So I went to see Black Swan the other night, a movie Roger Ebert claims is the third best movie of 2010 (how any movie could be better than “Inception” is beyond me). My companion for the movie was a movie buff, schooled in film, and dizzyingly accurate in her interpretations of them. … Read entire article »

The title of this post might imply some metaphorical comparison of world events with Spongebob. Well, that’s not the case. It actually is about Spongebob and the steep decline of a show that at one point was a cultural phenomenon and loved by kids and adults alike. I started watching Spongebob with my kids not long after it debuted in the late 1990’s. Alongside the other sleepy and syrupy shows I had to watch back then (Teletubbies!), this one had wit and humor easily accessible to adults. I actually found a lot of the humor to be sharp and crisp in those early episodes. It’s sad to see how bad the show has become. … Read entire article »