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Heart of the Matter 10/11/08
- By Barry Eisler
- Published Yesterday
Amerika
Here are some videos of recent McCain/Palin rallies. Look at the kind of hatred and anger they're appealing to and fomenting. Look at the kind of know-nothing, us vs. them, violent pa...
A Nice Hard Slap - I Prematurely Ended a Shit to Be Handed Christian Literature.
- By Nick Nunziata
- Published 10/10/2008
A Nice Hard Slap - I Prematurely Ended a Shit to Be Handed Christian Literature.I have a big "No Soliciting" sign on my door. This applies to salesmen of any shape and size whether they're hawking ind...
A Nice Hard Slap - Eight Year Olds Can't Vote.
- By Nick Nunziata
- Published 10/9/2008
A Nice Hard Slap - Eight Year Olds Can't Vote.I'm
voting for Obama, which is about as much a no-brainer as the people who
aren't. That said, if I wasn't pretty damn sure he's the right answer
for t...
Slow-Motion Quick-Draw #29 – Burn After Reading.
- By Jon Abrams
- Published 10/9/2008
Like the sporadic golfer that I am, I’m slowly working my way out of the metaphorical sandtrap. Which is to say that thankfully, my most recent movie-going experi...
October...
- By Shawn C. Baker
- Published 10/9/2008
I can always tell when October hits, even in a state with no seasonal differentials. Growing up with the seasons in the Midwest the Autumnal is etched into me, so that even here where it’s f...
Slow-Motion Quick-Draw #28 – The Happening (Slight Return).
- By Jon Abrams
- Published 10/7/2008
I noticed that M. Night Shyamalan’s The Happening is out on DVD today. For those who haven’t already had the pleasure, I very much half-heartedly recommend giv...
Dispatches from... The Fall.
- By Sean Gardner
- Published 10/7/2008
This is the time of year that I typically start listening to melancholy music, spend many hours in movie theaters and think deep thoughts about my life and how it's gone wrong.Not this year.Well, let ...
Shyamalanesque
- By Brian Thompson
- Published 10/7/2008
I always thought M. Night Shyamalan just wasn't a very good writer. Too many scenes in his movies come off stilted. His characters feel like robotic plot devices--like they're all puppet...
The Walking Dead
- By Shawn C. Baker
- Published 10/6/2008
THIS IS THE BEST COMIC BOOK ON THE STANDS RIGHT NOW. IF YOU ARE NOT READING IT YOU ARE CHEATING YOURSELF.
Okay, now that I've gotten that out of the way, on to meaningful exchange.................
Rollin' In My Six Fo: DirecTVergeist
- By David Oliver
- Published 10/6/2008
Generally I don't see a lot of commercials that require comment nor debate, unless it's around Super Bowl time. And ever since I've had a satellite DVR, I've dispensed with commercials as quickl...
