So I was watching the season premiere of The Unit last night. This is a show on CBS about an elite military unit. And look what I saw: One of the Executive Producers is named “Frank Military.” How is this … Continued
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Okay, I can’t really claim to be a regular comic strip reader. But I recently became aware of exciting new developments in Lynn Johnston’s For Better or For Worse (question for all you Strunk and White nerds – is the … Continued
This is the first part of what may very well prove a one part series, in which I’ll invite our brilliant readers to overthink the lyrics of a particular pop song. To kick things off, how about we take a … Continued
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Our society’s institutions are collapsing, and we have lost confidence in our leaders to save us. Wait, didn’t someone make a summer blockbuster about this? Where do we turn in this time of crisis? Here’s what the Joker thinks about … Continued
Wow… the Batman! Or is it just “Batman?” Uh, your choice, of course! – Selina Kyle, Batman Returns The future Catwoman has a good question. Sure, the movie titles always refer to the guy as plain old “Batman.” But he … Continued
“Surfing for porn had dropped to about 10 percent of searches from 20 percent a decade ago,” according to Bill Tancer, a researcher at Hitwise, quoted in a Reuters story, “and the hottest Internet searches now are for social networking … Continued
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Like all good geeks, I have a soft spot for Superman II. Today I want to overthink one scene in particular… and surprisingly, it does not feature the line “Kneel before Zod.” Early in the film, Lois and Clark are … Continued
When George Lucas announced he was writing prequels to Star Wars, there was not a guy in the Galaxy whose pulse didn’t quicken a little bit. Today, the ladies get their own dream project to drool over (and maybe their … Continued
If political news was drugs, I’d probably be in Betty Ford right now. Or dead of a massive overdose. I read way way too many blogs, both for the articles that buttress up my own opinions, and the ones that … Continued
(The author’s son enjoying the beach, July 20, 2008.) As a lot of you have heard, Coney Island has closed forever. Of course, that’s what they were saying at this time last year, and low and behold, come May the … Continued
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