George Saunders: People Reluctant to Kill for an Abstraction
Great profile of our man Claude Brodesser-Ackner from The Business, with a focus on his conversion to Judaism
Mortified, the live event (and book) series of people reading embarassing material from their childhoods, has launched a web video series
The history of British comedy, with copious video links
JB Smoove hits the pages of the NY Times
Vendela Vida + Dave Eggers + Jon Krasinski + Maya Rudolph + Sam Mendes = Movie?
Michael Showalter in the AV Club
Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit
A “beefsteak” sounds like the greatest social event of all time.
Can you spot the TSOYA poster in this episode of BBTV?
Our man Andrew WK interviews Baby Dee on Fader TV
Vice Magazine’s assholery-free look at improv, and particularly the UCB’s Assssscat.
Update from a reliable source (trust me) w/r/t the status of the Terry Gilliam film, featuring the late Heath Ledger
Good instructions on a very basic podcast recording setup for two macs anywhere in the world. (full disclosure: author is the boss of TSOYA underwriter metafilter)