A continuation of Minnesota’s State Fair foods review… A five dollar glass of lemonade…Not so much unhealthy as it is “What the fuck am I paying five dollars for when this cost them a nickel to make?” There’s insane mark-up (theater popcorn), and then there’s wallet rape. Grade for taste: B…Heart Attack O-Meter: 1…
Author: Alabama Liberal
TV Review: “Sons of Anarchy” Has Its Most Crazily Deranged Episode Yet
[Spoilers ahead] On another indulgently long episode of SoA (it was 93 minutes tonight, and each episode this season is going to be significantly longer than an hour, making each week a mini-movie), things were pushed to new heights of depravity. Tonight’s season six opener featured anal prison rape (guy on guy), beatings galore (guy…
The 10 Fall Movies I’m Most Looking Forward To (and 5 I’m Not)
Just as surely as the phases of the moon come the Hollywood seasons: grab-bag Spring, brain-dead Summer, and Oscar-bait Fall/early-Winter. [There’s also the dumping ground that is January/February, but that’s a patch I’d rather forget exists.] So now it’s time to look at the (hopefully) best of Fall, the least promising of Fall, and the…
Pop Culture Battle, Books: Americanah vs. We Need New Names vs. Marker to Measure Drift
At long last, some new book reviews! Welp, recently I was able to read three books about African immigrants trying to adjust to life in either America or (in the case of “A Marker to Measure Drift”) Greece. And although the books are on-the-surface similar, I learned that great books are made in the details……
Pop Culture Battle: “Dirty Wars” Vs. “We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks”
Two expose-centered documentaries dealing with our increasingly-secretive government, and both of them currently available (but not for long) on Video-On-Demand after getting limited theaterical releases during the early summer. They don’t cover exactly the same topic, but it’s close enough to make me wonder…”Which should you spend your money on?” Dirty Wars…What It’s About:…
Mom Jokes: Don’t Underestimate Veterinarians
A camper brought a very limp dog into the veterinary clinic. As he lay the dog on the table, the doctor pulled out his stethoscope, placing the receptor on the dog’s chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head sadly and said, “I’m sorry, but your dog has passed away.” “What?”…
TV Reviews: “Breaking Bad” Brings the Heat, “Boardwalk Empire” Brings the…Quiet
There was no better showcase of exactly what makes a quality drama downright riveting, must-watch television than what just transpired a couple of hours ago as Boardwalk Empire shared the same time slot as Breaking Bad. But to call these two shows equals would be putting it mildly. Yes, they are both quality, serialized dramas…
Mom Jokes
A collection of quick hits, some good, and some groaners (they can’t all work people…sorry about the North Carolina one). Florida A Florida senior citizen drove his brand new Corvette convertible out of the dealership. Taking off down the road, he pushed it to 80 mph, enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair…
TV Review: “Do No Harm” Series Finale, I Watch It So You Don’t Have to
I must be the last person on the planet watching this show since NBC cancelled it back in the spring after only two historically-low rated episodes, but then brought it back in the summer (during the Saturday night dead zone) to burn off the remaining episodes they had shot. Well it’s a long way from…
In Syria, Let’s Do What We Do Domestically: Nothing
Let’s not bomb Syria. Wouldn’t that be great? What if——and I know this will sound so radically crazy it will be hard to comprehend at first—–the United States did nothing in Syria? What if we didn’t take the bait every time? What if we remembered that we’ve been involved in a war for 217 out of our 237…
TV Reviews: The Pitch, Owner’s Manual, The League
The League…Now that FX’s comedy about fantasy football has moved over to FXX (whatever the hell that is, I just know that, despite its name, it’s not a porno network) I wondered if the show would be radically different to make folks desperately search their channel guide to figure out where in the hell FXX…
Petty Issues: 50 Shades In, True Blood Out, Drugs are Mixed
After months of casting hype, the 50 Shades of Grey movie finally has its two lead stars…Is it Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart (as E.L. James originally wanted, these books started as Twilight fan fiction, after all)? Nope…Is it Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt? Nope…Is it Chris Evans and Shailene Woodley at least?! Nope…It’s…drum roll…
TV Review: “Futurama” Enjoys a Perfect Series Finale #futurama
Tonight was the final episode of the final season of the final resurrection of Futurama. That means no more episodes on Fox/Comedy Central, no more revivals on other networks (unless Netflix is interested…please?), and probably no more standalone movies to fill the void. Tonight’s episode was called “Meanwhile,” and if Futurama ever had to end——–and…