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I've been listening to Destroyer's new EP Bay of Pigs a whole lot. The title track is unbelievably gorgeous. The song is very long so I'm not going to post it, but here's a video of it.

Destroyer - Bay of Pigs
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These are my three favorite Lamebook entries. It's amazing just what people think is appropriate for a public forum.
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This is from the the flickr pool. What I Wore Today. Every day, people draw pictures of what they wore. I guess I didn't need to explain it. It's a pretty cool thing I think.

This week on SNL, newcomer Jenny Slate performed in a skit she wrote. This is noteworthy because not only is it hard for new cast members to get sketches on the show but it is actually funny, which isn't the case for a lot of what gets put on that show.
Oh, also Miss Slate accidentally dropped an "f-bomb" during the sketch. Oops. Some people have noticed that.

Also in SNL news, Michaela Watkins is no longer on the show. That is disappointing.

Finally, here's an interesting article on symbolism in logos. It's cooler than I'm letting on.

Michael and Michael Have Issues

I was too young to see MTV's sketch comedy show The State, but since it just came out on DVD, maybe I'll rectify that. However, I was old enough to watch and appreciate the work of Stella and Reno 911, two shows made up of State alumni as well as their movie, Wet Hot American Summer. Stella members Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter, minus third Stella member (and my personal favorite, David Wain) have a new show on Comedy Central called Michael and Michael Have Issues.

Michael & Michael Have Issues	Premieres Wed, July 15, 10:30pm / 9:30c
The Farting Butterfly Sketch
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MMHI is a sketch comedy show with a narrative framework. That narrative framework is the behind the scenes adventures of a sketch comedy show called Michael and Michael Have Issues. The actual sketches on the show are shown from the show within the show and at times during episodes Michael and Michael address the live audience of the show within the show.

Last night, the second episode premiered and it was pretty good. So was the first episode. The show is pretty heavy on the behind the scenes stuff but it's just as funny as any of the real sketches. The comedy style is a little different from Stella, as Black and Showalter do not attempt to get laughs from poor acting and use less conceptual jokes.
This is the begining of episode two.

Michael & Michael Have Issues	Premieres Wed, July 15, 10:30pm / 9:30c
Preview - Biederman's Birthday Present
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I think Michael and Michael has a lot of promise. However, not every piece is excellent. One of the big sketches this week, Gift Giving through History, was kind of meh while the other, Bill the Quiet Weatherman, was really good. The narrative plots are also amusing, though none of the jokes from those sections of the show have made me laugh very hard. MMHI still has five more episodes left in its first season and I have high hopes for it.
Michael and Michael airs on Comedy Central Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. Black twitters here and Showalter twitters here.