Can we skip the rude looks? It’s just a movie (Commentary)
Do you ever go to a movie alone and feel like the ticket seller is giving you a rude look? A look that says, “Don’t you know movies are for couples or groups?” Maybe it’s […]
5 random thoughts and observations (Commentary)
1. A lot of people use their baby as their Facebook profile picture. Wouldn’t it be awesome if an actual baby had a Facebook page? It would probably be more compelling than their parents’ pages.
My ‘Proposal’: This rom-com needed more character development (Movie review)
See “The Proposal” only if you are a romantic comedy kind of person. If you aren’t, this movie won’t convert you to the genre.
‘Make It or Break It’: Skip it (TV review)
For two weeks once every four years, gymnastics is the most popular sport in America. Like everyone else, I was drawn into the drama of whether Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin and the Americans would bring […]
The strange life of Michael Jackson: In the end, the music speaks loudest (Commentary)
Michael Jackson proclaimed himself the King of Pop, but the label caught on because he earned it. I can’t think of any other artist whose death could prompt MTV to actually cover music again. Obituaries […]
For the love of libraries, in all their musty, dusty glory (Book commentary)
In fourth grade, my homeroom teacher conducted a game where every student had a fictional $1,000 to bid on fictional items. Apparently she was preparing us for our futures as eBay bidders. (As I think […]
I wish it was 1996 again, or 1985, or 1979 (Commentary)
On Tuesday, new albums by Dinosaur Jr. and the Lemonheads came out, as my Facebook friend Matt reported. “It’s like it’s 1996 again,” he happily noted, and I agreed. Last week, I was hanging out […]
A belated nod to great music: Christophe Beck’s ‘Buffy’ score is available on CD (Music review)
From the “better late than never” file, Christophe Beck’s “Buffy” score is finally available on CD. It actually came out in 2008, and I just stumbled across it the other day in Best Buy. But 2008 was […]
5 random things to mull over (Commentary)
1. I notice comedians now apologize for jokes if they offend someone. Can you imagine if musicians had to apologize for bad songs? “Sweet Home Alabama” attacks my eardrums every time I walk into a […]
I’m completely smitten with Tracyanne Campbell (Music review)
Like many overly sensitive guys in their (extremely) late 20s, I have a long-distance crush on Camera Obscura lead singer/songwriter Tracyanne Campbell. Yeah, I know I have to get in line, especially after the release […]