links for 2010-12-01

  • "The Coens are obviously cream-of-the-crop fellows but I didn't care. Yes, I love the dialogue and don't want to see Steinfeld get hurt but other than that, I just don't give a hang about any of it. It has a certain historical charm and color but it feels too dry and cold, and it's nowhere near as amusing as I'd heard it would be."
    (tags: movies)
  • Felix Salmon's piece is a nice complement to Denton's.
    (tags: gawker)
  • "Outside observers will note that this layout represents some convergence of blog, magazine and television. That's true in the abstract but it's more of a description than an argument."
    (tags: gawker design)