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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
Friday’s Feature: Remembering “Lone Star,” Part I
The first time I saw Lone Star (1996) by John Sayles was at the height of my film obsession. In a good week, I’d see about eight to ten films, in a bad, about three. My preference was for celluloid but, unlike some people, I never turned my nose up at old-school VHS or LaserDisc … Continue reading
Behind the Ivory Curtain
So you want to go to graduate school? Good for you. Seriously. Once you have decided that you actually want to apply, then what? Beats me, but fresh off reading stacks and stacks of graduate files, I am here to offer practical advice about what NOT to do. Let me break it down into the … Continue reading
Hey, hey Paula . . .
I may be a first-time caller, but I am also a longtime listener to the high priestess of Butter and Bacon. “Ya’ll want to start this off with a stick a butter” was a gospel worthy of a YES MA’AM! “Drop this lasagna in some oy-all” elicited a mmm . . . hmmmm with a … Continue reading
Friday’s Feature: Conference Time Ya’ll
Good evening elitistacademics. After a four-hour non-stop flight yesterday, my bum was sore and my legs were wonk, but I arrived in Seattle safely and I started the day ready to go. Yes, it’s that time of year when elitists and elitistacademics from around the world travel at the worst time of year to the … Continue reading
Friday’s Feature: All about Zombies
In terms of the now, zombies are hot, not as hot as they were six months ago, but still buzz worthy. People keep asking, “When are you going to have a go at The Walking Dead?” And I tell them, “Zombies are scary.” And I mean it; I had trouble getting the images for this … Continue reading
Friday’s Feature: “The Muppets,” Phone It In
. . .. to raise money to save The Muppet Show studio. This isn’t rocket science folk. This is pure unadulterated Nostalgia. It’s a “we’re-getting-the-band-back-together-for-one-big-show” movie, and the sweetness of it all is just the right remedy for Black Friday bad behavior and grotesquerie. If you need a break from smacking people in the head … Continue reading
Friday’s Feature: La Llorona-nator, She’ll Always Be Back
It’s that time of year ghouls and goblins, when the elitistacademic receives phone calls from intrepid reporters around the country asking questions about our favorite ghostly weeping woman, La Llorona. After writing a 500-page manuscript on the legend, you gentle reader may perhaps be shocked to learn that I have a few opinions and insights … Continue reading
Friday’s Feature: Nudity, Awareness, and Public Libraries
Ode on a Public Library By the elitistacademic Thou font of wondrous delight and cruel neglect Thou foster child of bad light and reading nooks Sylvan educator, who canst thus direct A curious child through the maze of books: What classification dictates thy mute space Of Dewey or LoC, or of both, In closed or … Continue reading
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