One major theme transcending Hollywood this year was, well, Hollywood. Hollywood made 3 huge films this year that are odes to movies themselves. They deal with nostalgia for particular time periods and many have called them “love letters” to particular people, genres, and time periods. Although I do love the movies, all 3 of these fell short for me. This post will discuss why they didn’t work for me and why they should not be receiving the awards and acclaim that they are currently getting. It will be more from… Read more 2011 at the Movies – A Nostalgic Mess →
Metacritic and Movie City News both have created formulas in order to determine what critics think are the best films of the year. I have decided create my own best-of… Read more The 25 Best Films of the Year (according to critics) →
Looking through Pitchfork’s top everything of 2011 is usually filled with many artists, songs, and people I have never heard of and thus is not as enjoyable as other web… Read more The Top Things of 2011 →
This year in music, no albums came out that I would consider classic. When it came time to put together this list, there was nothing that jumped out. I debated… Read more Top Albums of 2011 →
Not much to say other than these are my top 30 songs of the year. There are 22 different artists. The most songs by 1 artist is 3. Check the… Read more The Top 30 Songs of 2011 →
This list re-begins my favorites of 2011. Since it is actually the new year, I figure it is time to reflect upon my favorites of 2011. Coming later in the… Read more The Best Podcasts of 2011 →
This year I thought it would be a fun idea to do a list of the best songs that get played on Top 40 radio. These are songs that everyone… Read more The Best Radio Hits of 2011 →
I have had many people tell me in my short life that I look “homeless”. This is probably due to my often unkempt beard and lack of care for a clothing style or appearance and is probably said in order to make feel guilty for the way I look. It is a sort of small insult. But, this saying doesn’t make sense. The word homeless aside from all preconceived connotations means “without a home”. It does not mean: smelly dude with a long beard and hand-me-down clothing. Yet, within society… Read more Defining Homeless →