What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the Graboid will be very easy and sometimes it’ll be … Continue reading
Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim books are the best comics being published today. For one thing, they’re the only comics I’ll read on the subway – Scott Pilgrim and his adventures are completely hip and funny. In fact the only embarrassing thing about reading a Scott Pilgrim digest on a subway filled with cute girls … Continue reading
IT’S YOUR LAST DAY TO ENTER! THIS CONTEST ENDS TOMORROW, WHEN THE DVD IS RELEASED IN STORES! It’s a pretty safe bet that many of you did not see Dave Chappelle’s Block Party, a truly wonderful and transcendent film that operates on you in much the same way Wyld Stallyns’ music did on the universe … Continue reading
What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the Graboid will be very easy and sometimes it’ll be … Continue reading
It’s likely that many Chewers only know Garrison Keillor from references on (“Be more funny!”). If you’re anything like me, that is. Keillor’s The SimpsonsA Prairie Home Companion has run since 1974, and today has 4 million listeners on NPR stations across America. One of whom isn’t me, but after seeing Robert Altman’s version of … Continue reading
What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the Graboid will be very easy and sometimes it’ll be … Continue reading
After I ran my piece about Larry the Cable Guy and the Cars junket, someone on the message board asked why I bothered going to this junket anyway, if I was so sour on Larry. The answer’s easy – Paul Newman would be there. The opportunity to sit in a room with Paul Newman and … Continue reading
What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the Graboid will be very easy and sometimes it’ll be … Continue reading
Last night I saw a really fantastic documentary, Wordplay, about the New York Times crossword puzzle and its editor, Will Shortz. It sounds like a potentially dry subject, but the film is a complete blast, and it includes some really great and tense competition from the National Crossword Puzzle Tournament in Stamford, Connecticut. It’s everything … Continue reading