By which we mean not “the mysterious poetry inherent in random events,” but rather “for no real reason, today, here’s some poetry.” The Madness of Sweeney is a landmark work of medieval Irish literature, one that has stood the test … Continued
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From a help wanted posted on the NYC Craigslist: Experienced English tutor needed for private home lesson for two French kids ages 6 and 9. Lots of skills, patience and crop of teaching experience especially with kids is required. Ability … Continued
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So a while back, I complained about the relative lack of violence in the latest Indiana Jones film. Indy doesn’t shoot a single person. I blamed this on Lucus – the only person in the galaxy who believes that Star … Continued
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So we have no reason to believe Mutt Williams has any globe-trotting experience whatsoever. He’s a motorcycle repair-guy/greaser. When he sees a scorpion in the cemetery, he reacts with an “I’m a city mouse” look of horror. Anyway, 45 minutes later, … Continued
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Some recent musings on the unpronouncable horror that is Cthulhu got me thinking about a similarly implacable killing machine with a similarly aitch-bedecked name: No Country For Old Men‘s Anton Chigurh. These guys have more in common than just their … Continued
Jean-Paul Sartre once said “Hell is other people,” but his characters were just stuck in a plain old room with some other folks and no exit. None of them was the lone existentialist trapped in a children’s television program. Here’s … Continued
Honestly, this seems in bad taste. (winky emoticon)
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Oh my friends, I have wonderful links for you! Via Slumbering Lungfish, blog of the deeply hilarious Lore Sjoberg, I was directed to Garkov. Garkov is a site that takes old Garfield strips and cranks the dialogue through a Markov … Continued
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Zimbabwean strongman Robert Mugabe has been finally and officially stripped of his knighthood by staggeringly lenient Dungeon Master Queen Elizabeth II. This makes Mugabe officially a fighter, which is probably the class he should have been all along. But before … Continued
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This via Shock Till You Drop, to which I was referred by AICN. It doesn’t even look real, does it? It’s like a poster someone would design as a joke. But then, one could argue that Rob Zombie’s entire film … Continued
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