The Wrong Rocker

When I was a little kid I used to watch professional wrestling with my parents. Our favorite tag team was the Rockers, which consisted of Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels. The Rockers were considered the most acrobatic wrestlers around -- though they were nothing compared to the modern cruiserweights, back in the day they were quite impressive.

Anyway, my parents preferred Marty Jannetty between the two, and I preferred Shawn Michaels. I thought they were crazy for preferring Marty Jannetty, but that's the way they were. Their favorite member of the Monkees was Mike Nesmith. Do you see what I'm talking about?

Anyway. In hindsight, I was totally right about Shawn Michaels.

Marty Jannetty… honestly, what the hell were they thinking…

Five thoughts about Iron Man

Among the best super hero movies ever made--up there with Spider-Man 2 and Batman Begins.
Gwyneth Paltrow has never been more attractive.
Best looking "costume" in super hero movie history.
The bald guy who's head of the terrorists has got to have something to do with the Mandarin.
STAY UNTIL AFTER THE CREDITS.

Pop Culture Report Card: April 2008

Pop Culture Report Card is a monthly report on all the items I enjoyed (or didn't enjoy) in a particular month. This report is only on items I've either finished, abandoned, or feel I've experienced enough to judge. In other words, you won't see books I'm still reading, games I'm still playing, or albums I haven't listened to thoroughly. An asterisk means this isn't my first time with a particular item.

Grades are for entertainment value, not artistic value.

Explanation of grades.

Books

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
by Susanna Clarke ..............................B+

Comics

All-Star Superman #10 ..........................B
Justice League New Frontier Special ............C+
X-Factor: Heart of Ice TPB .....................B-

Movies

Forgetting Sarah Marshall ......................B+

Music

Barenaked Ladies Are Me by Barenaked Ladies ....B-
Barenaked Ladies Are Men by Barenaked Ladies ...B

TV

Battlestar Gallactica Season 4 Premiere ........B+

Video Games

Poker Smash (Xbox 360) .........................B+
Burnout Paradise (Xbox 360) ....................B+
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (PS3) ...............B+
Iron Man: Flight Test (PC) .....................C+

Agree? Disagree? Feel free also to post your own report cards or ask questions about any of the items I've listed.

Jimmy Fallon taking over for Conan O'Brian on Late Night

Unless he's doing it in character as Barry Gibb I'm not interested.

Wearing a green shirt does not count as "doing something for the environment"

Deep Thoughts

I was looking at the braille on the elevator buttons in my office today and I thought:

Wow, it must suck to be a blind germaphobe.

Pop Culture Report Card: March 2008

Pop Culture Report Card is a monthly report on all the items I enjoyed (or didn't enjoy) in a particular month. This report is only on items I've either finished, abandoned, or feel I've experienced enough to judge. In other words, you won't see books I'm still reading, games I'm still playing, or albums I haven't listened to thoroughly. An asterisk means this isn't my first time with a particular item.

Grades are for entertainment value, not artistic value.

Explanation of grades.

Books

Writing for the Hollywood $$$ by Tony Blake ....B-

Comics

Uncanny X-Men #401-406 .........................C
Bone: One Volume Edition .......................A-
The Order: The Next Right Thing ................B
Avengers: The Illuminati .......................B
Avengers: The Kree-Skrull War ..................B-
The Loners: The Secret Lives of Super Heroes ...C+
Ultimate Spider-Man: Death of a Goblin .........A-
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis .........C+
Doom Patrol: Magic Bus .........................B
Doom Patrol: Planet Love .......................B
Promethea: Book 1 ..............................B+
Astro City Character Special: Beautie ..........A-

Movies

There Will Be Blood ............................B-
Sunshine .......................................A-
The Other Boleyn Girl ..........................C-

Music

Watch the Fireworks by Emma Pollock ............B+
"Still Alive" by Jonathan Coulton and GlaDOS ...A

TV

Psych, Season 2 ................................A-

Video Games

Undertow (Xbox 360) ............................C+
No More Heroes (Wii) ...........................B-
Zack & Wiki Quest for Barbaros Treasure (Wii) ..B
Cabal (Arcade) .................................B+
Portal (Xbox 360) ..............................A-
Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS) ..A-
Downstream Panic! (PSP) ........................C
The Lost Crown (PC) ............................B

Agree? Disagree? Feel free also to post your own report cards or ask questions about any of the items I've listed.