Elaine Carroll

anthonyking: iamachilles: jeffscherer: Russell Brand running...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:40:49 -0400

iamachilles:

jeffscherer:

Russell Brand running circles around the, uh, personalities of Morning Joe.

One of the YouTube comments made a great point(!): If they’re this flustered by Russell Brand, imagine if they were interviewing David Mitchell.

The woman in the blue dress is gross: she acts like Brand is a circus act to gawk at and not take seriously. The other two aren’t much better; it’s clear they haven’t done their homework on him. So condescending.

Brand is articulate and smart. Meanwhile, the people in this show are fucking horrible.

Except for “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” I have not generally enjoyed what I have seen of Russell Brand. But the way he takes control of what is truly a spectacularly unprofessional display from the Morning Joe crew is really impressive. He never loses his cool, he remains charming and funny despite middle-school-level cool-kid-crowd passive-aggression and makes everyone involved with the show look petty, out-of-touch and rude by calling out their ridiculous behavior specifically while keeping a smile on his face. Well played.

Well played, indeed.

Richmond Times Dispatch

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:30:04 -0400

Richmond Times Dispatch:

Former Richmonder Elaine Carroll has wanted to be an actress since she was a child but she never envisioned that her eventual platform for stardom would be YouTube.

My hometown newspaper wrote a thing about me last week. Check it out.

NYT: I Know What You Think of Me

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:50:13 -0400

NYT: I Know What You Think of Me:

stokan:

The main truth about life that I’ll never get over is that to everyone else I’m just another person

“Anyone worth knowing is inevitably also going to be exasperating: making the same obvious mistakes over and over, dating imbeciles, endlessly relapsing into their dumb addictions and self-defeating habits, blind to their own hilarious flaws and blatant contradictions and fiercely devoted to whatever keeps them miserable. (And those few people about whom there is nothing ridiculous are by far the most preposterous of all.)“ Oof.

joestanton: dynamoe: Elaine Carroll on Mad Men (“The...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:00:36 -0400

joestanton:

dynamoe:

Elaine Carroll on Mad Men (“The Suitcase” S04 E07)

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I ran into Elaine Carroll at a kebab store in Los Feliz and remembered she played a lady of easy virtue who entertains Don and Lane after their trip to the pictures.

If I run into any other TV show day-players in kebab stores I will also draw them. New Summer Project!

Think the episode is “The Good News,” but fuck what a great drawing

Thank you Dyna!

Happy 27th birthday! I got you these warm, fuzzy coats!...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:58:51 -0400

Happy 27th birthday! I got you these warm, fuzzy coats! xoxo

fuckyeahmarykateashley:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ASHLEY & MARY-KATE!

joshruben: New Plum! Thanks for the love, HuffPo. Best...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:16:10 -0400

joshruben:

New Plum! Thanks for the love, HuffPo.

Best Drifter Midrift under the bridge by that big mural of a dick.

Jackson Katz: Violence against women—it's a men's issue

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:24:59 -0400

Jackson Katz: Violence against women—it's a men's issue:

Courage

aboveaverage: mydamnchannel: collegehumor: Precious Plum:...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:29:51 -0400

aboveaverage:

mydamnchannel:

collegehumor:

Precious Plum: Hitchhiking [Click to watch]

You’d dance like that too if you had a mix of Monster Energy Drink, Frappuccino, and DayQuil.

We can’t get enough of Josh Ruben and Elaine Carroll in Precious Plum!

College Humor does it again. And by ‘it’ I mean makes another amazing web series. Featuring Elaine Carroll! and Josh Ruben (both have been in Above Average videos!)

Mom and Dad. Married June 3rd, 1973. 40 years and going...

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:47:04 -0400

Mom and Dad. Married June 3rd, 1973. 40 years and going strong.

Nice bow tie Dad.

"Approaching and befriending women who I identify as smart and powerful (sometimes actively pursuing..."

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 23:52:07 -0400

“Approaching and befriending women who I identify as smart and powerful (sometimes actively pursuing them, as with any other crush) has been a major revelation of my adult life. First, there’s the associative property of awesomeness: People know you by the company you keep. I like knowing that my friends are so professionally supportive that when they get a promotion, it’s like a boost for my résumé, too, because we share a network and don’t compete for contacts. Also, it’s just plain tough out there — for all the aforementioned reasons about the economy and the dating scene and body-image pressures. I want the strongest, happiest, smartest women in my corner, pushing me to negotiate for more money, telling me to drop men who make me feel bad about myself, and responding to my outfit selfies from a place of love and stylishness, not competition and body-snarking.”

- From Ann Friedman’s essay for The Cut, “Shine Theory: Why Powerful Women Make the Greatest Friends.” (via quintessentiallyquirky)

samreich: Precious Plum, episode 2: Hitchhiking. (The one where...

Thu, 30 May 2013 12:41:38 -0400

samreich:

Precious Plum, episode 2: Hitchhiking. (The one where Plum falls out of the car.) Written by Elaine and me / directed by me / starring Elaine and Josh and featuring Joe Wengert.

Watch me drink my own puke, fall out of a car, and flash oncoming traffic.

I’m a real weird Tilda Swinton in this.

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:07:39 -0400

I’m a real weird Tilda Swinton in this.

khealywu: cokekitty: OpenDyslexic is a free-to-use font that...

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:58:07 -0400

khealywu:

cokekitty:

OpenDyslexic is a free-to-use font that is designed to help those with dyslexia read better. The text is weighted, having a heavier bottom, which is thought to increase readability for dyslexic people. You can download it for free here.

I don’t have dyslexia myself, but in the event any of my followers do, I thought I’d share. Maybe it will help people.

Worthwhile reblog.

I’m dyslexic and I find this super readable. Goddammit, where were you, font, when I was in Mrs. Wright’s 4th grade class?

samreich: I’m excited to announce the premiere of Elaine and my...

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:13:53 -0400

samreich:

I’m excited to announce the premiere of Elaine and my newest and most tasteless web series, “Precious Plum.” We hope you enjoy it, cringe at it and allow us to do many, many more.

I haven’t worked with Josh and Elaine so closely together since the Dutch West days. There is nothing - NOTHING - more fun than making videos with your best friends.

This is my new web series “Precious Plum”. I’m very proud of this and I hope you like it!

More to come!

Photo

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:27:00 -0400

"Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement. In a..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:07:04 -0400

“Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement. In a culture that relentlessly promotes avarice and excess as the good life, a person happy doing his own work is usually considered an eccentric, if not a subversive. Ambition is only understood if it’s to rise to the top of some imaginary ladder of success. Someone who takes an undemanding job because it affords him the time to pursue other interests and activities is considered a flake. A person who abandons a career in order to stay home and raise children is considered not to be living up to his potential-as if a job title and salary are the sole measure of human worth. You’ll be told in a hundred ways, some subtle and some not, to keep climbing, and never be satisfied with where you are, who you are, and what you’re doing. There are a million ways to sell yourself out, and I guarantee you’ll hear about them.”

- Bill Watterson (via mikekarnell)

UCB Theatre • Sketch Cram!

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:14:21 -0400

UCB Theatre • Sketch Cram!:

UCBeast is the home of improv and stand-up comedy in NYC’s East Village. UCBeast features multiple comedy performances seven nights a week and a beer and wine bar. Watch new cutting-edge comedy shows for an affordable price. No drink minimum!

I’m doing sketch cram tonight at UCBeast at 11:30! Come see it!

I AM SO EXCITED 4 THIS!!!!!!!1!

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:48:00 -0400

I AM SO EXCITED 4 THIS!!!!!!!1!

thedailywhat: Coming Soon of the Day: Neil Degrasse Tyson Will...

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:34:35 -0400

thedailywhat:

Coming Soon of the Day: Neil Degrasse Tyson Will Host the Sequel of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos

Though it’s been quietly in the works since 2011, Fox has officially confirmed that Carl Sagan’s monumental 1970 sci-ed miniseries Cosmos: A Personal Voyage will be getting an updated sequel next year, which will consist of 13 episodes produced by Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane and hosted by one of the Internet’s most celebrated astrophysicists, Neil Degrasse Tyson. Fox is hoping the show will have as much as of cultural impact as Carl Sagan’s original series, which still remains one of the most watched PBS series in the world to this day.

(Image by Richard Davies)

Be still my heart.

samreich: verymarykate: The Very Mary-Kate fan art to end all...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:47:06 -0400

samreich:

verymarykate:

The Very Mary-Kate fan art to end all Very Mary-Kate fan art. By Benjamin Anders.

That is one creepy Will Hines.

I love this.