Entries from March 2009

March 23, 2009

LB music review

Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit – Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit (2009)

When the ex Drive-By Trucker released Sirens Of The Ditch in 2007, I was seriously disappointed.  Admittedly, I had unfairly high expectations considering it was Isbell’s first solo effort since leaving DBT.  But considering this was the man that penned the eternally [...]

March 13, 2009

A disappointing Daily Show-down

Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart “interviewed” Jim Cramer, host of CNBC’s Mad Money.  For days, Stewart had been antagonizing CNBC for exaggerated advertising and providing misleading/misrepresented information about the stock market and other investment strategies.  Naturally, Stewart relied on cleverly spliced clips from several of CNBC’s shows to really drive the point [...]

March 9, 2009

Watchmen review

Any movie that pushes 3 hrs and contains enough subtle references to fill a book probably deserves a second watch before being subjected to critical review.  But after spending $16 (ticket), $5 (parking) and an hour in line with high school children, I simply can’t handle the thought of an encore.  Forgive me if memory [...]

March 2, 2009

Why China blows and always will blow

Chinese Space Probe Successfully Impacts Moon’s Surface
When referring to a multi-million dollar (yuan) piece of equipment, the words “successfully” and “impacts” are generally not seen adjacent to each other in a sentence unless you’re talking missile defense.  You don’t need to be a rocket scientist (yuk, yuk) to realize that this “monumental occasion” is [...]