Category Archives: Film and Pop Culture

Making connections

Posted on 9 April 2010 by

I had never heard of Malcolm McLaren until last night, when I heard he had died.  I have heard of the Sex Pistols, whom McLaren discovered and managed.  But when I heard a brief clip of him speaking on BBC … Continue reading →

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theworsthorse.com: the Buddhist sub- and pop-culture site | “Home of the Dharma-Burger” » Blog Archive » Lisa Simpson, Worst Horse

Posted on 7 April 2010 by

theworsthorse.com: the Buddhist sub- and pop-culture site | “Home of the Dharma-Burger” » Blog Archive » Lisa Simpson, Worst Horse. I am so there….

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Dulce et decorum est…

Posted on 28 March 2010 by

I’ve been re-watching a few episodes from the first series of the new Doctor Who.  I seem to be in a minority, but I like Nine better than Ten, Eccleston better than Tennant.  Eccleston is basically portraying the Doctor as a … Continue reading →

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Live long and prosper

Posted on 26 March 2010 by

As a lifelong Star Trek fan, I cannot fail to note that today is the 79th birthday of actor Leonard Nimoy. I’m sure that when he auditioned for the role of a green-skinned, pointed-eared alien on a sci fi show, … Continue reading →

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Too strange and wonderful not to share

Posted on 10 November 2009 by
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A list of things my readers may not know I like

Posted on 7 November 2009 by

Star Trek, especially the Original Series and Deep Space Nine The animated Batman universe created by Paul Dini Ridiculous Britcoms, especially As Time Goes By (not very ridiculous, actually) and Are You Being Served? (probably the lowest point of British … Continue reading →

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The shining of the silver screen

Posted on 3 November 2009 by

Piqued by a reference on Bones, featuring an actual mummy and “Bones” Brennan naming the film as a childhood favorite that sparked her interest in forensic anthropology, we followed our Halloween viewing of It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! with … Continue reading →

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The urban druid brings home the movies

Posted on 25 October 2009 by

In case you were wondering, faithful readers, I’ve decided to post about… well, everything interesting here.  A public mirror of my friends-only Livejournal, leaving out the most personal bits.  I hope you enjoy these movie reviews. Poltergeist: I was doing … Continue reading →

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More Hedwig music for you

Posted on 20 February 2009 by

Here’s my other favorite song from Hedwig and the Angry Inch. What other rock musical has a song based on a myth from Plato’s Symposium?

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It seems the stranger’s always you

Posted on 20 February 2009 by

This song has given me an earworm today though I listened to it a couple days ago. It’s also one of my favorite songs from this wonderful movie.

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