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My Father my Friend
Ben was troubled and thought he had no friends. Then he remembered his father. |
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Simpson Review
The Simpsons movie is finally arriving in theatres near you. We waited almost two decades for this? |
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The Last Funny guy!
The Last Funny guy!
Sure, we had lots of 'em back in '07, but not so much now!
Or:
The Day The Funny Died!
Remember when it was OK to laugh?
Or:
Maybe... |
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The Legendary Feel-Good Machine
Here's my challenge: If you're not happy and want to be so, or if you're happy and want to take steps to remain so, or if you're not sure if you are as happy as you want to be . . . read on. If you're not happy and don't care, stop reading this! These ideas may threaten that miserable attitude you're possessed by now. Go away! |
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Wanna' Trade Your Citizenship For Mine?
Wanna' Trade Your Citizenship For Mine? (Walk A Mile in My Red Shoes!) If you are a citizen of a country that's not America, I wish you well! I really do! It's too bad that I can't say the same for some of your governments.
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Five years on film
Critics would point out glaring discrepencies in the script. The continuity editor would be sacked, never to work again in the industry. Never mind that the actors too seem to be a bit wooden. When they speak their dialogue, it simply doesn't ring true. Indeed, if the real life events played out on the world stage post nine-eleven were a motion picture, then the film would be a stinker, to be sure. |
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A look at Singaporean music scene
Singapore rock, for the hardcore scenester is largely disappointing, for like a Frank Kafka novel (whilst lacking the literary polish), it’s a perennial case almost there. The most telling example would of local punk pop band Pug Jelly who after the heights of opening before Canadian rock princess Avril Lavigne and her fiancé, Derek Whibley’s Sum 41, almost faded into the obscurity of the indie punk scene. |
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Why I hate Improv Comedy
I hate improv comedy. In this town, Chicago, it's a lot like saying you hate grass. (like stuff you find in the park, not in your drawer, Deadhead.). It's so prevalent and so part of the scene you're supposed to come to accept it. But I don't. It's at this point I should mention that I am a stand-up comic, and Improvers are the McCoys to my Hatfields. So yes, I'm quite biased. But whatever, so's the president, but no one seems to mind too much. Or at least enough. |
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The Oz Journals VI
To my way of thinking, a surf culture, be it in Bondi or Big Sur, would be lost without the automobile ( just try getting to the beach with your surfboard on a ten-speed, because it ain't happening, Moondoggie!). |
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The Oz Journals - Entry Two
Killer animals, foreign royal families, honest politicians and strange spellings - the magical Land of Oz, as in 'Australia', is proving to be a very strange place indeed for ex-pat Canadian Tom Nicholson. |
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Extreme adventurer and survival-expert: I can do that!
There are many types of activities available during the winter. Snowshoes, Ice climbing, Snowmobile, dog sledge, Skiing, Snowboarding and Kite boarding or glacier walks to name some of the main outdoor sports that can be done by individuals or a selected group. |
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A Tale of Two Tittys!
IT WAS the best of chests, it was the worst of chests, it was the age of love, it was the age of foolishness, it was a time of hope, it was the epoch of big cities, it was the epoch of Big Tittys, and now I was totally enthralled in a most magnificent way. |
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Vernon Neilly and G-Fire
It is artist like Vernon Neilly that makes being a music reviewer a very cool job. Vernon and G-Fire combine the lush sounds of silky smooth jazz with the melodic grooves of the islands. |
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The British and Their Genitals
I’d like to offer a bit of an explanation for some of the inconsistencies that North Americans may feel the British suffer from in their general conversation and demeanor. |
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The Groundhog Mall
My wife and I have a lot of silly ways of amusing ourselves. We go on day trips to nearby locations. We check out caves, parks, and Minor League Baseball games to name a few. Most often, wh... |
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What are your daughters watching?
Since the invention of the television American children have glued their eyes to images of men and women that they were programmed to aspire to be like. Each image constructed of societal rules, regulations, and norms that depicted a gendered role for both males and females. As societies views on women and the roles that they played expanded so have the female images that were represented by the animated screen. American girls have watched their female cartoon role models evolve from Betty Boop to Olive Oyl, from Olive Oyl to She-Ra and the Power Puff girls.
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BLUE Vision
I gots the brain damages. Since I was twenty-five, I’ve taken more than thirty blows to the cranial area of my poor, punkin’ head. I gots the brain damages! Remarkably though, I do get the strangest ideas. I wonder if there’s a connection? |
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The Folly of Valentines Day
I won’t lie to you. I am not the best husband in the world. I am not the greatest guy around. I am extremely selfish and flawed. |
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Opus IV: A New Hope
You thought I forgot about you, didn’t you? You’ve been sitting in your fancy office reaping the benefits of another well-read cartoon strip. The sales are piling up and the checks from another best-selling compilation of your cartoons are pouring in once again. All this has gone on without a single peep from old Andy Martello. You have been living quite the happy-go-lucky and care-free existence these days, haven’t you, Berkeley Breathed? |
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IF I Were King...
We’ve all thought it. Thinking about it doesn’t do any harm. I’m not sure about you, but I’d make a whole lot of changes. Oh, the changes you and I would make, if only, we were King of the World! |
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Booby's: The Christmas Miracle!
Every family has their own set of traditions during the holidays. Some are long-standing rites of passage filled with meaning and sentiment. Others are just good silly fun. Around here we are not without our fair share of Christmas traditions. |
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Are men allowed to be weak?
I’m not gonna say it’s something that many men wonder about. Most likely, they don’t. Some do, however, including me. Are men allowed to be weak? Weakness is really not something you think of when talking about men, whether you’re representing the sex of male or female. It doesn’t really matter. Let’s face it, men are supposed to be the strong sex. That’s the truth! |
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Advice From The Revenge Guy
Ok, I have a mate. he's a good mate who is a laugh to be around and someone I can rely on if the need arises, but the main problem is - he's a wuss. He's 17, yet still takes orders from mommy and daddy, he's afraid of getting on a bus, meaning he cant go anywhere without one of his parents to drive him. He's a wet blanket for anything fun that isn't playing with a deck of cards or on a computer (always at his house). |
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Dating a friend
One of the most difficult issues concerning dating is dating a friend. There's a girl who you have known for years already. She's nice every step of the way. She's smart, she's beautiful, she's fun to talk to. And at some point you find yourself in a situation where you'd really like to learn to know her in a bit more intimate level. |
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BEHIND YOUR LAUGH
Its a sound that shows fun, Its a sound that shows fun, For so many times, That plans have been made! |
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I love to Write Day!
I Love To Write Day was celebrated last year on November 15th when 12,007
schools all across the country held special writing activities and events. |
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