I still haven’t written anything about The Dark Knight, a movie I loved. This has been a good summer for comic book fans, what with Iron Man and Hellboy II. I’ve been thinking a lot about the themes of The Dark Knight, but before I get to that, I have to respond to this idiotic [...]
What I’m Listening to Lately
I’ve been rather sketchy as of late, lots of thoughts on my mind, but very few committed to keyboard (but that’s the beauty of Twitter – the micro part of it). Anyway, to make up for it, here is a listing of albums I’ve been listening to. Up until a few months ago, I wasn’t [...]
Do you have to know to feel?
It’s been made clear — I’m a pretty weak intellectual. I have the interest, but not the capacity. I can appreciate and be moved by Gershwin or Bach, but throw on some Erroll Garner or The Pixies and my heart sings. So, I’m not saying I completely believe this, but I found amusing the quote [...]
Black & White
Via Matt Yglesias, I found this to be really odd. I keep meaning to write more about the extremely “off” racial attitudes displayed by some white folks in this election season. The latest New York Times/CBS News poll was conducted earlier this month. In with all of the other questions was this one: “Just as [...]
Trainwreck Fave
News in the NY Times this morning that NPR is canceling the Bryant Park Project. I must confess, I’ve never listened to it, but it sounds like a good idea — in theory — and it also sounds like it was moderately successful online, which would kind of be the point. I’m guessing it was [...]
The power of symbols
So, jazz singer Rene Marie was asked to sing the National Anthem prior to Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper’s annual state of the city address last week. She decided to sing the lyrics of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” (also known as the Black National Anthem) to the tune of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” According to her [...]
In regard of N.E.R.D
The new N.E.R.D album has been out for a few weeks. It’s growing on me more slowly that their last two albums. They’re a problematic act. As The Neptunes, Pharrel Williams and Chad Hugo are great producers. Working with their friend Shay Haley as N.E.R.D, they’re great producers without an act at their level. Mostly, [...]
Cheesesteak Challenge
This past Sunday, we were driving on the Jersey Turnpike when, on a whim, we decided to take a detour to Philadelphia and have a cheesesteak taste-off. Since I had a video camera with me, I decided to turn this into my first video report, which you can see below. The whole thing was done [...]