30 March 2006Culture Grup? Yupster? Yep. What’s in a Name Anyway Thought provoking article about how 20 year olds and 40 year olds don’t look that much different these days. The article never […]
8 March 2006Film Whatever Happened to Whit Stillman The man behind three films of the 90s that I enjoyed very much, Metropolitan, Barcelona, and The Last Days of Disco seemingly […]
7 March 2006Television Real Life Intro from the Simpsons This has to be seen to be believed: a real-life re-enactment of the intro from the Simpsons. As El Gray would say, […]
2 February 2006Literature 100 Greatest Opening Lines Ever For novels that is, according to the American Book Review. This has quite a mix of very literary works and some that […]
25 January 2006Architecture World’s Best New Buildings ArtInfo lists the twelve best new buildings, from a variety of spheres of life. It’s nice to see that the High Museum […]
13 December 2005Language The Evolution of the Alphabet Here’s a nice animation of the evolution of the alphabet. I’ve always had an interest in this, going back to looking at […]
9 November 2005Film Top 50 Independent Films Yet another list to debate. Empire Online has compiled a list of the top 50 independent films. Some of these seem a […]
7 November 2005Religion, Science Vatican Supports Science File this under surprising but welcome news. A Vatican cardinal said yesterday that the faithful should listen to what science has to […]
7 November 2005Television The Boondocks As some of you may know, I’m a big fan of Aaron MacGruder’s comic, The Boondocks. It’s part of my morning ritual. […]
25 October 2005Literature Chaucerian Shaft Something dirty? A lost fragment of the Canterbury Tales? Nope. Just song lyrics. Ya damne righte! “Wha be tha blake prevy laweThat […]