progressive politics and regressive entertainment. like peanut and butter.
April 28, 2012 6 Comments
There are times when Mitt Romney shows his age, such as when picking his favorite tunes — or when speaking to college students. ThinkProgress just did a comparison of President Obama’s visit to the University of Iowa versus Romney’s speech at Otterbein University.
April 28, 2012 2 Comments
When I listen to the often ludicrous arguments regarding “excitement” in women’s sports versus men’s sports, I don’t seem to hear the simple fact that trillions of dollars has been spent in manufacturing men’s sports. Seems like a lot of money to me.
April 28, 2012 6 Comments
I finally saw the first film on my randomly ordered list of Top 5 Movies I Wish I Saw in 2011. That is, I finally saw Attack the Block. It was fun. It was engaging. But Attack the Block wasn’t nearly as fun or engaging as what I’d built up inside the imaginarium of my cranium.
How did I imagine it? To quote that earlier post…
Brit-kids defending their world against an alien invasion, as produced by the same people who brought us Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. I’m hoping for similar fun, with perhaps an even bigger emphasis on the action this time.
