Monthly Archives: January 2006
Real-Life Books
I was struck by a story in this weekend’s NY Times Magazine (registration required, yadda yadda) about a missionary family in Africa. It made me think that they were living the story from The Poisonwood Bible, and that it would be fascinating to revisit this family in ten years. Of all the books to re-enact, that’s one of the worst, IMHO (though I guess re-enacting The Stand would be bad as well).
Playlist Thunderdome, Week 34
Okay, so the Who’s “Baba O’Riley” wasn’t the toughest choice. Teenage wasteland, indeed! 25 of 55 votes went to the Who, with Zep’s “Tangerine” in 2nd place with 16 votes.
Let’s try that again. Read the rest of this entry
technical difficulties
yesterday we “upgraded” to WordPress 2.0. However, the upgrader was SLOPPY and CARELESS and so now nobody can leave comments. We’re working on it. Later today: new Thunderdome. Stay tuned.
UPDATE: we’re fixed, and the sysadmin has been sacked.
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Mozart quiz
Take the “Kultur” quiz on Mozart at the BBC. Post your score. And in honour of Herr Mozart, watch the wonderful Amadeus.
Thorny
Kanye West’s new Rolling Stone cover image is a bit controversial. I haven’t seen a Jesus exploitation this tacky since Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” video.
Is this art? Is it marketing? Any theories? I especially like the Jon Brion quote in the article: “Everyone in the country is in therapy and spending all their money on self-help books so their little internal voice will be able to say, ‘I am good and I am OK.’… If you’re going to believe all the stuff about positive thinking and self-actualization, that we affect our environment by the way we think about ourselves, do you want a better example than Kanye West? F*ck Tony Robbins. Kanye West should have infomercials.”
Voices in my head
I remember the day I realized that Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Sylvester and Tweety were all voiced by the same person. Mel Blanc was a vocal genius beyond compare (except, perhaps, for his role as Twiki in Buck Rogers). But with the recognition of the singular actor, the illusion of the cartoon was gone. The struggles of the cat and bird meant nothing — they were all the same! Read the rest of this entry
When Did Harrison Ford Give Up?
by Russell Fox
So, Elisabeth’s Moviedrome mention of Blade Runner got me thinking about Harrison Ford. Which led me to watch this trailer. Go ahead; watch it. Read the rest of this entry
Tonight… Tonight Is A Good Night.
The Seattle Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl!
The Seattle Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl!
The Seattle Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl!
The Seattle Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl! Read the rest of this entry
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