Let’s rewind a few days. Back to Tuesday. House returned to FOX on Tuesday for its final three episodes of the fourth season with a Very Special Christmas Episode. Unlike previous Very Special Christmas Episodes, Dr. Gregory House didn’t OD himself into oblivion. He had case. He had his new team. He had new mindContinue reading “On House and The Beatles”
On an Arrested Development Movie
I loved the FOX sitcom Arrested Development. It was smart. It was absurd. It was something you had to pay attention to. You couldn’t just watch and episode and “get” it. It was a series that rewarded attentive viewers. That it survived three seasons was nothing short of a miracle. Its ratings were never strong,Continue reading “On an Arrested Development Movie”
On “Across the Universe Day”
On Tuesday the DVD of Across the Universe hits stores. I needed to see that film the way I need oxygen, and for the most part I enjoyed the film. The soundtrack, at the very least, is one of the rare Beatles covers albums worth owning. It turns out that Tuesday, February 5th, is almostContinue reading “On “Across the Universe Day””
On John Edwards’ Departure From the Presidential Race
Former Senator John Edwards bowed out of the race for the Democratic nomination for President yesterday. It shouldn’t come as a surprise to long-time readers that I’ve been a supporter of Edwards for a number of years. Over five years ago, on this very website, I described Edwards as “the shining hope of the DemocraticContinue reading “On John Edwards’ Departure From the Presidential Race”
On a January Rain
A week and a half ago it snowed. It wasn’t much, maybe two inches. The snow lingered. It never got warm enough to well and truly melt the snow. The roads were clear. Sidewalks were clean. But on yards and open fields everywhere, snow lay on the ground like an unwelcome blanket. The snow retreated,Continue reading “On a January Rain”
On Epicurus the Sage
Twenty years ago William Messner-Loebs and Sam Kieth did some comics about the life and adventures of the Greek philosopher Epicurus. I’d never read the collection — indeed, I doubt that I’d ever seen it in a comic shop — but when adding things to my Amazon wishlist, I had a “What the hell” attitudeContinue reading “On Epicurus the Sage”
On Building Walls
Far to the north, in the snowy wastes of the Yukon, I met the Russians and the Sioux in battle. Sod it, that’s about all of the “After Action” report I’m going to write in the faux military memoirs style I like to affect for such posts. There’s a reason for that. There really wasn’tContinue reading “On Building Walls”
On the New Redesign
I wasn’t anxious to change the look of the website — I like Brian Gardner‘s Vertigo Red design, and I really loved his Wonderland design I used at Christmas. Yet, I’m aware of how the website is typically used by readers. There’s a core of readers who hit the website day in and day out,Continue reading “On the New Redesign”
On a Week-End Round-Up
Let’s review some of the things I’ve written about this week. On Sunday I wrote about the tenures of Doctor Who actors in the role. The more I think about it, the more it occurs to me that the ninth Doctor was never intended to be a long-term role, that Russell T. Davies needed anContinue reading “On a Week-End Round-Up”
On an Illegal Castle
A British man built a castle. Turned down for several building permits, he went ahead and built it anyway, hiding it behind a wall of hay bales. He was hoping to take advantage of a legal loophole. It looks like that argument may not fly. It’s unfortunate. It looks like a pretty nice castle. IContinue reading “On an Illegal Castle”