The oldest profession* has been getting a lot of press lately. Perhaps as a way to cleanse some of the recent negativity, I’d like to turn to one of the more sincere expressions of love for the women of the … Continued
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I find some things funny by virtue of my singular personality and strange sense of humor. Other things I find funny because they are actually awesome. If you’ve been reading this week, you know that I could Lasagna Cat by … Continued
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By now, you may have come across a real gem of a Web site — Garfield Minus Garfield. The premise: show Garfield cartoons without any of the talking animals. The result: A creepy bachelor talking to himself, which is a … Continued
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[I’ll get back to wrapping up my “No Crying In Baseball” series next week, but for a bit, I want to start a new series — books I fantasize about writing someday. I’ll probably come back to this intermittently. It’s … Continued
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AGENT JONES: Spill it, Spitzer. SPITZER: You’ve got nothing on me. Quit wasting your time. AGENT JONES: We know you did it. All of it. SPITZER: I don’t know what you’re talking about. AGENT JONES: We have the documents, Eliot. … Continued
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It’s right up there with music, poetry and love — since the dawn of time, mankind has heeded a primal calling to construct unstoppable, unmanned killing machines. So, today, during this Terminator week, let’s take a look back at some … Continued
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Sum up your life in six words Since we at Overthinking It have been doing this before Salon, but after the New York Times, let’s show them! Contributors, readers: give us your six-word life! In six words!
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Now that Oscar season is over, so is the battle for my favorite filmic facepalm, and it belongs to generally competent New York Times movie reviewer and easy target* A.O. Scott. In his piece bemoaning the influence of the Oscars … Continued
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Okay, sorry for my time away sports fans. Let’s pick up where we left off. In the last two posts, I’ve discussed the inversion at the heart of sports movies — how the screen serves as a window and a … Continued
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WARNING: UNSURPRISING SPORTS MOVIE SPOILERS I have a secret for you. The kid in the picture is the greatest pitcher who ever lived. In fact, breaking his arm made him a better pitcher. Tons better. Not practice, not genetics, not … Continued
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