I just watched “Blade Runner 2049” and loved it. But I have a question: Why are almost all movies about the future relentlessly grim (movie critics prefer the word “dystopian” because movie critics like you to think they’re smart by using big words when little words will do, but … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2017
Surveyin’ da Situation: So when does fall really begin, anyway?
By John Matonich I was listening to a local radio station the other morning on the way into the shop and the conversation between the two hosts was about the fall season. They were asking each other when you know fall has begun. I think it was a good question. We are past our … [Read more...]
And this year’s inductees to the Rock n’ roll Hall of Shame include …
An NPR writer broke the rules this week by writing something with a pulse. By that I mean an opinion. (I saw the print edition, but if he read his piece on air, I’m sure he did so in a hushed voice, like he didn’t want to set off a nearby time bomb.) The writer’s name is … [Read more...]
Surveyin’ da Situation: The signs of our stupidity are everywhere
By John Matonich I remember a movie that came out about 10 years ago. It was called “Idiocracy”. It was about a couple that was involved in an experiment involving human hibernation. They came out of their pods 500 years later only to find major changes in society. It seemed … [Read more...]
Come Heller high water … the Trump is crazy edition
Come Heller high water … Trump’s true genius is his ability to constantly top himself with something ever more outrageous. Have you noticed? Just as you’re getting a good mad on about what he said yesterday, he says or does something stupider today, and you’re stuck with … [Read more...]
