An old man, a war hero with a dark past, is suddenly and unexpectedly paired with a young maiden from the wilderness. Haven’t I seen this one before? “HEY,” you might be thinking, “What happened to the awesome McCain-Palin Buddy … Continued
(The author’s son enjoying the beach, July 20, 2008.) As a lot of you have heard, Coney Island has closed forever. Of course, that’s what they were saying at this time last year, and low and behold, come May the … Continued
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Quantum of Solace Trailer In a world beset by corruption, only one man, playboy by day and above-the-law action hero with access to unbelievable riches and technology by night, can take on a massive criminal syndicate, despite the misgivings of … Continued
Pan’s Labyrinth, the gorgeous film by Guillermo del Toro, was on TV again the other day, and just seeing certain scenes brought all the feelings I had upon my first viewing flooding back. I should say at the outset that … Continued
Is it possible to tell a single story that incorporates every major movie that came out this summer? Let’s find out. PROLOGUE A stylish woman sits in a coffee shop, typing on her laptop. We hear a familiar voiceover: “Sometimes, … Continued
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The upcoming book “The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates” by George Mason economist Peter Leeson is either a superb example of economic history or an open invitation to propagate pirate jokes about economics and political philosophy across the … Continued
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Yell “Fire!” Not yell “Fire!” providing a) that there is, in fact, a fire, and b) that you are the only one to have noticed it. Burn the fucking theater down.
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…that Colbert announces another Greenscreen Challenge?
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Hillary as Tracy Flick Slate’s very popular video mashup New York Magazine: “Is Hillary Clinton secretly the exact same person as Tracy Flick, the beloved Reese Witherspoon character from the movie Election? She’s blonde, she’s driven, she’s oddly sexless (even … Continued
Salon just ran a short piece awarding this year’s “Buffy” — their annual award for the best and most underrated show on TV — to The Shield. Not to shirk the serious work of blogging or pawn off my overthinking … Continued