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Faverau confirms that Harrison Ford is in Cowboys & Aliens. -- nm - Remlik Apr 7, 12:34
TV PSA: From below: Top Chef Masters debuts tonight at 11PM ET -- nm - MDH Apr 7, 12:34
Say Hello to Elian Gonzalez at 16 at the Young Communists Meeting in Cuba -- (link) - MDH Apr 7, 12:33 4
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  - I'd switch for him -- nm - Capstern SI Apr 7, 12:37
  - They're practically the same age -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 12:37
  - That was not what I was implying! - MDH Apr 7, 12:35
Jimmy Fallon does Kate Gosslin's passo doble. -- (link) - Mop (220 lbs) Apr 7, 12:30 2
- too dang funny - I started watching DWTS this season. The sad thing is Gosselin thinks that she is doing well -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 12:35 1
  - ...and the fact Jon is sweeping the leg by attempting to get primary custody -- nm - budice Apr 7, 12:36
Ad Specs out - check. Hotel and plane reservations made for convention - check. Updated accts info - check. Lunch reservations made - check. - Diva Apr 7, 12:29 1
- *wipes brow* you've got me sweating with all that -- nm - ty97 Apr 7, 12:30
TV tonight: Breaking Bad s2 epi 6; Republic of Doyle season finale, Breaking Bad s2 epi 7, last week's Supernatural -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 12:26 1
- For Me: Top Chef Masters, Billy the Exterminator, V (DVRd) -- nm - MDH Apr 7, 12:33
If the Tories can win an outright majority in the UK, they really need to do some serious re-examining. -- (link) - Mop (220 lbs) Apr 7, 12:25 4
- Isn't that statement kinda contradictory? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 7, 12:29 3
  - Most governments are elected on promises they can't keep :) But I think me means "can't" -- nm - Roger More Apr 7, 12:31 1
    - *he*, not me -- nm - Roger More Apr 7, 12:31
  - I believe I missed a "not" in there somewhere. -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Apr 7, 12:30
More on the uprising in Kyrgyzstan. -- (link) - Mop (220 lbs) Apr 7, 12:21
Eomer. Take your �ored down the left flank. Gamling, follow the King's banner down the center - crash davis Apr 7, 12:21 14
- Eeyore, take your tail and tuck it between your legs. -- nm - Max Apr 7, 12:32
- This blows away Viggo's speech later on - both in content and especially delivery. -- nm - Inigo Apr 7, 12:27 3
  - Big time. It is waaaay the better of the 2 St. Crispin's Day-style speeches. -- nm - Diva Apr 7, 12:30
  - Hold your ground, hold your ground! Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me - crash davis Apr 7, 12:29
  - For sure. -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 12:28
- The DTS audio track is one of the better ones Ive heard. -- nm - budice Apr 7, 12:24 1
  - TTT's DTS HD Master track was glorious. I hope I can watch ROTK tonight. -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 12:28
- DEATH!!!!!!!! -- nm - Diva Apr 7, 12:23 2
  - DEATH!!!!!!!! -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 12:25
  - Grond! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 7, 12:25
- I was *just* watching this last night -- nm - con_carne Apr 7, 12:22
- *giggle* on my WORST day . . . -- nm - George Lucas Apr 7, 12:22 2
  - sorry Georgie, nothing you've ever done can compare to the ride of the Rohirrim -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 12:23 1
    - bitch, i did more in 1977 with that 10 minute trench run on the Death Star than Peter Jackson could ever do -- nm - George Lucas Apr 7, 12:37
I have no problem spending money in $25-50 increments at will but spending $500 at once I balk at -- nm - oblique Apr 7, 12:19
I wish *I* had a haunted toy kitten. -- nm - Callisto Apr 7, 12:17
I still say every STer who likes loud rock music needs to visit this place -- (link) - con_carne Apr 7, 12:16
Nic Cage loses more property...check this house out -- (link) - budice Apr 7, 12:16 3
- seems a bit small... -- nm - decline Apr 7, 12:20
- ooh, that's sexy -- nm - Max Apr 7, 12:20
- *dropkicks your head* -- nm - Nic Cage in a bear suit Apr 7, 12:17
Tony Bourdain's No Reservations this week was a departure from the usual travelogue - it was cooking techniques for a few dishes he thinks everyone - crash davis Apr 7, 12:15 27
- I'm not finding the episode on their episode guide, but I've seen enough that I've decided to season pass it. -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Apr 7, 12:37
- It was interesting. I love how he delivered his instrux like his audience was a new crewmember. Crusty! -- nm - Diva Apr 7, 12:34
- You should try his Les Halles cookbook - the dishes are all simple bistro style that seem fancy, and he goes into lots of detail on technique - Roger More Apr 7, 12:23 5
  - actually telling me that the cookbook drops the f-bomb makes it seem more appealling :) -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 12:26 4
    - Hardcover, $25. I'll nominate it for May's book of the month if it helps -- (link) - Roger More Apr 7, 12:35 1
      - gracias -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 12:36
    - *nodding* I think David Chang's Momofuku Noodle Cookbook has a bunch of swears in it too. -- nm - Diva Apr 7, 12:35
    - word. -- nm - znufrii Apr 7, 12:29
- I caught bits and pieces of it... - znufrii Apr 7, 12:18 12
  - I learned about resting it due to Top Chef, before that I committed sin #3 in Bourdain's book -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 12:20 11
    - more importantly, now I want to make my own homemade frenchfries - znufrii Apr 7, 12:22 10
      - yeah, that im is why i hate restaurants that try to fancy up tasteless food with butter. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 7, 12:31
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        five guys doesnt do it, i know cause I have asked, repeatedly. - tRuMaN Apr 7, 12:35
        
        had never heard of it before. honestly. -- nm - znufrii Apr 7, 12:25 5
        
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        Although I loved how Thomas Keller *didn't* add butter to that Roasted chicken. i don't know if I'm brave enough to do that yet. - Diva Apr 7, 12:37
        
        well, yeah it totally makes sense when I think about it, it had just never occurred to me. - znufrii Apr 7, 12:29
        
        This is correct, but such a slippery slope -- nm - con_carne Apr 7, 12:27 1
        
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      - ah, yes, I forgot the french fries - and yeah, the brushing is genius! -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 12:24
- homemade sauce is so much better than stuff from a jar - and fairly simple. - decline Apr 7, 12:17 1
  - it seemed so dang simple and I've always avoided it because I'd built it up to be complicated in my mind -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 12:19
- I've got it dvr'd. Looked interesting. -- nm - Stephen Apr 7, 12:16 2
  - Also, after a few times making it, and fine tuning your recipe, you'll never want to get pasta sauce in a jar again - Stephen Apr 7, 12:23
  - sometime this week I'll be all over that dude's spaghetti -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 12:20
- anyways, for those who say they can't cook *coughWillcough* I'd recommend tivoing a showing of it this week -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 12:16
Folks in Japan can digest sushi better than we can due to gut bacteria. -- (link) - mara Apr 7, 12:15 2
- That's kind of my theory for why I never got sick in Mexico despite making some pretty shady street food choices. -- nm - Hotkiss Apr 7, 12:24
- Ah, natural selection... -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Apr 7, 12:21
Ah, I see Bernanke opened his mouth again....... :( -- nm - MojaveMeg Apr 7, 12:05
The world is getting really silly: Teen sues mother over Facebook slander.....(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney Apr 7, 12:01
This cover is ridiculous - it claims Jessica Simpson is makeup-free and not retouched. Except she is *obviously* wearing make up. -- (link) - Andie Apr 7, 11:56 15
- She's always been netter off natural -- nm - budice Apr 7, 12:08 4
  - And without her weird orange skin Dukes of Hazzard era. -- nm - con_carne Apr 7, 12:14
  - Before or after all her procedures? -- nm - Kick Ass Apr 7, 12:10
  - here's a picture where i think she's really not wearing any, she looks good: -- (link) - Andie Apr 7, 12:10 1
    - yummy -- nm - zork Apr 7, 12:31
- lots of women get basic makeup tattooed on, lipstick eyeliner etc -- nm - zDroid Apr 7, 12:04 1
  - Even if she did, it defeats the spirit of the article. -- nm - Kick Ass Apr 7, 12:07
- she naturally sweats coverup. -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 11:59 2
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    - You speak from experience? - Kick Ass Apr 7, 12:03
- Sexual Napalm doesn't need makeup. -- nm - Remlik Apr 7, 11:59
- That is what no make-up looks like. -- nm - Kick Ass Apr 7, 11:58
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  - i would think so - maybe just gloss. but there is eyeshadow and eyeliner, no question. -- nm - Andie Apr 7, 11:59 1
    - I argue that her bolt-ons count, as well. -- nm - Kick Ass Apr 7, 11:59
If a person were to be a tourist in L.A., where would they stay? (that is, what neighborhood or hotel?) - Mop (220 lbs) Apr 7, 11:55 23
- If you are any sort of hipster who likes to see bands, don't forget about Silverlake/Los Feliz -- nm - con_carne Apr 7, 12:19
- Culver City is really charming this time of year -- nm - prayformojo Apr 7, 12:04 2
  - i think there's about one block in Culver City that i would call charming - the 40 year old virgin Apr 7, 12:08 1
    - The art walk there last year was a real treat. Can't wait for it again this year. -- nm - con_carne Apr 7, 12:09
- If you have the time, split your time between L.A. and Anaheim. Much depends on whether you have a car or are depending on public transport. - MojaveMeg Apr 7, 12:02
- Mulholland falls -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 7, 12:01
- I'm looking at a conference at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Apr 7, 12:01 3
  - stay in century city or beverly hills. you'll still have to drive everywhere else anyway -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 7, 12:03 1
    - This is correct. Unless you ask the natural question: "Where will you be drinking? Stay there." - con_carne Apr 7, 12:18
  - just make sure they let you use the pool. -- nm - decline Apr 7, 12:02
- La Jolla -- nm - decline Apr 7, 11:59
- Are you a Blood or are you a Crip? -- nm - Kick Ass Apr 7, 11:59
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  - Seriously though, West Hollywood has the Sunset Strip, which is still one of my favorite places - con_carne Apr 7, 12:11
- twice i stayed at a place in Santa Monica . (linked). it's inexpensive and the Third Street Promenade is right there for a nice close place to - Andie Apr 7, 11:58 3
  - the only problem with staying in santa monica (or anywhere west of the 405) is that the traffic is killer getting in and out -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 7, 12:18 1
    - ah. -- nm - Andie Apr 7, 12:28
  - Don't forget to visit Filmjerk -- nm - oblique Apr 7, 12:00
- stay in Hollywood. central to everything and as close to "city" as LA gets -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 7, 11:57 4
  - Has Hollywood been cleaned up in the past few years? -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Apr 7, 11:58 3
    - I wouldn't say "few," but yes the touristy part certainly has. And that's a pretty big area. -- nm - con_carne Apr 7, 12:00
    - mostly. Hollywood & Highland and Sunset & Vine are pretty tourist friendly. the streets inbetween still feel kinda seedy, but not unsafe -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 7, 11:59
    - The most "Hollywood" section of Hollywood has indeed been cleaned up almost to the point being surreal -- nm - JD Apr 7, 11:59
i love how the Ring nerds are ready to storm Helm's Deep over not getting the extended versions on bluray first - the 40 year old virgin Apr 7, 11:50 24
- I actually favor the extended content and cuts of the movies. - budice Apr 7, 12:09
- I have the extended versions on regular DVD. They aren't long enough. -- nm - crash davis Apr 7, 12:08
- I hate grotesquely overrated trilogies. -- nm - David Apr 7, 11:54 3
  - I'm not a huge fan of Indy either. -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 11:57
  - like The Matrix, agreed -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 7, 11:55
  - so you must love LOTR -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 7, 11:54
- They're taking this way over the top, but their anger is based in a legitimate grievance. - Mop (220 lbs) Apr 7, 11:53 16
  - Don't buy it. -- nm - Dano Apr 7, 11:55 13
    - *ding* -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 11:57
    - word - if they want the extended versions in blu-ray, then wait for the extended versions in blu-ray. wtf is the big deal? -- nm - Diva Apr 7, 11:57 11
      - It's no fair for those mean companies to make profit from GFB obsessions -- nm - Roger More Apr 7, 12:04
      - And in this case, they know an extended version exists so it's not a surprise. -- nm - Dano Apr 7, 12:01
      - yep. -- nm - Remlik Apr 7, 11:59
      - From another side, I think the extended edition DVDs look great enough upscaled. Why get the Blu-Ray? -- nm - Inigo Apr 7, 11:58 2
        
        less shelf space! -- nm - Reagen Apr 7, 12:01
        
        Because it looks and sounds better. -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 11:59
      - I WANT IT NOW AND I AM NOT AFRAID TO POST THAT ON THE INTERNET!!!!! -- nm - lotr nerd Apr 7, 11:58 4
        
        Peter Jackson raped my childhood!! -- nm - Don Homer Apr 7, 12:09 3
        
        Gandalf shot first! -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 12:11 2
        
        a 90 minute YouTube critique is inevitable -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 7, 12:13 1
        
        I think we have a volunteer :) -- nm - con_carne Apr 7, 12:35
  - studios have been doing "director's cuts" since DVD started. this is not news -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 7, 11:54
  - somethig in your house may kill you...tune in at 11! -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 11:54
- why do you hate America? -- nm - Remlik Apr 7, 11:52
Rise up against the Voodoo Queen! -- nm - David Apr 7, 11:49 1
- /~ Voodoo Queen. You're my Voodoo Queeeen! ~/ -- nm - oblique Apr 7, 11:50
Big Ben case now in the hands of the DA -- (link) - Beaker Apr 7, 11:48
i am Spartacat -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 7, 11:46 1
- THIS IS OTTAWA!!!! - Spartacat Apr 7, 11:47
bananarama! -- nm - oblique Apr 7, 11:45 8
- banana phone! -- nm - mara Apr 7, 11:45 7
  - banana hammock! -- nm - Mop (220 lbs) Apr 7, 11:46 2
    - 1 second. -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 11:47 1
      - 1 pump. -- nm - Shaun Apr 7, 11:48
  - banana hammock! -- nm - Beaker Apr 7, 11:46 3
    - banana seat bicycle -- nm - CQ Apr 7, 11:48
    - Chuck, Chuck bo buck. banana fanna fo -- nm - peglegpete Apr 7, 11:48 1
      - banana bread (yum) -- nm - Andie Apr 7, 11:49

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