tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:19:32 +0000The assorted thoughts and writings of two former high school buddies separated by distance but united in the common perils of post-college self discovery.http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (paulthezag)Blogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-6165138798549094987Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:53:00 +00002009-06-18T22:57:18.885-07:00From the great hashtag on Twitter. You take the title of a film, and you make it nicer, more PC... Here are my titles...Run, Man With A Thyroid Problem, Run (Run, Fat Boy, Run)Harry Potter and the Bi-Racial Prince (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)Sternly Chastise Bill (Kill Bill)More after the jump...The Knight With Emotional Issues Who Wears Black After Sunset (The Dark Knight)Harry http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/ZryzukhTQBA/nicer-film-titles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kakashi)0http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2009/06/nicer-film-titles.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-5894572517385069490Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:36:00 +00002008-11-09T12:48:02.515-08:00According to an interview with the Guardian, Richard Dawkins is worried that a deathbed conversion will be falsely attributed to him following his demise:He seems much more worried about spurious reports of a fictitious deathbed conversion being put about by his enemies after he dies. He is probably not joking at all when he says "I want to make damn sure there's a tape recorder running for my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/LpsNuxkPWoE/dawkins-fears-phony-deathbed-conversion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kakashi)1http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2008/11/dawkins-fears-phony-deathbed-conversion.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-7053677179428399406Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:18:00 +00002008-09-17T12:20:18.809-07:00Mr. T represents my schedules and obligations. The shark represents my attempts to blog. Enough said. Sorry about the utter lack of content here. Will try to remedy this soon.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/TjTWYa6UzU8/shark-gets-punched-in-face-metaphor-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kakashi)1http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2008/09/shark-gets-punched-in-face-metaphor-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-2559103383539880595Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:00:00 +00002008-09-04T02:12:47.571-07:00Paul Secrest: Semi-Professional Media Critic ExtraordinaireSo it's been a shamefully long-ass time since I bothered to blog anything. I'm here to rectify that indignity thanks to getting a fire lit under my butt by the good people at www.poptimal.com, who have chosen me to write the occasional TV and movie review for them. Unless they scold me and say otherwise, I'll post here as well (I might just post the link whenever they actually publish me). My http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/wq4OSF2gico/burnin-down-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulthezag)1http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2008/07/burnin-down-house.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-1214147573698277394Wed, 21 May 2008 18:25:00 +00002008-05-21T11:38:42.237-07:00Paul Secrest: Semi-Professional Media Critic ExtraordinaireReview: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianAuthor’s note: I’m not feeling up on my writin’ game as much as usual, so this review kinda slurries into stream of consciousness comments after a while. Enjoy nonetheless. Also, I don't feel like italicizing titles. Wanna fight about it?With the release of 2005’s The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, the Chronicles of Narnia put themselves in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/_e5hw-Znp4Y/caspian-see.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulthezag)1http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2008/05/caspian-see.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-7842509369221372191Tue, 06 May 2008 22:45:00 +00002008-05-06T15:53:26.616-07:00I will write my review with movie poster quotes in mind.Kicked my ass up and down awesome street.An excellent start to the summer movie season.Verdict:Much more than a mere superhero genre flick, Iron Man is a the beginning of a fresh, souped up action franchise with the right proportion of CG wonder, adrenaline pumping fights, accessable characters, with a moral which is neither frivolous nor http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/g_-Xgbowtx0/john-reviews-iron.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kakashi)1http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2008/05/john-reviews-iron.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-3939315145121227072Tue, 06 May 2008 00:48:00 +00002008-05-06T14:57:49.581-07:00Review: Iron ManRobert Downey Jr., welcome back to the land of the living. After spending most of the 90’s in a haze of coke, smack, and firearms, it’s nice to see you firmly on the wagon. After testing the waters of the 2000s with a few indie larks and a role in the enjoyable but little seen Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, RDJ has reemerged into the spotlight in the already blockbusting Iron Man to reclaimhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/H_6jCS0jMjY/sterling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulthezag)0http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2008/05/sterling.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-2159296271462461925Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:04:00 +00002008-12-09T08:42:39.442-08:00Regular reader(s?) of this blog will fondly recall a brief and inexplicable obsession with bacon sparked by John's discovery of the existence of Bacon Salt, a no calorie vegetarian product with the promise of making damn near anything taste of freshly grilled hickory smoked fatty pig scraps goodness. Well, after a search that led me through 2 states, at least four cities, and some of the snowiesthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/QbqquRHgYF4/idaho-secrest-and-kingdom-of-bacony.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulthezag)0http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2008/04/idaho-secrest-and-kingdom-of-bacony.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-8048435346505817945Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:21:00 +00002008-04-11T16:38:38.629-07:00Bet you thought I was dead or something. Nope! Just hella busy (not to mention a dearth of a damn thing in theatres worth watching). Regardless, here's my initial impressions of the stuff I will be giving a crap about this summer movie season (note the pointed lack of Sex and the City). Read the rundown after the jump (for those who don't know, that means click "More>").Note: Titles with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/amwhljYmiUM/summer-movies-08-pauls-take.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulthezag)0http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2008/04/summer-movies-08-pauls-take.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-1158499501827625732Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:16:00 +00002008-12-09T08:42:39.721-08:00You may be familiar with Andy Warhol's use of repetition in his art (see below). I can't remember why he did it, but it was probably to comment on perspective and phenomenological issues of perception.While reading Shoe today, the punchline seemed dull, so I quickly substituted a quick insult: You're fat. Much funnier. So here is an exercise in repetition of the same basic punchline (with a few http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/S1KPGBRV0lw/corrupted-comics-if-shoe-fits-you-may.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kakashi)0http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2008/04/corrupted-comics-if-shoe-fits-you-may.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-7551366241375677143Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:05:00 +00002008-12-09T08:42:41.961-08:00The rest after the jumphttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/NxsDLWOxxiY/corrupted-comics-garfield-cathy-jump.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kakashi)0http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2008/04/corrupted-comics-garfield-cathy-jump.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-1865546522597622613Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:36:00 +00002008-12-09T08:42:42.712-08:00ComicsGarfieldBaldoHumorIn the spirit of mischievous fun and easy parody, here are some retooled Baldo strips. I never really enjoyed Baldo. But these set ups are so juicy that they begged to be redone with punchlines that are actually funny.More parodies after the jump.And here's a Garfield Sans Garfield that I cooked up myself:http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/hYI8FxzXcag/corrupted-comics-you-are-such-retard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kakashi)1http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2008/03/corrupted-comics-you-are-such-retard.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-5228858175281864865Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:10:00 +00002008-03-21T11:24:15.921-07:00Paul Secrest: Semi-Professional Media Critic ExtraordinaireWhen Rob Reiner asked his mom to make a cameo in When Harry Met Sally, he probably didn’t imagine that he’d be immortalizing her in every other cinematic comedy montage for the duration of time. Her adorable response to Meg Ryan’s very public fake orgasm in a deli is so simple yet so hilarious: “I’ll have what she’s having.” There are probably millions of people who would recognize that scene andhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/kO4oW2-IW78/when-rob-reiner-asked-his-mom-to-make.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulthezag)0http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2008/03/when-rob-reiner-asked-his-mom-to-make.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-3654192519356129300Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:07:00 +00002008-12-09T08:42:42.867-08:00This is a parody. Do not sue me.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/maaOGF5VHKM/that-crazy-marmaduke-kinky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kakashi)0http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2008/03/that-crazy-marmaduke-kinky.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-4770518938200771190Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:00:00 +00002008-12-09T08:42:44.219-08:00ComicsB.C.Andy CappParodyMarmadukeAs we all know, the majority of comics on the funny pages are filled up with the same tired jokes rerun everyday: Garfield is fat, lazy cat with a loser owner; Marmaduke is a dog who thinks he's a person; Hagar the Horrible works hard pillages villages--he slits throats, ravages anything that moves, and drinks the blood his victims--only to be ragged on by Helga for not returning with any qualityhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/AAAtSqKFmKA/comics-can-be-funny-he-he-he-that-crazy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kakashi)1http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2008/03/comics-can-be-funny-he-he-he-that-crazy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-1710234828569597667Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:59:00 +00002008-03-15T18:59:40.084-07:00 (More videos after the jump).http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/fDYo9m-BuP4/kill-bill-special.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kakashi)0http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2008/03/kill-bill-special.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-119447972965262997Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:00:00 +00002008-12-09T08:42:44.373-08:00Have you heard the latest online video news? Yes, YouTube can now be seen on your TiVo. But that was not the only recent announcement regarding online video content. Hulu, the online video site developed by News Corp. and GE (i.e. the owners of Fox and NBC Universal) exited beta yesterday and is now availible to the general public. Featuring content from Fox and NBC current shows and archives, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/ld612NPSOZo/watch-television-online-hulu-goes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kakashi)0http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2008/03/watch-television-online-hulu-goes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-999170510462231787Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:57:00 +00002008-03-12T20:37:25.442-07:00Wow, this post suddenly looks way more academic than it will ever hope to be. What a difference a title makes, eh? As well as that title would serve to preface a masters thesis at Mt. Holyoke, I assure you there will be no burning of bras or discoveries of inner sisterhood on this blog. Just reviews of the classic comedies I was lucky enough to catch on a DVD double feature last Saturday. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/-ly2zhBKUC8/when-harry-sally-met-tootsie-2-part.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulthezag)0http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2008/03/when-harry-sally-met-tootsie-2-part.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-9061538040596376721Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:30:00 +00002008-03-11T00:55:25.392-07:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/7ubXBTPCoXs/100th-post-celebration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kakashi)4http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2008/02/100th-post-celebration.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-1822670034986359093Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:54:00 +00002008-12-09T08:42:44.733-08:00Or is that charity? Anyhow, Art director David Krulik and photographer Luke Stettner have created three faux Prius advertisements featuring Prius owners engaged in various naughty activities. But that's ok, since they're not creating global warming! Could this indicate that buying enough carbon credits will cancel any crime? View the ads after the jump (trust me, these are really funny).http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/TqSK6ey1zyw/driving-hybrid-it-covereth-multitude-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kakashi)0http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2008/03/driving-hybrid-it-covereth-multitude-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-1952455167107437610Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:56:00 +00002008-03-08T14:30:54.941-08:00If the primary end of music is to convey emotion and passion, then the Icelandic quartet Sigur Rós is one of the clearest demonstrations of this function. an excellent example. I first discovered Sigur Rós in high school when their album ( ) was reviewed on All Things Considered. Yes, the title is just two parenthesis. Described as a "glacial soundwash," this Icelandic quartet takes you on http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/h4S2Sh3pYGU/song-saturday-sigur-rs-hopppolla.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kakashi)0http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2008/03/song-saturday-sigur-rs-hopppolla.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-6925382723362095901Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:08:00 +00002008-03-05T12:33:50.479-08:00Britain's trashed New Year's celebration (berated on this very blog) was just the tip of the iceburg. Now the British government is proposing a number of new measures to prevent the public from getting absolutely trashed every night:Among the measures being considered were a prohibition on discounts on alcoholic drinks in supermarkets, reduced happy hours, higher taxes on alcohol and a total http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/EcwQvFR2zw0/shame-on-you-nannies-in-british.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kakashi)0http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2008/03/shame-on-you-nannies-in-british.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3257385064261564080.post-2074374657319978931Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:15:00 +00002008-12-09T08:42:45.294-08:00After catching a glimpse of this first look photo and its accompanying plot blurb, Tropic Thunder is officially one of my most anticipated flicks of aught eight. See that austere black gentleman in the middle? It's Robert Downey Freaking Jr! (shaping up to have quite the year between this and the stellar looking Iron Man) How could anyone not love the concept of his character: an Oscar winning http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Twentysomewhat/~3/Ti4ljU2xdF8/tropic-awesome.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (paulthezag)1http://twentysomewhat.blogspot.com/2008/03/tropic-awesome.html