Critical Condition is actually the beautiful and talented Mark Blankenship’s blog, and I’ve got a guest piece up over there about the return of Unsolved Mysteries.

The non-embarrassing: you guys, the Newsweek special election report is gripping stuff.   All day, I’ve given myself one page each time I finish something from my to-do list, but a little while ago I …

In lieu of the regular Vine, a few words of advice: remember when this happened, and how awesome it felt. Remember that you, the Nation, have improved the lives of tens of thousands of people. …

Election Day is nigh at last; I can’t WAIT to vote.   And, honestly, to have this campaign madness over with at last…not to mention the last eight years’ worth.
In case it didn’t go without …

Literally.   I live right on the marathon course, which is cool, mostly, except for the band set up on the corner, whose “music” is echoing off the surrounding buildings and leaving me no part …

A hair away from 67K at this writing.   Don’t forget: at 75K, a match kicks in automatically.   You know the “Double Your Impact” notices you may have seen on certain projects?   The …

The first installment of a mini-movie series about the works of Oliver Stone is now live at the Museum of the Moving Image website.   Co-produced by Kevin B. Lee and Matt Zoller Seitz, the …

It’s a surprisingly boring movie — too long, too many broody discussions about confronting death.It lacks tension, and the campiness that gives the duller episodes of TOS a shot in the arm isn’t consistent here.Yes, …

Prior to reading the book, my primary association with Twilight Zone: The Movie was the profoundly creepy third segment, especially the shot of the sister with no mouth; I made the mistake of watching the …

For the love of little Apples (or, if you like, “sweet fancy Moses”), Gwyneth Paltrow: SHUT UP.   Not that I’m confident I know what in the hell you’re on about with the “nourish the …