“There’s tentacles between our worlds,” he said, “so I believe”
I have a very busy day at work today (what’s holiday weekend of which you speak), but at least as I abandon the other member of the household, I can take solace in the fact that one of our movie channels has programming an offering seemingly just for her. Continue reading “There’s tentacles between our worlds,” he said, “so I believe”
One for Friday: The Mock Turtles, “And Then She Smiles”
Right around 1990, it seemed like every band in Manchester, England got to make a record. It was like they were going door-to-door and offering recording contracts. “Thank you for buying the Encyclopedia Britannica, here’s your studio time.” There were no complaint about this from college radio. The airwaves that beamed out to the left side of radio dials were filled with trippy, loping pop gems. For a time, it almost seemed that no other style could penetrate, at least until Nirvana and Pearl Jam ushered in the grunge era and we really discovered how monotonous and homogeneous “alternative” could … Continue reading One for Friday: The Mock Turtles, “And Then She Smiles”
My Misspent Youth: Fantastic Four by Stan Lee and John Buscema
I read a lot of comic books as a kid. This new series of posts is about the comics I read, and, occasionally, the comics that I should have read. I came to superhero comics a little late, during the … Continue reading My Misspent Youth: Fantastic Four by Stan Lee and John Buscema
And maybe we’ll have all the fascists out of the way by then
(Due credit: I found this elsewhere.) Continue reading And maybe we’ll have all the fascists out of the way by then
Top Fifty Films of the 90s — Number Eighteen
#18 — The English Patient (Anthony Minghella, 1996) Almost every movie has a love story, but surprisingly few of them get love right. They have couplings by convenience, characters drawn together to fulfill the requirements of the plot, and to … Continue reading Top Fifty Films of the 90s — Number Eighteen
Come let’s mix where Rockefellers walk with sticks
In case you’re wondering, the culture is proceeding apace… …and every blissfully goofy idea will someday have a home on the Interweb. There’s more where that came from. (Due credit: This was brought to my attention by someone else.) Continue reading Come let’s mix where Rockefellers walk with sticks
And the drinks have been drunk, and the ships have been sunk
It is television’s biggest night, a night to honor the finest achievements of a medium that is continuing to grow and prosper. For all the darts that can be justifiably thrown at the systematic support of individuals who crave celebrity … Continue reading And the drinks have been drunk, and the ships have been sunk
All in Color for Two Dimes
Just about a year ago, I noted that I was happily and proudly letting a long-term subscription to Entertainment Weekly lapse. Earlier this summer, they lured me back with a rate so low that I half expect the subscription to … Continue reading All in Color for Two Dimes
One for Friday: Lloyd Cole, “She’s a Girl and I’m a Man”
While I try to not to be stuck in the past about such things, I’m always pleased to rediscover one of the songs or artists that was a major part of my youthful college radio days. It’s especially nice if the process is triggered in a unique way. Not just stumbling on a forgotten disc while scanning they collection or hearing the song on the radio (although with most of the music that has slipped to the back of my memory, hearing it on a radio station these days would beyond unexpected to staggering), but instead a route that never … Continue reading One for Friday: Lloyd Cole, “She’s a Girl and I’m a Man”
A friend is a friend, nothing can change that
It’s been almost fifteen years since Bill Watterson retired his brilliant comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. The kids entering college this fall have no recollection whatsoever of ever seeing new adventures of the boy and his tiger in the newspaper. … Continue reading A friend is a friend, nothing can change that
