lack of imagination

Daydreams

Sorry for the radio silence - I've been out and about doing some reporting. But I've got a story in the Sunday Boston Globe on the benefits of daydreaming and the default network:Teresa Belton, a...

Pledging Allegiance To Killer Mike

Killer Mike: 2 Sides (Featuring Shawty Lo) From: I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind, Vol. 2 [SMC, 2008]After an unexpectedly great 2007 it hasn't been a good year so far for Rap albums. Too many long...

Canned Responses

Since the commenters insist on repeatedly making the same charges against me I've decided to started saving my responses in Microsoft OneNote as a way to save me time and aggregation and to...

'Cloverfield': The Critics Are Split [Cloverfield]

We've already run the advance reviews (what--you don't trust Nicholas Chance, Kid Detective Reviewer?), and given you an exclusive! semi-blurry insider's gallery of Wednesday night's premiere. But...

Posterizing The Democrats

Playing off of a Huffington Post contest to Posterize the GOP, Michelle Malkin calls for a counter poster protest. Considering how liberals in general are supposed to be the creative thinking types,...

Caine Hates Remakes

SIR Michael Caine hates movie remakes because they "lack imagination". The British actor has seen many of the movies he originally appeared in be remade, including "Get Carter" and "Alfie," and he...

Marc Jacobs Elsa Woven Leather Bag

(Hum to tune of Donny and Marie classic song) I'm a little bit Chanel, I'm a little bit Bottega, I'm the result of a lack of imagination by Marc Jacobs. Seriously now, I expect a lot more from...

Reality TV's "summer slowdown" will be followed by 18.5 hours of reality TV a week this fall

Summer reality shows have performed well enough to earn renewals from their networks, but there has yet to be "even one new reality show that could be considered a game-changer ... or even a modest...

Communication: How to exit a conversation

You stopped off for a two minute small-talk session with the boss/buddy/neighbor, they've yammered on for a 20 minute chat explosion, and you need to get out! Lifehack.org explains how you can wiggle...

The Unethicist: The People Of Darfur Are Also Concerned About Traffic And Magazines

"The Ethicist" is Randy Cohen's long-running advice column in the New York Times. Each week, Gabriel Delahaye's "The Unethicist" will answer the same questions as "The Ethicist," with obvious...