watch it: Charlie Chaplin’s Great Dictator has some good advice for us today
“The misery that is now upon us is but the passing of greed, the bitterness of men who fear the way of human progress…”
Year: 2012
Doctor Who thing of the day: a tartan for each of the Doctors
My brother Ken, a graphic designer, has been working on these for more than a year, and I’ve been bugging him to please post at least some of them so that I can post them as a Thing. And finally, here they are.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (trailer)
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is all, “Hey, come on, everybody, I’ve got this secret map that’s gonna help me find my career again!”
question of the day: Should film be taught in school the way that literature is?
I think it’s very urgent that children be taught media literacy, but I have to confess that it never occurred to me that we might teach children how to watch and interpret great movies in the same way that we teach them how to read and interpret great fiction.
London photo of the day: Kimchee queue
Yes, the food is that good.
American modern-day Sherlock Holmes: now officially inevitable
Someone make it stop, please.
watch it: “Conspiracy Theory Rock By Robert Smigel”
Aired on Saturday Night Live once, in 1998, and has been edited out of reruns ever since…
Doctor Who thing of the day: gorgeous Time Lord clock
Surely one of the most beautiful and unusual fan-made Doctor Who items I’ve come across yet…
One for the Money (trailer)
Katherine Heigl may not have a clue, but she doesn’t have a clue! Ain’t female incompetence adorable?
question of the day: What do you wish awards winners would say in their acceptance speeches?
Beyond the usual thank-yous and shout-outs to social and political causes, that is…
