Archive | July, 2006

Movie-crazy

30 July 2006

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It’s been brutally hot in California–even here in usually cool Santa Monica. Lucky for me, movie theaters provide air-conditioning free-of-charge. (They don’t like it when you sleep there, but we’re negotiating.) Here’s what I thought about… …Who Killed the Electric Car? Interesting story, and a well-made documentary, but nothing will surprise you if you have [...]

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Reality: A dissenting view

28 July 2006

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Several bloggers that I read and admire (okay, Jon Schwarz and Dennis Perrin) have posted recently about the crushingly bleak nature of reality. Jon linked to this Woody Allen interview in the Washington Post where, among other things, Allen reduces life to a concentration camp. Dennis, on the other hand, describes having a massive panic [...]

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As proof that the Beatles didn’t always suck when playing live…

21 July 2006

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…I submit this video, taken from the 1965 NME Pollwinners’ Concert. They perform “Ticket to Ride” quite well, nobody seems too miserable, and the shots of John and Paul harmonizing on the same mike (a rare sight) are nice, too.

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George Washington

17 July 2006

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Thanks to the magic of YouTube, I just discovered this incredibly funny cartoon tribute to our first President, George Washington. Brad Neely, I salute you. BTW, like everything I really enjoy, it’s NSFW.

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Fear the Rotarians…

13 July 2006

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In the midst of a summer vacation, but I wanted to direct everybody to a funny interesting piece that Jon Schwarz did for Slate, on Al Quaeda’s sworn enemy, The Rotarians…

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Lawrence of Arabia

3 July 2006

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Lawrence of Arabia

I had the great good fortune to watch the movie “Lawrence of Arabia” in 70mm at the Aero Theater last night. I decided to do it on a whim, and the theater was packed, but it was really a wonderful experience. It reminded me of other times, mostly as a boy, when a movie has [...]

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