Instead of talking about important things, like the complete reorganization of our entire financial system, or the still viable possibility ...

This morning on TV, this guy looked really nervous. Since he's the Secretary of the Treasury, that's not a good thing. I know a lot ...

My friend in Taiwan IMed me this morning and asked, "What the hell is going on in the United States right now?" The truth is, I ha...

Bill Clinton said this today in Denver: "Suppose for example you're a voter. And you've got candidate X and candidate Y. Candi...

an you recognize a movie poster based on a single letter from the film's title? How about the movie title this 'C' came from? He...

As I've complained about before, working has seriously cut into my reading time. Recent high-minded self-improving reading projects, lik...

A couple recent moments I witnessed standing inside fast food restaurants: 1.) I was in a McDonald's near Hartsfield waiting for my swee...

A post on one of my favorite blogs, WWTDD, reminded me of something I wanted to bring up at the end of my "Dark Knight" post. Bri...

I don't know if I can really be objective about "The Dark Knight," Christopher Nolan's sequel to "Batman Begins....

Just another sign that the era of incuriosity and thoughtlessness in the White House is nearly over. Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack O...

Here's the new teaser trailer for Oliver Stone's "W." Pretty basic. It introduces each of the major players in the Bush W...

It's funny how fast a blog gets stale. When I leave the same post up for, let's say a week, returning to the blog to find the same o...

Finally! Someone sees some benefit to those pesky second homes!

For anyone who loves Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" as much as I do, this is a must-see video. Here's the lede from the ...

The Smoking Gun has a report up from the "set" of the new Sasha Baron Cohen movie starring his "gay, Austrian journalist...

The teaser for the remake of "The Day the Earth Stood Still " is up. What do you think? I like the almost over-the-top nerdiness o...

Hello all. Hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend. The wife and I are back from our weekend stay in Charleston, South Carolina. We wa...

Happy Independence Day! If all goes according to plan, I'll be watching fireworks up in lovely Charleston, South Carolina tonight after ...

I meant to post up about this, but forgot about it till now. This is a really cool shot from the Detroit Free Press of the Obama rally wher...

Um, is this one of the scariest photos ever taken, or is it just me? Why exactly does Josh Brolin's head look so enormous in this shot? ...