The Lies of The Hold Steady and Drive-by Truckers

On Medialoper: The Lies of The Hold Steady and Drive-by Truckers

It’s a lie. It’s all a lie. Rock & Roll does not mean well. It’s mean, and it’s dirty and it’s nasty and it lies lies lies. It lied to me when I was younger, and led me in the wrong direction so many times and in so many ways. Saved by rock & roll? Hell, my life was almost ruined by rock & roll! Almost. But not quite. And yet, it comes right back with its lies. Rock & roll lies to everyone, including middle-aged men. Especially middle-aged men who have their best life ever right now. Get thee gone, Satan!

J.J Abrams Star Trek Footage Presentation

On Screen Junkies: J.J Abrams Star Trek Footage Presentation

What to do? Reboot! Reimagine! Reengage! Not another series: too much work to power up a series only to find out that noone cares. Better to risk it on a film. And bring in somebody whose very name would excite the die-hards and intrigue everybody else. Say hello to J.J. Abrams, whose involvement with Lost, Mission Impossible and, yes, Felicity, meant that he might have the right combination of sci-fi acumen, action chops and storytelling smarts to revive Star Trek. Or kill it forever.

Please Wait For Infinity While Your Page Loads

On Medialoper: Please Wait For Infinity While Your Page Loads

My question is simple: when did this happen? When did a rotating circle become UI shorthand for “your request is very important to us, please wait?”

22 Musical Moments To Die For

On Medialoper: 22 Musical Moments To Die For

Featuring moments from:
The Clash, Replacements, Banarama, Aerosmith, My Bloody Valentine, Otis Redding, Secret Machines, Velvet Underground, Led Zeppelin, Smashing Pumpkins, The Smiths, Dan Bern, Bob Dylan, XTC, The La's, Brian Eno, Nirvana, Rolling Stones,& Bob Marley

Next Year on FOX: The Joe The Plumber Reality Series

On Medialoper: Next Year on FOX: The Joe The Plumber Reality Series

In Praise of Asynchronous Voting

On Medialoper: In Praise of Asynchronous Voting

In the end, Election Day will become more of a deadline than anything else, and no spoilers please! Those who have always thought that it was special, and that exercising their franchise on Election Day is part of what makes this country great will still have it. And more power to them! They feel that the ritual is part of what makes it special, but I just don’t have that kind of time.

Who Will Get Joe Strummer's Vote?

On Medialoper: Who Will Get Joe Strummer's Vote?

It has been like this forever. In fact, I’m not actually sure that I can remember a time before this campaign started. Way back in March 2007, (over a year and a half before Entertainment Weekly said the same thing on their cover) I asked if this campaign was going to be the best reality TV show ever, and I think that it has ended up that way.

One small problem: I hate reality TV.