What happens when a bunch of actors I don’t care for get together to play a bunch of characters I couldn’t possibly care about? Ted. I will hand it to the writers, the movie is occassionally clever (“Nothing is more powerful than the Christmas wish of a young boy. Except an Apache helicopter.”). And, frankly, …
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The Top Ten Worst Movies of All Time, According To…
Rifftrax, the major franchise spawn of my perennial favorite, Mystery Science Theater 3000. They apparently do a regular poll of their fans to vote on the worst movies, and here is their list of worst movies, ever. Exit quote: “If you put Halle Berry in a leather catsuit and STILL wind up with a 3/10 …
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New Year’s Resolution
Okay, this is a bit early… I’m posting it here because I’m going to need help from friends and family. Nothing active, mind you, just some support when I come to visit. My New Year’s resolution is to go Paleo for the entire year of 2013. Not Whole30 for 365 consecutive days (Whole365?), but definitely …
Conversations With a Friend, Remembered
Me: You are so middle-of-the-road, you make the people who paint the lines down the middle of the road, look not-middle-of-the-road. Him: Yes, but have you ever noticed that those lines in the road are always a little bit to one side or the other? Me: Yes, they are always to the left of me. …
NEJM: Political Agendae and Presumption of Guilt
“Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.“–Benjamin Franklin According to Science Daily, Dr. Garen Wintermute is having a gun control article, published in last month’s New England Journal of Medicine, republished in the upcoming edition of the same magazine. In fact, both Science Daily and NEJM regularly …
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Twitter conversation on Gun Control
–“Assault Weapon” is a nonsense term used to create fear of an inanimate object. –Want to reduce violent attacks by psychos? Change HIPAA. –Want to reduce accidents and de-glamorize gun violence? Teach firearms safety in all schools. –Want to stop shooters from targeting schools? Make them hard targets. –Want a 40% increase in violent crime …
Merry Christmas!
I will not be posting for the next three days. Merry Christmas to all!
Plus Contra Armae Temperare
“Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of arms.” —Politics, Aristotle of Stagira, c. 350 B.C. Obviously, the issue of disarming citizens is not a new one. From my favorite hobby, hoplology, I know of several systems of martial arts which were created specifically in response to the disarming of …
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The short version: If you are a JRR Tolkein purist, you will enjoy this slightly less than the LOTR movie franchise. If you are looking for a fun fantasy movie, this is a pretty good one. The long version: A lot of effort (and padding!) has been put into making The Hobbit run parallel to …
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