It’s easier than you think

And the beat goes on

This is interesting… Clint Eastwood has a new movie coming out this fall.  It’s called “Flags of Our Fathers” and it’s an adaptation of a book about the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War 2, told from the perspective of the U.S. Marines who fought there. What’s interesting is that, at the same time, […]

That would be about as plausible an explanation as this one

One more reason to hate US Airways

Behold the eloquence of a murdering cocksucker

A Miami Vice movie sure sounds like a bad idea. Here’s why it isn’t

If I were an astronaut, I sure wouldn’t be thrilled to see stories like this showing up before my flight: Nasa is to launch the space shuttle Discovery on 1July, despite warnings from senior safety officials and engineers that it is not safe to fly… Safety officials said modifications carried out since the problem recurred […]

Here’s a clever idea

Some of you may be wondering why I took the time to write a post beating up on screenwriter Akiva Goldsman for being a consistent generator of cinematic rubbish. Part of the answer is that it annoys me to see someone getting rich by churning out crap. But only part. The bigger factor is that […]

Who do you call when you need a bad screenplay? Meet Akiva Goldsman

So I turn on the radio yesterday and find out that the only reason to listen to terrestrial radio these days — the brilliant Phil Hendrie Show — is having its last broadcast on June 23. If you’re not familiar with the show, you missed out. Hendrie specialized in a kind of comic theater that […]

Since tonight is the deadline for filing Federal income taxes in most of the country, I thought now would be as good a time as any to beat one of my favorite dead horses: Progressives should embrace tax simplification. Why? Think about the system we have today. It’s so Byzantine, so complicated, that the average […]

About guy stuff

Here’s a special Valentine’s Day placemark from Google Earth for you. Enjoy. (Props to Phil Verney in the GE BBS for finding this.)

Baby, my heart’s on fire; send me a kiss by wiiiiiiire… oh wait, you can’t anymore

How intelligent is intelligent design anyway?

Google inches closer

Glimmers of hope in an outcast sky

Oh, this is really encouraging.

See the era like you probably have never seen it before

A good idea seven years before its time

Remember New Coke? Meet Newer Coke

Worst. Settlement. Ever

… now you’ll know