Rich Juzwiak · 09/20/12 12:55PM
Today's Song: Escort "Starlight (RAC Remix)" (Premiere)
Rich Juzwiak · 09/20/12 12:45PM
"Starlight," the debut single from Brooklyn disco revivalists Escort is now 6 years old, but no less relevant than it was upon release. Part of it is its nailing of disco chic (and post-disco synth squiggles), part of it is that after releasing a string of singles, the act finally released its debut last year, thereby reintroducing the song. And the newest part of it is that it's been remixed for the band's upcoming Escort Remixed, out Oct. 16. The compilation collects some already released mixes as well as some new ones, like the RAC remix of "Starlight," which we're premiering today. This beefs up the track with a more Italo-indebted bass line, while retaining the sharp strings and Adeline Michele's lush vocals. It breathes new life into a track that has shown no signs of dying.
Hamilton Nolan · 09/20/12 12:33PM
It's a Trend: Another Lynching of 'Invisible Obama' Took Place in Virginia
Neetzan Zimmerman · 09/20/12 12:11PMThe Shining Moment of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Modern Television
Rich Juzwiak · 09/20/12 11:35AMOn last night's episode of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, 7-year-old Alana served Leaky Lindsay (the Garbage Pail Kid) when she sneezed, shot snot out of both nostrils and then held her hand over it for a minute. This aired unedited — televised vérité at its rawest. I wonder what Frederick Wiseman thinks of this show.
American Masses Tired, Poor, Huddled for 236th Straight Year
Hamilton Nolan · 09/20/12 11:30AM
Just another periodic update on the woeful state of our nation, here, America: "Nationally, the median income dropped by 1.3% to $50,502 in 2011." It's worse for the poor, naturally. "Los Angeles County households whose earnings put them in the lowest fifth for income in 2011 earned 12% less, on average, than the incomes of that same group in 2007, when the recession began." In New York, Mike Bloomberg's fortune swelled by 28% in the past year, to $25 billion. Meanwhile: "The rich got richer and the poor got poorer in New York City last year as the poverty rate reached its highest point in more than a decade, and the income gap in Manhattan, already wider than almost anywhere else in the country, rivaled disparities in sub-Saharan Africa." Poor smokers in New York spend a quarter of their income on cigarettes. And across the country, "extreme" racial segregation of schools "is becoming more common."
Amanda Bynes Says She's 'Doing Amazing'; Getting Kicked Out of Spin Class for Putting On Makeup in a Strapless Bra Suggests Otherwise
Neetzan Zimmerman · 09/20/12 11:25AMRich Juzwiak · 09/20/12 10:55AM
Maya Rudolph and the Roots Performing Prince's "Darling Nikki" Was the Best Thing on TV Last Night
Rich Juzwiak · 09/20/12 10:50AMAs happy as I was with the Big Brother outcome (which I feel like I can't reveal here since this post isn't explicitly labeled as a spoiler reveal and the first rule of the Internet is that you can't say anything about anything anyway) and as much as I enjoyed Honey Boo Boo's bodily functions, Maya Rudolph's appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon took the cake where last night's TV is concerned. She and her friend Gretchen Lieberum are in the Prince cover band Princess, and they brought their take on Tipper Gore's all-time fav Prince song "Darling Nikki" to network TV after Maya spent some time with Jimmy on the couch. Supported by the Roots, Princess' cover is so straightforward that they even do that backwards part that's on the album. Ingenious, but oops, there I go with the spoilers again.
Mitt Romney 'Dyed His Face Brown' to Appeal to Latino Voters
Neetzan Zimmerman · 09/20/12 10:35AMWest Wing Cast Comes Together to Film Campaign Ad for Michigan Supreme Court Candidate
Neetzan Zimmerman · 09/20/12 09:53AMSome campaign ads are clearly better than others.
Paris Hilton Says Gay Guys Are "Disgusting," But Her Rep Says Even Stupider Shit
Rich Juzwiak · 09/20/12 09:35AMWhen Animals Rescue Other Animals: Lifeguard Pig Saves Baby Goat from Drowning
Neetzan Zimmerman · 09/20/12 09:20AMIt's just another day at the petting zoo when, suddenly, a baby goat becomes stuck in a body of water and begin to drown. Oh no! Who will save this poor little kid? The guy holding the camera? Ha ha no.
Strikes Work
Hamilton Nolan · 09/20/12 09:00AMICYMI: Jon Stewart Destroys Fox News for Trying to Help Mitt Romney Spin His Plutocratic '47 Percent' Remark
Neetzan Zimmerman · 09/20/12 08:50AMOliver Stone Caught Grasping for Salma Hayek's Generous Cleavage, Gets Rebuffed
Neetzan Zimmerman · 09/20/12 08:15AMTexas Homeowner 'Lynches' Empty Chair Meant to Represent President Obama
Neetzan Zimmerman · 09/20/12 07:50AMWake Up Smiling: There Is Nothing Cuter Than a Chameleon with OCD
Neetzan Zimmerman · 09/20/12 07:30AMWhile this video of a chameleon attempting to climb a stream of faucet water is adorable for obvious reasons, it's also extremely fascinating for an entirely unexpected reason: The video has only one comment ("ha ha washing his hands lol"), and, at the time of writing, that comment has nearly 7,000 likes.
California Amusement Park Visitors Trapped for Hours Atop 300 Foot-Tall Ride
Taylor Berman · 09/19/12 11:50PM
As if you needed another reason not to visit an amusement park called Knott's Berry Farms, there's this: twenty visitors were stranded atop Knott's Berry Farm's 300-foot tall attraction, The Windseeker, for almost four hours Wednesday afternoon. This is the second time this month the ride has malfuntioned, so maybe close it or stop riding it?








