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Enjoy Responsibly
There should be little explanation as to why Michael Bublé’s newest CD, Call Me Irresponsible, tops the list of best-selling albums on iTunes as of the writing of this review. The Canadian-bred crooner pushes songs that are immediately recognizable to any generation of listener and has a unique ability to put a modern spin on standards while remaining remarkably faithful to them. -
Enter Sandman
Let’s face it: there’s no reason for Spider-Man 3 to exist. There’s really no reason for the third installment of a trilogy to exist; oh so often, a Superman III or Matrix: Revolutions will not only be a waste of celluloid but will devalue the original film. Fortunately, the Spidey franchise is in the hands of Sam Raimi, who choreographed two quality films in 2002′s Spider-Man and its 2004 sequel and who promised to deliver a Spider-Man fan’s favorite villain when the third installment was announced. And while Spider-Man 3 doesn’t quite live up to its epic ambitions, Raimi has come through with a film worthy of its predecessors. -
My Kind of Town
A little while ago, I realized that I never take vacation. Now, this isn’t that major a revelation, especially considering the fact that I have only be working “officially” full-time at my job for a year (internships and assistantships bump that up to nearly three), but people would continually tell me to take vacation and I just wouldn’t. I like my job enough that I don’t see any reason not to show up every day. I’m kind of like Cal Ripken that way (and that’s the only way, believe me). But with the end of the fiscal year approaching and the end of “Beauty and the Beast” in sight, I decided that I needed to take some “me” time. Therein was the genesis of my trip last week to Chicago. Now, I could bore you with a slideshow of my vacation pictures (which I already have, sort of) or devote a post to each day (which I considered doing from the road but was too tired at the end of each day to pull the trigger), but I’ve found that the best way to have some fun while informing you about my vacation is to tell you what I learned while in Chicago.
Archive: May, 2007