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For the first time since the war in Iraq began, over half of the American public believes the fight there has not made the United States safer, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Brad Choate, the Six Apart developer guru, has released an unbelievable new spam fighter for Movable Type blogs. This is exciting news, as I still keep getting spammed like crazy. And, this blog, The Leftorium, has not gotten spammed at all. It's because I haven't used it in forever! Spammers aren't seeing any activity on this blog, so why would they need to spam it to get more attention? I guess that just speaks that much better about the Live Music Blog getting spammed constantly.
I'm installing it right now.
Michael Moore's Must Reads
I try to keep up with this; it's basically Michael Moore's link blog.
Mozilla Thunderbird RC 1.0 is out now for testing
I'm download as I type...
Target is cool with rock 'n' roll, but not sex and drugs
Boing Boing broke with this a while ago, too. This is still hilarious.
This was possibly one of the worst movies that I've ever seen. Maybe it does the sequel justice, but it doesn't do Tobey Maquire, Kirsten Dunst, or anyone else that agreed to star in this stupid movie any good.
I rented this movie, and I didn't even finish it. That's only happened one other time--when I rented Mission Impossible 2.
MSN Spaces censorship is put to the test
Boing Boing is at it again.
A Blogger Manifesto [via Gawker]
Go here to protest on inauguration day [via Michael Moore]
Naughty Bits | Wonkette
Dude, I'm totally going to buy this!
The Da Vinci Code, the movie, will be starring none other than Tom Hanks.
I love reading any news about this upcoming movie, because I read the book in lightning speed. I also predicted with lightning speed that this would easily become a huge blockbuster, and it appears that some feel that same way. They've cast Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon, the scholar on the hunt for the holy grail. I'd imagine that many of the characters are not as important, although, Ron Howard knows what he's doing and he'll make sure to cast good people along side Tom Hanks.
I think it's going to be a while then for this movie. Why am I writing about it now? Good question. Keep posted here as I try to get some news together about the movie to report back on. Read more. [Newsweek]
My friends and I caught The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie last night at Webster Place.
I loved this movie. I thought it was great fun and I look forward to watching the SpongeBob show much more now that I have a fine appreciation for the characters. That being said, onto the movie review (with slight spoilers).
I'm totally going to see this the second I have the chance. I can't believe I've put off the genius of this show for too long.
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
It appears that I haven't touched The Leftorium in a while. I have to say that I have quite the political hangover, and I don't imagine that I'll come back to trying to write about politics.
I'll be using this site where I can discuss and blog about a lot of other topics that are of interest to me (besides music). I'll be back, very soon, probably this evening. I need to do my Shrek 2 review.
You can definitely get a good idea of this story from reading the reviews on Amazon.com, but I'll give you my thoughts. My wife and I invited over some friends to watch the movie last night before the JT and the Clouds show at Gunther Murphy's.
This was one of the most clever movies that I've ever seen. Spoilers don't even tell the whole story, as the audience gets to see Jim Carrey in his first real performance. The movie is billed as on offbeat romantic comedy, but the comedy is either very dark or very hidden in many places. I found it funny, but I could see how nobody else would really be laughing...
The story of Joel and Clementine and their somewhat twisted past is where the movie begins and ends, with the history thrown in the middle. The movie focuses on the dreams and memories of Joel, and they do a great job of showing you what he dreams and how the mind can control dreams and thoughts in a very conscious way.
Honestly, I don't know what to say about it other than it was a very clever, smart love story. It definitely gave me the same feeling that Lost in Translation gave me, so if you enjoyed that movie I'm sure you'd enjoy ESSM. Give it a rent and I'm sure you'll be happy...
Recommendations: Kottke
Some of the roundup today has been spectacular to say the least.
Anyone Know How to Make a Noose? (James Wolcott), Stages (a.whole), TalkLeft Statement on Election, It's Rebuilding Time for the Dems (Electablog), Criminal (Airbag), and Electing to Leave (Harpers)
I can say with great certainty that living in Chicago, IL, a state that easily elected Kerry and more easily elected Barack Obama (come on, like Alan Keyes even had close to a chance), has left me completely jaded. I assumed that everyone else in the world felt the same way I did. Maybe because that's all I really read (as evidenced by this blog). I can look forward to see that there's nothing to look forward to from this administration. Let's hope I'm wrong...
Update: Michael Moore's Faces of the Fallen, Pandagon's bum-out, Eschaton: Onward
