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...