Friday, August 24, 2007
Fall Movie Preview Poems
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Defending RBlog
Yes, I’m very, very subjective. And yes, there was a good amount of static between the entries at times in Richmond.com's aptly named RBlog. But you would have thought the awarding of RBlog as Best Blog was akin to Marissa Tomei winning an Oscar for "My COusin Vinny" with the blistering sniping it’s receiving.
Sure, RBlog doesn’t spend much time bitching about rogue tow trucks, waxing lyrically on lower back tattoos or oozing tween angst, but I’d like to think that the blog did some unique and fun reporting. Maybe not. You be the judge:
RBlog: Following the Rams
RBlog: The Road to Invention
RBlog: Honing in on Homelessness
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Losers Clique in ‘Superbad’
Add “Superbad” to this list of films fit for weekend slackerdom, fraternity row pre-gaming and 30-somethings taking a drunken stumble down memory lane.
Monday, August 6, 2007
American Dissenter
It’s a shame that a show that mastered the formula for winning reality TV (Over-emotional winner + Snide British judge + Retired boxer who now sells college dorm grilling machines) blew it in one 11th hour faux pas. But when "American Inventor" created a montage of some dorky dude who “invented” customizable remote control cars – and choose “You Raise Me Up” as the song – it was instantly no better than “Temptation Island.”
See more Top Five things on my mind this month (and on the minds of the staff of Richmond.com).
The Cheesecake Sweat Shop
I was more impressed by Shaq’s thespian chops in “Kazam.”
The exotic menu included everything from cheeseburgers and pizzas to pastas and chicken sandwiches. In other words, the same fare as the zoo snack bar. And the patrons are crammed into seating tighter than a [insert conservative religious sect here] girl the morning after prom. Prisoners having relations at Richmond City Jail have more privacy.
While the ham and eggers out there might be starry-eyed within walls of The Cheesecake Factory, savvy Richmond diners won’t mistake the chain for what it really is: T.G.I. Fridays dressed in its Sunday best.