Arts and Entertainment
Live Long….
I think one of the reasons I like President Obama so much is that he is a geek, a sci-fi geek, a Trekkie, just like me. Look at that perfect Vulcan salute.
Where Has This Band Been All My Life?
Holy bleep! If these guys aren’t the Next Best Thing, and if Ty Taylor isn’t a Star-In-The Making, then I know nothing about music. Ladies and gentlemen, Vintage Trouble
TED TV Launches TED-Ed
TED TV is a must in the pandora household. They offer the most amazing videos on a wide array of subjects designed to make you think. Now they are launching TED-Ed. They are calling on teachers to submit their best lessons, and they’re calling on animators to animate these lessons.
Game Change Live Blog
I sense a number of us will be watching tonight. So here is a thread to discuss it. John Cole over at Balloon Juice has some thoughts on watching tonight. He is not sure he is going to. I am going to watch, but I feel the same way he does about Sarah Palin.
New Trailer for Game Change is out….
I both can’t wait to see this, and am shaking in horror at the prospect of seeing this.
My Reading History – FWIW
Prior to High School – I wasn’t a reader. I was offered a bunch of books by my reading parents, but didn’t read a whole novel from front to back until I was a Junior at good ole Dover High School. High School – My junior year I read “A Catcher in the Rye” and […]
Top 20 Films Since 1992
According to Quentin Tarantino: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz4K-Rxx2Bk[/youtube] This is an interesting list — most of his picks (that I’ve seen) are fairly kinetic and/or atmospheric movies that seem to be reflective of a man whose own movies don’t flinch from much. And it is an interesting mix of both film geeky and populist picks. What I think […]
‘Bulo’s Music For the Masses-Johnny Mercer Edition-Volume 1
The great lyricist Johnny Mercer would have celebrated his 100th birthday this November 18 were he still around. I just saw a great documentary on Turner Classic Movies about him. It’s what inspired me to do this two-part Music for the Masses. Here are some reasons why you may want to celebrate what the great […]
Friday Open Thread — Halloween Movies Edition
This week, The Daily Beast is featuring the Top 11 Scariest Horror Movies of All Time as selected by the total film geek Martin Scorsese. What is cool about this list is that they also provide some clips of each of the movies Scorsese has selected.
Banned Books Week
This past week has been Banned Books Week, the week the ALA and American booklovers shine a light on the effort to censor or remove books from public libraries or classrooms and to celebrate the freedom to read. The ALA has provided an interesting map of the books banned and removed from public facilities. A […]
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