Band of Brothers is a pretty good series. I mean, it won a bunch of Emmy's, it has some great actors, and it's pretty faithful to the book. And every Memorial Day Weekend, History Channel will shove it down our throats for 72 hours. There are worse things to have shoved… Read full post »

Well, that's probably how the conversation could have gone. Instead, it went like this:

"Wow, did you hear, they're bringing back Dollhouse for another season. Maybe people will actually watch it now"

With enough pretension to keep a queen sated: "Oh, I don't own a television."

*Mouth agape, staring… Read full post »

The Thermal's "The Body, The Blood, The Machine" is not a subtle album. Opening with a single chord from a weathered organ, the trademark crunch of distorted guitars playing the same power chord overtakes the lilting tone. It's as good a metaphor as any for an… Read full post »

"Is that a Rothko?"

"Of course."

"Wait, really?"

"Yes, yes. Can't you tell. The deep pulsing reds, maroon on impenetrable bla—"

"Seriously, how did you get that?"

"The Rothko?"

"The Rothko."

"I bought it."

"You bought it?"

"I bought it."… Read full post »