Last Week, The Oscars Demonstrated Extremely Troubling Regress
This week, perhaps the most notable and talked about snub (aside from The LEGO Movie…
A Raspberry to the Razzies
The official website of the Golden Raspberries Awards, better known as the Razzies, looks like…
Screw You, Russell Crowe
I don’t go seeking out those Facebook “what fill-in-the-blank are you” quizzes. Even I have…
No Top Ten
I don’t do year-end lists. (I don’t do New Year’s resolutions, either, for different reasons.)…
Not My Holiday
Many years ago, my sister, her best friend, and I went in search of a…
Open Thread: Cultural Gateway Drugs
“I am working on a philosophical romance shot through with elements of horror and morbidity.…
Cough of Death
I missed posting last week. This is because, if you believe Hollywood, I’m dying. You…
Recent Hacking Activity Is A Hideous Display Of Cowardice
Today, another development in the Sony hacking scandal occurred, this time with threats of violence…
What The Screen Actors Guild Nominations Mean For The 2014 Oscars
We’re in the thick of awards season now, with tons of awards outlets announcing their…
Home and Not Home
I grew up in Altadena, California, in Los Angeles County. In 1995, I graduated from…