By now, it’s almost like shooting fish in a barrel for people to criticize the mainstream media. I mean, they please virtually no one. Liberals don’t like the MSM (which sounds like something you don’t want in your Chinese food) because they stubbornly refuse to cover stuff like the Wisconsin union protests. Conservatives such as…
Author: Alabama Liberal
Petty Issues: The Walking Dead and the GOP debate (same thing I guess)
The latest news says that Moammar Gaddafi has been killed in Libya (the fourth time he’s died)…or at least that’s until his return in “Day of The Walking Dead Dictators 2.” Speaking of, The Walking Dead returned to AMC this Sunday and has still yet to figure out the narrative algorithm for making one of…
Now What? (Life Post-Grad): Why Baby Boomers Don’t “Get” Occupy Wall Street
Today we have an absolute first for the site. “A cash money giveaway?” No. “A drawing to win a trip to the Bahamas?” Not quite. “A dollar off coupon at Arby’s?” Woah, woah, woah, my last name’s not Rockefeller over here. No, today is the very first time I have ever posted/linked to something I…
Entertainment Editorial: The 5 Best Shows You’re Not Watching
That title might be a little misleading, as only one of these shows is truly what I would consider “great” (you guessed it, Breaking Bad). Still, all of them are better than 95 percent of what’s on TV, and all of them could use a drastic uptick in viewership. To highlight what makes all of…
TV Review: A Time Capsule Review of AMC’s Rubicon
Today we do something a little different for the TV review as I review a show that isn’t currently on the air and got cancelled about this time last year with little fanfare. Now, before some of you think I’m off to explore irrelevance while this new TV season has literally dozens of new shows…
Mom Jokes: Country Doctor
A young doctor had moved out to a small community to replace a doctor who was retiring. The older doctor suggested that the young one accompany him on his rounds, so the community could become used to a new doctor. At the first house a woman complains, ‘I’ve been a little sick to my…
Mom Jokes: Love and Marriage
A man and woman were having a quiet, romantic dinner in a fine restaurant. They were gazing lovingly at each other and holding hands. Their waitress, taking another order at a table a few steps away, suddenly noticed the man slowly sliding down his chair and under the table, but the woman acted unconcerned. …
Monday Morning Movie Reviewer: 50/50
Unlike last week where I really liked Moneyball and really hated What’s Your Number?, this week’s top movie is just okay. You might even say I’m 50/50 on it, get it? Hey wait, don’t run from my reviewer puns! What Works: Joseph Gordon Levitt (as a very young guy stricken with a rare form of…
Movie Reviews: Lion King 3D
So this one is tough because The Lion King re-release in 3D isn’t really something I wanted to review since it’s almost two decades old but since it exploded the box office I felt I had to review it. So I slapped on those color-muting 3D glasses (they do ruin a nicely colorful picture like…
Movie Reviews: Killer Elite
This movie sucks. What Works: Supposedly, this movie is based on a true story, and I guess that alone makes it more interesting than the typical Jason Statham flick. Still, the trade-off for that is you have to live in the movie’s real-life time of the early 80’s and all the typical, terrible mustaches and…
Mom Jokes: Grandparent’s Answering Machine
Good morning. . . . At present we are not at home but, please Leave your message after you hear the beep. If you are one of our children, press 1 and then select the option from 1 to 5 in order of “birth order” so we know who it is. If you need us…
Larger Editorial: Inside The Wall Street Protests
I guess now we finally know what to do to get the media to cover liberal protests (unlike their deadbeat duties in NOT covering the Wisconsin protests). Just pitch them outside Wall Street and then the Wall Street-run media will have no choice but to cover them. They’re now covering this particular protest because it’s…
Petty Issues
Andy Rooney said goodbye on 60 Minutes last week, shocking those of us who thought he was already dead. R.E.M. announced they were breaking up last week, shocking those of us who thought–oh, stop me if you’ve heard this one… I can’t believe the remarkably unappealing Dolphin Tale (it’s pretty rare I won’t even go…