The 54th Annual Grammy nominations have now been released, and I decided to put my own opinions and predictions for the February 12th telecast.
Read more "54th Annual Grammys: Nominees and Predictions 2011"This weeks episode of Terra Nova was called Now You See Me, but I feel that a more appropriate title would have been, cheese. Everything cool or interesting in this episode was very close to being completely ruined by this shows cheesiness. I feel like this has become a recurring event in Terra Nova. They have […]
Read more "Good Ole Fashion Television Review: Terra Nova 1.10"When I first saw that the title of this episode was called Georgia Peaches, I was slightly confused. What could Georgia peaches have to do with Atlantic City, gangsters and liquor? Then it hit me. During the scene where Nucky goes to New York to find a new lawyer, he meets with Arnold Rothstein’s lawyer […]
Read more "TV Without Commercials Review: Boardwalk Empire 2.10"Alright, first thing that needs to be said about this second episode of Cotto Margarito is that it was not nearly as entertaining as the first episode. The drama and emotion were simply absent. Okay, I took that too far. They weren’t absent but they just didn’t have the impact of the first episode that’s […]
Read more "TV Without Commercials Review: 24/7 Cotto Margarito"Cold Comfort Farm, by Stella Gibbons, is a hilariously witty, tongue-in-cheek parody of the melodramatic novels published before and around the 1930’s which featured rural life at its finest: laden with the ever-present promise of impending doom and imminent despair (usually featuring a heroine prone to hysteria and fainting spells).
Read more "Book Review: Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons"Even as I’m typing this out, I still can’t believe that Gorillaz, one of the most influential alternative acts today, is ten years old. Fronted by Damon Albarn (aka the former lead singer of Blur), the band catapulted themselves to mainstream stardom, thanks in part to the hypnotic beats and creative animated style of the […]
Read more "Review of Gorillaz’s “The Singles Collection: 2001-2011”"With giant food babies resting nicely in your stomach following Thanksgiving, renting some movies to help the lounging around become a little more entertaining sounds like a pretty good idea, right? Well, here are some ideas on what to get. (Batman: Year One; Crazy, Stupid, Love; and [Rec]2 for those too impatient to wait until […]
Read more "For Your Renting Pleasure"First off I feel like I should apologize for this write up being posted on here so late in the week. I had an eventful week to say the least, I just started a new job and this was the week of thanksgiving after all. Thankfully my new job did not require me to be at […]
Read more "Good Ole Fashion Television Review: Terra Nova 1.8"Before listening to Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, I knew Mindy Kaling only as the self-obsessed and sometimes annoying Kelly Kapoor from NBC’s The Office. I didn’t know that she also coproduces the show, and additionally has written some of its most hilarious episodes (anyone remember the episode where Michael accidentally grills his foot […]
Read more "Audio Book Review: Is Everyone Hanging Out without Me? (And Other Concerns) By Mindy Kaling (Read by Mindy Kaling)"The Muppets is a joy of a film, as it is wonderful to have the gang back, and the sheer positivity of the characters paired with the excitement of seeing them on the screen again makes it easy to forgive a few shortcomings as you grin ear to ear over almost the entirety of the […]
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