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My Favorite: Movies: 1993

by Xaviar XerexesDecember 3, 2012

My oldest daughter is mad at me. She is having trouble with her homework and is asking for help but apparently I’m not helping in the “correct” way which is some mysterious approach she is not really willing to explain to me. So instead I am working on trying to figure out my favorite movies from 1993. Probably better for my daughter’s homework and for my mental health this way. Wow — maybe it was just the reality of being in the most demanding part of the three year lawschool schedule, but there are so many movies from 1993 that …

My Favorite: Movies: 1992

by Xaviar XerexesDecember 3, 2012

I posted my picks for 1990 and 1991 yesterday, I take on 1992 today. As with the other years, it’s both embarrassing and pretty exciting to see that there are a number of good movies from 1992 I should make an effort to see. One of them, Glengarry Glen Ross, was tweeted at me Monday as a pick for 1991. IMDb has it in 1992, so that’s where I’ll list it. I’ve seen the “scene” but really ought to see the whole thing ASAP. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kZg_ALxEz0?rel=0] Other highly rated movies I should find on Vudu or Amazon Prime include Reservoir Dogs and Bad Lieutenant. …

My Favorite: Movies: 1991

by Xaviar XerexesDecember 2, 2012

After spending way too much time looking back at 1990 and coming up with a top ten list I wasn’t totally sure about, I’m curious as to what 1991 has in store. I’m not even sure what I remember as being out that year. Ooh! This is the year that Vanilla Ice made his screen debut in Cool as Ice. Well that is an auspicious sign for the year. And.. holee molee, there was another Ernest movie this year — Ernest Scared Stupid. Well there are a lot of movies from 1991 that I still need to see including: My Own Private …

My Favorite: Movies: 1990

by Xaviar XerexesDecember 2, 2012

I love lists. I love pop culture too. The longer you live the more interesting questions like “what’s the best movie you ever saw?” or “what’s your favorite book?” become. Especially if you leave those questions unexamined which in the press of being an adult sometimes slides down the priority list. But I am a glutton for punishment and feeling the need to scratch some OCD itches so I figure the easiest way to sort out what my favorites are is to actually try to remember what I’ve experienced and start to sort out my favorites. I say favorites because …

Professor Elemental

by Xaviar XerexesDecember 1, 2012March 8, 2020

Thanks Warren Ellis for reminding me of my second favorite nerdcore rapper. History-nerdcore? The one I had seen earlier was Fighting Trousers which is what I imagine every British rapper dis song would be like. I could only find three authentic Professor Elemental songs (although he did do a series for MacHeist too) — clearly not enough! 1. Fighting Trousers – still my favorite. 2. I’m British – the newest song. The Professor is going with quality over quantity I see. 3. Cup of Brown Joy – possibly Warren Ellis’ favorite.

Rereading Wapsi Square

by Xaviar XerexesNovember 25, 2012

It’s going to take awhile to catch up but I decided to start over with Wapsi Square as it had fallen off of my regular reading trawl. Anyhow I ran across one of the early iconic (at least for this strip) comics in its run: I always got the impression that Paul Taylor was both an admirer of the female form but pretty respectful of presenting it in all its sizes and shapes. Even though Monica “Eight Ball” Villarreal is well endowed other woman in the comic are skinny, muscular, tall, short, etc. I’m still relying on memory until I finish …

Galaxie 500

by Xaviar XerexesNovember 23, 2012

It really is a culture of plenty we live in (which is hard for a pre-Internet baby like myself to always fully comprehend). I was vaguely aware of BANDCAMP before but upon discovering that Galaxie 500 had put all of their albums up on the site/service for streaming was the FIRST TIME I felt compelled to check it out. Listening to one of my favorite albums from my college years as I type.

United States Election Map

by Xaviar XerexesNovember 22, 2012

We had a big election in the United States this Fall. Somehow I suspect you, whomever you are, heard something about it. There are a lot of maps showing BLUE and RED results — all based on geographic political boundaries. Which isn’t surprising as the U.S. presidential election is still a state by state election (our “Electoral College”) and not a national election. But it does seriously distort understanding how the actual peoples voted. The below map which I spotted at Talking Points Memo does a much better job of showing where the peoples are and how they voted: