Entries from Austinist tagged with 'thesimpsons'
December 3, 2007
The allegorical narrative of Moses bringing down the Ten Commandments represents a massive backwards step for humankind, culturally and intellectually...Modern monotheism’s overlooked Pandora’s Box....
Continue Reading "The Accidental Gentrifist: April Fools, 12 Months a Year"September 5, 2007
Idaho's Sen. Craig may not resign after all, but should pay closer attention to what phone number he's calling. German authorities announce that they have arrested three men (trained by al Queda) who planned to target a US military base and Frankfurt airport. Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary General, makes a trip to Sudan. Rich adventurer Steve Fossett is missing. A writer from The Simpsons shows us how 24 could get more liberal. Glamour is......
Continue Reading "News Bits!"July 27, 2007
I Know Who Killed Me: Oh LiLo, you are such a desperate mess. Shouldn’t the name of this movie be “I Know Who Killed My Career – Me!” There is a joke here somewhere about Lohan portraying a stripper, but we can’t quite put our finger on it…. No Reservations: Yes, Hollywood has absolutely no reservations about continuing to make trite, cliché rom-coms. This one is about two chefs and (GASP!) one of them......
Continue Reading "Love, Sun and Spider Pigs: New Movie Releases!"April 3, 2007
Seth MacFarlane, the brains behind the greatest cartoon TV series since The Simpsons (Family Guy and its not-so-funny counterpart, American Dad), will be coming to UT campus next Friday, April 13th to give a lecture on lord knows what. The Emmy Award-winner is not only the creator, director and executive producer of the above, he's also the voice of many animated characters--lending his voice to partners in the genre, Robot Chicken, Crank Yankers and......
Continue Reading "Family Guy Creator To Speak At UT"January 26, 2007
Dick Durbin thinks Cheney should seek professional help. Judging from the evidence, Durbin might have a point. Um. Did you know that the US was carrying out airstrikes in Somalia? "Strikes," as in plural? Somebody should have told us. Poor little Fox, feeling cash-strapped, is trying to sleuth out who uploaded eps of "24" and "The Simpsons" to YouTube. Kids who grow up in houses with books and educational games are spanked less often.......
Continue Reading "News Bits!"March 20, 2006
We know a lot of you probably sport one of those heady "Kill Your Television" bumper stickers. And. That's. Cool. But even the smartest of you would probably admit that The Simpsons is not only damn good television, but one hell of a piece of artistic entertainment. So, let's all rejoice at the news today that The Simpsons has been picked up by Fox for two more years. Sure, the show may not be......
Continue Reading "Fun is Fun"September 8, 2005
We can argue this until we’re blue in the face, but at the end of the day, you have to come to terms with it – “The Office” is the best comedy in the history of television. Our apologies to “The Simpsons,” “The Larry Sanders Show,” “Mr. Show,” “Cheers” and whatever else you've got, but Ricky Gervais and Co. set the bar. In recognition of their brilliance, The Alamo Village Drafthouse is showing episodes......
Continue Reading "Going to “The Office” on a Thursday Night...Are We Mad? Yes, Completely."