Saturday, August 21, 2010

Creepy Pedro Reviews "Infest Wisely"

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The best science fiction films show us the world as it may someday be: the boinking of "A Clockwork Orange," the tasty vittles of ...
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Creepy Pedro Reviews "Dillinger is Dead"

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Italy is the strangest movie I have ever seen.

Creepy Pedro Reviews "Austin Powers"

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The rumours are true: Mike Meyers can do no wrong! This is not because he hasn't tried. Before he starts working on any movie he wonders...
Thursday, August 05, 2010

Scrutable Poetry Corner: "It Rolls On" by Morris Bishop

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A poem for the uneasy modern, from the November 1, 1930 issue of The New Yorker. This is the time of wonder, it is written; Man has undone t...
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Tuesday, August 03, 2010

How Long Can Marriage Last...In a Cocktail Setting?

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I love the qualification in the Mark Hellinger endorsement: one of the best novels IN ITS CLASS. Just so we're not confusing it with Do...
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Monday, August 02, 2010

"Earth" Review, Plus Bonus John Candy

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The New Yorker film reviewer of 1930 ("J.C.M."), after pooh-pooing the trend toward larger-format films (so-called "three-dim...
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Sunday, August 01, 2010

Long Weekend Cartoon by Peter Arno

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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Here's How to GET RID of Prohibition

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As best as I can glean from the pages of The New Yorker, 1930 was the year of: Backgammon. All the department stores were selling deluxe set...
Friday, July 30, 2010

Don't Tell That Guy Anything

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Andy Prieboy has put a "musical sketchbook" online entitled " Don't Tell That Guy Anything ," consisting of six reje...
Thursday, July 29, 2010

The Expanded Barracks Home Studio

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Ladies and gentlemen, it's the newly-updated and fully-equipped Barracks Home Studio. I've splurged a bit during the last few weeks....