So this has less than nothing to do with life post-graduating college, but, uhhhh, well…young people watch The Daily Show. Yeah, that’s it…isn’t there some stat where most young people get their news from The Daily Show? Alright, so my bases are covered there, anyway, let’s talk about the process of getting to watch it….
WCE: On Borders’s Last Day of Business, a Farewell and Fuck You to the Poorly Run Book Slinger
Let me explain exactly what that title means: On the one hand I will absolutely miss being able to go into the second largest book retailer in the country and wade through an ocean of celebrity memoirs to get to a handful of quality fiction books. On the other hand, this one time book behemoth…
The Fast Food Critic: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Today I review one of the most honored Southern traditions this side of college football: the Krispy Kreme Doughnut. Sure, they may not be as popular as they once were (thanks Dr. Atkins, you no-carb gobbling shit eel) but they still command a pretty large following among doughnut connoisseurs. Because, well, let’s be honest, Dunkin’…
Red State Vs. Blue State: Brody vs. Lauren
Today, we have a different kind of debate as it’s not red state vs. blue state so much as bad taste vs. good taste. I debate someone with equally liberal politics but horrible, horrible taste in shows (i.e. big reality TV fan). We talk about why someone would like these shows, and what horrified boyfriends…
Down & Out in Bumblefuck: What Does 9/11 Mean For Rural Alabama?
Over and over on the tenth anniversary of 9/11, we were told that it was a day that forever changed America. And that’s absolutely true, especially if you’re part of half the country that lives in a city. But what if you don’t live in L.A. or New York or Washington D.C. or even Tulsa,…
Entertainment Editorial: In the Audience for Anderson Cooper’s New Show
So I got to be in the audience for the first episode of Anderson Cooper’s new daytime talk show last Friday. [It aired today even though it was filmed last Friday afternoon.] And I thought it might be somewhat interesting to list some observations about the experience for anyone who hasn’t had the (dis)pleasure of…
Mom Jokes: The Veterinarian
One Sunday, in counting the money in the weekly offering, the pastor of a small church found a pink envelope containing $1,000. It happened again the next week! The following Sunday, he watched as the offering was collected and saw an elderly woman put the distinctive pink envelope on the plate. This went on…
Monday Morning Movie Review: The Whistleblower
After independent films too broad (The Guard) and perhaps too small (Higher Ground) comes this just right film about a real life Whistleblower. It stars Rachel Weisz as a Nebraska cop who went to work for a private defense contractor working with the United Nations to rebuild Bosnia’s police force after their civil war. Once…
Movie Review: Higher Ground
This complicated, interesting-if-not-satisfyng indie movie is directed by and stars Vera Farminga as an evangelical Christian struggling with her faith after a long period of drinking the Kool Aid. This is one of those indies that lives in the small moments (a slight glance of frustration here, a tiny moment of displeasure there) that slightly…
Movie Review: The Guard
This indie dud came and went last month with so-so reviews and box office, but I can’t say I’d recommend it to anyone looking to escape the big budget, brain dead summer fare. This movie (about Brendan Gleeson’s “unorthodox” Irish cop getting paired up with Don Cheadle’s straight laced FBI agent to stop a drug…
TV Review(s): Series Finales of Rescue Me and Entourage
Two once edgy cable comedy-dramas (although Entourage was supposed to be a straight comedy, Rescue Me was often funnier) crawled to a close last week after 8 years on the air. Of course I would love to kick the skeletons of Rescue Me and Entourage, two shows long past their peak and that both started…
Sunday’s Sermons: 9/11 Tributes, Emotionally Appropriate or Milking It?
That potentially infuriating title isn’t meant to signal that I already know the answer (unlike most pieces on this site), and I want to say upfront that I legitimately don’t know. On the one hand, it is the ten year anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history, a massive event that ripped a hole…
Monday Morning Movie Reviewer: A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
The title mostly says it all. This movie is about Jason Sudekis trying to get all his friends together to perform, you guessed it, a good old fashioned orgy. It’s got some sporadically funny parts, but mostly this is a somewhat good film to watch in about a year when it’s on HBO (or, more…