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pictures of ac newman?

Spader was hot in the 80s... until Mannequin.

Maybe you could put a "contact us" link on the side, which then redirects to goatse, if that's still around anywhere.

@DHMBIB:
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i really did not need to think about the words "goatse" and "ac newman" together.

Why is it always critics' darlings who bitch about critics the loudest?

goat c. newman

Um, use it for the purpose Carl intended. Start with SFJ. Srlsy.

I will always love James Spader for "Crash."
AC Newman, however, looks like a combination of someone's ham-faced, bug eyed little brother and the Schizophrenic kid in high school who was sent to military school for a semester and came back as a born again Christian. Calling him "nerdy" would imply that he makes music unique and smart enough to be worth sitting through more than once.

As for lookatthisasshole.blogspot.com, I think it should be a running contest to come up with the best takedowns of various asshole musicians. That way, everyone gets to be an asshole.

Maybe use it to breathe new life into the long-lost "Hey, Asshole!" section. I always liked those articles.

Newman's got a point. All bloggers are nerds, pretty much by definition. And so are people who read and comment on blogs.

Hasn't he heard? Nerds are the new Jocks.

Really this is ridiculous though. If you've graduated from high school and being called a nerd pisses you off this much... you've gotta grow up.

Honestly, I think Carl Newman has always had a great sense of humor, and I'm pretty sure he was just talking shit for fun.

I don't know if it's exactly orifice-like, but Carl Newman IS sort of an idiot for putting out sub-good NP stuff eternally instead of just reissuing his still-great AC Newman solo album every 10 months.

AND the scene in "Pretty in Pink" where the class bell goes off and Spader tells McCarthy "You're late, buddy..." with his ultimate smarm IS the greatest (only?) scene of true human interaction captured on film ever.

I don't think I've read a Carl Newman interview where he doesn't come off as churlish and insecure. Maybe he's conscious of the fact that each album he releases is half as good as the one that preceded it.

While we're on the topic of James Spader -- he was totally my first real celebrity crush. I totally wanted him more than Andrew McCarthy or Jon Cryer. I didn't understand why Andi didn't totally want his smarmy ass in Pretty in Pink. In hindsight, this opinion explains a lot about the guys I dated in my 20s.

Use the website to post nothing but pictures of guys at bars with pinks shirts and popped collars. And way too much hair gel.

I still feel bad for Carl Newman for not understanding what the University of Phoenix actually was when he let them use "Bleeding Heart Show" in a commercial. (I could have sworn Idolator covered that story but I can't find the link.)

@Jasonbob7: Agreed, that feature was always pretty amusing.

Good (quick) thinking Maura! Did you by the URL too?

@beta.rogan: And by "by" I meant "buy"

Ooh, how about just republishing that picture of Carl holding a copy of Power/Knowledge, as though he actually read it? Underneath, you can put the copy from the NYT Vows about his wedding. Sorry babe, I love your music, but you're a Moody's rated AAA, investment-grade douche.

Which are nerdier, rock writers or the New Pornos?

It's like a bizarro version of the SNL game show, "Qui Es Muy Macho?"

Aw, give it back to Carl!

@therichgirlsareweeping: omg, yes. I take it back--post some shit on SFJ, *then* give the url back to Carl.