Monthly Archives: October 2008
Best Halloween Songs
This is probably the only day of the year when any of these songs are even remotely interesting to listen to.
OK, some of you probably have Halloween playlists already, but here’s a few gems to get the discussion rolling: Read the rest of this entry
Something Amazingly Cool for Halloween
I wanted to make this a Link of the Day, but I can’t figure out how to do that.
Instead – feast your eyes and ears upon:
Two great tastes that go great together.
Best Scary Films
I can’t believe it’s Halloween and nobody posted this one. Come on guys. Get in the spirit of things. (No pun intended)
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The HD wars are over.
I largely agree with this analysis at ZD Net, which claims that the real outcome of the high-definition wars is that both sides lost. HD-DVD is dead, and Blu-Ray is wasting away on life support — soon it will go the way of laserdisc, something to be found only in specialty stores at exorbitant prices. Thanks, Sony.
Best Threepeats
Tim mentioned an L A Times story that that quoted Christopher Nolan asking, “How many good third movies in a franchise can people name?â€
So let’s put it to you. How many threepeats are there? I don’t necessarily mean a trilogy. But ones that had at least three solid films in a row.
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Snow Patrol – A Hundred Million Suns
Snow Patrol’s astronomically-themed new album A Hundred Million Suns was released today and, just like that, we have a new contender for album of the year. Read the rest of this entry

