Archive for October, 2008

Best Time of the Year

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Isn’t October wonderful? When else can we all revert back to childhood and be kids again? (Answer: every day if one plays enough Mad Dog Macree…that was one awesome Atari game.) Halloween time is a great chance to dress up like something crazy, or in the words of Mean Girls “dress like a hooker” and [...]

Body of Lies

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

We went to see this film last week. I went with no previous expectations…actually I had never even heard of it. That’s a fun way to approach movies sometimes, with no bias. The main stream media should try that once in a while…but I digress. Here’s what I thought…as if it matters. This movie is [...]

Sex Sells…Or Is It Just The Wings?

Friday, October 10th, 2008

We’ve come a long way since the days of sexism and discrimination. It used to be that women were viewed as mere objects…no brains or substance. But America has moved past that. Now women sit on the Supreme Court, run for president, and discuss the news on prime time TV. And further more–oh wait–I just [...]

Objective? Not in Our Media

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

The Simpsons creator Matt Groening was once asked if he targeted the lefties or the rights in his satire. He said something to the effect that he doesn’t single out any side in particular, that his goal is just to point out hypocrisy wherever he sees it. That, my friends, is the most genius approach [...]