05:00Another Bande de Quatres update<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last minute lineup change: the live act will be Bell, not Glasser. Crazy!</span>Norahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12896810344158032649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3192396576946335754.post-77906727013938246312012-01-20T14:44:00.000-05:002012-01-20T14:44:08.279-05:00Kill List advance screening<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To win free passes from the L Magazine to an advance screening of <i>Kill List</i> on Monday 1.30, fill out the <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDM0Nk5jVUVzUk5WVzc2VWMzMWEyS0E6MQ" target="_blank">form</a> or e-mail your name and zip code to kill-list@thelmagazine.com. Good luck!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4) Santigold at Music Hall of Williamsburg (66 N. 6th Street), 1.17, 8p, $25. [via <a href="http://www.ohmyrockness.com/showdetail.cfm?showid=63309" target="_blank">OMR</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5) Howler (also on 1.19) at Other Music (15 E. 4th Street), 1.17, 9p (get there early), free. [via <a href="http://www.ohmyrockness.com/showdetail.cfm?showid=63689" target="_blank">OMR</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8) The Rejection Show Music Series: Jon Friedman, Ted Leo, Corn Mo, The Gregory Brothers, The Rejection Show House Band at Littlefield (622 Degraw), Thursday 1.19, 7:30 doors, $8a/$10d. [<a href="http://www.ohmyrockness.com/showdetail.cfm?showid=63461" target="_blank">via</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9) Cults, Delicate Steve, Dirty Fences at Webster Hall (125 E. 11th St.), 1.19, 7p, $25.15. [<a href="http://www.ohmyrockness.com/showdetail.cfm?showid=62170" target="_blank">via</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10) Caveman, Au Palais, Heaven at Bowery Ballroom, 1.20, 8p, $13a/$15d. [<a href="http://www.ohmyrockness.com/showdetail.cfm?showid=62017" target="_blank">via</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">11) Dirty Projectors (DJ Set), Skinny Friedman, Import/Export at AMNH (79th St @ CPW), 1.20, 9p, $25. [<a href="http://www.ohmyrockness.com/showdetail.cfm?showid=62965" target="_blank">via</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12) Ava Luna, Total Slacker, Caged Animals, Osekre & The Lucky Bastards at Shea Stadium (20 Meadow St.), 1.20, 8p, free? [<a href="http://www.ohmyrockness.com/showdetail.cfm?showid=63261" target="_blank">via</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">15) Big Freedia (and Her Divas) at Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Avenue), 1.21, 11:30p, $10. [<a href="http://www.ohmyrockness.com/showdetail.cfm?showid=63234" target="_blank">via</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">16) The Juan Maclean DJ set at Yotel (570 10th Avenue), 1.21, 10p, free w/ RSVP. [<a href="http://www.ohmyrockness.com/showdetail.cfm?showid=63265" target="_blank">via</a>]</span>Norahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12896810344158032649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3192396576946335754.post-67450487811799587252012-01-17T00:58:00.000-05:002012-01-17T00:58:19.268-05:00The Boy Illinois Party, Super Bowl/Birthday Party<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1) The Boy Illinois free listening party/performance on 1.31, 8p-12a at Dominion NY (428 Lafayette St.). Sake open bar 8-9p. RSVP to events@theimgway.com.</span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2) My Free Concert is throwing a Pre-Super Bowl Birthday Party at Z Hotel (11-01 43rd Avenue, Long Island City) on 2.4, 10p. There will be an open bar from 10:30-11:30p, and free birthday cake. Go to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/273523016045989/" target="_blank">Facebook event page</a> for details (free limo service?) and to RSVP. [via <a href="http://www.myfreeconcert.com/events/pre-super-birthday-bowl-party-mfc-members-friends-ft.-free-booze" target="_blank">My Free Concert</a>]</span></div>Norahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12896810344158032649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3192396576946335754.post-66552040088445797132012-01-17T00:38:00.000-05:002012-01-17T00:38:14.105-05:00Digital DUMBO 3rd Anniversary, Bande de Quatres Afterparty, School Night<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1) One day, I will get to one of these Digital DUMBO parties: this one on 1.26 is brought to you by Carrot Creative. 6:30-9:30p @ the DUMBO Loft (155 Water Street). High likelihood of free food and drink. Tickets on the <a href="http://digitaldumbo.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">Eventbrite page</a>.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And lookit!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although I have to say, I think the only part I laughed out loud at was Andy and April, because how unexpected is even mild gore on Parks & Rec, let alone the People's Choice Awards? That's what this is from, right? Is that even a thing anymore?</span></div>Norahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12896810344158032649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3192396576946335754.post-14597360614808381992012-01-13T01:23:00.000-05:002012-01-13T01:23:50.587-05:00100 Proof Project, Velour & Clarks Originals<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1) I think I mentioned this before, but more details: 1.18 at the Knitting Factory Brooklyn, the L Magazine and Southern Comfort are throwing the "100 Proof Project", which means competing mixologists, lots of free drinks, and a performance by Radical Dads. RSVP <a href="http://100proofbk.com/wp-content/plugins/age-verification.php?redirect_to=http://100proofbk.com%2F%3Fpage_id%3D43" target="_blank">here</a>, stat.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2) Velour & Clarks Originals will host a 2-hour vodka open bar at the SoHo Grand Hotel (310 W. Broadway) on Tuesday 1.17, 8p. RSVP to events@grandlifenyc.com.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2) Off Track Planet Magazine Launch Party at HI New York (891 Amsterdam Avenue) on Wednesday 1.18, 7-11p. Free drinks and food--head over the the <a href="http://offtrackplanetlaunchparty.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">Eventbrite page</a> to get free tickets. [via <a href="http://www.myfreeconcert.com/events/off-track-planet-magazine-launch-party-ft.-free-booze-food" target="_blank">My Free Concert</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2) Royal Baths and Jane Jane Pollock (?) on Tuesday 1.10 at Mercury Lounge [217 E. Houston Street], 6:30p, $10. [<a href="http://www.ohmyrockness.com/showdetail.cfm?showid=63244" target="_blank">via</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/37989542/Darling%20Divine.mp3">Royal Baths- Darling Divine</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3) Darlings, The Suzan, Fabric, and Daytona on Thursday 1.12 at Glasslands, 8:30p, $10. [<a href="http://www.ohmyrockness.com/showdetail.cfm?showid=62758" target="_blank">via</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4) Lee Ranaldo, Kaki King, Buke & Gass, and Twi the Humble Feather on Thursday 1.12 at Merkin Concert Hall (129 W. 67th Street), 7:30p, $25. [<a href="http://www.ohmyrockness.com/showdetail.cfm?showid=63412" target="_blank">via</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5) Dinowalrus, Fergus & Geronimo, Total Slacker, and Weird Rivers on Friday 1.13 at 285 Kent Avenue, 8p, $5. [<a href="http://www.myfreeconcert.com/events/dinowalrus-fergus-and-geronimo-total-slacker-weird-rivers" target="_blank">via</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7) DJs sets from CREEP, School of Seven Bells, and Rewards on Friday 1.13 at Cameo Gallery (93 N. 6th Street), 11:45p, free? [<a href="http://www.ohmyrockness.com/showdetail.cfm?showid=63321" target="_blank">via</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8) Gross Relations, Hard Nips, Lost Boy, and DJ OJ (of X-Ray Eyeballs) on Saturday 1.14 at Big Snow (89 Varet Street, Brooklyn), 8p, free? [<a href="http://www.ohmyrockness.com/showdetail.cfm?showid=62931" target="_blank">via</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9) The Stepkids, Cuckoo Chaos, and Lushlife on Saturday 1.14 at Knitting Factory Brooklyn (361 Metropolitan Avenue), 8p, $10a/$12d. [<a href="http://www.ohmyrockness.com/showdetail.cfm?showid=62418" target="_blank">via</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10) Girls, Real Estate, and King Krule on Saturday 1.14 at Terminal 5 (<i>ugh</i>- 610 W. 56th Street), 7p, $25. [<a href="http://www.ohmyrockness.com/showdetail.cfm?showid=61456" target="_blank">via</a>]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/37989542/Lake%20Erie.mp3">Nat Baldwin- Lake Erie</a></span>Norahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12896810344158032649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3192396576946335754.post-53018758763943896762012-01-09T22:44:00.000-05:002012-01-09T22:44:19.244-05:00Tribute to Sesame Street at Otto's Shrunken Head<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well this sounds like fun: Copycat cover night at Otto's Shrunken Head (538 E. 14th Street) presents Meow-na Mah-na II on Wednesday 1.11. In addition to the music, there will be an Oscar the Grouch cocktail, which I'm guessing is whatever liquor the bartender is trying to get rid of.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2) Ikea Brooklyn (1 Beard Street) BYOF (Bring Your Own Friends) day on Saturday 1.14. There will be raffles, discounts, and free food. Go to their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/IKEAUSA" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page to RSVP and print free food coupons, and check out <a href="http://livingfreenyc.com/contest/ikea-bring-your-own-friends-byof-day/" target="_blank">Living Free NYC</a> for the full schedule.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3) Free 5-course meal and wine courtesy of The Next Food Network Star. The taping goes down on 1.20 at 10am (somewhere in Long Island City), but <a href="http://onsetproductions.com/calendar/tickets.aspx?showID=168" target="_blank">tickets</a> will go out Wednesday 1.11 (you must be 21 or older). [via <a href="http://livingfreenyc.com/featured/the-next-food-network-star-2/" target="_blank">Living Free NYC</a>]</span>Norahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12896810344158032649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3192396576946335754.post-42591319365290909612012-01-09T22:22:00.000-05:002012-01-09T22:22:33.956-05:00The Juan MacLean with open bar<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I Just Want My Pants Back Series Party at Public Assembly (70 N. 6th Street, Brooklyn), on Thursday 1.12, doors at 8p. Performances by The Juan MacLean, Com Truise, and DJ Justin Miller. Open bar by Reyka Vodka and Tiger Beer. RSVP at <a href="http://pantsparties.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">pantsparties.eventbrite.com</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also via <a href="http://splitsider.com/2012/01/paul-rudd-to-guest-on-parks-and-rec-have-a-handsome-off-with-rob-lowe-probably" target="_blank">Splitsider</a>: Paul Rudd has a multi-episode arc on Parks and Recreation coming up. 2/3 of my favorite male friendship on one show? That's pretty good.</span>Norahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12896810344158032649noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3192396576946335754.post-82825201358501753542012-01-07T00:30:00.000-05:002012-01-07T00:30:06.519-05:00Raine Issue Release Party<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not sure what Raine or the KeVn Group is, but they're throwing parties with free Absolut. This flyer says the party is 1.19, 7-10p (location TBA), but the <a href="http://kevngroup.eventbrite.com/?ref=enivte&invite=MTU2NjQ0MS9zY3JpbWVyc0BnbWFpbC5jb20vMA%3D%3D&utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=invitenew&utm_term=eventimage" target="_blank">Eventbrite page</a> makes it look like they're going to be doing this many days. If you want to ensure the largest party/offering of free goods, I'd RSVP for the first event.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/05/kristen-bell-house-of-lies_n_1176335.html" target="_blank">Huffington's Post interview</a> with Kristen Bell, promoting House of Lies:</span><br />
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<div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><strong style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Now, "The Hunger Games." I know you're a big fan.</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">It's all I think about.</div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><strong style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Anything new in your campaign to be Johanna? Is that still happening?</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">I mean from my campaign desk here on my full-size bed in a back bedroom in my family's house in Oregon, there are no new developments [Laughs] -- other than the fact that I am trying to stay on top of it and not age too rapidly so that I can still be cast.</div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><strong style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">For Halloween, were you Katniss?</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">No, but my 30th birthday I themed after "The Hunger Games" and I put District numbers up around. I put District 4 for water over the pool. I put District 2 for electronics over the stereo and iPod. I had a blow-up castle bouncy house on the front lawn and I put The Capitol over the bouncy house. And over my front door, I put District 12. All my friends dressed as the characters and I dressed as Katniss. I was head-to-toe in spandex with a fire cape and carried a bow and arrow.</div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><strong style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">That sounds pretty damn epic.</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Oh yeah, it was pretty much major. I had friends that went all out. I have friends that like do it. They do not mess around. I had friends who came as Cato and Clove and were dressed in weird sewn-together fabric leaves and army colors. They had the football black under their eyes and they had taken all the knives in their house, even the butcher knives, and wrapped them in duct tape so they wouldn't be too sharp and flung them over their body like sort of ammo lines. They had all these knives taped to them -- it was amazing. I had a couple Effie Trinkets. It was pretty exceptional. People dressed up like tracker jackers. They were like bumble bees, but with huge horns.</div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><strong style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Next themed party I have, I need to have you plan it for me.</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Oh absolutely. Themed parties are pretty awesome.</div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[via <a href="http://splitsider.com/2012/01/kristen-bell-tells-you-what-its-like-to-stick-your-foot-in-another-actors-mouth?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Splitsider+%28Splitsider%29" target="_blank">Splitsider</a>]</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">YES themed parties. If it had been around when I was 13, I totally would have loved a Hunger Games-themed bat mitzvah party. Not that I would have been cool enough to throw it myself, but I definitely would have attended. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also find it interesting to see which previous roles are cited in interviews. </span><i style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Burlesque</i><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">? Really? It's </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">never</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><i style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reefer Madness</i><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Sigh.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 18px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In other fangirl news, Community is definitely <a href="http://jezebel.com/5873855/fuck-yes-community-will-be-back-this-spring" target="_blank">coming back</a> in the spring! Here's a gem from the set, via Fat Neil's Twitter:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://splitsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/neilson-650x484-640x476.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="http://splitsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/neilson-650x484-640x476.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[via <a href="http://splitsider.com/2012/01/community-will-find-and-presumably-kill-this-nielsen-family-whoever-they-are?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Splitsider+%28Splitsider%29" target="_blank">Splitsider</a>]</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And if you just watched the Season 2 premiere of Portlandia, you might be interested in this <a href="http://splitsider.com/2012/01/talking-to-carrie-brownstein-about-portlandias-new-season?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Splitsider+%28Splitsider%29" target="_blank">interview with Carrie Brownstein</a>.</span></div>Norahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12896810344158032649noreply@blogger.com0