Matt Patterson thinks that it’s the best comic-book movie made to date.
I hope that makes it easier for Joss Whedon to get money for more projects.
Category Archives: Popular Culture
The Asymmetry Of Ideology
Over at PJMedia this morning, I have some thoughts on why “liberals” are unable to understand conservatives, but not the reverse. I like the one comment over there that a simple explanation is that everyone remembers being a teenager, but that the leftists don’t know what it’s like to be grown up.
Aren’t You A Good Doggie?
Yes you are. All of a sudden, for some reason, Jon Stewart doesn’t think that people should be making dog jokes.
[Update a few minutes later]
Here’s another partisan media hackdistinguished journalist who liked talking about dogs until he didn’t like talking about dogs.
Poor Brontosaurus
The most popular and well-known dinosaur never existed.
Facebook Likes
Some advice from The Oatmeal.
Spacefaring
Is space more like seafaring or aviation? It started out like the latter, but the former is a better model once we actually get serious about it.
[Update a while later]
Meteor craters, dinosaurs and spacefaring.
Actually, while I do think it’s a federal responsibility to keep an eye out for impactors, it’s not clear that it’s NASA’s job. It’s one of the things we need a Space Guard for.
Who’d’ve Thunk It?
The Titanic was real? I never fail to be amazed at some peoples’ willingness to profess their ignorance in public.
The Old Left
…are the new squares.
A Good Start To The Season
There are two undefeated teams in the major leagues. Detroit is one of them (the other is the Diamondbacks).
The Simpsons
…is autobiographical. I don’t believe that Springfield is in Oregon, though. There are deserts, but no saguaros in Oregon.