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Why not:
•Tarot readings
•Red Meat
•Kristen luvs BTE
•Paul Fain and Co.
•Whit's TV of the century
•Mike Berman talks sports
•John Nunnally does too

•you may contact me, if you are one of "those" people

Don't you dare forget Whitney's Pop Candy column (remember, it's new every other Wednesday. Of course, today is Thursday. I'm a bit behind. I blame Y2K. And so should you.) This week she tackles "retirement."

Forgot yesterday: Roger Ebert's top 10 movies of the year. He puts "John Malkovich" as #1. "Princess Mononoke" makes an appearance as well. The disturbing thing (to me, anyway): "The World Is Not Enough" shows up in the honorable mentions category. On a related note: President Clinton hangs out with Ebert, claims "Casablanca" is his favorite movie ever. Here's looking at you, kid . . .

The Yuppie Slayer (one of those "Canadians") claims Canada's commemorative coins are superior to the United States' shiny quarters. But who can explain the kids??!! (seriously, this is all a joke. I love Canada. Really!)

National news organizations are jumping on the mullet bandwagon. As should we all.

Year-in-review time! Oh how we love lists (damn you Catwoman for calling me on this . . . )! NYTimes waxes poetic about the year in television ("Millionaire" madness, outrageous coverage of JFK), the year in pop music (Latin bandwagon, Buena Vista Social Club) and Janet Maslin's top 10 movies of 1999 ("Eyes Wide Shut"! and, really, am I going to have to go see "Topsy-Turvy"?). Maslin puts "The Talented Mr. Ripley" at No. 5. Hmmph. I thought it was a) slow b) boring c) pointless. Salon agrees with me that the characters just aren't that interesting.

An even better list: Salon's 20 ways the '90s changed television.

I know you want to read Jerry Maguire's mission statement.

FEED magazine says it right: "The joy Beck fans get from his music lies in watching the magnet of his ego bend -- but not break -- the tradition of American music (which is, after all, a black tradition) to his will." (thanks for finding this, R. Rhyne)

Oldy but a goody: The Blair Family Circus Project. . . . BradLands put that on his year's best weblogging list . . . which led me to:

That new Connecticut quarter is the best. I've tried to weasel my way out of any dastardly 25-cent surcharges (?) just to keep the wide-spreading branches of the Charter Oak close to my wrinkled heart. . . . and . . .

Choose your own damn Pokemon adventure. Dammit.

Like here: Diarist.net will link you up to gabillions of online journals. Not just weblogs, mind you, but someone's innermost thoughts & desires poured out for anonymous readers all over the universe. Sure, most of them probably suck (mediocre narcissism, anyone?) but, what the hell. Give it a try. Whitney & I are big fans of Saran Warp. If you care.

Cat scans? Like, real furry felines placed on photocopiers.

We've all done it, typed in domain names at Register.com or some such service to see what's been taken. Well! this 25-year-old ordered up aol.com just this weekend. The story doesn't have much of a payoff (a "computer glitch" is blamed), but whatever, it's all part of the "dot-com madness" we love to bitch about. [thanks Obscure Store]

Absolut Adbusters!

This one "famous" weblogger, Cam is hosting a bi-coastal party for his fans. Does anyone else find this absolutely crazy? and sad?

WHAT? ? !::: oo. [via Strange Brew . . . who is so wonderful. She also links to a fascinating piece about a philosophy student's quest to become a reptile.]

Will prompt a guffaw: Inexplicable Object of the Week.

The Golden Globes nominations are out (and Barbra Streisand is finally being honored for her "outstanding contributions!" *snort*). In honor, I bring you some study material:

What's this "The Talented Mr. Ripley" thing all about? The NYTimes Magazine claims this film (nominated for 5 G.G.s) "may be Hollywood's most chilling and up-to-date portrait of our national character." Unfortunately, star Matt Damon (nominated for best actor) is really boring. Even when he talks about that "huge day" in his young life -- the day he threw his "binky" into the garbage (age 3).

I like Tobey Maguire. He stars in twice-nominated "Cider House Rules" (based on the John Irving novel . . . and come on, can any John Irving novel be made into a decent film? No, I don't think so either.) But, apparently, he is (as I expected) "effortlessly hip."

More lists: NPR compiles the 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century. From "Blowin' in the Wind" to "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" to the "Psycho" film score to "Oklahoma!"  . . . interesting, diverse grouping.

Need to find a former child star? (thanks Randi!)

Mulletsgalore.com. Take notes and you, too, could sport the ulti-mullet.

So here is Whitney Matheson's second Pop Candy column . . .

and Spinthebottle.com's Archive of Truth.

Want some "coupons" for free shipping from B&N? Okay, if this works, here's one and two.

We all know those statistics about how much of our already pathetic lives we spend waiting in line. The WPost looks deep into the phenomenon of waiting and decides that it does, indeed, suck. Worthwhile read.

Think of a sitcom character (or a dictator) and this site will guess who you're thinking about. It really works, no joke! (via Strange Brew).

Minute-by-minute timeline of what happens in "Back to the Future."

Poo rules. In Japan. Of course. (Strange Brew, oh how I thank you)

WHAT is Beck doing in this picture? (taken at the 930 Club)

Would someone, anyone, like to post on USATODAY.com's new message boards? Please?

So anyway, Salon wrote an eye-opening background investigation of the two men coming on board to take Maslin's place. Apparently, the one guy -- Newsday's book critic A.O. Scott -- has never written a movie review! Roger Ebert gets mad in response: "Has he seen six films by Bresson? Ozu? . . .Would they hire a book critic to be their music critic? Architecture critic? No, but that goes without saying. They probably believe, like many other editors, that anyone can be the film critic. It is the only job on the newspaper that everyone, including the editors, believe they can do better than the person on the beat." You go, Ebert!

The other guy, Elvis Mitchell, has been writing savvy reviews for years at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. I particularly enjoyed his "American Beauty" review. I think he's the first critic to pinpoint why this film isn't the greatest ever (yeah, it's really good . . . but not enough people have seen "Happiness").

I don't think I have anything else to say. Aren't you lucky?

If you're really hard up, get out to Liverpool: "Desperate Beatle fans are offering free sex in exchange for Paul McCartney concert tickets."

It's called a hijab.

Coupland.com. All the kids are talking about it. I'm not exactly sure why.

Hmm. I'm moving to San Francisco to work "online." Do I need to worry about this? As if!

The Periodic Table of Poetry. Gallium, hoorah! (via strange brew)

God, I love this photo. (thank you, as always, Slo-Jam Central)

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