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I was flipping around the TV last night and came across a rerun of Bones, which is a show that I usually never watch, but I left this episode on because Loren Dean was in it. (He has an infrequently recurring role as Bones’ brother.) It seemed like, in the late 1990s, that he was … more…
Fun for Wednesdays! We look at an image from an upcoming movie or TV show and write snarky, witty, or otherwise entertaining captions for it. No prizes, it’s just for fun. “Honestly, dudes, I don’t have any spare change”: Warner Bros. tells us about the movie: In “Clash of the Titans,” the ultimate struggle for … more…
It was exactly a year ago that the Sci Fi Channel announced that it would be changing its name to Syfy. And much geek angst ensued. Did this mean the network — a haven for nerds even if it was even then falling down on its apparent stated mission to, you know, present science fiction … more…
Here are the thoughts I jotted down, pretty much in order as they occurred to me as I watched…
Don’t be drinking anything while you view this:
It’s an instructional guide on how to be a proper lady! Minding Manners Kitty learns the right way to use her fork and how to be polite at the dinner table. Streetwise Mama takes Kitty and Mimi downtown. On the way, she teaches the girls important lessons on staying alert and safe. The Magic Bags … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Okay, here’s the thing: If women are miserable nags and men are lying cheats and marriage is so horrible that you’re constantly asking yourself “Why did I get married”… then why are you still married? Get a divorce. Don’t get married in the first place. It’s not … more…
I was baffled by all those who took exception to Avatar on the basis of its somehow being anticapitalist, antimilitary, antiscience, and — oh noes! — anti-American. (See here and here, if you want to be baffled too.) It seemed to me that these objectors were saying that destruction and bigotry and horror and selfishness … more…
…except for the web video I’d previously scheduled to run. The something that had to give is finally this site, at least for today. Normal posting should resume tomorrow.
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