Uma parábola moderna num jogo de palavras:
abraham lincoln was elected to congress in 1846. john f. kennedy was elected to congress in 1946. abraham lincoln was elected president in 1860. john f. kennedy was elected president in 1960. the names lincoln and kennedy each contain seven letters. both were particularly concerned with civil rights. both wives lost their children while living in the white house. both presidents were shot on a friday. both were shot in the head. now this is interesting… lincoln’s secretary was named kennedy. kennedy’s secretary was named lincoln. both were assassinated by southerners. both were succeeded by southerners. both successors were named johnson. andrew johnson, who succeeded lincoln, was born in 1808. lyndon johnson, who succeeded kennedy, was born in 1908. john wilkes booth, who assassinated lincoln was born in 1839. lee harvey oswald, who assassinated kennedy was born in 1939. both assassins were known by their three names. both names comprise fifteen letters. booth ran from a theater and was caught in a warehouse. oswald ran from a warehouse and was caught in a theater. booth and oswald were assassinated before their trials. and here’s the kicker, a week before lincoln was shot he was in monroe, maryland. a week before kennedy was shot he was with marilyn monroe.
E por falar no Broken Social Scene, não tinha ouvido essa versão que eles fizeram pro hit do Joy Division, “Love Will Tear Us Apart”, pra trilha sonora desse filme Time Traveler’s Wife. Aliás, alguém já viu esse filme? Sabe se presta?
E olha que eu nem tou vendo direito essa série tosca. Acho que é só saudosismo mesmo. Fora que histórias de alienígenas são tipo filmes do Godzilla: são sempre legais, mesmo sendo toscas.
E essa trilha a la John Carpenter? Boards of Canada perde.
Mas uma série que tá valendo muito acompanhar é Fringe. Ela já passou há tempos do nível de comparação com Arquivo X e em duas temporadas já tem mais cenas memoráveis e casos esquisitos do que Mulder e Scully em quase uma década. Fora que o Walter Bishop já tá na galeria dos melhores cientistas loucos da ficção – desde Doc Brown não se via um personagem tão crível sobre o tema. O nível de nerdice e paranóia por cultura pop pode ser medido nessa abertura retrô que eles fizeram prum episódio da segunda metade da temporada atual – que tá acabando.
Segundo o Onion.
Era só o que faltava – e isso porque o Maomé está fantasiado de urso e sequer aparece!
André Paste is da man.
Vai um pouco de nonsense aí?
Deleite-se com as aventuras do alien mais nojento do mundo – o próprio Alien – com a turminha do Ursinho Puff (mané Pooh), descritas e desenhadas pelo Giant Hamburger.
É em inglês, mas caso você não tenha as manhas, dá pra ficar só viajando nas figurinhas. Por aqui.
