6.21.10 My Top Ten RIGHT NOW

1. MOVIE Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work This glimpse into the original Queen of Funny is hilarious but more interestingly poignant.  It’s a loving portrait of a difficult life and a woman whose career was and is everything to

John Henry’s Hammer, Kasparov’s Chess, and now Jeopardy!

So it looks like the machines are going to win at another tried and true American game, Jeopardy. IBM just recently finished a computer called “Watson”, and it’s taking aim at all the trivia crazed population thus making humans obsolete

6.14.10 My Top Ten RIGHT NOW

PLAY Race I have to admit that I had limited interest in this new work from David Mamet.  His sharp and quick dialogue has fallen flat on Broadway in recent years, from the revival of Oleanna to the awkward Speed

Interview with Justin Ringle: Ten Things You Didn’t Know about Horse Feathers

Horse Feathers. Another folk-tinged indie group solidifies Portland’s music chops. And it does so with the ease of a ballerina. This multi-instrumental band is heavy on strings, pulling off a sound that’s both old timey and hip, gloomy and moving.

Friday Round Up is a sports fan who’s currently holding a hockey puck, drinking coffee out of a mini Stanley Cup and learning to do that soccer knee bounce thing

So basically, a tired sports fan! Watching 6 games of the Stanley Cup can really wear a sister out! Plus, there’s hardly any time to relax with the World Cup starting today!! Wooo I’m watching South Africa vs Mexico right

BP is trying to kill us, but Kevin Costner and Upright Citizens want to save us

There are a few surprises in the fight for the Gulf of Mexico. One is that Kevin Costner is not only a humanitarian, but he has a plan on how to save us from the worst oil spill of all

Interview with the directors of Stonewall Uprising

I had the chance to chat with fellow filmmaker David Heilbroner about his latest picture “Stonewall Uprising”.  Its about the 1969 riots that began the Gay Rights Movement. The film premieres on June 16th at the Film Forum, and will

[Review] XCM XFPS Rateup Adapter for PS3

Preferences: we all have them. Whether you like Coca-Cola over Pepsi, subtitled anime over dubbed, or dogs over cats. As gamers, some prefer to play shooters with a controller, while others prefer to use a keyboard and mouse. However you

Call Me Gaga (or Alejandro, or perhaps Fernando?)

It’s here!!! You can scoot back into your seats! Lady Gaga’s Alejandro video has landed! Video after the jump! Update:  NSFW unless you work at home or in adult entertainment

Interview with The New Pornographers’ Blaine Thurier

I met Blaine in that surreal, Zuckerberg-facilitated fashion that so many of us experience these days. I was doing my usual rounds on Facebook a few years ago, when I noticed a profile pic that perfectly parodied the latest New