Archive for May, 2010
17
May
Posted by NPI in Monday Medley. Tagged: 2666, Arrested Development, cass sunstein, ciudad juarez, conan o'brien graduation speech, david foster wallace, david foster wallace at kenyon college, duke, elana kagan, graduation speeches, i wish you way more than luck, john murray, mexican drug wars, New York Magazine, richard brodhead, roberto bolano, sam wells, snl gerald ford, social media suicide, steve jobs graduation speech, Supreme Court, the awl, the iPad and publishing, the millions, this is water, tricks v. illusions, university of chicago. Leave a Comment
What we read while wondering where Mo Williams will play next year… Nate Silver computes a simple but cool “Value Over Replacement Justice” statistic to show by one measure that Elena Kagan was the right pick over Diane Wood. We’re not totally convinced Kagan is an “Organization Kid” but David Brooks writes an excellent column [...]
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16
May
Posted by Tim in TV, Uncategorized. Tagged: a review of the survivor season, colby donaldson, jerri manthey, natalie bolton, natalie parvati flirting question, parvati shallow, richard hatch, russell hantz, sandra diaz-twine, snakes and rats, sue hawk, survivor survival guide, survivor: borneo, survivor: heroes vs. villains, the greatest moment in reality TV?, tribal council, why parvati should win, why the survivor finale is so great. 3 Comments
The night the first Survivor finale aired in the summer of 2000 is oddly salient in my memory. My parents were on vacation, so my cousin was staying with us, and I remember having to go with her to drive my brother to a friend’s house quickly before the finale started–except that I was kind [...]
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16
May
Posted by John S in Getting Lost, TV. Tagged: 108 minutes, Ben is an impostor, Desmond Hume, Getting Lost, Getting Lost (Redux), got any milk?, Henry Gale, Lockdown, Locke and Ben, Locke and Henry Gale, Lost, Lost Season Two, Michael Emerson, Oceanic 815, push the button, Sayid's a badass, terry o'quinn, the blast door map, The Numbers, the Others. 3 Comments
“Getting Lost (Redux)” has jumped way ahead, to the 17th episode of the second season, “Lockdown.” Why the big jump? To combine the two most compelling threads of Season Two: the mystery of the hatch and the identity of Henry Gale. Along with the introduction of the tail-section survivors, these two threads represented the crux [...]
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15
May
Posted by John S in Getting Lost, TV. Tagged: "the Others are coming", Arzt's death, Black Rock, Danielle Rousseau, destiny v. free will, dynamite, Exodus, Getting Lost, Getting Lost (Redux), great season finales, Jack and Locke stare into the hatch, Jack/Locke rivalry, Jin and Sun, Lost, Lost finale, Lost montage, Lost music, Lost Season One, man of science v. man of faith, Michael and Jin build a boat, Michael Giacchino, Sayid's a badass, the hatch, the smoke monster. 1 Comment
There are many reasons to be skeptical heading into next Sunday’s Lost finale: the massive expectations, the unevenness of Season Six’s quality, the limited number of successful television finales compared to the vast array of “disappointments,” etc. But there is one reason why I am still confident that the Lost series finale will be memorable [...]
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14
May
Posted by John S in Getting Lost, TV. Tagged: "Where are we?", Evangeline Lilly, Exodus, Getting Lost, Getting Lost (Redux), Jack, Jack and Kate, JJ Abrams, Locke, Lost, Lost duality, Lost final season, Lost pairs, Lost Pilot, Lost Season One, Matthew Fox, Oceanic 815, the visual impressiveness of Lost. 4 Comments
There’s no doubt that a large reason for Lost’s initial success was its impressive pilot. Directed by J.J. Abrams, the first episode of Lost has both the intense feel of an action movie, and the enticing suspense of the first chapter of a mystery novel. So many images from the pilot are obviously memorable. The [...]
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14
May
Posted by Tim in TV. Tagged: "loved ones", blatant promotions, boston rob gets mentioned!, colby donaldson, colby is an ungrateful younger brother, colby vs. reed, danielle dilorenzo, danielle looking hot, eddie george, Family Day on Survivor!, i'd like to throw my coconuts in that blowhole if you know what i mean, jerri manthey, parvati shallow, rupert boneham, russell hantz, sandra diaz-twine, sprint makes the bestest phones ever, survivor survival guide, the hidden immunity idol strikes again but not really, the sprint palm pre. 3 Comments
“Are you with me or are you against me?” “I’m against you, Russell.” –Sandra “Who invited Boston Rob to the party: Are you with me or are you against me?” –Parvati For the second time in this season of Survivor, we were coming off an explosive, landscape-shaking Tribal Council. Just as Russell’s earlier victory over [...]
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13
May
Posted by John S in Getting Lost, TV. Tagged: ABC, Getting Lost, Jack, Lost, Lost final season, Lost Finale Special, Lost in retrospect, Lost mysteries, rewatching TV, The Wire, TV. 2 Comments
There are very few episodes of Lost that I’ve seen twice. This is not because I dislike the show, obviously, but merely because re-watching Lost often seems pointless. Unlike other, denser shows on television, like The Wire or The Sopranos or Breaking Bad, Lost does not seem like a show that would reward repeat viewings. [...]
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13
May
Posted by John S in Real World/Road Rules Challenge, Sports, TV. Tagged: bad strategizing, balance of power shifts, CJ and Landon, CJ and Sydney go home, Fresh Meat 2, Fresh Meat 2 rankings, How To Dismantle An Entire Alliance by Mr. Beautiful, Kenny and Laurel dominate, Landon, Mr. Beautiful, MTV, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, the value of Wes' handshake, Wes, Wes and CJ, Wes and Landon, Wes betrays his alliance, Wes from the real world, Wes vs. Kenny, Wes/Evelyn Alliance. 3 Comments
“I’m just so sick of the honest people getting beat in this game.” —Landon “I should write a book: How To Dismantle An Entire Alliance, by Mr. Beautiful” —Kenny Well, that’s not exactly how I would have played it, but, for Kenny at least, everything appears to have worked out. In an episode that potentially [...]
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12
May
Posted by John S in Culture, Getting Lost, TV. Tagged: Ab Aeterno, Across the Sea, Allison Janney, Carlton Cuse, crazy parents, crazy stepmoms, Damon Lindelof, Getting Lost, He's evil and he has to be stopped, Jacob and MIB get an origin story, Jacob and the Man in Black, Lost, Lost final season, Lost reveals mysteries, Lost Season Six, MacGuffin, more parental issues on Lost, The Doors, The End, the heart of the Island, What They Died For. 4 Comments
It’s time for another installment of “Getting Lost,” where John S takes you through all the salient questions from last night’s episode of Lost: OK, Question #1: How is it possible that this guy STILL doesn’t have a name? (shaking my head) I don’t know…. I don’t know. I suppose I should give up any [...]
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11
May
Posted by John S in Music. Tagged: anthemic rock, Boys and Girls in America, Craig Finn, degrees of anthemicness, Franz Nicolay, Heaven Is Whenever, Hurricane J, Separation Sunday, Stay Positive, The Hold Steady. Leave a Comment
Craig Finn, lead singer and front man for The Hold Steady, is not a fan of irony. He likes to sing songs with clear, straightforward* narratives about drinking and partying, usually in the Midwest. On the latest Hold Steady album, Heaven Is Whenever (released last week), though, Finn is playing the role of relaxed elder statesman. [...]
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