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Well, everyone, Brian has spoken, and the news isn’t good. He has laid down the rules I must follow here, and he will brook no discussion. So am I now bound to follow his dictates: • I am not allowed to “judge” movies. • I can tell you if a movie is funny or not … more…

I try not to let Geek Philosophy, my blog about Generation X and all things geeky, go fallow, but there are only so many hours in the day. I hate seeing weeks go by with no new posts there, but it happens. But I’ve been particularly prolific, and particularly inspired, today, and I’ve posted some … more…

I pretty much hate these blog meme things, but I love my pal Catherine “gadgetgirl” Cantieri, who tagged me on her blog I am screaming and punching myself. So, okay, I’ll play along. THE RULES 1. All right, here are the rules. 2. We have to post these rules before we give you the facts. … more…

This is hi-larious: [link no longer active, removed at request of linked site] “No bad words were found,” apparently. I’d say they weren’t fuckin’ lookin’ hard enough.

Can I just say: 75 comments on my review of Knocked Up? I feel like a real blogger, like all the kids are into these days. Go me.

We had a good run, but it was time. Comments are closed at Cinemarati. Feel free to use this as an open thread to discuss the Cinemarati shutdown. (Technorati tags: Cinemarati)

And so it begins. Reader Tim so eloquently responds to my review of Knocked Up thusly: Wow. After reading that review I only had one thought. “This chick needs to get laid ASAP.” It’s a comedy, stop treating it like it’s life & death. Another friend of mine thought “I hate women like her, because … more…

UPDATED: Somehow, the wonderful comments (see below) are making me think of this: I got the most delightful email from a reader in response to my post about Transformers and how I’m guessing I might not hate it like I typically hate Michael Bay’s movies. Since this reader chose not to post this in comments … more…

Yea! It was an issue related to the anti-spam magic Movable Type has in play. Details and the fix are here, for those of you interested. I stumbled across this only accidentally, so other users of MT facing the same problem may be interested. Anyway, commenting should zip right along now. Let me know if … more…

I spent a bit of time over the holiday weekend fiddling around with my new widescreen HDTV — it’s this one, if you’re really interested — and now I’m officially in high-def heaven. See, I’ve got supergenerous readers. David C. sent me a box of cables good for hooking up HD goodies, and my friend … more…