The fun in this movie is watching two clever actors portray two clever opponents matching wits in the forum of a television interview. As depicted by screenwriter Peter Morgan, who adapted his stage play to film, both Richard Nixon and David Frost had much at stake when they sat down together for 20+ hours of [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Review: Frost/Nixon (2008)
Posted in Film on February 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ironside: Girl in the Night
Posted in Television on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ironside and the gang are in Vegas, baby! My next installment in the Ironside episode guide on The Beachwood Reporter.
You Can Almost See the Waves of Mind Control
Posted in Just For Fun, Photography, Political Mumbo Jumbo on February 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This photograph of Dick Cheney skulking in the bushes while W. speaks in today’s New York Times is absolutely hilarious.
Review: The City
Posted in Books on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Joel Kotkin (2005) Reading a concise chronology of the urban environment from ancient Mesopotamia to the present seemed like a good idea, until I sat down and actually read it. I got as far as 15th century before I realized I wasn’t having any fun. It felt too much like reading a high school textbook, [...]
Tragic Love Suitable for a Valentine’s Day Weekend
Posted in Books, Culture, Opera on February 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
By coincidence, my weekend was choc-full of unrequited love, betrayal, passionate revenge, and romantic tragedy. Happy Valentine’s Day! It began with my reading (nearly in one sitting) of Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton’s classic tale of snow-bound, star-crossed tragic love. Otherwise known as happy times in New England. Or, let’s go sledding! (Review to come.) Saturday [...]
Shout Out to the House on Sheridan Road in South Evanston
Posted in Randomness on February 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Valentine's Day is over. It's time to take your Christmas tree down!
Review: Thunderstruck
Posted in Books on February 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Erik Larson (2006) I wanted to like this book more than I did. Larson is a good writer and a whiz at making history feel tangible and contemporary. He’s also a master storyteller, weaving suspense to create books that are genuine page-turners. Larson’s style is to ping-pong between two different but connected stories, a technique [...]
Emergency Christmas!
Posted in Just For Fun, Political Mumbo Jumbo on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c You're Welcome – Emergency Christmas http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:218379 Daily Show Full EpisodesImportant Things With Demetri Martin Funny Political NewsJoke of the Day
Look Who Was Bored During Tonight’s Episode of “ER”
Posted in Just For Fun on February 12, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Yeah, I changed the theme to my blog again. I can’t resist a snappy new theme and TypePad just added this one to the mix. I really like everything about it–it’s clean and simple, the comment and navigation links aren’t underlined, the font is darker and more legible, and the side rail is wider. The [...]
Review: The Wordy Shipmates
Posted in Books on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sarah Vowell (2008) This book was a real disappointment, so much so that I couldn’t bring myself to finish it. I find Vowell’s contributions to the NPR radio program This American Life entertaining, and I’d enjoyed a few of her newspaper pieces, so I looked forward to reading her examination of the Puritans and their [...]
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