tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post7379126690825249410..comments2023-07-18T03:44:33.021-07:00Comments on The Bit Maelstrom: Odds and Endsblakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-22799740148892369612009-09-15T02:31:00.089-07:002009-09-15T02:31:00.089-07:00Well, XWL, you'll be happy(ish?) to know that ...Well, XWL, you'll be happy(ish?) to know that I front paged your placebo thingy.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-36890746718195251482009-09-11T17:40:06.511-07:002009-09-11T17:40:06.511-07:00That is what I call entertainment.
Tough, violent...That is what I call entertainment.<br /><br />Tough, violent, true to life and reality. <br /><br />Truth.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-10140441132450482802009-09-11T17:38:49.211-07:002009-09-11T17:38:49.211-07:00Bonus point: crazed rocker Henry Rollins plays a v...Bonus point: crazed rocker Henry Rollins plays a villian on the show.<br /><br />But you have to see Married With Childresn Katy Segal play the tough motorcycle chick. She should get the Emmy for this episode. No kidding.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-12620004432026061772009-09-11T17:37:45.905-07:002009-09-11T17:37:45.905-07:00For some good hard hitting drama, catch the Sons o...For some good hard hitting drama, catch the Sons of Arnachy on FX. Get the repeat of the opening episode this Saturday.<br /><br />Make sure the kids are in bed though. Even the Boy. He is too young I think to see this.<br /><br />It is far superior in action and plot twists to anything that has been in the movies in the last year.<br /><br />Of course that is my not so humble opinion.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-78631841097962146742009-09-11T17:36:14.834-07:002009-09-11T17:36:14.834-07:00I always thought Rex Reed was the epitome of Holly...I always thought Rex Reed was the epitome of Hollywood. <br /><br />All of them are exactly like him.<br /><br />Not that there's anything wrong with that....but I don't want him controlling what I can see.<br /><br />That's why I prefer TV.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-10507425480110534252009-09-11T17:35:05.818-07:002009-09-11T17:35:05.818-07:00John Simon too when he wrote for New York magizine...John Simon too when he wrote for New York magizine. He was primarily a theatre critic but he reviewed movies and he always hated the stuff that was good.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-22863000463164125272009-09-11T17:34:17.774-07:002009-09-11T17:34:17.774-07:00I used to read all of Pauline Kael's compliati...I used to read all of Pauline Kael's compliations of reviews of movies. Then I would seek out the ones she hated because I knew they would be a lot of fun.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-47957004988546477202009-09-10T19:58:10.765-07:002009-09-10T19:58:10.765-07:00I have this great book called Love & Hisses th...I have this great book called <i>Love & Hisses</i> that is a compilation of reviews of controversial movies from the 1980s. Anyway, the Kael review of <i>Roger & Me</i> is in it. I remember when I read it for the first time going "Yes!" ... and being very surprised that someone actually admitted that it was kind of a vicious movie.<br /><br />Of course, we now know that "vicious" is Moore's specialty...knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231876226573540476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-91124574728416789052009-09-10T13:58:09.177-07:002009-09-10T13:58:09.177-07:00Oh, and I won't be at all hurt that you mentio...Oh, and I won't be at all hurt that you mentioned that Wired article on placebos without mentioning that <a href="http://immodestproposals.blogspot.com/2009/08/pills-n-thrills-and-bellyaches.html" rel="nofollow">I mentioned it</a> a few weeks ago.XWLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646729965929680256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-48738674087934168002009-09-10T13:55:38.429-07:002009-09-10T13:55:38.429-07:00I suspect part of the reason why our jobless recov...I suspect part of the reason why our jobless recovery remains jobless is because of the uncertaintity regarding long term costs for each hire.<br /><br />Obama's pitching his package as a boon to small businesses and self-employed, but seems those in position to do the hiring don't trust him.XWLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646729965929680256noreply@blogger.com