Dating is hard. You have to deal with the awkward “getting to know you” moments, the missteps in judgements because you haven’t completed the “getting to know you moments,” and the anxiety that you’re not doing enough to impress your new love interest. If you successfully navigate the early-relationship waters, you still have to worry whether you measure up to all the boyfriends that have come before you. Imagine if you had to do all that…and said exes started attacking you in gamer-style fights. Such is the life of the titular hero in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, which, while not necessarily one of the best movies of the summer, is without a doubt one of the most entertaining. Continue reading
Review: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
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Writing about Weezer, at one time one of my favorite bands around, has become an exercise in frustration of late. There will always be a struggle between those who tolerate their recent releases and those who think they haven’t put out a good record since Pinkerton. I lie somewhere in the middle, enjoying most of Weezer (Green Album) and songs here and there on Maladroit and Make Believe. With a new album, Hurley (yes, it’s a reference to the dude from Lost), due out next month, those struggles will no doubt resurface; in fact, the premier of its first single has kick started my indigestion. 
