Monthly Archives: July 2009
Exploding marching band chic and the rise of the Capital-N Nerd
I love that we live in an age where all things that used to be nerdy have been subverted and reprogrammed into something cool and hip — or at least ironic and hip, which is even better. So it has … Continue reading
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How the Disaffected Star Wars Fan can enjoy the Clone Wars cartoon
The trailer for season two of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” hit the Internet today, sporting a new bounty hunter villain … …and a love interest for Obi Wan. Regular Retort readers may already know I have no real love … Continue reading
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Wednesday Comics: It’s a good time to like funnybooks
The San Diego Comic Con kicks off today, and in honor of this all-powerful nerd convention, I want to write a love letter about something truly original coming out from DC Comics right now: Wednesday Comics. Original things are rare … Continue reading
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Coraline gets the boot (or rather, the shoe)
OK, this is too good, so I’m bringing it up from the comments section. Regular Retort-poster Brian left this great comment on my recent post about the Coraline web experience: Great movie. And fun website! Back when the movie came … Continue reading
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Four-word review of “Star Wars”
Vader downs a Guinness. —from The Four-Word Film Review Other pretty good gags from FWFR: “Drew first blood.” (Scream) “Inflation causes housing crisis.” (Up) “The emperors hike back.” (March of the Penguins) “High-sea dead people.” (Pirates of the Caribbean) “Everything … Continue reading
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Beware: ‘Coraline’ is sneaking up on you
Readers of this blog may already suspect I’m in the tank for Neil Gaiman and I’m not too proud to cop to that. He’s a by-golly good writer, OK? And even though I was less than wowed by his 2002 … Continue reading
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Quite possibly the world’s best adjective
WOOZY: 1. stupidly confused 2. physically out of sorts 3. drunken (Random House Dictionary) Not just fun to say, but fun to use. Even when using it, there are degrees of fun. Consider this recent NPR headline usage connoting the … Continue reading
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Zorn to be wild
Yet another reflection on the Chicago Tribune: I think columnist Eric Zorn may finally be getting the attention from his employer he deserves. His non-daily columns have appeared on the Metro page for years, and on Sundays he had been … Continue reading
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In which my goose is cooked, succulently
I pretty much stink as a cook — my patience runs out, my kitchen instincts are leaden, and thanks to a generally cloudy sense of smell, my taste buds are dull as butter knives. When I pop, say, a reddish … Continue reading
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