Big news in the political world today, and just when you thought the elections were officially over and you could go a few weeks only caring about Christmas. But no, South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint said he’s resigning today, only a mere two years into his current term and four before he would have to run for…
Author: Alabama Liberal
Petty Issues: Bad Quotes, Fake Quotes, and Great Quotes
Bret Easton Ellis says Katherine Bigelow is “overrated” because she’s hot…Too bad no one has ever called Bret Easton Ellis hot, sour grapes much? “Boy that Jennifer Garner just can’t make a bad movie.”—-No one, ever “Dis Nigg@ loves Bart Simpson”—-Rihanna, as she tweets a picture of Chris Brown’s bedroom with Bart Simpson sheets…Rihanna is,…
Now What? (Life Post-Grad): The Virtual Vicious Cycle
I’ve developed a theory about how online activity (particularly Facebook, but not just that) impacts your real life. It seems like the more time you spend online, the worse your real life gets, and the worse your real life gets, the more time you spend online. I call it the Virtual Vicious Cycle. I can’t…
The Working Class Economist: The U.S. Economy is Back, so Let’s Act Like It
“The sky is falling!” “We’re all gonna die!” “China’s gonna own us by the end of the year!” “Deficit, deficit, deficit!” “And those Goddamn taxes and unemployment numbers!” We’ve heard so much doom and gloom about the U.S. economy, that we may be completely disconnected from the reality of it. And here it is: the…U.S….economy…is…back!…
The Fast Food Critic: Reviewing The Cheesecake Factory’s Fried Macaroni Burger
The long-awaited return of The Fast Food Critic brings out the culinary “style” with an actual sit-down restaurant. But, as with all of Fat Ass America’s favorite sit-down restaurants, you can still eat like obesity’s going out of style. See, The Cheesecake Factory may be a faux-classy chain restaurant with an “upscale” decorum, but it…
TV Review: Sons of Anarchy’s Fifth Season Finale
Sons of Anarchy is almost the exact opposite of Treme (see review from earlier today), whereas Treme is a show I want to like and know is good for me, but I just never really can get into, Sons of Anarchy is pure junk food. It’s the equivalent of Real Housewives for Men, where we watch…
Red State Vs. Blue State: Should Marijuana Be Legalized?
Today, we debate an issue very near and dear to my heart (not really, but it’s so high-profile I really should give a shit about it): the legalization of marijuana. This is an issue with so much youth support, it was a struggle to find someone to argue against me, but, luckily, I come from…
HBO’s “Treme” Does the Impossible: It Makes New Orleans Seem Boring
By now, you either love/hate/or have never heard of HBO’s Treme, David Simon’s ode to post-Katrina New Orleans the way The Wire was his love-song to Baltimore. People that love the show are probably tired of defending it, and people that have never heard of it would probably hate it. I started off thinking the…
TV Review: Boardwalk Empire’s Third Season
Boardwalk Empire is a show that I should love, but don’t. It’s a show I want to like more often than I really like. And it’s a show I root for more than I really look forward to. That’s because I know the show has been right on the edge of being a great show for so…
Why Django Unchained Flopping Would Be Good for Quentin Tarantino
“Quentin Tarantino is a genius, a singular artist and visionary that is unrivaled in movies today. He can do no wrong.”–The consensus. And it’s true for the most part, or, at least, it was true when Pulp Fiction came out. The problem with all the talk of Tarantino’s genius is that it’s become clear he…
Movie Review: Killing Them Softly
I liked this movie, and it gets a little better the more I think about it. [Disregard the ultra-harsh F cinemascore rating, if people knew what a good movie was, Taken 2 wouldn’t have gotten an A.] While you’re watching it, there may be a certain impatience that sets in as you watch hitmen, thieves,…
Movie Review: The Silver Linings Playbook
I really liked this movie. Will you? That all depends. Depends largely on how much you like the style of sometimes dramatic/sometimes-comedic director David O. Russell (I Heart Huckabees, The Fighter, Three Kings) who’s fully operating in dramedy mode, criss-crossing between dramatic scenes that are hilarious and comedic scenes that are maybe trying just a…
Mom Jokes: Grandfathers Don’t Know Everything
Hunter was 4 years old and was staying with his grandfather for a few days. He’d been playing outside with the other kids, when he came into the house and asked: “Grandpa, what’s that called when two people sleep in the same bedroom and one is on top of the other?” His Grandpa was a little…