The title of this blog is taken directly from the dialogue of the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie. I went with this title* because I still cannot believe I heard someone in this post-Dark Knight Hollywood exclaim something as laughable as ‘Blow him to Bits!” in a modern movie. But then I guess in the context … Continue reading
The Torture Mentality, Part 3 Still trying to keep up with the messages I receive from torture apologists. Recently I received one from a gentleman named James R. Hostert on my Amazon blog. Mr. Hostert’s opinions in favor of torture are depressingly common and therefore worth addressing in spite of his equally common refusal or … Continue reading
Incoherent Truth Suppression As op-eds go, this one in the NYT praising President Obama for reversing himself and deciding to block the publication of additional torture photos is particularly vapid and incoherent. You have to read the whole thing to appreciate just how nonsensical and self-contradictory it really is, but here’s the author’s argument, boiled … Continue reading
Ever since I got my PS3 I’ve loved how diversified this thing is. Not only does it play games, and it’s a 60GB so it’s backwards compatible and I can play my PS1 and PS2 games, but I can go to the Playstation Store for free (since the network is free and you don’t have … Continue reading
***H.I.T.O.G. is a blog series dedicated to memorable actors we love, but don’t really know. You’ve seen their faces many times, but for any given reason, they aren’t part of the mainstream conscious. Sure Gibson or Clooney have got the fame, but these guys have the moxie. This is a tribute to those actors and … Continue reading
In retrospect, this wasn’t an episode I should have been watching with my grandma. In the “A” storyline, Tommy and Janet take a road trip to Katy’s exclusive boarding school, offending uptight honkies and destroying a bed-and-breakfast hotel room with crazy sex in the process. In the “B” storyline, Lou … Continue reading
Terminator Salvation fails to fit in with the rest of the Terminator movies
Each post, I revisit films I loved as a lad, most of them inappropriate given my tender age at the time, and decide if they still pass muster. This is the concluding installment of my special Crazy Bitches edition. And, of course, there are spoilers abound. Disclaimer: Not a still from the actual film, but … Continue reading
In 1993, I try my first cigarette. It’s eighth grade and it’s a pilfered smoke from my friend’s grandmother. We’re in the woods in flannel shirts and jeans sucking rebellion and premature adulthood through a cotton filter, and for only that, it tastes good. Eight years later, I am attending art school and buying my … Continue reading
Ever since I was a youngster, I’ve always liked to eat. I wouldn’t say I was a glutton, but I liked to eat. Pizza, spaghetti, hamburgers, of course as well as healthy vegetables. I’ve always liked the vegetables that are usually hated by children: Broccoli, Spinach. Yeah, very rarely do I meet a food that … Continue reading