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Archive for March 2012
#12 “The Hunger Games”
Everyone and her mother has posted something about this movie, and I will throw in my two cents, but first: 1.) The Twilight: Breaking Dawn part 2 preview—okay based on the reaction from the crowd at BOTH viewings because yes I saw THG twice, either everyone is acting too school for cool to mask their … Continue reading
#11 “Casa de mi Padre”
What do you do with a film posing as a Mexican nationalist film [an assertion deduced from the enormous gold statue of the cactus, eagle, and serpent—the symbol of the nation—that appears at the beginning of the film] done by gringos [it’s what the poster says] who romanticize Indigeneity at the heart of the Mexican … Continue reading
#10 “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax”
When I was a child, I was forbidden from reading Dr. Seuss. My mother’s thinking was that if I was going to read, I should read something other than nonsense. So she bought me books way above my reading level, classics like Little House on the Prairie, Nancy Drew, and Sherlock Holmes, seriously. Of course, … Continue reading
#9 “Coriolanus”
I am concerned that I am no longer an elitistacademic, that I have crossed the line into unabashed elitism or maybe I simply have impeccable taste. My recent Doritos Locos adventure not withstanding, I’m going with the latter. After all, as Annie Savoy states in Bull Durham, “The world is made for people who aren’t … Continue reading
Loco por Doritos Locos
I am back again this a.m. with LD, with whom I have just shared a perspective changing event. Yesterday when we were surfing the InterWebs trying to decide what to co-blog about, we came across this: http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/03/09/taste-testing-taco-bells-new-doritos-locos-taco/ And this: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/eats/taco-bell-introduces-doritos-taco-shell-article-1.1035078 We were both a little intrigued and grossed out by the tasty possibilities that would … Continue reading
Popular Culture Potpourri
I am deeply honored to have at my elbow this evening my “all things Target expert,” most famously quoted on this blog as advising: “GET SOME!” (see My-My-My Missoni). We’ve been wanting to collaborate on something for a while, and that’s why Google Docs was (were?) invented. After all, elitistacademics L-O-V-E to collaborate. (True or … Continue reading
Today’s Post Brought to You by WTH?
What in the world is up with Matthew McConaughey in Reign of Fire? He is absolutely ridiculous, but I’m pretty sure I love him as Denton. In any case, he looks about as unstable as this day has made me feel. Have you ever had to go in to work on your day to stay … Continue reading
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