Domestic Violence is No Joke…

Initially I started writing this post a little tongue and cheek… and honestly Chris Brown F’d up hard (allegedly, I guess I have to say that), his career right now is in a downward spiral that doesn’t show any chance

Dollhouse

Joss Whedon returned to the world of television last Friday night, with the premiere of his new series, Dollhouse.

For those new to the Whedonverse (yeah, it’s an actual thing on the internet), the show centers around a secret organization, called the Dollhouse, that wipes memories and gives people new personas to carry out what they call ‘engagements’. The clientele is either highly connected, very wealthy or both. Drama ensues when Echo (played by Eliza Dushku), an ‘active’ at the Dollhouse, suddenly begins retaining her memories and starts to question who she is and what she is doing there.

The Ten Worst (+1)… From Ten Actors (+1) I Love

This list was more difficult to compile than I anticipated.  Mostly because there were multiple offenders and I had to pick just one.  So I laid out some ground rules: – The Actor Must Have the Lead Role: because sometimes actors

Welcome Ji-un! Our resident expert in film & TV

The last year I was in college (2003) I met Ji-un, and we talked about movies: Directors who had lost their way, Actors who summed up all that was good in the world, and everything inbetween. Lots of late nights

Watch Out Burton, I Lived on the Moon!

What is quite possibly one of the best modern music videos, “I Lived on the Moon”, is certainly one of the most stunningly captivating pieces of musical entertainment ever to be visualized. “I Lived on the Moon” is a lucid

My New favorite Artist: Asa

So, I don’t even remember how I stumbled upon this awesome gem, but I’m glad I did. Asa (pronounced Asha) is a Nigerian born singer/songwriter/musician, who tembre is reminiscent of Bob Marley. Which is probably why I was so drawn

Reflecting on Wood?

My last entry entailed a journey into the depths of the science fiction world and came out on top of a haystack of modern realities. Something I overlooked on my idea of self-prophesying technological advancements as a societal whole is

Reflecting on Liquid Crystals

Many believe that authors and storytellers of the past have predicted what the future will be like, years, decades,even centuries later. Although this may be true to some extent, I believe the future lies in the hands of the creative few that speak on the whims of their imaginations.

I realized this concept to be more or less true throughout many nostalgic moments watching old science-fiction movies, such as The Running Man or THX 1138, and seeing the ideas for futuristic gadgetry.

This concept is not only distinguished in the 80’s nor is it only applicable to bulbous flat screen TVs. Depictions of the material future are seen in many modern films such as I-Robot, The Island, and Wall-E (although I would argue this is more of a simple analysis based on the new lethargic nature caused by computers). Holographic three-dimensional images, flying cars, touch screen newspapers, are all things of the…now. Maybe not quite…yet, but this brings me to my really cool gadget of the week.

02.16.09 My Top Ten RIGHT NOW

1. BOOK The Oral Biography of Buster Casey by Chuck Palahniuk Telling the story of Buster “Rant” Casey through interviews with childhood friends, parents, historians and a whole host of characters, Palahniuk creates a world that is at once hilarious

Cover Mix #5 – Valentine’s Day Edition

While listening to the newly acquired version of If I Fell by Elliott Smith this afternoon, I pondered a Valentine’s Day edition cover mix. Turns out I have a crazy amount love-oriented covers that have yet to make it on