Since I didn’t watch the show, all I can say is “Thanks.” Sorry that Conan took your audience the way David Letterman took Arsenio’s.
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C'Mon, Tavis…….
…….I defend you allthetime (not because I think you’re The Second Coming, but because I think you are making good points), and you come out with this? *SIGH* Stuff like this is why ign’ant folks feel free.
Public Enemy's Latest:"Notice–Know This"
Public Enemy posted the following on Youtube:
This is a polite respect call to the troops , to continue to inspire but reflect the people better. OTIS Redding was a humble country man from Macon Georgia who bought a jet to work in, not flash. He perished in that plane. Heres to hoping that the J & K supergroup can elevate the masses and try a little bit more to reflect OTIS heart rather than swag, because they’re too good to be less.
A 21st Century Spider-Man (For SOME Of The COMICS ONLY)
I remember a few years back, when Spider-Man was Indian. Then there was that Japanese version from the 1970s.
Stan Lee has often said that kids like Spider-Man because they could imagine themselves behind the mask. Of course, Marvel loses nothing by doing this; Spidey here is the Ultimate Universe version. The “real” Spider-Man—the one that Marvel will still sell everywhere on television and in film, the first one kids will think of—is still young, white, and skinny Peter Parker.
Another Clip From "Captain America"
Nope. Still not obsessed. Not even a little. 🙂
Thank You, Tim DeChristopher
When you read a lot of Civil Rights/Black Power movement books, you think of being serious as an activist—defined by me as taking direct (nonviolent) action that blocks and thwarts the system directly, and gladly accepting the consequences—as beloning to the era of black-and-white television, particularly in the ultra-symbolic, little-substance Obama Era. Tim DeChristopher defied that to such a degree that the judge seemed reluctant yesterday to sentence him at all. I’m sure he’ll only be in jail for eight months, tops. But his point was politically clear, and clearly articulated. Tim DeChristopher is on record, publicly defying the status quo. The judge said there were other ways to protest the land sale. But on the auction day, there was only one (nonviolent) way to stop it. And so he walked past symbolism, and chose it. What an important (political) distinction to make.
A Small Sample Of Comic Con 2011
Wow! My Geek People were out there in full force! And boy, does that guy look like David Tennant, or what? 🙂
And Now, Cap (and "The Avengers"!!!!)
To be honest, I had to surpress a giggle when I walked up to the box office and said, “One for Captain America.” The giggle told me that I had been waiting to say that since I was at least eight.
The new film is borderline GREAT. (I think the chemistry between the male and female leads needed a little tweaking, but I’ll be happy to see it again and again until I ignore that and move it up past the border.) It is EASILY the best superhero movie of the summer. I LOVED seeing “The Howling Commandos” in this film! And the ending…..! And the post-credits scene/trailer! 🙂
*SPOILERS*
*END OF SPOILERS*
This film almost put tears in my eyes because it was so much better than those awful 1970s television movies and that 1990 straight-to-DVD film.
I never thought of Captain America as a patriotic, white-supremacist figure; I liked him because he was colorful, kicked ass and had that great shield.
It’s a wonderful thing to have a goal. Mine: to see a GREAT “Avengers” movie on May 4, 2012!
Okay, Here It Is! "The Amazing Spider-Man" Trailer
Hmm….a little darker this time (including the parents‘ backstory is a good idea in this regard)….. I’m sure it’ll be great, but talk about deja vu…. 🙂 I hope this franchise won’t be rebooted every decade. I mean, does Peter Parker have to be perpetually 17, like Archie Andrews?
And Before "Harry Potter," "The Dark Knight Rises" Trailer!
Powerful, although I had to see it here to “get it.” Couldn’t follow or understand it in the theater.
