Thursday, March 02, 2006

not their week is it

And the NYT does it again. This time it finally stumbles on the Brokeback spoofs. And get this - attempts to explain them.

In the scene that the parodists borrow, Marty introduces Dr. Brown (Christopher Lloyd), saying, "This is my... uh... Doc. My uncle. Doc!" In the new framework, this introduction sounds like the confused, stammering introduction that a closeted young man might make of his older boyfriend, whom he's trying to pass off as a boss, an associate, an uncle.

Um ok, gee, thanks. I suppose this story came from the big guys up there, who eavesdropped on their granddaughters and decided to make someone write this story, in their attempt to appeal to the younger readers, but really all they are doing is educating the older folks so that they can communicate with their grandkids.

GP: Hey grandson. I just checked out Brokeback To The Future. It was really funny.
GS: Oh, you've been reading the New York Times again.

One of my favourite food blogs is The Traveler's Lunchbox. She's got gorgeous photos and an easy writing style. And I just had to put up this link to her post on feeding her cookbook addiction.


Listening: The Hold Steady - Modesto Is Not That Sweet

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