http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/ Hot licks and rhetoric Don't count much for nothing - Steely Dan en-us siherlis@yahoo.com 2008-07-18T18:10:38-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/archives/001635.html Flesh And Blood by Michael Cunningham My review FLESH AND BLOOD is Cunningham's worst book, I think (he wrote it before THE HOURS made him a literary superstar), and yet it still resonates with me, and it may possibly... 1635@http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/ 2008-07-18T18:10:38-06:00 http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/archives/001631.html I passed my thesis defense! With flying colors (or with colors, I suppose; there were no letter grades, but everybody gave me the "passed with no corrections" deal. In order to prepare (in the height of some anxiety), I decided... 1631@http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/ 2008-07-15T18:32:01-06:00 http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/archives/001629.html Here's what I did: The same thing as my last post, only with movies. However, to balance out the clearly iconic picks, I've chosen a sleeper for each year - a movie you may not have heard of, but is... 1629@http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/ 2008-07-14T01:10:55-06:00 http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/archives/001623.html Since I'm done with my thesis (kind of), this is the kind of thing I should be wasting my time on - picking my favorite album for every year that I was alive. The AV Club did it, as did... 1623@http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/ 2008-07-09T20:24:12-06:00 http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/archives/001618.html By now you've either seen IRON MAN or you haven't. I hadn't until Monday, when I celebrated a completed (read: error-filled) rough draft of my thesis by catching the 4:00 Matinee of the latest Robert Downey Jr. star vehicle. Downey's... 1618@http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/ 2008-07-05T00:21:57-06:00 http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/archives/001606.html Since I had a friend in town with whom I usually go see such movies, and since I was kind of aching for something disposable and entertaining, I bought the bullet and saw THE INCREDIBLE HULK. Here is where you're... 1606@http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/ 2008-06-27T14:41:19-06:00 http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/archives/001598.html In 1999, Mike Myers was the fastest-rising comic star in the world. Two years earlier, AUSTIN POWERS, a cheaply produced catch-phrase of a movie, was a surprise hit, and he followed it up with a good dramatic performance in a... 1598@http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/ 2008-06-22T23:38:26-06:00 http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/archives/001584.html The latest effort by Weezer has to be one of the most universally defiled albums by a once respected band. Here are a few sample reviews: AV Club: "The breathtakingly stupid Weezer begs the question: Is this for real? Or... 1584@http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/ 2008-06-13T11:23:52-06:00 http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/archives/001561.html Here’s what I think about Starbucks (TRADEMARK LOGO): It’s good coffee. I’ve always prided myself on being able to drink any type of coffee as long as it has a smack-like level of caffeine – which is way I’m so... 1561@http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/ 2008-06-04T17:54:12-06:00 http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/archives/001560.html I saw INDIANA JONES yesterday. I enjoyed it; despite some perhaps unnecessary Jason Bourne antics on the part of Shia LaBouef, the movie crackles along in typical Spielberg fashion. Man-eating insects, scary natives out of some Imperalist nightmare, crypt-robbing, Harrison... 1560@http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/ 2008-06-04T13:03:19-06:00 http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/archives/001557.html No? Well, here it is anyway. You have to have Microsoft Power Point, but here it is. https://umdrive.memphis.edu/alblack1/public/thoreau.ppt Abomb... 1557@http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/ 2008-06-02T13:31:00-06:00 http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/archives/001556.html SON OF RAMBOW is rad. I mean, seriously: really great. It's the story of two kids who decide to make their own version of Rambo, but it's really a celebration of growing up in the 80s (albeit in England) and... 1556@http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/ 2008-06-02T10:26:11-06:00 http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/archives/001543.html I've always been struck dumb by the lingering public adoration of stand-up comics. For every good one, there are a hundred wretched ones. For every genuine funny storyteller like Bill Cosby, there's a talentless shock-schlock hack like Carlos Mencia. Even... 1543@http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/ 2008-05-21T14:04:25-06:00 http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/archives/001540.html From Yahoo! Sports: When the San Antonio Spurs eliminated the New Orleans Hornets from the playoffs Monday night, they figured the hard part of their journey to the Western Conference finals was over. Turns out it was only beginning. In... 1540@http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/ 2008-05-20T14:26:19-06:00 http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/archives/001528.html Robert Horry once again goes for a cheap shot, once again on a talented star who everyone likes. The man is old and he can do two things: cheap shots and wide-open three pointers. He's perfect for humorless Gregg... 1528@http://andytown.memphisblogs.org/ 2008-05-16T11:36:44-06:00