I need to learn to let it go. You’d think, after the incredibly popular movie Transformers spawned two unbelievably popular sequels, I’d just accept it. And yet I can’t! The idea that someone, director Michael Bay, could take a toy from the 80’s and turn it in to a movie about aliens who are living […]
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Recently voted "The Best Humor Site in America That I, Personally, Write," The Byronic Man is sometimes fiction, but sometimes autobiography. And sometimes cultural criticism. Oh, and occasionally reviews. Okay, it's all those different things, but always humorous. Except on the occasions that it's not. Ah, geez. Look, it's a lot of things, okay? You might like it, is the point.You Know What They Say, “A Wink Is As Good As A Disturbing Implication”
March 18, 2012
This week’s Weekly Question of the Week is about winking. Yes, the wink. The micro-second flirter, the conspirer, the communicator of inside knowledge, the facial tic that gets mistaken for sexual harassment. Also something that is hilarious when people lack the musculature to do it. Like when little kids wink, and their entire face collapses […]
The Ruinin’ O’ The Festivities
March 16, 2012
Well, St Patrick’s Day is upon us again, and you know what that means! No, not that… No, not that either… Okay, I’ll just tell you. It’s time for my annual Why I Don’t Like St. Patrick’s Day Buzzkill! Yay! Yes, loyal readers, I have been – in my more dramatically self-indulgent periods – the […]
UPDATE: HBO Cancels Luck, And The Byronic Man Is Incredibly Powerful
March 15, 2012
UPDATE: So a few hours ago I wrote about the rampant horse abuse lately on TV shows, including the death of the third horse involved with the production of HBO’s Luck. And now HBO has halted production of Luck indefinitely! It’s been canceled, and I think it’s obvious it’s because of my blog post. I […]
Hopefully This Does Not Mean There Will Be A Show Called “Horse Puncher”
March 15, 2012
If you’ve been trying to find something to be thankful for the last couple of days, be thankful you’re not a horse who’s currently working in the American TV industry. Pretty specific on the “thankfulness list”, I know – probably somewhere between “I’m thankful that I’m not an aspiring throat-singer who didn’t make the cut […]
For Your (Re)Consideration: The Godfather, Part III
March 13, 2012
This new series, “For Your (Re)Consideration,” is something I’ve been wanting to do for a while, in order to take a look at older pieces – books, music, movies – that either have been maligned, or have become classic to the point of ignoring. What I mean is, there are works that everyone hates because […]
Sorry This Post Is An Hour Late, But STUPID CLOCK CHANGE DAY!
March 11, 2012
I’m a total baby about turning the clocks forward. I hate it. I’m angry all day. I’m angry at every clock I see and have to change. I’m sulking right now, in fact, because I got up early and so I can get a lot done today except oh wait I can’t because it’s an […]
Hey, SJ From Snobbery! Let’s Play 20 Questions!
March 8, 2012
Don’t panic – you didn’t blackout for a week. Instead of your regular, bi-monthly 20 Questions interview, I’m adding a special one this week, because SJ’s answers were so terrific I just had to put them up right away! Also, I’m going out of town again today, and have no time to write. But mostly the […]
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