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May I introduce Professor Nevermet Catsbefore
January 7, 2009 – 6:29 PM | 41 Comments

I cannot stop laughing.   Cannot!   I don’t know if it’s the blur of angry pets, the “okay, here’s the thing: NO SIR” expression on the lefthand cat’s face, or what, but 1) that …

The Runner
January 6, 2009 – 12:02 AM | 4 Comments

Good writing; bad example of the genre.

Man On Wire
January 5, 2009 – 2:01 AM | 14 Comments
<I>Man On Wire</I>

While watching Man On Wire, I kept wondering to myself, “Why isn’t that guy bugging the crap out of me? He’s tweeing around the streets of Paris on a unicycle with his Mick Jagger hair …

The Enforcer
December 31, 2008 – 10:54 AM | 3 Comments
<I>The Enforcer</I>

It’s not an unlikeable movie; it has good bits, and Eastwood’s reaction shots as Harry during certain exchanges almost imbue The Enforcer with a point.
But the plot is both excessively convoluted and not meaty enough …

Leverage
December 29, 2008 – 5:54 PM | 26 Comments
<I>Leverage</I>

I DVR’d this initially because I expected it to suck really bad, in that special way a Timothy “I Won An Oscar, So I Just Won’t Even Try” Hutton project sometimes has of sucking.
It doesn’t …

Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About His Father
December 21, 2008 – 11:49 PM | 45 Comments
<I>Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About His Father</I>

I don’t really know what to say about Kurt Kuenne’s documentary, because to describe it in a way that won’t discourage you from seeing it will in turn spoil you. The official website of the film …

Odds; ends
December 18, 2008 – 8:20 PM | 20 Comments

A comprehensive piece by Omar G on Twittiquette/Twitter annoyances.
My new favorite site, via Glark: Sexy People.
My latest Dirty Sexy Money write-up for SOAPnet.   (SHUT UP, LISA.)

DVR Break-Up: Life on Mars
December 17, 2008 – 4:37 AM | 36 Comments
DVR Break-Up: <I>Life on Mars</I>

This is what happens when you add a show to the season-pass list almost solely because you think Michael Imperioli is incredibly foxy with the long hair and the mustache (and about the long hair: …

Support Local Business: December 16, 2008
December 16, 2008 – 6:04 PM | 38 Comments
Support Local Business: December 16, 2008

Just a few notes and comments to take our minds off evil little troll moles that THINK they can step up to Dr. Robinson, AND WILL REGRET IT FOREVER…
Reader Shonda, who’s based in Philly, has …

Spicy meatballs
December 15, 2008 – 9:29 AM | 32 Comments

My latest piece for NPR’s Monkey See blog, this one on the perils of extended exposure to audio book narration.