Category Archives: Popular (and unpopular) culture

Various high-profile law professors at Harvard are having plagiarism troubles. Laurence Tribe – possibly the most influential lefty law prof in the world – is guilty of “plagiaphrasing” from another professor in a 1985 book, according to the current Weekly … Continue reading →

First, I highly recommend this animated Lego version of Spiderman 2. It’s pretty much spoiler-free, too. Second, if you’re a person who enjoys superhero movies, then you should definitely see Spiderman 2. Much better than the first movie, and on … Continue reading →

Yesterday Amp posted about some of the wacky music he heard at a high school graduation party. In summary: hits from the late seventies and eighties. Amp wonders why kids are listening to this stuff that is so obviously anachronistic … Continue reading →

So tonight, at my workplace, a high-schooler’s graduation party. It was a fun crowd – lots of drama-nerds who aren’t afraid to have silly fun. But I’m struck – as I have been many times before – at the music … Continue reading →

Yes, the winner (Jamie Foss) gave great attitude, but her voice wasn’t nearly awful enough. Rosa deserved to win, damn it – she has a once-in-a-generation bad singing voice..

In a curious side-note to this year’s political and artistic riggamarole, the jury at the Cannes Film Festival has awarded the Palme d’Or to Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11. I’m curious to see what sort of comment and criticism this receives. … Continue reading →

Lauren at Feministe has posted her one sentence review of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind so, having seen the movie last night, I thought I’d post my own review, this one in two sentences: “Poorly developed but interesting. Wait … Continue reading →

Seth Stevenson, Slate’s new ad critic, recently wrote a column criticizing Apple’s new iPod ads (and the old DeBeers diamond ads) because they seemed to suggest that the product was better than the consumer. Mr. Stevenson describes the ads as … Continue reading →

Singin’ in the Rain is one of the few classic old musicals I adore. (I love musicals, but I prefer the modern stuff – I’m a sucker for anything Sondheim). I was watching it for the nth time the other … Continue reading →