Here is the one-hundred-and-twenty-third edition of Tom Nob’s Thursday Notes. TN2 serves as a brief summary of what good humor we have found during the past week plus some suggestions for the upcoming weekend.

New Film

Young Adult

 

New TV Series

Would You Rather…? with Graham Norton

New Stand-Up

Carlos Mencia: New Territory

 

Ryan Stout: Touché

New Books

The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories:  Volume 1 by Joseph Gordon-Levitt

And Finally

One of the main themes that will define the year of 2011 is the revenge of the nerds.  A decade after they flamed out spectacularly during the dot-com bust, Silicon Valley companies and the technology whiz-kids who founded them are once again the darlings of the financial world.  What’s ironic this time is that the slick-dressing (former) masters of the universe who inhabit Wall Street are, for the most part, on the outside looking in as hoodie-wearing hackers accumulate wealth beyond even their wing-tipped imaginations.  One side effect of this reversal in fortunes is the rapid rise of geek chic among the general population and one of the fastest ways to get your geek on is to don a pair of glasses.  And thanks to a fashion trend coming out of Asia you can achieve this look on the cheap by eliminating the glass lenses.  That’s right, just wear the frames.  The great part of this trend is that frames are so inexpensive that you can buy multiple pairs and match them to your flip-flops,  mock turtleneck, muumuu or whatever your tech titan-inspired  sartorial statement happens to be.   So this holiday season, if someone says they are going to accessorize your face, don’t tremble with fear but rather with excitement as most likely you are about to be framed.  Said another way:  no need to be wary of geeks bearing gifts.

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