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"Metal Effin' Arms, like Tang," or Let My Machine Talk For Me

April 13, 2011 phillUncategorized

There’s this silly/creepy scene in the god awful Teminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles series that is probably ALL the series did right. Here it is: Out of context, the scene probably makes no sense at[…]

We Make Everything — Though I hate "theory of everything" theories…

April 4, 2011 phillUncategorized

Today I was in the kitchen, cleaning up after having made some bread. My mother was making a pitcher of iced tea. I noticed that unlike usual, she added something. So I asked her “what’s[…]

On Wrestlemania Sunday– I try to defend professional wrestling

April 3, 2011 phillUncategorized

As academics, I think many of us face a struggle I have faced for a while now; it’s hard to stay “normal’ in the eyes of the working class people you grew up with. It’s[…]

I am a sucker for guys with a twang in their voice, or: in defense of Counting Crows

April 2, 2011 phillMusic

Note before starting: I’ve loved Counting Crows since I first heard them, or first heard Adam do one of their songs, anyway, as the Himalayans on one of my “crawl the local record store” adventures[…]