watch it: Darth Vader Dances to “U Can’t Touch This”
The Empire got rhythm: (h/t reader LaSargenta)
‘Life on Mars’ blogging: Episode 1
DCI Sam Tyler has an accident in 2005, and wakes up in 1973. Has he fallen down a rabbit hole, or is he following the Yellow Brick Road?
my biggest disappointment in ‘Inception’
(not a spoiler) Yes, I loved the movie. But as I indicated in my review, my mind wasn’t blown as much as I was expecting it to be. Some of my expectations were created by the astonishing imagery the trailer showed us, such as the folding city: My mind was abuzz pondering the possibilities: How … more…
trailer break: ‘The Concert’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Impersonating an orchestra? An entire orchestra? This I gotta see… The Concert is now playing in the U.K.; it opens in the U.S. and Canada on July 30.
question of the day: Why is ‘Inception’ appealing to younger audiences?
An interesting tidbit from the estimated weekend box office numbers: Though Inception had an excellent opening weekend — earning around $60.4 million (the actual numbers will be in this afternoon) — it earned that from a smallish slice of the potential audience, according to the Los Angeles Times: The highest-ever opening for a film not … more…
classic ‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “The Ark in Space”
Made of spoilers. Don’t read until you’ve seen the episode unless you don’t care to have it spoiled for you.
Saturday cute: “AT-AT Day Afternoon”
Puppy! By Patrick Boivin. (Got a photo or image that’s adorable and at least vaguely pop-culture related? Found such a photo online? Send a link or an image, and I might post it!)
the Pandorica opens (again)…
Some of us already know what’s in the Pandorica. For everyone else Doctor Who: “The Pandorica Opens” debuts on BBC America tonight at 9pm Eastern. After it airs, hop over here for a spoileriffic discussion of the episode. More classic Doctor Who blogging coming this weekend for everyone else suffering from Doctor Who withdrawal. I … more…
porn for women; Edward Norton steps down as the Hulk (will David Tennant step up?); more: leftover links
Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But … more…
watch it: the 7/17/10 weekly address from President Barack Obama
The man in absolutely unflappable. It’s like his superpower is the ability to remain absolutely dead calm even in the face of outrageous, um, outrage. I started posting Obama’s weekly addresses because I thought they were an interesting step into the Internet age for communication between our leaders and our populace. I saw them as … more…
