It’s not every day you read about an attempted $20 million art heist, much less from the museum dedicated to the works of famous fantasy artist Frank Frazetta. However, the real kicker is that the perp (or, technically speaking, “alleged” perp) is Frank Frazetta’s own son. The main tool of theft seems to be a… Continue reading Frank Frazetta attempts to steal paintings by Frank Frazetta
And speaking of female pop stars and wretched excess…
…former CNN movie critic Paul Tatara searches for the worst pop Christmas album of all time, and says the winner is…Christina Aguilera’s “Oh Holy Night”. “Until Aguilera’s apparently astounding soulfulness bitch-slapped me into the 21st century, I had no idea the word “night” contained 14 syllables…or that every word contains 14 syllables.” With audio snippet… Continue reading And speaking of female pop stars and wretched excess…
Architect Frank Gehry Designs Hat for Lady Gaga
Like all his other work, it’s a complete and utter piece of crap. On the other hand, I think her Dali piano is pretty cool: Lady Gaga’s brand of vapid pop isn’t my particular cup of poison, but in the interest of filling out the rare Lady Gaga trifecta, here’s the music video for Paparazzi.… Continue reading Architect Frank Gehry Designs Hat for Lady Gaga
Christ Turns Down Notre Dame Football Job
Though more up Dwight’s alley than mine, I found this Onion article amusing. And as long as we’re bashing Notre Dame, I found the image below on this Fark thread. Those with no interest in football should know that there’s more science fiction and book geeking coming up Real Soon Now.
Texas Longhorns 13, Nebraska Cornhuskers 12
Texas barely wins on a (literally) last second field goal. Either Nebraska has the best defense in the country (very possible), or UT will have real problems in the national championship game against Alabama unless Colt McCoy can regain some of last year’s poise.
Texas and Nebraska: A Cautionary Tale
Texas-Nebraska is an obvious mismatch. Going into the Big 12 Championship, one team is a reigning powerhouse with a future Hall of Fame coach not far removed from a National Championship that views the game as a stepping stone for a chance to play a powerful Florida team for another national championship. The other is… Continue reading Texas and Nebraska: A Cautionary Tale
Sight and Sound Critics and Director Polls
And speaking of movie polls, here’s the 2002 Sight and Sound Top Ten Critics poll, with many of the usual suspects (Citizen Kane, The Godfather, The Rules of the Game, etc.) on display in the top ten. It (and the longer list of films receiving votes) is long on French art films and short on… Continue reading Sight and Sound Critics and Director Polls
Books Read: Bruce Sterling’s The Caryatids
Bruce Sterling’s The Caryatids: How much you’ll enjoy reading The Caryatids depends on how much you’d enjoy listening to Bruce Sterling talk to himself. Because that’s basically what The Caryatids is about. (This is not necessarily selling it short; Bruce’s monologues are endlessly fascinating, both in person and on the printed page.) It’s certainly an… Continue reading Books Read: Bruce Sterling’s The Caryatids
Top Ten Movies of the Last 30 Years
So Dwight pointed out this list of the top five films of the last 30 years to me. I haven’t seen Brokeback Mountain, but the rest of the list is at least credible. In trying to come up with one myself, I found myself unable to limit it to just five, so here’s the more… Continue reading Top Ten Movies of the Last 30 Years
Texas 49, Texas A&M 39
Texas survives a shootout against A&M. Rivalry games are frequently closer than the betting line, but Will Muschamp can’t be pleased with a 6-5 (now 6-6) team lighting up his defense for more than 500 yards. Give the Ags credit: they weren’t given a chance going in, but they made a very close game of… Continue reading Texas 49, Texas A&M 39