On the art of Thanksgiving cooking… Too many people far better than I have come out with ingenious things to say about cooking. Even some less than stellar people have said more than their share about cooking. But I find, after a long weekend of
I know I know! We’re supposed to be mad at the TSA. I’m pretty willing to do anything to avoid not being blown to bits in the sky, but whatever, it’s America, we can all have our opinions. That’s why we live here. Yesterday the
On the art of sentimentality… There is a sentimental streak that runs deep beneath the surface of my artistic soul and critical exterior shell. I like to think of it as my tasty sweet caramel center. This core value exerts itself in oddly strong reactions
On this past week’s episode of Glee, Gwyneth Paltrow guest starred as the super-cool-and-hip substitute teacher. She came into a classroom flush with discontent for the outdated song choices put before them (which is a bit silly, in my opinion, since they’ve had full episodes
Woooooo!! Ok, not really. But! Kate Middleton is. This week’s round-up is brought to you by sapphire engagement rings and CRUSHED childhood dreams! (seriously, I had a Prince William calendar and at one point my mom sat me down and had to tell me that
I’m at a panel on philanthropy in our new media era. We’re discussing how to use films and video games as gateways for fundraising online. On the panel are some pretty impressive minds that have been innovating within this landscape for nearly a decade now.
With all the drama about John Tyner not wanting his junk touched I thought the world needed another video about body scanners. Turns out they are pretty creepy. I mean what do they shoot you will if not radiation. As someone who has been told
It’s kind of frightening when a trailer is so abysmal it almost shatters world records. In the new Green Lantern trailer we see Van Wilder come up against insurmountable odds as he dons the universe police jump suit. We honestly thought it was a joke
Science has finally conceded to what the zen buddhists and residents of Dagobah have been saying since time immemorial: to be happy, just live in the moment. People spend 46.9% of their waking lives thinking about something other than what they’re actually doing. It’s a
On the art (or lack thereof) in the modern play… I’ve spent a good deal of time these past couple weeks trudging from Broadway theater to Broadway theater, with a few off-Broadway theaters mixed in, watching the latest in straight plays. The straight play is