Over Thanksgiving, I watched (or re-watched, it's not always easy to keep track) Dr. No , the first Bond film; and I also watched the Ti...

My last two posts on Skyfall  were pretty big, so just in case you thought it was too long, here's the shorter version: 1) I am a mode...

It's uncomfortable when just about everyone agrees that Skyfall is a good movie and you are left with only the company of the New Yorke...

First , I stole the joke of the title from Brendan Hay's twitter , which I recommend if you want to steal things. Second , talking abo...

I am not a conservative or a Republican, and unless things change radically, I never will be. And I don't know many Republicans/conserva...

I recently decided to go back and listen to all of the episodes of the Writing Excuses podcast. First, the background, then my analysis. ...

After the VP Debate, I was incensed at a conservative tweet that characterized Biden's answer on abortion as evidence that he was a ...

Alternately titled: "Andrew Sullivan is not America." Andrew Sullivan is a useful blogger to follow for a few things; quiet intr...

Man, it's hard to cut Season 2 down. Now, here's a time for a confession: I love anything having to do with Giles, maybe because chi...

An excellent Norwegian thriller, available on Netflix now. Occasionally slips into Grand Guignol territory with the bloodplay--dog attack, s...

Season Two of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is more solid than Season One; and starts to lay down the serious relationship material that will be ...

It's long been a dream of mine to come up with the perfect episode playlist for Buffy the Vampire Slayer , the kind of limited list that...

This is late news, but then again, this is a semi-moribund blog, so it fits. Starting in late June, the Library of Congress put on a dis...