In a surprising new trend, I've been seeing a lot of really great movies at the local mainstream movie theater. By a lot I mean I really liked No Country for Old Men, and after …
Every time I revisit John Boorman's Excalibur I enjoy it a bit more. And since I thought it was pretty awesome to begin with, I can't think of a better indicator that I should probably …
This is another entry in my fairy tale series. Each entry attempts to analyze one archetypal element of myths legends and fairy tales in a short introductory essay followed by an original fairy tale utilizing …
As a follow up to the beer blog I had an "India Pale Ale taste test" at my place last night. Six IPA's, three taste testers (my NYC friends Ian and Jessica joined me), a …
I've always weight lifted (aside from that small 5 year break that I had taken up till this last summer). Power lifting (bench, squat and deadlift) has usually been my thing, but as of a …
I don't like serial killers. I should be more specific I suppose, I'm sure plenty of serial killers are great people, what I mean is I don't like reading books, watching movies or otherwise looking …
Five Easy Pieces is a movie about alienation. Of course that is an awfully broad subject, and one that is perennially in fashion for artsy fartsy film directors. What distinguishes Five Easy Pieces from the …
This series of "my favorite movies in the whole world" is going to get increasingly silly as no one can really say what their 34th favorite movie of all time is, but since we're only …
I don't actually read a lot of fantasy for someone whose favorite book is The Lord of the Rings. So I did some searching around online for some other notable books and came across Gene …
So there it is, Saturday night, and I'm sitting at home with a Breckenridge double IPA watching a movie (instead of "clubbin" like usual). John Wayne and Dean Martin have just seen the man who …