Peepers: A Canticle.
by Chris L. KattanA lost “great work American art” / screenplay (allegedly) written by SNL alumni Chris Kattan for a Mister Peepers movie that loosely follows the plot of “Being There.”
Please put aside all other lunch break readings.
This is amazing.
NERDIST PODCAST: ROB PAULSEN AND MAURICE LAMARCHE
Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarche are LEGENDS of the voice over world. Between the two, you’ve heard them in Animaniacs, Ninja Turtles, Jimmy Neutron, The Simpsons, Back at the Barnyard, Justice League, Dexter’s Lab, Ultimate Spiderman, Futurama, Looney Tunes, Toucan Sam, Harvey Birdman, Johnny Bravo, and together as PINKY AND THE BRAIN. I love these guys so much and how they play off one another that I had them on together. “Countries of the World” and Orson Welles are GUARANTEED in this episode. I promise it will make you happy on a deep, deep level. Language alert for tiny ears! There’s a bit of swearing (when is there NOT on this show?) but lots of fun and hugs, too!
Follow @yakkopinky and @mauricelamarche on Twitter and check out Rob’s podcast!
Michael Ian Black on Marc Maron's WTF podcast
this was utterly enjoyable.
Morning Link Roundup: We’re Always Intentionally Terrifying Edition
Melville House has Lord of the Flies covers throughout the years
io9 lists the most unintentionally terrifying movies of all time
Daily Writing Tips lists 20 classics you can read in one sitting
The A.V. Club asks, “What Makes Music Boring?”
What We’ve Been Reading: A Whole Lot of Nerd Going On
Langan recommends Will Ferrell on “Between Two Ferns” with Zach Galifianakis on Funny or Die. She warns it’s not suitable for work but that you should watch it at home — like she did (ed note: yea right, Langan)
Shannon decided to lighten the mood with her Veterans Day video of dogs greeting their soldier-owners as they come home from serving
Elaine liked Julie Klausner’s latest episode of her podcast, How Was Your Week. She also wants to share this super-creepy mustache Tumblr, Moustair
Rebecca would like everyone to stop the Black Friday insanity and let us enjoy our Thanksgivings in peace — and so would a few other people interviewed in that New York Times article. She also likes this roundup of geeky family photos (ed. note: because she has a geeky family)
The latest addition to our publicity team, Laura, says that if you don’t already know about the Tumblr Slaughter House 90210, you should
I, Gabrielle, am off to see the classic electronic group Plaid tonight and therefore am spreading my joy with a link to their page on the Warp Records site
Louis C.K. hates Twitter. (explicit—hold your kid’s ears)
Words Of Wisdom of the Day: In a rant to rival his now-legendary “everything is amazing and nobody’s happy” diatribe, @louisck explains to Conan why he hates Twitter.
[teamcoco.]
Morning Link Roundup: Those are Some Ugly Shoes Edition
The London Review of Books has Martin Amis’s review of Joan Didion’s The White Album from 1980 called “Joan Didion’s Style”
Chris Rock on WTF with Marc Maron
This line of DC Comics-inspired women’s foot wear is ugly. Cat Woman heels? Really?
io9’s Charlie Jane Anders takes on Glen Duncan’s review of Colson Whitehead’s Zone One. The one where he says, “A literary novelist writing a genre novel is like an intellectual dating a porn star.”
Slate’s Farhad Manjoo on NPR’s Fresh Air talking about the Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple War
Food Porn over at Serious Eats: a peanut butter dessert slideshow.
Brooklyn has a real old-time soda fountain, fully equipped with men with funny mustaches. Be jealous world!
Morning Link Roundup: Enjoy Your Coffee Edition
io9’s Charlie Jane Anders has some excellent advice for writing the first draft of your science fiction or fantasy novel
Cory Doctorow says it’s time to stop talking about copyright
The literary journal Tin House is now accepting applications for the their Summer 2012 Writer’s Workshop taking place in Portland, Oregon
Open Letters Monthly reviews the reissue of the classic fantasy Once and Future King
The A.V. Club interviews Craig Thompson, author and artist of the graphic novel Habibi
There’s an interview with comedian Demetri Martin at The Nerdist
The Contextual Life talks about Steve Almond and his new book, God Bless America, which isn’t religious at all
The Atlantic tells us how to really enjoy coffee
The Brian Lehrer Show talks about rereading books
Morning Link Roundup: NaNoWriMo is Here!
Today begins National Novel Writing Month
John Hodgman shares some facts with NPR’s Robert Siegel
The A.V. Club in Chicago shares some comedy tips
The National Post sits down with cartoonist Seth
Cartoonist and author of Hark! A Vagrant, Kate Beaton, speaks with The Sound of Young America
Here’s a list of 10 Literary Trends that Won’t Go Away
The Telegraph tells us why Sherlock Holmes lives on
