Of all things, we watched the first four episodes of this motorcycle gang saga.
You know how we're identifying with the bad guys in these shows? Meth and arms dealers. Or serial killer Dexter, or Gangster Nucky. Kind of a weird development.
I wanted to watch this show for some time, and with reruns going on, this was a good time to dive in. We have several seasons to catch up on. I thought I might have a hard time getting Linda to watch, but Ron Perlman is one of her favorite actors (ever since Beauty and the Beast) , so that's how I got her to watch the first episode...
"You know," she says. "He's getting better looking as he gets older."
"He's still ugly."
"Well, sure.... but better looking than before."
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"Exit through the Gift Shop."
The documentary by (about?) street artist Banksy.
I have a strange reaction to these art documentaries. These people all seem like raging egotists and preening narcissists.
Banksy's anonymity actually makes him seem even more of an egoist, somehow.
Maybe that's what it takes to get noticed in the art world.
As far as the documentary is concerned, if you like mind games, this was a good one. I don't think I liked it much -- I would have preferred a straight documentary about street art, with many more examples.
And yet, it makes its point.
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"Angry Bear" blog has a cute column about how Unitarians "saved" Christmas. (And the Puritans literally "outlawed" it.)
heh.
You know how we're identifying with the bad guys in these shows? Meth and arms dealers. Or serial killer Dexter, or Gangster Nucky. Kind of a weird development.
I wanted to watch this show for some time, and with reruns going on, this was a good time to dive in. We have several seasons to catch up on. I thought I might have a hard time getting Linda to watch, but Ron Perlman is one of her favorite actors (ever since Beauty and the Beast) , so that's how I got her to watch the first episode...
"You know," she says. "He's getting better looking as he gets older."
"He's still ugly."
"Well, sure.... but better looking than before."
**********
"Exit through the Gift Shop."
The documentary by (about?) street artist Banksy.
I have a strange reaction to these art documentaries. These people all seem like raging egotists and preening narcissists.
Banksy's anonymity actually makes him seem even more of an egoist, somehow.
Maybe that's what it takes to get noticed in the art world.
As far as the documentary is concerned, if you like mind games, this was a good one. I don't think I liked it much -- I would have preferred a straight documentary about street art, with many more examples.
And yet, it makes its point.
**********
"Angry Bear" blog has a cute column about how Unitarians "saved" Christmas. (And the Puritans literally "outlawed" it.)
heh.