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Category Archives: pop culture
Better Christopher Hitchens obit: Ian McEwan on Hitch’s last days
The man died surrounded by books, talk of books, and love. Here’s a fitting tribute from a close friend (well worth a read just because, God, Ian McEwan. Must he nearly make me weep with everything he writes?): Consider the … Continue reading
Posted in pop culture, reading, writing
Tagged christopher hitchens, hitchens rip, ian mcewan, mcewan on hitchens
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Diana Nyad’s Awesome Adventure
The New York Times magazine has a profile of Diana Nyad that is by turns heartbreaking and, no, it’s all just heartbreaking. Nyad, at 61, will try again next year to swim from Cuba to Florida in open water. She … Continue reading
Posted in news, pop culture
Tagged box jellyfish, diana nyad, nyt, open water swimming, swim from cuba
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I had a point re: Arthur Christmas
It’s surprising to me how influenced I am by aggregates of reviews. The Tomato Meter (which shows, by percentage, the positive score given to a movie, with 100% being the best) pops up automatically next to movie times on my … Continue reading
The Emoticon Debate
I’m tepid on emoticons. I use them but only in certain conversations; I avoid them outright with certain correspondents. Why? Well, because of this: “To me, it’s like bad moviemaking, where as soon as Dad grabs the puppy, the shot … Continue reading
Steven Seagal being sued for killing puppy with a tank
This is not a movie. This is a thing that happened. In the world. Where “the world” = “Arizona.” Via Forbes: Seagal told a local radio station that animal cruelty was one of his pet peeves, and since the bust … Continue reading
Snooping in the age of E-books is not hard
There’s an entertaining little article in the NYT today about how e-books and MP3s have the potential to ruin an age-old pastime for many of us: judging our friends by the media they have on display. By Lianhua/CC License I … Continue reading
Enterprise 1701-D 4Eva
I suspect I am not alone in believing the Star Trek: The Next Generation Enterprise is the best Enterprise; I know people other than me owned the Technical Manual. (Best Christmas Present Ever? Well, next to my still-working Original NES, … Continue reading
The newest X-man: Rick Perry
I’m fairly certain that Texas Governor Rick Perry is trying his best to read former President George W. Bush’s mind here: It is heartening to know that I’m not the only one who enjoyed the newest X-men movie, even if … Continue reading
Posted in politics, pop culture
Tagged george w. bush, rick perry, telepathy, x-men first class
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Oh, Bravo, NYT
The New York Times went for an Onion-esque headline today on purpose (instead of the sometimes unconscious hilarity of their online headlines) with this gem: Eh heh. Canada, for the record, totally counts! They made William Shatner! (I would link … Continue reading
The Nine Actors Most Likely to Be Stars
Tom Hiddleston | Credit: Melinda Seckington Vulture has a slideshow of nine actors they think will break out into big stars, and then it names the stars they’ll be. Chart: Actor Name Will Be the Next Michael Fassbender Tom Hardy … Continue reading
