http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/02/11/6034591-detroit-robocop-statue-could-be-reality-thanks-to-internet
If Michigan were not in the midst of unemployment hovering around 15%, as well as a self-proclaimed financial crisis, I would consider this a great success. If Milwaukee can have a statue of fucking Fonzie, why not Detroit with its legendary imaginary law enforcer? Or, maybe this $50,000 could have been donated to a neighborhood homeless shelter. Or a school. Well done. Maybe a giant statue of Ted Nugent would be better. The money would probably come from the NRA and the Michigan Militia instead. Stop encouraging poor people to do ridiculous things with their cash, like buy Shake Weights, Flowbees and George W. Bush commemorative Mission Accomplished! coins from the Franklin Mint.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Remember the war we're still in? Blame this guy.
Anyone who makes McNamara look less sinister deserves to be tarred and feathered. Period.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/opinion/13dowd.html?hp
And in case you forgot who McNamara was...
The one big difference? McNamara has an understanding of what he had done, and how many lives he was responsible for extinguishing. Rumsfeld will take any guilt to his grave.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/opinion/13dowd.html?hp
And in case you forgot who McNamara was...
The one big difference? McNamara has an understanding of what he had done, and how many lives he was responsible for extinguishing. Rumsfeld will take any guilt to his grave.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Mubarak steps down...to where?
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/12/world/middleeast/12egypt.html?_r=1&hp
It is important to note that the mere act of "stepping down" so can be purely ceremonial. For those of you who still wonder why Vladimir Putin is still involved in Russian politics: Putin also "stepped down" and took on the role of Prime Minister, "offered" to him by the new President, Dmitry Medvedev. Appearances can be deceiving. Hosni Mubarak's successor is handpicked by Mubarak, not a member of the protesting opposition party. The military is assuming power through Mr. Suleiman, and history has shown that the military is rarely more democratic than a solitary dictator(e.g. Musharraf in Pakistan).The people of Egypt are hysterical, which is great. However, this has all the makings of pissing in the wind: a moment of relief followed by sheer, gross horror. What steps are in place to keep Mubarak from using Suleiman as a puppet, or of the military doing the same? There is only the Sauron's eye of the West, the U.S., to oversee change, as we are always full of fresh threats to "maintain" peace. This time, though, we are relatively indifferent, as the Egyptian people seem to be putting up enough pressure of their own. One can only wonder, to what gain?
It is important to note that the mere act of "stepping down" so can be purely ceremonial. For those of you who still wonder why Vladimir Putin is still involved in Russian politics: Putin also "stepped down" and took on the role of Prime Minister, "offered" to him by the new President, Dmitry Medvedev. Appearances can be deceiving. Hosni Mubarak's successor is handpicked by Mubarak, not a member of the protesting opposition party. The military is assuming power through Mr. Suleiman, and history has shown that the military is rarely more democratic than a solitary dictator(e.g. Musharraf in Pakistan).The people of Egypt are hysterical, which is great. However, this has all the makings of pissing in the wind: a moment of relief followed by sheer, gross horror. What steps are in place to keep Mubarak from using Suleiman as a puppet, or of the military doing the same? There is only the Sauron's eye of the West, the U.S., to oversee change, as we are always full of fresh threats to "maintain" peace. This time, though, we are relatively indifferent, as the Egyptian people seem to be putting up enough pressure of their own. One can only wonder, to what gain?
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
So...I took a week off...
And in that time, the "new" Spidee musical has been reviewed!
http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/theater/reviews/spiderman-review.html?hp=&pagewanted=2
This is possibly the worst review I have ever read for a new musical. At least since Steel Pier.
http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/02/08/theater/reviews/spiderman-review.html?hp=&pagewanted=2
This is possibly the worst review I have ever read for a new musical. At least since Steel Pier.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Pundits Are Dumber Than Their Constituents. Here's Proof.
Bill O'Reilly has used the phenomena of tidal activity as "empirical" scientific evidence of the existence of God. When Mr. O'Reilly's theory is questioned, he lets off a major brain fart. An astronomy novice responds. Well put, young man.
The individuals who we look to for news, as well as the "experts" they employ, are not proficient in all fields of study, but more likely just moderately familiar with one (if we're lucky). Bill O'Reilly isn't a physicist or astronomer. He's a God-fearing dunce who used loud noises to overthrow logic. Even a novice astronomer can easily defeat O'Reilly's simple retort. In high school debating, we used to laugh at the "prove it wrong" crowd, explaining with no success that just saying, "Well then tell me why?" is not an effective defense against facts and logic.Unfortunately, there are plenty of viewers who take his word for it, and do not seek their own facts or logic. He is their erroneous encyclopedia and bible.
O'Reilly is wrong in one more statement he makes. Being an atheist does NOT take more faith than believing in a God, it takes more courage. Believing in a magic sky friend who sees all you do, and punishes you for being bad by sending you to Hell...but loves you, takes tons of faith; it also needs no logic to support.And Bill O'Reilly is ANYTHING but logical.
The individuals who we look to for news, as well as the "experts" they employ, are not proficient in all fields of study, but more likely just moderately familiar with one (if we're lucky). Bill O'Reilly isn't a physicist or astronomer. He's a God-fearing dunce who used loud noises to overthrow logic. Even a novice astronomer can easily defeat O'Reilly's simple retort. In high school debating, we used to laugh at the "prove it wrong" crowd, explaining with no success that just saying, "Well then tell me why?" is not an effective defense against facts and logic.Unfortunately, there are plenty of viewers who take his word for it, and do not seek their own facts or logic. He is their erroneous encyclopedia and bible.
O'Reilly is wrong in one more statement he makes. Being an atheist does NOT take more faith than believing in a God, it takes more courage. Believing in a magic sky friend who sees all you do, and punishes you for being bad by sending you to Hell...but loves you, takes tons of faith; it also needs no logic to support.And Bill O'Reilly is ANYTHING but logical.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
The Fountain
This is a call to all of you who have seen Darren Aronofsky's auspicious film, The Fountain, and didn't quite enjoy it, to give it another chance. The soundtrack, by Aronofsky's mainstay, Clint Mansell, is deeply moving and affecting, adding extra sentimentality to a striking, original story. The film moves between the reality of a doctor engaged in a struggle to save his dying wife(Rachel Weisz), a fantasy she has created which revolves around Mayan legend, and a future where an obsessed Dr. Creo (played brilliantly by Hugh Jackman) attempts to reanimate his wife, eons after her death. The film on the surface deals with the pain of loss, and the obsession we have with cheating death, as opposed to enjoying our short time alive.
Aronofsky had originally cast Brad Pitt in the lead in 2000, but Pitt dropped out to make the turdburger, Troy. Cate Blanchett was also cast, but while waiting for her to give birth, the film and its original $70 million budget were dropped. Aronofsky returned a few years later with a budget half its size. The stunning visual effects were created using, literally, oil in water, and macro photography, and the film was made on the cheap. I implore you, whether you've seen it or not, to give this film a chance.
Aronofsky had originally cast Brad Pitt in the lead in 2000, but Pitt dropped out to make the turdburger, Troy. Cate Blanchett was also cast, but while waiting for her to give birth, the film and its original $70 million budget were dropped. Aronofsky returned a few years later with a budget half its size. The stunning visual effects were created using, literally, oil in water, and macro photography, and the film was made on the cheap. I implore you, whether you've seen it or not, to give this film a chance.
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