Sunday, August 07, 2011

Random Links

Been percolating for a few weeks due to intermittent travel.

The excellent interviews conducted by Todd VanDerWerff for The AV Club with Michael Schur concerning each episode of the third season of Parks and Recreation.

A Vulture piece on rumors and discussions around movie follow-ups to TV shows: I think it's all neatly summed up in this quote - "these movies aren't just financially unlikely, they're creatively perplexing."

Mark Harris for Grantland on the MPAA, specifically the ratings associated with swearing

Dan Fienberg for HitFix on showrunners and actors versus the press

A Gold Derby piece, from before the nominations were announced, about series eligibility for the Emmys in different genres, specifically those British shows like Luther and Downton Abbey, which were submitted in Miniseries/Movie but have been renewed for a second series.

Garance Doré with photos from the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I was so fortunate to get to see the exhibit when I was in New York last month, even with an hour-and-a-half wait in line to get in! It's unbelievable seeing that kind of artistry and craftsmanship up close; I kept having to firmly shove my hands into my pockets to resist the urge to reach out and touch everything. Doré didn't include any photos from my favorite collection - the gorgeous, meticulously-tailored wool tartan pieces from "The Widows of Culloden" - but her selections offer a glimpse of what made the experience so transporting.

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