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A chipmunk movie mercifully not starring Jason Lee

I spotted a chipmunk in my yard last week. A lone adorable chipmunk. I named him Hans. I don’t care what his parents call him. Today I peeked out the bathroom window to scowl at the bird fights and noticed Hans in a pot of pansies, head down in the dirt, munching on something. Naturally, because I act like I am on safari all the damn time, I had to film him to prove he’s…

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‘But there is no treason where there is only lawlessness’

I got my hands on the new record, and it’s complex and sprawling and I have still not gotten to know it as well as I should have, which makes me love it even more. A girl doesn’t have to give up all her secrets the first time she’s asked, you know. Watch her performances. Here we have the rare female artist who is allowed to look weird and sound silly while making art. So…

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comedy the family videos

Family vs. jelly beans

My pal Ashley gave me a box of BeanBoozled Jelly Bellys at Christmas and I finally put them to good use. Good use, of course, being watching my family writhe in anguish as they deciphered chocolate pudding vs. canned dog food, licorice vs. skunk, barf vs. fresh peach. We had an absolute ball. I took some really long, unedited, shaky video. Enjoy, if fun is your thing. Family vs. Jelly Bean from Lindsey Turner on…

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I'm posting about my damn cats again videos

He’s special. We’re special.

I haven’t posted a video of me, groggy and unwashed in a tank top with a cat nearby, in oh let’s say THREE SECONDS so here we go! Thief from Lindsey Turner on Vimeo. I only share this so everyone will be jealous of my inappropriate relationship with my cuddly widdle wuverbutt Jack.

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