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Archive for 'Tina Fey'

We're Back….Because Professor P is a Baller

Thanks for waiting out that unfortunate change of template. It turns out that the combination of the Tina Fey and Sarah Silverman videos had overloaded things. However, thanks to Professor P’s amazing skillz, (check her out here) we’re back up and running. This song (after the jump) is a partial expression of my gratitude.

Whassup, Bitches?: Female Chauvinism's Place is in the Garbage.

This poll discussed over at Slate in the article “Man Up!” found that “Despite the recent frenzy of media attention over the issue of race in America, a new poll by CBS (PDF) suggests that gender may cause more problems for contemporary presidential contenders. Thirty-nine percent of those polled think that a woman candidate would [...]

Bitch Is The New Black, Says Tina Fey

I gotta say, I’m not a huge fan of Hillary, but I would vote for Tina Fey.

Let's Talk About . . . Euphemisms

Right. So recently, my eighteen-year old little brother left home on his first major excursion without adult supervision. I was talking about this trip with my momma, and she asked me if I would be willing to give my bro the sex talk and drop him some condoms. Of course, I was totally cool with [...]

Meta-Hipsters and the Effectiveness of Ironically Self-Mocking PopCulture

So, in between waiting for episodes of 30 Rock to download, I got to thinking. Why is it that I so love this TV show about a woman making TV shows, written, produced, directed, and starred in by a Tina Fey, a woman who makes TV shows? Is there perhaps something especially entertaining about entertainment [...]

Talking (male) Heads

  Since the advent of television, the News has been presented by a figure in a suit, sitting behind a desk. As the medium through which the news is conveyed, and as the only visible member of the production team responsible for creating the news, this person embodies the inner monologue of the news. The [...]