The New Republic Has Avatar’s Number

There’s a great little article by Christopher Orr over at The New Republic that pretty much nails my own feelings about the “Avatar phenomenon” and how it will almost certainly translate into Oscar gold for the film.  The argument is that while Avatar is almost certainly not deserving best picture, there is an overwhelming possibility [...]

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Massachusetts Picks Brown

Over at CNN it has been projected that Republican Senator Scott Brown has won the election for the seat previously held by Ted Kennedy.  While there are some surefire implications of this change in seating (most notably for the President’s Health Care agenda), there are some things that you can be sure to expect to [...]

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Some Words On Haiti

I haven’t posted about the situation in Haiti yet.  This is mostly due to the fact that it’s so unbelievably staggering, that I just have had absolutely no idea what it is that I could say.  The death toll is astronomical, the country is in a state of near-chaos, and so far the global community [...]

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Al Gore Is Fired Up

If you truck your merry self over to Slate than you will find their exclusive interview with former VP, one-time Nobel Prize winner, and general environmental do-gooder Al Gore.  Now, it’s a pretty long and comprehensive interview that covers a whole ton of relevant stuff regarding environmental topics, ranging from the meeting in Copenhagen to [...]

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Holy Celebs! It’s the Worst Idea Ever!

As far as staunch secular atheists go, I would like to think that I’m generally a pretty non-judgmental and opened minded one.  That being said, this story from the Los Angeles Times leaves a pretty bad taste in even my mouth.  Apparently, thanks to the efforts of producer Carl Amari, hundreds of well known actor [...]

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Matt Drudge, You’re the Worst…

The image above comes from the front page of Matt Drudge’s Drudge Report this morning.  You may wonder, why do I choose to put this up instead of just discussing Sarah Palin’s “Going Rogue” directly?  Because it perfectly illustrates the two things that most infuriate me most about this latest turn in the wild ride [...]

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I Think I’m Supposed To Hate “V”

ABC, in their ever-continuing quest to duplicate the success of Lost, debuted their new remake of the 1980′s sci-fi series V.  Now, the people who watched it seemed to have had two almost universal critiques of the show.  The first was that it was only so-so, not terrible television, but not great either. The second [...]

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It Looks Like Maine Voters Dropped the Ball

Even though they’re not words I usually have a chance to say, it would seem that tonight the eyes of the country were upon the state of Maine.  Amidst the various elections across the country, Maine was the state where the latest battle for gay marriage was being waged.  Proposition 1 on Maine’s ballot was [...]

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Joe Lieberman Keeps on Slipping

Apparently Joe Lieberman thinks that he’s just too damned liberal, or at least too popular amongst Democrats, because the Connecticut Senator is now saying that he’s planning on supporting a filibuster of any health care plan that includes a public option.  The reason behind his decision?  He says any such plan will cost the American [...]

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Maurice Sendak Doesn’t Need Your Stinking Kids!

So, Maurice Sendak is the man.  I mean, sure, he wrote a children’s book that has made him millions and millions of dollars.  Yes, he had the foresight to give his blessing to one of the most creative and talented directors in Hollywood to adapt the book into a film (which has thus far been [...]

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