I’m watching Asia’s Deadly Dozen, about sharks and snakes and such, on National Geographic HD. Good stuff. I just heard a claim that stopped me cold: “We kill an average of 36 million sharks every year.” That’s exactly what the narrator said. I rewound it to verify it. (DVRs are neat.) All righty, then. There … Read more
Did I hit this in the wrong mood? I generally love the Coens, and I can count several things in this film that were wonderful. It’s my favorite Tommy Lee Jones role in quite some time. The landscapes are immersively captivating. It reminds me of Fargo in that its humor and graphic violence walk hand … Read more
Never write when you can talk. Never talk when you can nod. And never put anything in an e-mail. – Eliot Spitzer Also, stay away from $5,000 whores.