Slog - Comments on Lindy West's Motion Picture Column http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin It's set at Pike Place Market. It involves the mayor, Jennifer Aniston, and a sullen man in a headset. It begins thusly: You know those people who start every sentence with, "Well, when I used to live in NEW YORK..." and what they really mean is, "Prepare to be amazed, ye foolish bumpkins"? Yeah, those people are awful. And I apologize in advance. So, I used to live in LOS ANGELES (am I blowing your mind up, country mouse?), which is where entertainment comes from. In Los Angeles, everyone is David Arquette's assistant, and works for Tony Hawk's production company,... Copyright 2008 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:46:16 -0800 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:06:22 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by pencil riot Yeah, well I had sex with ***** ******. Beat that.

]]> pencil riot http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c974587 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c974587 Film Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:02:46 -0800 Comment by elenchos I hope Web 3.0 can format a long string of words joined by hyphens. No really it's not bullshit sci fi. I think someday, maybe my child or my grandchild could view text on the web that has the big-assed-string-of-words-with-the-hyphens-thingy and it wouldn't make the page so wide that it looks like 'ass' as they say. Maybe my grandchild will be the one to invent a way to do it. Maybe!

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c974590 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c974590 Film Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:25:52 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave Lindy, these things should be in Where magazine. Nothing says Seattle like anti-LA. or anti-NYC. even though seattle takes monstrous cues from both.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c974625 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c974625 Film Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:40:34 -0800 Comment by we're not as orange Ugh. Seriously, is this really a film column? That first paragraph is so awful. This thing should be on eonline.

]]> we're not as orange http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c974675 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c974675 Film Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:18:34 -0800 Comment by Clint I have been enjoying this Concessions column. I'm glad you have a small film column back in The Stranger. Lindy West is funny.

]]> Clint http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c974692 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c974692 Film Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:45:36 -0800 Comment by stinkbug She should have mentioned that Aniston wasn't in town but that there was a local Aniston double in place for some of the shooting.

]]> stinkbug http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c974695 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c974695 Film Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:53:36 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Nah, if they mention that @6, then they have to admit that Ms. Aniston isn't the Mayor of Seattle ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c974721 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c974721 Film Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:39:22 -0800 Comment by SJ Hilarz, as always.

]]> SJ http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c974729 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c974729 Film Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:34:31 -0800 Comment by fluteprof I think LW should be the new host of Talk Soup.

]]> fluteprof http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c974737 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c974737 Film Thu, 20 Mar 2008 06:31:24 -0800 Comment by als I think LW should be the new host of everything in the world.

]]> als http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c974764 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c974764 Film Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:32:53 -0800 Comment by orangekrush As usual, the mayor annoys me so, I dream of giving him shaken baby syndrome.

]]> orangekrush http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c974766 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c974766 Film Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:37:52 -0800 Comment by I Heart Lindy Lindy's review of Beowulf made me laugh so hard I peed my pants a little bit.


"John Malkovich contributes a sarcastic slow clap."

Holy shit, that's good...

]]> I Heart Lindy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c975122 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/lindy_wests_motion_picture_column_by_lin#c975122 Film Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:06:22 -0800