Archives for March 2015
‘The Exorcist’ (1973). Fine movie. Not scary.
It's a Western. In a house. (What Rio Bravo tried and failed to do in a jail.) If the chick in The Searchers had barfed a lot, basically. The girl isn't young enough for The Exorcist to work. The Wizard of Oz gets away with it, but in this instance, you … [Read more...]
‘Gay Marriage Isn’t About Justice, It’s About Selma Envy’
As I've been saying, pretty much in those exact words, for years. You're welcome, everybody! … [Read more...]
Does Jon Stewart’s Replacement, Trevor Noah, Have a Jewish Problem?
Er... WTF??? New Daily Show host thinks "Untermensch" isn't a racial slur, says it just means "lower class person". [Read more...]
The Gayest Gay Sweater of Them All: My NEW Taki’s column
So far, not a single "JOOOOOOO!!!!"-y comment, but it's early yet... I’ll allow, reluctantly, that two of the things most likely to be derided as … [Read more...]
Obama: ‘No one made the Senate come alive like Ted Kennedy’
Is this the dumbest reason ever to ban fracking? My NEW PJMedia post
How the Internet and a New Generation of Superfans Helped Create the Second Comedy Boom
Vulture: Podcasting is just one of the many ways by which comedians can develop a fan base, but over the last couple years, it’s also become one of the most … [Read more...]
Andrew Meerwarth: It’s important to mock this guy’s epic beta male faggortry
Just read it if you dare. [Read more...]
From our ‘Rock and Roll is a Black on Black Crime’ files
Amen, Brother was a little-known B-side released in 1969. Barely noticed at the time, its drum solo has been hugely influential, appearing in different forms in more than 1,500 other songs - but [Read more...]
‘Bananarama covering the Sex Pistols might be the punkest thing ever’
Well, no, but still. Speaking of "punk", does anyone else see a bit of Ari Up in this performance? … [Read more...]
Jim Goad: The Most Selfish Suicide Ever
Jim Goad writes: If a person wants to kill themselves, I suppose that’s their choice. Erasing oneself is probably the most self-indulgent thing someone can do. But when you drag other people into your … [Read more...]