“Things Are Getting Interesting” is getting… interesting
Remy Martin’s new ad campaign: lesbianism, threesomes, bondage, cannibalism, first person shooter? Things ARE getting interesting.
Remy Martin’s new ad campaign: lesbianism, threesomes, bondage, cannibalism, first person shooter? Things ARE getting interesting.
Your life depends on your ability to recognize a hunter-killer cyborg.
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We’ve done a lot of Overthinking(tm) of back story on this site. From Gossip Girl to Batman to Sex and the City, we desperately want to know where our fictional heroes came from. We want to be able to relate … Continued
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Venerable rock band AC/DC made news recently, not so much for their upcoming studio album Black Ice (coming Oct 20; expect more of the same), but for their exclusive deal with Walmart to sell their new album. Walmart, that most … Continued
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Joe the Plumber was singled out in the last Presidential debate for his assertion that Obama’s tax plan would raise taxes on his future plumbing business. In fact, a careful analysis of Obama’s plan shows that almost all plumbers, particularly … Continued
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As a follow up to the wildly popular “Hubbert Peak Theory of Rock” article on the decline of rock music (and U.S. oil production), I decided to take the logical next step in pop culture quantitative analysis: Greatest Movies Lists. … Continued
[Second in a series. See also part 1, “Don’t Stop Believing.”] Oh, the Ramones, those sages of rock. No subject is too lofty nor banal for their insightful commentary, be it existential angst (“Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue”) or … Continued
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Movie critic A. O. Scott has what appears to be a new series of retrospective video reviews of his favorite movies on the New York Times website, and much to my surprise, his latest entry is an independent art film … Continued
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I’m a lucky guy. Recently I had the unique opportunity to see The Godfather…on the big screen. In conjunction with a new, super restored DVD release of the Godfather trilogy, Coppola also had new 35 mm prints issued, and they … Continued
What’s the link between oil production and rock music quality during the second half of the 20th century?