When Titans Collide! Sophie had an easier choice. Send a kid packing, live to fight another day. It’s not rocket science. It’s not as tough as deciding between Chick-Fil-A’s spicy wrap and chicken club for God’s sake. It’s not a decision that shakes your foundation like the Deep Star Six/Leviathan lament. Fuck it, toss Lords … Continue reading
I don’t know what I expected when I bought a package of frozen White Castle hamburgers at the local Ralph’s, but it certainly wasn’t for them to be any good, let alone edible. Yet when I microwaved these bitches up for lunch I found them to be… quite tasty. And they really tasted like fresh … Continue reading
I’m writing to you from the fabulous Hampton Inn & Suites in Springfield, Missouri. If you are looking for a place where you can sit at a bar, drink an Absolut and Soda and watch the Antiques Road Show, then this is it. This is college basketball season, isn’t it? The NBA is playing still, … Continue reading
Writing about the last two Lubitsch films isn’t going to happen. I liked both The Smiling Lieutenant, and One Hour with You opens with a corker of an exchange:Cop: You can’t just make love anywhere!Wife (about her husband): Oh, yes, he can!Husband: Cherie! And another character has a great line, which is “I like my … Continue reading
Poor AntiChrist. On Sunday The History Channel had a special on one of my favorite guys ever, The AntiChrist. An antidocumentary on a guy who has long been the victim of one publicity nightmare after another, one which paints him as a less than savory character and not the nurturing, sweet gentleman I know him … Continue reading
Roger Clemens EXPOSED! Roger Clemens has had what many consider to be a bad year. First, his last tenure as a New York Yankee ended up in a short playoff stint. Then his chinchilla died. Then he was placed next to Barry Bonds at the forefront of the Steroids non-epidemic in baseball. Then his chinchilla … Continue reading
People on the CHUD messageboards already know about my pet rats. Sacco and Vanzetti ended up being great pets, some of the friendliest creatures I’ve had the pleasure of owning. They’re pretty smart animals, don’t require a lot of upkeep, and are fun to play with and freak out my relatives with when they visit. … Continue reading
I noticed pretty quickly during the Oscars that they left out one Mr. Brad Renfro from the In Memoriam section of their broadcast. Well, I just let it go as the fact that when Heath Ledger died it was an epic tragedy that was covered in-nauseating detail by every news outlet in existence but when … Continue reading
When the White House allegedly pressured CBS not to air its 60 Minutes report on the Don Siegelman case, the report had about as much hope of seeing the light of day again as its subject. Well, CBS ultimately did air the report … opposite the Oscars (did they miss the deadline to play opposite … Continue reading
One of the earliest stories I read on CHUD was a group report about “the sights and smells of Dragon Con.” In that spirit, I humbly submit this disjointed and woefully incomplete photo tour of Wondercon. Wondercon is about a 10th the size of Comic Con, but run by the same great group of volunteers … Continue reading