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Quote of the Year: Mickey Rourke + the Word “Fanny Pack” = Comedic Gold
“Getting Mickey Rourke to wear the fucking fanny pack was a bitch. ‘Mickey, you’ve got to wear the fanny pack. They all wear fanny packs. You’ve got to wear the fanny pack.’ Can you picture Mickey Rourke, who is Mr. Cool and Mr. Macho putting on a fanny pack? It’s like, ‘Mickey, every wrestler we’ve… Read More
The Wrestler Delivers Action-Packed…Headlines.
Does Mickey Rourke deliver a knockout blow in The Wrestler? You can count on at least one movie critic saying so, as this new release’s subject matter gives punny entertainment writers plenty of wrestling imagery to work with. (And the funny photo editors at Vulture plenty of real life imagery to work with. Bravo guys.) Now that Rourke is “back in the ring” and him and Marissa Tomei are delivering “hard-hitting” performances, the film — which opens in limited-release tomorrow — has been getting positive reviews as one of the year’s best. But before we see it, we’re enjoying the cheesy headlines first.
After the jump a sampling of the best. … Read More
When Philippe Starck Shops at Big Lots, You Know We’re in a Recession [Headlines]
Design god goes slummin’: “Walking into Big Lots on Vine Street, just blocks from the swank interiors he created for the restaurant Katsuya and the nightclub S Bar, Philippe Starck appears a bit wary. ‘Can you live elegantly and economically?’ he asks, surveying the store’s vast array of closeout merchandise for the first time. ‘We… Read More
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