The Earth, Revised
If you liked it, then you shoulda put a ring on it: (via Andrew Sullivan) READ MORE >>
Palin vs. Johnston, Ctd.
Another day, another example of Sarah Palin going out of her way to trash the father of her grandson, Levi Johnston. In response to a People magazine reader's question, "How is your daughter Bristol doing as a young mother," the former governor explains: READ MORE >>
The Movie Review: 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans'
“Iguana / Alligator footage by Werner Herzog.” READ MORE >>
Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Back to the Multiplex
No, it's not another Michael Bay movie, but rather a new report from the Center for Science in the Public Interest on the (anti)nutritional content of movie theater popcorn: READ MORE >>
2012: Life Imitates Art?
Forget director Roland Emmerich and his eye for the Apocalypse. Sarah Palin, in an interview with Newsmax, toys with the idea of Glenn Beck as a presidential running mate: READ MORE >>
'Going Rogue,' in 70 Words or Less
Thomas Frank nails it in the WSJ: The opinion-page equivalent of the Palinesque style is easy enough to imagine: I would use this space to recite the indignities the world forced on me over the course of the week—an effete-looking young person ignored me the other day—plus glimpses of heartland authenticity—I sure do like pot roast—before concluding, darkly, that the reason I suffer is because I am such a sterling American. READ MORE >>
Ill-Humored
Newsweek puts together a list of the dozen worst comedians of the last few decades, including Emo Phillips, Andrew Dice Clay, Paulie Shore, Carrot Top, and Gallagher. The memories still burn. READ MORE >>
Unpopularity Contest
Matthew Continetti can rest easy: It seems a lock that Sarah Palin's favorability will remain higher than John Edwards's for some time to come. READ MORE >>
"We're Gonna Need a Bigger Plane"
No, 2012 is not quite the pointless cinematic exercise that G.I. Joe was, as I noted in my review last week. But that hardly means that Roland Emmerich's disasterpiece is unworthy of its own tone poem. READ MORE >>
The Tone Poem: ‘2012’
No, 2012 is not quite the pointless cinematic exercise that G.I. Joe was, as I noted in my review last week. But that’s no reason not to repurpose some of its more notable dialogue for an alternative literary experience: READ MORE >>
