Dec

31

Mister Brooks: or, A Beautiful Murder by Numbers

December 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Sometimes something turns up on DVD that completely passed you by when it was in the theatres, but when you finally catch up with it you understand why you never heard about it.  This is one of those times.
There’s a terribly wrong sickness inside this weird little inside-a-serial-killer’s-head movie. The chief symptom of the disorder […]

Dec

9

Larry Craig Doll: Action Figure’s Wide Stance

December 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Cheese on Demand: in response to the “Wide Stance” meme triggered by the Larry Craig incident, someone has created a Larry Craig Doll – an actual talking action figure of the closeted (or stalled?) Senator, wearing an “I AM NOT GAY” t-shirt. Too absurd for words.

Dec

4

Bragging Rights: Stickball Stories Documentary

December 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment

(Proof that this blog can do more than pan cans of crap…)
Just when you think everything’s gone over to monoculture (aka “American Processed Cheese Food Product”)… you run across a little gem like Bragging Rights: Stickball Stories. The distinctively New York stickball subculture (with offshoots in Cocoa Beach, FL, Puerto Rico, San Diego and some other places) […]