In France work has begun on a theme park, one believed to rival attendance at Disney Paris.  When I first heard this, my immediate thought was, “People go to Disney Paris? I’d have thought I could have a barbecue in the back yard and rival attendance at Disney Paris.” I mean, they recently reported losses […]

There were a couple of things that were disappointing about the responses to last week’s Weekly Question of the Week: The first is that they were all jokes, but how often my response was to say, “That be COOL;”  the second thing was having to narrow it down to finalists because of the number of […]

So, JK Rowling, I see you announced the title, release date, and synopsis of your new novel, The Casual Vacancy.  Your first foray in to the world of adult fiction, yeah?  Big step, Ms. Rowling.  Big step. Now, JK – can I call you Janet?  No?  The “J” isn’t for Janet?  Oh.  You sure?  Consider […]

Why is Pulp Fiction just so, so great? I realize you can’t answer until after the fact, but it’s really not a rhetorical question.  It’s a question that needs answering because Pulp Fiction is great; it was great when it came out, and continues to be great, viewing it now… 10… 12… 15… OH MY GOD, […]

When it comes to coloring easter eggs, my skills are – comparatively – on par with my jack-o-lantern carving skills: somewhere between “just passable enough to get by” and “Heyyyyy, you keep at, little soldier!”.  If you give me several cups of colored vinegar and a dozen eggs, I can probably give you 5 eggs […]

Pride & Prejudice & Zombies; Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.  Popular entertainment is just chock full of mash-ups between classical imagery and the supernatural the last few years, isnt it?  Why?  Who knows. You got stuff, you might as well mash it up, I guess.  The problem is that these books and films have been… what’s […]

It’s time again to announce the winner of last week’s Weekly Question of the Week poll, and to vote on this week’s finalists! Last week’s finalists was like a mini Battle of the Bands, only without the need for earplugs.  Otherwise?  Exactly the same. And you were there, man.  You were in to these guys […]

*All My Simpsons is a feature in which I do two things: celebrate my undying and pure love of The Simpsons, and bore & alienate about 95% of my readership.* Today’s All My Simpsons is dedicated to one of my oldest friends, who I don’t get to see often enough.  He’s a jazz saxophone player […]