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I Hate Myself For Loving You: Zooey Deschanel

Posted by Brian Fairbanks

 

Everybody's already in love with actress-turned-indie-rock-darling Zooey Deschanel, which is why, I, Scanner Brian hate myself for having to jump on the bandwagon.

1) The new season of "Weeds," on which Zooey is occasionally featured, premieres on Monday, my birthday, and also features Mary-Louise Parker. If a woman, any woman, can stand out (in talent, looks, presence, etc.) on a show with Mary-Louise, she's gotta be awesome.

2) The She & Him performance from Conan with Yo La Tengo backing them up. We'd show you that video, which Scanner Nicole has posted, except the link is down. And we wouldn't want you to have Zooey's amazing voice stuck in your head.

3) Just kidding, we're going to make you hear her anyway, via this great little animated short, featuring Zooey and M. Ward covering Smokey Robinson: 

 


Comments

notacrime said:

Just got a craving for watching Almost Famous. Kate, no Zooey, no Kate, no Zooey.

Zooey wins.

Too bad 'Weeds' is just silly. Maybe it's better when high...

June 10, 2008 3:46 PM

meganco said:

Oh god, I know right?  It's a scandal for me to want to snuggle a girl who dresses *so badly*.  I mean, damn.

June 12, 2008 12:48 AM

wbm said:

I, for one, fantasized about the day she would be singing professionally the moment I heard her sing in Elf.

I'm not sayin' *ooo - I SO knew if before you* or anything, I'm just sayin'.

June 17, 2008 2:45 AM

iwasdavidbyrned said:

Is Zooey Deschanel the most boring person alive?

anthemmagazine.com/.../640

July 8, 2008 4:27 PM

About Brian Fairbanks

Brian Fairbanks, the Senior National Political Correspondent for Nerve, is a filmmaker living in the wilds of Brooklyn. He previously wrote for the Hartford Courant and Gawker/The Consumerist. He will be first against the wall, come the revolution.

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