Carl Scott

I don’t want to have to do either, but 1) I would vote for Gingrich over Obama (and with reasonable hope that he could turn out to be a pretty good president, and not simply the vehicle for rejecting Obama). 2) I would vote for Palin over Obama (and with ditto). They are about as equally . . . . Continue Reading »

The song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc7b62El_fk) isn’t great, but a mixed bag. A gorgeous chorus, tasty instrumental parts, but the song’s feel is too characterized by the embarrassingly breathy “ahh” sound that punctuates the verses. If (as Will Farrell fans know) there . . . . Continue Reading »

. . . do we think bloggers or commenters who use ALL CAPS are ANGRY MORONS, whereas we associate those who use italics for emphasis with elegant intellectual discourse ? Discuss amongst yourselves. . . . . Continue Reading »

This blog has been carried by Peter Lawler for the last year or so, and the time has long since passed for yours truly to lend a hand. As a way of prodding myself into the unremunerated glories of blogospheric content production, I’ve given myself permission to muse upon old rock songs. Most . . . . Continue Reading »

The best party-scenes in film?  My choice is the everything-goes-wrong club-opening scene in Jacques Tati’s wonderful Playtime Continue Reading »