Brandon Scott Gorrell
I am the co-publisher of Thought Catalog. Follow me on Twitter. I also use a pen name called Holden Desalles.
Courtney Stodden Is Into Coughing Up Hairballs, Pooping In Litterboxes, Eating Cat Food
Courtney Stodden is either a performance artist, a hardcore YOLOer, a social crusader fighting for open dialogue about sexual diversity, or all of the above. Whatever the case, her tastes seem eclectic.
Do You Have Impostor Syndrome?
“Wow!” I said. “You think you’re a total fraud, too?” How ironic — I had always perceived this person as undeniably talented. LOL.
How Did David Foster Wallace, Hot Chip, And Animal Collective End Up On Last Sunday’s Episode Of The Simpsons?
The Simpsons is staying relevant!
It’s Not Unusual! Here’s A ‘Carlton Dance’ Flash Mob!
TMZ seems to have had set up a pretty impressive flash mob situation recently. They got Alfonso Ribeiro, the actor who played Carlton Banks on 90s television hallmark Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to lead a flash mob in his signature dance to Tom Jones’ “It’s not unusual” in LA.
Should You Break Up With Your Boyfriend? This App Will Help You Decide
I’m a month late on this, but there’s a newish app out for iPhone that’ll help you figure out if you should stay or go. It’s called “Should I Break Up With My Boyfriend?”
Video: A ‘Small’ White Rapper Pulls A Rebecca Black
Love when people expose the ridiculousness of cliches and cultural trends via in-character parody. Stephen Colbert. Hipster Runoff. This guy.
6 Rules For Increasing Your Chances Of Getting Laid At Parties For The Chronically Alienated, Interspersed With Songs I Like Right Now, Vol. 1?
It’s true, no one really even cares what you’re doing. You have no value.
New Twitter Account That Parodies Instagram Is Perfect
Today in parody accounts on Twitter: Instagram reinterpreted via text. As in “Sophia Coppola-inspired beside-the-pool shot of bikini babe on chaise longue.” It’s pretty clever, and it’s only been live for about 18 hours, so pass this along to your friends before it’s old news so you’re the cool one, for once in your life.
New Brokelandia Episode Plays The Brooklyn Neighborhood Name Game
Sweet, a hilarious new Brokelandia from the cool people over at Brokelyn. This second episode of what I hope will be an ongoing series takes on the Brooklyn neighborhood name game, the G train, the East River Ferry, I think, and juicing parties.
The Best 90s Playlist Ever, Ever
I found something. A 300-song Spotify playlist of every memorable 90s song or every song they played at my middle school dances ever, ever. Warren G, Collective Soul, Counting Crows, Goo Goo Dolls, Bone-Thugs, Spin Doctors, Soul Coughing, The Toadies, Natalie Imbruglia…
12-Minute-Long Sound Of My Voice Interactive Trailer Is Bizarre, Creepy
Following a young couple attempting to document the inner workings of a strange Los Angeles cult led by a woman named Maggie, Sound of My Voice looks like it’ll be a mind-bending and bizarre foray into cult psychology and personal demons. Watch out for it in theaters.
Calm, Snacking Man Breaks Up NYC Subway Fight
Extreme-composure-dude-breaking-up-fight became a meme today after a video on YouTube appeared of a Level 5000 Zen Master breaking up a scrappy fight on a NYC 6 train by nonchalantly stepping between the two fighters and calmly eating potato chips.