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film school in a jar
I just watched a documentary called Fog City Mavericks that’s been sitting on my Tivo for months. It occurred to me about 20 minutes in that my History of Cinema teacher could have saved us all a lot of trouble and just showed this movie on the first day of class* and then let us [...]
There’s something I’ve been meaning to tell you
I’m moving to New York. Yes, that New York. There are things to nail down, loose ends to tie up, belongings to sell or cast off, etc. There is also the small matter of my not having lived in a city other than Los Angeles since gaining maturity. Sure, I had an apartment in Montreal [...]
More podcasts!
My friend and most faithfulest nurblecast listener Bill just started his own podcast, and has called it kattedreper. Not only does Bill have great taste in podcasts, he has great taste in music, so dial it up and check it out. Hopefully he’ll publish his more often than I do.
more on sushi
60 Minutes did a pretty interesting piece on the history and current decline in availability of Bluefin Tuna (aka, Toro). Makes the old adage “there’s plenty of fish in the sea” seem a bit naive. It also makes me feel downright selfless for not eating sushi as much as I’d like to, as every trip [...]
michelin madness
The Michelin star ratings for Los Angeles were leaked a few months back, and it just now occurred to me that I might get some enjoyment out of knocking these restaurants off my to-do list in 2008. The list, as cribbed from la.foodblogging: One Star (*): Asanebo, Studio City CUT, Beverly Hills Dining Room at [...]
some quick movie reviews
I Am Legend: Crap. Nice first act, but a squandered premise that wraps itself up far too easily. I was scared a couple of times, but i was never surprised. Aliens (on HBO this evening) “There’s one, get it!” A lot of movie crammed into a fairly short amount of time, but about as sophisticated [...]
how old r u?
People, if you’re a) older than 20, and b) not a girl, you are required to type out the remaining letters in ‘are’ and ‘you’. Yes, even in text messages. I’m sorry, I know it’s a pain, but it’s worth it to save yourself from looking like a fucking jackass.
fisa
So something kind of amazing happened tonight, Chris Dodd actually managed to stand up to the Democratic Senate Leadership and convince them, with the help of a few of his fellow Senators and about a half-million civilians manning the phones, to pull the critically flawed FISA bill from the Senate’s docket. Now, I’ll admit to [...]