Archives for "April, 2009"

Posted by Al on 14th April 2009

The DVD is an embarrassment to our species

I cannot overstate how furious I am at dvd technology. I don’t think I have ever rented a dvd that didn’t freeze up at precisely the climax of the film. Never during setup, only ever during pay off. The most recent and most memorable freeze was during Elephant, a Gus Van Sant-directed film covering a [...]

Posted by Al on 11th April 2009

The main difference between men and women

I probably shouldn’t base a whole article around the same tired themes that launched Tim Allen’s career and saw it thrive and survive in the conservative American heartland for about 15 years past its used-by date. Maybe I can add a fresh new angle. I doubt it. Of course you know the male spatial rules [...]