“Twilight”: captain’s log
If we’re afraid we’re going to fail at something, then we’ll do anything to procrastinate. I'm convinced that it’s because we simply don’t want to contemplate the idea of failure until we...
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“Survivor Samoa” episode VI: Russell Swan’s exit in context
In comparison to all of the other reality television games, “Survivor” continues to be the hardest. Not only must you attempt to outwit your fellow players, but you must do so while fighting the...
London Film Festival: “Astro Boy” and enjoyable environmentalism
Mark Farnsworth is currently reviewing selected films from the London Film Festival. Osamu Tezuka’s classic manga strip “Astro Boy” has just received a bubblegum and lipstick makeover in David...
The 69 Eyes could be your next Halloween band
Finnish rockers The 69 Eyes have been around since the 80's, but it’s only recently that they’ve begun to make inroads into the American market. With a new vampire-themed album released just in...
London Film Festival: “The Exploding Girl”
Mark Farnsworth is currently reviewing selected films from the London Film Festival. The soothing sound of passing cars, the fluttering reflections of sun-kissed trees and a sleeping girl in the back...
Chris Rock’s “Good Hair” is having a bad day
Chris Rock was driving his daughter and her friend home, when his child began to comment on how nice the little White girl’s hair was. On "The View," Rock stated that he has made a conscious to...
“Survivor Samoa” episode V: food challenge and punishment
This episode began at camp Galu, as Shambo is isolated. Shambo, we must remember, was the only person to vote for Monica. Though Shambo has been working hard to fit in, she is like a square peg...
London Film Festival: Jim Jarmusch’s “The Limits of Control”
Mark Farnsworth is currently reviewing selected films from the London Film Festival. In Jim Jarmusch's latest, Issach De Bankole’s Lone Man is a god carved from onyx and iron. Bullets and knives,...
I was Zen about the Kanye West thing. You should have been too.
I think you should know that I live a very peaceful existence. I can already hear your whisper, “A Zen-like outlook, and abs that look like you pulled that t-shirt over Roman gladiator armor....
London Film Festival: claustrophobia and carnage in “Lebanon”
Mark Farnsworth is currently reviewing selected films from the London Film Festival. Fighting in built-up areas, street fighting, urban combat, call it what you will, is the real horror of modern...