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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
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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Oscar Nominations are Here
Yes, after 9,000 months of campaigning and preliminary awards, today the Academy separated the contenders from the pretenders and announced who was up for Oscars. There were plenty of surprises, both pleasant and otherwise. Support for Terrance Malick’s masterpiece The … Continue reading
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Breaking Bad – “Problem Dog”
One of Breaking Bad’s finest aspects is its tendancy to play fair with the audience. It doesn’t put off plot movement out of the need to fill time, it doesn’t cheat its characters out of their next logical move, and … Continue reading
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Breaking Bad – “Cornered”
Walter’s complete powerlessness has continued to manifest itself in bizarre and increasingly destructive ways. At the rate we’re going, I give it a couple more episodes before he makes a very violent, very big mistake. And Bryan Cranston’s performance has … Continue reading
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Breaking Bad – “Bullet Points”
Among Breaking Bad’s best attributes is the way the show manages its pace. When the show moves slowly, like it has the last few weeks, it never feels like it is stalling. It doesn’t put off plot points or create … Continue reading
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Breaking Bad – “Open House”
Sorry about missing last week, everyone! I’m in the process of moving so things are kind of crazy right now. On a plot level I didn’t miss that much, as we instead explored Jesse’s continuing emotional breakdown, Skyler’s attempts to … Continue reading
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