I am returning to LJ to write about Avatar! (Seriously? Yes ( Read more... )

"the current level of CO2 in the atmosphere is already at 390 parts per million, even as the amount of methane in the atmosphere has been spiking in the last two years. In other words, we’re over the edge already. We’re no longer capable of “preventing” global warming, only (maybe) preventing it on such a large scale that it takes down all our ( Read more... )

30,000 more troops to Afghanistan...

You (and I) may not always agree with good ole' Mike here, but when he speaks from the heart in a straightforward manner, without some of his gimmicks, it usually really hits home and hits hard: An Open Letter to President Obama from Michael MooreHaving a timetable to withdraw from Iraq is...progress I guess... ( Read more... )

I woke up this morning and learned Turtles Forever would be on The CW at 10a, so I couldn't miss it! And while it was fun and a bit of a lark, they really made "our" '80's Turtles (and Shredder and my beloved Krang) look foolish and goofier than they actually were. I felt like they wanted to make the '00's Turtles look "cooler" by comparison. The ( Read more... )

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One of my favorite VMars moments, and I'm not even a huge RHPS fan. It's all about the look Veronica and Mac give each other at the end.

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Via this: http://io9.com/5348171/30-rock-salutes-science-fiction-every-great-clip

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- One of my kindergarten classmates moonwalking.
- The cover story in Electric Co. magazine, tattered, with the photo spread about his love of toys and E.T.
- Hearing "Eat It" for the first time at an elementary school birthday party.
- I have a memory of some sort of trying to figure out what was going on lyrically in "Billie Jean"...
- Thriller on ( Read more... )

Wow! Soulful, funky cover of "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart" done by a soulful, funky Chicago band.

Take that, Mark Ronson and your Dap-King horns!

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One of my favorite topics on LJ, "cognitive dissonance," gets a big, well-written write-up in today's Inquirer by Frank Fitzpatrick. It's pretty much in the same context I've used it in...trying to come to terms with the questionable moral decisions your favorite athletes make. I've written about this concept when it comes to Mark McGwire and ( Read more... )