One of the side effects of my reading so many libertarian and criminal law blogs is that it makes it hard for me to enjoy watching cop dramas on TV. Your typical television tough cop who "breaks all the rules" comes across to me as a bully who I'd like to see fired, if not indicted and imprisoned. And whenever they take somone in for interrogation, I keep thinking "Shut up! … [Read more...] about Criminal Minds – Review
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Born to Rock the World
In a rather amazing development in the video gaming world, Gearbox Software has announced that they are going to finish the long-awaited video game Duke Nukem Forever. I think Duke Nukem was the first big modern 3D shooter avatar. Up until the release of Duke Nukem 3D, you mostly played first-person shooters as your silent self. But Duke Nukem had lines. Funny lines, with … [Read more...] about Born to Rock the World
There’s Dancing and There’s Dancing
Hey, does everybody remember those viral dance videos from OK Go? They did them for songs like "A Million Ways" (the one in the back yard) and "Here It Goes Again" (the one with the treadmills). If not, you might want to follow those links to take a look (they won't let me embed them). Those are great fun, and I have a lot of respect for the amount of work OK Go puts into … [Read more...] about There’s Dancing and There’s Dancing
The Horrors of Oscar Night
Well, the Academy Awards were last night, and I'm sure all the trendy ironic folks will be making the usual comments about Hollywood self-congratulation, but I mostly enjoyed it. I like movies, and I think good filmmaking deserves to be honored. I do have one nit to pick, however, with the movie montage they showed as part of their salute to horror movies. Less than halfway … [Read more...] about The Horrors of Oscar Night
Dollhouse Episode 2.11: “Getting Closer”
What the fuck? No, really, what the fuck? … [Read more...] about Dollhouse Episode 2.11: “Getting Closer”