Articles in the America Category

by Kris March 17, 2010
Hold the scallions on my Empire State Building, please Happy St. Patrick’s to all you lucky ducks in the Big Apple (well, maybe not so lucky, what with the mini monsoon/deadly storm). The... ...and there's more »
by Kris March 14, 2010
Missed Mythbusters, perused Patchen, bringing Bloggy back, hit-and-helps Chris and I missed Mythbusters Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage’s lecture in Palo Alto at Cubberley on Saturday (topics: Are elephants truly scared of... ...and there's more »
by Kris January 28, 2010
Mac’s-i-Pad… not just for women Chris joshed the other day, before the highly anticipated launch of Apple’s latest darling, the iPad. “Sounds like maxi pad… Mac’s-i-Pad“. I LOLed.... ...and there's more »
by Kris January 26, 2010
MacGruber — trailer MacGruber’s got it all: kooky comedy, awesome explosions, a ponytail-ed Val Kilmer villain, Ryan Phillipe reprising yet another military-related role, elements of An Officer... ...and there's more »
by Chris January 24, 2010
The Computer History Museum to Close for 9 Months Just a heads up that Silicon Valley’s Computer History Museum is scheduled to close its doors at the end of the month for remodeling.  No... ...and there's more »
by Chris and Kris December 3, 2009
Beyond the Canon results now posted — Not your usual 100 best films Earlier this year Iain Stott of the One-Line Review challenged a group of over 150 internet film critics to help come up with a list... ...and there's more »
by Kris November 12, 2009
Prince of Persia:  The Sands of Time — trailer Here’s the latest HD trailer out for the much awaited and/or much hated Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time due out next May.... ...and there's more »
by Chris and Kris September 27, 2009
Whiteout — He said, She said — movie review He Said If you can believe Kate Beckinsale as a US Marshall, you can believe anything this film throws at you. Whiteout sees a serial-killer mystery... ...and there's more »
by Kris September 26, 2009
Paranormal Activity — movie review — screener! Last week, Chris and I saw the SF screener for Paranormal Activity and bit for the hype. We had skipped it when it made... ...and there's more »
by Kris August 18, 2009
TIME ZERO: the last year of Polaroid film — Lemonade — trailers “In 2008, Polaroid ceased production of all instant film. This is the story of the photographers who loved it, the ones who wanted to... ...and there's more »
by Kris August 18, 2009
Amir and Streeter host new MTV show “Pranked” — trailer Chris and I love a good prank. Not as much as we used to, being the sweet, upstanding citizens that we are now… wait,... ...and there's more »
by Kris August 1, 2009
Miniature Tigers – Tell It to the Volcano — music review It's music you just want to hug; they are so adorable and accessible... dialing down the usual pathetic self-loathing so many Indie bands... ...and there's more »
by Kris July 28, 2009
Microsoft finally woos Yahoo! to bed… to sleep?  Deal to be made public tomorrow In a joint effort to blow Google out of the ad-words water, internet giants Yahoo! and Microsoft have finally agreed on a deal which they... ...and there's more »
by Kris July 25, 2009
Gamba Karaoke has The Lonely Island’s “I’m on a Boat” and new prices! Chris and I tried to “sing” The Lonely Island’s I’m on a Boat at Gamba Karaoke and could not keep a straight face. Our... ...and there's more »
by Kris July 24, 2009
Coraline — The Haunting of Connecticut — Watchmen — movie reviews Three very distinct films… possibly sharing a common ocular-obsessed thread, though. Because you all have probably already seen these, I just thought I’d jot... ...and there's more »
by Kris July 22, 2009
The Lonely Island vs. Teddybears Stockholm If you’re like me, the week’s not complete without replaying one (or three or four) of The Lonely Island’s crazy crack-up music-genre-parody viral vids. ... ...and there's more »
by Kris July 20, 2009
Moon — movie review Director: Duncan Jones Starring: Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey Genre: Drama, Indie Today, July 20 2009, forty years after the first (human) steps were taken on the moon, is... ...and there's more »
by Kris July 15, 2009
Brüno: Delicious Journeys through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Males Visibly Uncomfortable in the Presence of a Gay Foreigner in Mesh T-Shirt — movie review Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ron Paul Genre: Comedy, Politics Brüno skits are usually the least humorous on the Sacha Baron Cohen totem pole of social-commentary hilarity, which... ...and there's more »