Category Archives: I’m Just Sayin
So, about Superman
So, people keep asking me about Man of Steel. I mean, that’s fair. I’ve been going on about the movie ever since Superman Returns failed to capture the imaginations of filmgoers. No, seriously … the Internet is littered with my … Continue reading →
Rules of Writing: The Big Red Button
Not long ago, I watched The Cabin in the Woods for the first time. It came highly recommended, with both friends and critics (and critical friends) praising its innovative deconstruction of survival horror tropes. And, for the most part, that’s … Continue reading →
Food & Wine Thursdays: Encomium of Domino’s
When Domino’s Pizza, that venerable institution that had for years been universally considered to be the shittiest of all the national pizza chains, launched a massive campaign to overhaul its image a couple years ago, it was met with quite … Continue reading →
Food & Wine Thursdays: Confirmation Bias
Every once in a while I re-subscribe to Wine Spectator for the sole purpose of making sure my United Airlines miles don’t expire. The venerable Speculator has been saying some interesting things in its editorials recently. Their columnists, principally James Laube and Matt Kramer, … Continue reading →
Food & Wine Thursdays: The New Face of Natural Cali Wine
For far too long “natural,” in the context of wine, has been nearly synonymous with funky, earthy, so-called “terroir”-driven wines. The implication being that the presence of fruit flavor and aroma is ancillary to these other flavors and aromas; by … Continue reading →
Whiz-Bang, Galomy-Zooks. That’s Jolly Clever!
A million years ago, you might remember I raked Battlestar Galatica over the coals for committing one of the great sins of fiction: “It was all part of God’s Plan.” Oh, I haven’t changed my opinion on that, or any … Continue reading →
Food & Wine Thursdays: I Miss Low-Alcohol Beer
There was a time not that long ago when a bottle of Chimay Brewery’s Grande Reserve Blue Label’s 9% alcohol by volume was caused titillation for beer drinkers. But that was a time when your typical IPA was 6% ABV … Continue reading →
