I'm one of those who considered the previous Batman series too dark. Therefore, I didn't even give Christopher Nolan's attempt a try. Before now, that is - when "The Dark Knight" is doing so well in the movies and everybody says that I should see that - and in particular Heath Ledger's last performance.To my surprise, I really liked this Batman. It has some touches that really makes all the difference - in particular Michael Caine as Alfred. It's also the almost James Bond-style fascination with new technology (with Lucius Fox "stepping in" for Q). I also liked the technological ...

"It's perfectly true, of course, that the worship of the old pagan gods survived long after Europe was presumably Christianized. Jupiter, Minerva, Venus, Diana, Pan, and the others were old, old friends, particularly to the peasants, who saw no conflict between them and Christ. After all, it was just as the priests said: the old gods were gods of this world, while Christ was the god of the other world. "But the church had no intention of allowing this to go on. The old gods had to go. The psychologically smart move would have been to Christianize them as ...

I went out for breakfast this morning, this was the scene from my window. No, I'm still in Miami. Below is the scene from the street. ...

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Because there just ain't enough Brokeback Mountain merchandise out there, here's a creative alternative: yup, you too can "Do the Dewd!" with Brokeback Mountain Dew.The logo is available on T-shirts, hoodies, caps, aprons, mouse pads -- even baby and toddler tees! -- all starting at just $20.00 and available direct at T-ShirtHumor.com. ...

Screenshots from the 20th minute and 8th second of 2008 films.I was missing my 20:07 series so I'm bringing it back in an altered form.The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan). Released July 18th, 2008 to become the 2nd highest grossing film ever --or 35th if you adjust for inflation but the mainstream media doesn't like to adjust for that. That would force us to remember that the movies existed before we did [GASP] and were even more popular in ancient times.Is Wayne Manor in the city limits? Curiosity Killed The Bat. The ...

"NO BIG PRIZES"...Having always been a fan of Grace Jones, her obscurity still seems to amaze me. Her new CD should be out in October sometime. Meanwhile here's a look back at one of her "artsy" type musical endeavors.... ;o)Frantic 1988http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping ...

“I Wanna Dance With Somebody” always makes me wanna get super gay and take off my shirt and dance with my hands in the air. It’s a weakness. OCD Automatic exploits this weakness. When I hear this played out I’m gonna embarrass myself sober. Whitney Houston - “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” (OCD Automatic remix) The Glamour posted up OCD Automatic’s mixtape up on BIGSTEREO a while back. If you didn’t download it then you can still download it now. ...

Though usually irritating pests by nature, religious freaks can occasionally be a source of genuine amusement! For instance, this political issue cropping up recently on the reluctance of an accused sodomizer ( is that even a word? ) to swear on the holy book. Overzealous factions have rallied behind the cause condemning the accused's refusal.Seriously. Why should he even bother swearing on the holy book? Is swearing on a holy book even vaguely admissible in court? Seems like simple logic flies out the window each time religion is brought into the room. Look at it this way. Let's assume ...

I still have a feeling that Olympic just started, but today is the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic 2008 , and so we will have waited others 4 years for the London Olympic 2012. Oh yes…time flies and passes surprisingly quickly like an arrow and if you have been to the stores lately, you should have noticed the fall stuff already on the shelves and Christmas will be here before we know it. Have you noticed how fast this summer has come and is quickly going? No ? Then Let’s prepare for the next year and hang ...

I picked up my dad yesterday for a morning of stair building. That retaining wall that divides our lawn half from the wooded half of the lot is a few feet high, so anytime I go up there I either climb up on the garden box and then up, or at the other end I just hoist myself right up. Not many people go up there with me, for some reason. But that's all over now, as there's a lovely set of five steps leading to the top of the wall. An easy climb, and even the chipmunks seem to ...