Context is King, _***er

By Jul 22,2008

Context is King, _***er

Julian wants to argue that The N Word is not always offensive. I agree: we can run offensive vulgarities that degrade everyone in their full printed glory but yikes when...

By Jul 21,2008

The Dark Knight's BO

As in box office. Ridiculously impressive numbers. Though Peter does in fact owe me a drink, even I undershot the eventual total; I figured something in the $125M to $130M...

By Jul 21,2008

Ten minutes of prog rock wankery

This weekend’s Rush concert has inspired two thoughts. One: The Nissan Pavillion, though a great venue, is a terribly designed venue. I hate getting there/getting out of there more than...

By Jul 21,2008

Politicizing reviews

Christian Hamaker, over at the Arts and Faith message board, suggests I’m veering towards Stevens-territory in my blog post on The Dark Knight from late last week. In other words,...

By Jul 21,2008

Manliness

Dig back through my archives to see a premonition of this piece at AlterNet, “Are Men Having an Identity Crisis?” Me then: Seth Rogen’s chubby frat boy, Steve Carell’s needy...

By Jul 20,2008

News Flash

Psychology without Freud, economics without Marx, philosophy without Hegel: For disciplinary cheerleaders, this confirms intellectual progress. The cloudy old thinkers have made way for new scientific researchers. But at what...