Via Stacy McCain, the former Bunny speaks unvarnished truth: “I have no talent. I have nothing to offer.” This, of course, is the point of “Reality” TV: the talentless doing nothing so as to make the lives of the reg’lar folk seem more interesting than they really are. Because if Kendra’s life is as banal… Read More Kendra Wilkinson Displays More Self-Awareness Than Most of Hollywood…
Had an MRI today, which is interesting if you’ve never lain in a giant plastic cocoon and had a machine buzz at you for ten minutes. But I can’t blog much, since I’ve got the little one, and she’s only laid down for a nap. Although she has helped Daddy grade papers.
Interesting question, and the answer is, like almost everyone in the English-speaking world. Apparently Elizabethan English was a stew of almost every conceivable accent. Which makes, sense, in a Proto-Indo-European way.
I was up until 3:30 in the morning putting together a video for my students. We’re startingThe Screwtape Letters this week, so I thought a little introduction to the Dark One was in order. It might not have taken so long if I were not such a perfectionist about these things. And if iMovie did… Read More What I Really Want is to Direct
Regected Riter is back. Has been all month, as a matter of fact. And he’s a Fire Guard.
…and according to Walter Russel Mead, even Democrats are eventually going to have to embrace this reality: Republicans and anti-blue statists will want to fix this because bad government is big government and takes a terrible toll on the economy (cumbersome procedures, bad decisions, a large and expensive staff). But smart proponents of a strong… Read More The Debt Can’t Go On Forever…
52. R.E.M. — New Adventures in Hi-Fi Critics like to give bands certain arcs, and those arcs tend to conform with the rise-and-fall of tragedy. The Beatles “fell apart” due to success, the Stones jumped the shark in the 70’s, briefly re-grouped for Some Girls, and then coasted along ever since. And according to overwhelming… Read More Rating My CD’s: New Adventures in Hi-Fi
Recent interview with my new favorite band: Pitchfork: To “just“ be a rock band or a punk band is suddenly very novel and, to some folks, confusing. Do you feel that you‘re part of any particular scene? Mark Perro: We’re not trying to create some fodder for a Village Voice article or anything. I never… Read More The Men on Pitchfork
He done poked the hive. Truth, we might sound a wee bit ridiculous when we cry out, “I can’t believe Bay says they’re aliens when they’re obviously derived from radioactive slime!” But Bay is essentially erasing almost 30 years of love for transmogrified adolescent reptile ninjas by claiming each turtle is less of a fearsome,… Read More Michael Bay Makes Ninja Turtles Aliens, Geeks Angry
Why has no one thought of this before? It’s one of those names that’s so obvious, no one thinks of it. Yet, judging by this review of their latest album Open Your Heart (which is only an “enh” album name) at Under the Radar, it’s perfect. Also judging by that review, I want some. Yeah,… Read More There’s Actually a Band Called “The Men”
