I’ve not seen the movie “Avatar” and I likely won’t see it in the theaters. As good as the movie may be – and there’s no question it’s great, technically, but perhaps not in terms of plotline – I’m a bit dismayed at the reported surge in parents deciding to name their kids after characters [...]
That the defenders of Roman Polanski are dismissing the fact that the man raped and sodomized a 13-year-old girl – after drugging her, I might add – says a lot about them. What it says isn’t good. The staggering double-standard was described perfectly today by Father Tom Reese, Society of Jesus. A “Father Polanski”, guilty [...]
You can tell your family consists of real fans of MythBusters when your 7-year-old daughter warns you she’s popping one of her old balloons by yelling, “Fire in the hole!”
Man, it seems we’re losing well-knowns from Hollywood by the minute these days. Thanks to a reference at Instapundit, I see that Karl Malden died yesterday at the age of 97. Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden died today, July 1, of natural causes at the age of 97. Born Mladen Sekulovich on March 22, 1912, the [...]
Glenn Reynolds at Instapundit talking about a boxed set of DVD’s on Amazon: “I WAS NEVER THAT INTO STARGATE SG-1, but even after the deep discount this seems kind of expensive for a boxed set.” (Sigh.) Philistine.
Justin Hart, whose work I’ve become lately introduced to over at Too Conservative, has been tweeting up a storm on a variety of issues. His latest (as of this moment) includes a fascinating link to an article in the December 1900 issue of Ladies’ Home Journal wherein the LHJ made predictions of what would come [...]
I remember watching the TV series “Kung Fu” in my youth and Carradine’s character, Kwai Chang Caine, sparked my interest in the martial arts and asian culture. Those interests remain today regardless of the assessment that Hollywood’s take on the martial arts is – shall we say? – skewed. Carradine’s career played on that early [...]
Heh™.
As a belated Christmas gift to ourselves (ok, ok, to me) I bought myself a new universal remote control. Now, I know what you’re thinking. These aren’t new and they never really work like the actual remotes that come with your gear do. Up to now all of my experiences with universals would support that [...]
Madonna joins the ranks of entertainment people who seem to confuse their performance success with political savvy at the opening of her new tour in Cardiff, England. She just cuts right to the Godwin’s Law violation and proves she’s another of The Chosen One’s groupies: Amid a four-act show at Cardiff’s packed Millennium Stadium, a [...]
