20070613Wed
An art movement in the 1910s reacted to the horrors of the Great War (aka WWI) by railing against all semblances of logic, order, or meaning. I think it’s back.
20070119Fri
Near the end of the trailer for “Epic Movie”, opening soon, someone (who is not Sacha Baron Cohen) dressed in Borat’s green super-thong looks at the camera and says, “Niiice.” What he means by this is, in fact, “This movie is a new milestone in anti-artistic, self-referential garbage.”
20061101Wed
It’s been 43 days since I’ve talked about pirates, which is far too long. I’m certainly not the first to note the hilarious audacity of The Pirate Bay, as their responses to legal threats are certifiable entertainment, but reading the reactions on Digg (whose “news” is fast resembling email forwards of the late 90s) I [...]
20060707Fri
“Pirates of the Carribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” comes out today. While some friends of mine attend the SF premiere in full pirate regalia, you can probably already buy the DVD on the streets if you know the right people. The Pirate Archetype is so celebrated throughout American culture that it seems obvious to me the [...]