Category Archives: Pop Culture
Zombies and Bloggers and Politics. So fun.
Feed by Mira Grant My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed Feed far more than I thought I would. I mean, okay, there are zombies. That’s definitely a plus, though I suspect that the current wave of zombie books/movies/shows might already have peaked. At the end of the day, there’s only so much you can do with zombies, … Continue reading
Adventures in Neocon Land
I am currently plowing my way through the fourth installment of David Weber’s Safehold series. For those of you not already involved in this particular method of wasting time and brain cells in equal measure, the basic plot…doesn’t really matter. It’s mostly all a setup to allow Weber to stage elaborate 18th-century naval battles (though maybe it’s early 19th? I’m … Continue reading
Flashforward and Circular Logic
So, Caroline and I finally got around to watching Flashforward. We’d been TiVOing since ep. 2, but we missed the first episode. And ep. 1 disappeared from Hulu before either of us watched it. So we collected about 7 episodes before we actually started the season. Since then, we’ve watched almost all of them in short order. Actually, it’s probably … Continue reading
Reason on House
At Hit & Run, Reason’s Jacob Sullum takes issue with the first three episodes of season 6 of House. Now some of you probably already know of my unabashed love for House. Well, Jacob also manages to hit on another of my hobby-horses, namely, the stupid way in which Americans stigmatize drug use. (To be clear, I think that it’s … Continue reading
Everybody Lies
I’ve acquired a new vice over the holiday period. It’s been both wonderful and (at least in some abstract purely intellectual way) a tad distressing. You see, I’ve managed to become completely addicted. When I get my fix, it’s all good. Unfortunately, I find my thoughts drifting throughout the day, looking forward to my next chance, worrying about what will … Continue reading