I wonder to what degree we are responsible for living up to our “potential”? Who sets this imaginary bar of achievement? Who decides when we have done all that we can? Is it wrong to choose a different life, an existence free of the slavery that comes with exploiting our talents for [...]
I’m sure that all of the recent posts in the Entertainment category must qualify as cruel and unusual punishment for you three (much appreciated) readers, but I’m taking a few days off from boring you with my liberal political agenda. I’ve also had movies on the brain lately because there are several films out [...]
I’m not trying to turn this into a comic blog (I much prefer to grumble about politics), but is there an adult in America that watched the Catwoman trailer and didn’t immediately realize the movie was going to suck?
Oh, I’m sure it seemed like a great idea. Take a comic book character that hasn’t [...]
I’m a big fan of comic book movies. I can’t explain the fascination since I didn’t read comic books as a kid. Honestly, I used to read a few pages if I found them lying around, but I couldn’t believe anyone would be interested in dialogue so steeped in cheese. Maybe I [...]
If you still haven’t seen the hilarious political cartoon over at JibJab, go right now.
The problem with most celebrities is that they act like celebrities. Is it possible to appreciate a person’s professional behavior and skill, and yet be appalled by their personal behavior? Of course, what complicates matters is that much of the personal information we know about celebrities we usually don’t know about other people. [...]
It seems that Whoopi Goldberg was fired this week as a Slim-Fast spokesperson after making anti-Bush remarks at a political rally.
Was Slim-Fast unaware that they were hiring a comedian for the job? Did they somehow miss her previous comments about Bush, or her other political commentary? If you want a “safe” talking head, [...]
My grandpa is fond of telling a story about a man whose cat has recently had kittens. A family comes out to look at the newborns, and they notice a sign hanging above the kitten box that reads, “Democrat Kittens For Adoption Soon”. After time passes and the kittens are old enough to [...]
We (the long suffering girlfriend + me) are considering purchasing an X-Box. We figure that we can buy a few Jeopardy type games to play together and we’ll have a great time. It’s even possible that we’ll pick up Max Payne and pump some baddies full of lead. Now, isn’t that a [...]
The common adage about Aggieland is that “from the outside looking in, you can’t understand it, and from the inside looking out, you can’t explain it.” I’ve always been inclined to believe that, for reasons both good and bad. The school is not nearly as conservative and close minded as the reputation suggests, [...]
Anybody that goes to a comic book movie expecting the hero to lose the big battle against the major villain probably voted for Ralph Nader last election. The hero always wins. With the time saved from not having to ponder major plot points, I’ve been wondering about superhero maintenance. Think cleanup, not [...]