Author Archives: Louis
A Closed Casket Funeral for Skeuomorphism
No, that headline’s not a song title from either Panic! at the Disco or Fall Out Boy. On Monday, Apple announced several big things at the keynote for their Worldwide Developers Conference: a revision of their MacBook Air line, a … Continue reading
You Know, For Kids: “Dora the Explorer”
Having a child, one watches a lot of kids’ TV. You make promises to yourself that you won’t watch it; “I’ll raise my kids without that crap,” you say, probably to yourself in the bathroom mirror, but you’re just lying … Continue reading
Louis’ Birthday Movie Club: SPRAYNG BREAAAAK(ers)
On Friday, I had the day off, and watched a wonderful documentary called Side by Side. It’s about the transition from celluloid film to digital production (hang on) and it’s produced and narrated by Keanu Reeves (seriously, hang on, where … Continue reading
Silver Linings Playbook? Call An Audible (I Don’t Know What Any of This Means)
Every year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences now selects up to 10 movies for consideration as Best Picture of the year. Making sure I saw all five when it was only five was hard enough (and a … Continue reading
Retooling! Huh! Good God, Y’all! What Is It Good For?
Maybe you haven’t heard, but something strange is happening in TV Land. (I mean television in general, not the Nick at Nite spinoff channel, though I’m sure crazy shit happens on the “Hot in Cleveland” set.) “Up All Night,” NBC’s … Continue reading
A Brief Discussion Of Casual -isms
I had an idea I was working on for a post, and I will revisit it shortly (as it has been demanded of me), but something happened last week that derailed that for now, because I just have to bring … Continue reading
The Politics of Dining, the Politics of, Mmmmmm, Eating Food
Here’s a brief one, because it’s been too long, and this is too dumb. One of the things that comes with knowing people from different areas is the inevitable “Oh, you don’t have a Blah Blah Restaurant Blah out here? … Continue reading
