Merry Christmas Stanley
I started watching this video at Starbucks. I stopped halfway through to watch the rest at home. I have my rep, ya know.
Merry Christmas Stanley. I wish you were my dog.
Vintage Christmas Album Covers
I'm too young to remember these Christmas albums. The ones from my childhood were sold by K-tel in the late 70s and early 80s. The album would open up to form a pop-up Christmas scene which my father would display on our old stereo console. It was awesome.
Not quite this awesome.
Happy Festivus 09!
One day I'm going to do this wonderful holiday right. I've got a lot of grievances.
The Greatest Christmas Picture Ever
When you're young Santa Claus can be a little scary, and for some kids sitting on Santa's lap can be downright traumatic. Fortunately, these near death experiences often lend themselves to great imagery. Now maybe I'm a little biased, but I don't think you'll find a better example of the genre than this picture of my girlfriend completely losing it.
I even decided to use it as the winter banner for her website.
The look of horror on her face, the adorable outfit, the garish background, Santa's thousand mile stare screaming 'oh dear God what have I gotten myself into'... and yet, remarkably, she keeps it together enough to look directly into the camera. It all adds up to the Greatest Christmas Picture Ever.
Eyes Wide Shut
Before 2009 comes to a close, I'm dipping into my archives to consider ten years of Eyes Wide Shut. One of Stanley Kubrick's most underrated pictures, and a movie that in terms of love, sex, death, fuck, fear and träume remains timeless. It's also a great Christmas movie...
I've never understood the hate for Eyes Wide Shut. I was mesmerized the first time I saw it, and every subsequent viewing has given me an even great appreciation for the film, though I still can't explain what exactly happens.
Nicole Kidman has never looked more beautiful, Tom Cruise never shorter, and the scene where Kidman's character reveals her dark secret is terrifying. And yes, I can't think of a movie not specifically about the holiday more wrapped up in Christmas.
Put on Eyes Wide Shut and I'm reaching for the Eggnog.
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