Monthly Archives: February 2012

New Music Mondays – Since We Parted Ways

In lieu of Official Album Reviews like we usually do around here, I thought it might be fun to present, instead, wholly unformed thoughts on some things that I happen to be listening to each week. So this week, here’s … Continue reading

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How Much Time Do You Give A New Show to “Get Good”

Over at Gawker, Brian Moylan has had enough of waiting for TV shows to become good: That’s the problem with these slow burn shows, especially ones with fancy pedigrees backed by highbrow channels like HBO or AMC. We can’t imagine … Continue reading

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Person Seeks Publicity Through Controversy

Somehow, we have reached a point where M.I.A. can play the Super Bowl Halftime show, where she made an appearance along side Madonna, LMFAO, and Cee-Lo. Somewhere, in 2005, 18-year-old me just had his head explode. Anyway, M.I.A., as she … Continue reading

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Some Thoughts on Homeland

Like everyone else, my favorite new show of the season has been Showtime’s Homeland. Homeland is kind of like 24 for adults, a counter-terrorism thriller with strong characters and more of an emphasis on realism. The show is about Carrie … Continue reading

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Kanye West Is Making a Movie in the Middle East Because Of Course He Is

Musician, mogul, throne-watcher, and Donda CEO Kanye West is finally returning to his roots as a filmmaker. According to the New York Observer, Ye is in the Middle East to shoot a follow-up short to “Runaway,” which, of course, was … Continue reading

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