News and Notes 
Next Bond
Danny Boyle is flattered by the thought, but has no plans to direct the 23rd Bond.
Online Overkill – week of March 1
Good, bad, annoying or indifferent, these were the topics that were played out on my Google Reader this week. Rush Limbaugh. Dude has a big mouth. Michael Steele is still figuring how to speak into such a large microphone. We get it. Next issue. U2. The Irish band, which I’ve always appreciated, released a new album […]
Late ’90s revisited
Back when this publication was much younger, more ambitious and ideological, it was a photocopied print zine that focused mostly on the late ’90s Christian-influenced punk and indie-rock scene in and around Philadelphia. Bands like Ghoti Hook, the Huntingtons and Speedy Delivery were regular names in its pages, written up in concert and record reviews […]
Happy Grammar Day!
In case you haven’t already heard about it from cool places like the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar or Mighty Red Pen, today is National Grammar Day. If you appreciate good grammar, be sure to visit the sites above and celebrate with a high-fiber meal tonight (fiber is good for the colon). Just try not to be a […]
‘Do You Realize??’ OK’s state rock song
“You realize the sun doesn’t go down; it’s just an illusion caused by the world spining round.” As of Monday, Oklahoma now has an official state rock song. And it isn’t “Move Along” by the All-American Rejects, “Endless Oklahoma Sky” by John Moreland and the Black Gold Band or even Elvis Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel.” It’s a […]
No Danny No
British tabloid The Sun is reporting that Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle has been asked to direct the next Bond film. Our advice/request to Mr. Boyle: Run. Far, far away. Danny Boyle making the 23rd Bond film as his follow-up to one of the most decorated films of all time would be a crime […]
SXSW film trailers
Bummed you won’t be making it to SXSW’s film festival in a couple weeks but still want to get a sneak peek of the films you will have to wait several months to see? SXSW has a channel on YouTube just for you. There are also some music videos because apparently SXSW has a pretty big music festival […]
Contentment in an age of excess
Lexington, Ky.-based authors Will and Lisa Samson, who last teamed up on an enlightening and challenging book called Justice in the Burbs, have a new book coming out this week called Enough: Contentment in an Age of Excess. Like the their previous collaboration, the title sounds pretty self-explanatory: In an age of conspicuous consumption, where children worry more […]