I haven’t caught much of the convention. Ted Kennedy was inspiring. Hillary’s speech sounded good on paper, but I haven’t seen the video. I did catch her calling for Obama’s nomination to happen by acclamation, which was a pretty effective piece of political theater, I thought. Bill was pretty great. Biden’s sounding good — “This [...]
We’ve talked here before, right, about what makes you cry? Emotionally manipulative movies, weddings? For me, it’s the Inspiring Sports Story.
It works every time, in all its variations: Overcoming Adversity, the Nice Guy You Can Relate to Despite His Being a World-Class Athlete, the Ragtag Team that Comes from Behind, etc. I get a little [...]
Watching the television show is not a lonely exercise. The clothes are pretty, the shoes are shiny, and usually the question Carrie asks – a question like, “Were we all in fact just dating the same person over and over again?” – rings a bell with your own life. Each of the four characters has [...]
David Archuleta, Murray, UT, age 17. The new Donny Osmond?
Any additional thoughts on dropping the opening verses? He kept them here, when he was only 13:
Marketing like that + talent like that = shoe in shoo in? [Ed: oops.]
Whatever the case, that’s a risky song choice, for any number of reasons.
Dig a little deeper? Here’s [...]
If you’ve never watched the ABC series Lost, there’s a good chance this post will mean nothing to you.
If you’d like to know more, though, click here, then watch the season 4 preview episode called “Lost: Past Present Future,” which should take about 40 minutes.
Or you can watch the entire series and then come back [...]