Movie Reviews of Movies I Haven’t Seen: Australia

I am so excited to see “Australia” I dream about Australian things. I wish I was kidding that Friday night I dreamed a kangaroo was attacking me and I was trying to tell Juan that kangaroos are mean and I

11.24.08 My Top Ten RIGHT NOW

1. THEATER Farragut North The NY Times said this play was predictable but enjoyable.  I agree with the latter, the former is a bunch of crap. While it didn’t exactly have me on the edge of my seat, thanks to

Happy People Watch Less Television

  Kill your TV before it kills you. According to the NY Times, happy people spend a lot of time socializing, reading newspapers, going to church, and doing a slew of other activities.  But not watching a lot of TV.

Bike Hero, You’re Still My Hero

So apparently there was some controversy and feelings of betrayal swirling around this ridiculously amazing video, when it was discovered that it was actually created by a rich and powerful (and, one assumes, soulless) ad agency, and not in fact

Bounce to Road Show: A Rant and/or Review

Let me start off this rant/review by saying that I love Stephen Sondheim.  I have followed him to the ends of the earth, or rather through many S/states, both literally and artistically.  Each time I go to the theater for

Cocktail Crashers Vol. V: The True Story of Moby Dick

  I’m not going to front.  I fucking LOVE Moby Dick.  It’s probably my second favorite book (after East of Eden, of course).  The trick is to skip the nautical chapters and stick to getting inebriated off the prose, starting

The Roots got in a bus accident in Paris, and they’re fine.

Right after the accident Questlove was able to send out an email / blog detailing the crash. It’s long, but seriously enthralling. There are movie references to “Back to the Future” and “Spice World.” If he had discussed the null-g

Obama the Celebrity

Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are Unfortunately, I’m already dreading the next chapter for all the Obama supporters. A lot of them are going to keep obsessing.  And it’s going to get on my

Top Ten Most Irritating Phrases

Lifehacker recently pointed to two UK lists of the top ten most irritating (and clichéd) phrases in use today. But I feel like these lists are too UK-specific and also a bit too general.  I feel like most of us

Movie reviews of movies I haven’t seen: Twilight

Oh the old “movie out of a book” thing! As far as I can divulge from internet gossip and TV trailers “Twilight” is “Buffy” if you were born in the early 1990s. Complete with blue undertones and hair that’s way