The High Kings (Music Review)
by: GregVictor
*** ½ (out of 4)
Label: Universal Music Ireland
If it’s traditional Irish music with a fresh sound and a soulful delivery you’re after, then you want The High Kings. They are fast becoming known as the traditional Irish group for the 21st century. The High Kings are named after the legendary Kings who claimed lordship over [...]
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Kim Peek inspired “Rain Man”… and all of us.
On December 23, 2009 at 5:02 am
Kim Peek has died. With his passing, the world has one of the most unique human beings it has ever known.
Maybe you don’t recognize his name, but chances are if he met you and you told him your date of birth, he could tell you on what day of the week you were born, and [...]
“UP IN THE AIR” (Film Review) (Trailer)
On December 22, 2009 at 11:48 am
*** ½ (out of 4)
Director: Jason Reitman
Rated: R (strong language, sexual content)
In “Up in the Air,” George Clooney plays Ryan Bingham. Ryan is hired to fire you from your job. He has an empty apartment in Omaha, Nebraska, but he’s rarely there. Most of the time, he’s in airplanes, airport frequent-flier lounges, hotels, or stopping [...]
Family Matters
On at 11:38 am
First rule about the Family is that you don’t talk about the Family….
They prefer to keep things underground. But Jeff Sharlet, Vanity Fair columnist, actually lived among the group for several months, and he’s talking. His book, The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power is an expose on the group that [...]
Little Nell on the Tracks: A Melodrama premiering in 2010
On December 21, 2009 at 10:36 am
Last season’s entertainment offerings from Channel Obama (Health Care Reform, Cap’n Trade, and Card Check) are wrapping up to mixed reviews and a decidedly tepid audience response.
Card Check never even got into production.
The Evil Cap’n Trade was, pardon the pun, anticlimatically derailed by an unidentified Secret Agent in an episode called Climategate just before [...]
True Blood: Season 3 Quickies
On at 10:34 am
Finally, a werewolf I can sink my teeth into without feeling like creeper. Move over Taylor Lautner and all your under-aged hotness. True Blood has cast the role of Alcide. He’s old enough…well, old enough that I don’t have to buy him beer.
Joe Manganiello has won the role of the rugged werewolf. You may remember [...]
“ME AND ORSON WELLES” (Film Review)
On at 10:33 am
**½ (out of 4)
Director: Richard Linklater
Rated: PG-13 (for brief strong language, adult situations)
“Me and Orson Welles” should have been more of a coming of age movie. Or it should have been more of a biography of the early years of Orson Welles. Or it should have been more of an examination of the theatre world [...]
The Endive – Year in Review Part II
On at 6:42 am
From The Endive…
Welcome to part two of The Endive’s look back at 2009, a year that not only saw the rise of The Endive, but also the rise of Balloon Boy. No, wait, Balloon Boy never actually rose – kind of like any man standing near Hillary Clinton.
Our brave new President ushered in his era [...]
Hope & Change, Gansta Style
On at 12:48 am
Keeping score…
“Threatening his friends, shutting out his opponents, and getting laughed at on the world stage (for the third time in his first year), has to take a toll on a real man eventually.
Unfortunately when someone from Chicago’s south side gets that emotionally backed up it usually ends with flying bullets and someone’s brother [...]
Shh… its a huge secret… “Yeah Baby!”
On December 18, 2009 at 3:44 pm
The media has this funny habit of trying to marginalize everyone they don’t understand. Well imagine how clueless they will be when 6,000 “under 30’s” attending CPAC this year, are groovin’, networkin’, chillin’, and having lots of fun in the XPAC lounge this year.
A separate event performed in coordination with CPAC, XPAC will house amazing [...]
The Ladies Room: Ringing in the Holidays
On at 9:48 am
If you’re like me, you’re alone for the holidays. It blows. I know it’s a family time and we spend our holiday with close relatives and friends, but every day I see happy couples wearing daringly coordinated sweaters and snuggling in a joint Facebook photo, I want to break my laptop.
It’s cosmically unfair.
Not that I [...]
“A Very Special Christmas 7” – (CD Review)
On at 9:44 am
*** (out of 4)
“A Very Special Christmas 7” is the latest installment in the series of albums that have raised over $100 million for Special Olympics. It’s the most successful benefit series in commercial music history. Volume 7 is the first album since 2003 and it features new interpretations of 13 classic holiday songs. Artists [...]
Copenhagen Squashed by Giant Carbon Footprint
On at 9:42 am
satire from The Endive
The entire city of Copenhagen was laid waste today by a giant carbon foot. The creature, described as some sort of “fire breathing reptile made entirely of carbon,” squashed the center of Copenhagen with its gigantic foot while laying waste to nearby suburbs with its fiery breath.
The aftermath looked like something out [...]
