Tim Brayton has an excellent deconstruction of this review of Brokeback Mountain up at his site, but it’s also well worth reading for his insights on movies in general. We need to put this man in touch with whoever hires writers for The Onion AV Club, stat.

Normally, I’m not really that bitter about being single. But Valentine’s Day, and the rush of marketing that accompanies it, is another story. So far in just the last three days, I’ve gotten emails from no fewer than five companies telling me to “Make Valentine’s Day special for your loved one by buying them (product)!” ...

This should be a fun afternoon. I’m going to a party that a couple friends of mine are throwing up in Burbank, where they’re threatening to deep-fry a turkey. I told them instead of beer, I’m bringing a fire extinguisher. I don’t know if they realize that I’m serious. Also, normally I wouldn’t care either ...

“You’ve got to remember that common sense is not factored into the intelligence quotient.” -A Sheriff’s deputy who had to help rescue these eejits from CalTech.

I decided to have a bit of dessert this evening, so I poured a nice big glass of milk, and brought it and put it on the corner of the table. This attracted the attention of Chaplin, who enjoys tipping over glasses so he can look inside them. Normally, the glasses are empty or only ...

Because I giggled when I saw this in the milk case when I stopped at Sav-on on the way home tonight: A closer look at the price tag: Now the logo for Swiss Dairy seems quite a bit dirtier.

I had a geektastic day at work. The production company I work for has some old laptops that are majorly broken and aren’t worth the amount of money it would take to get them working properly. They’re so majorly broken, in fact, that they won’t even turn on so I could wipe the hard drives ...

I love In-N-Out Burger as much as the next transplanted Californian, but even to me, this is one of the most disgusting things I’ve ever seen: The 100×100 burger. 100 patties, 100 slices of cheese, and one bun. You can even see the reciept at the site, where it’s rung up as a Double-Double with ...

Today’s installment of Man, Politicians Can Be Awfully Fucking Dumb comes from Richmond, VA: RICHMOND, Jan. 26 — Del. John S. “Jack” Reid had gone through this morning routine dozens of times. He’d reach into his pocket, pull out his small semiautomatic .380 handgun, release the clip and store the weapon safely in the desk ...

In a place like Los Angeles, where you are in your car so much that it can begin to feel like a second home, your car becomes an extension of your personality. So people decorate their cars to reflect their personalities. And some people, I’ve noticed, have really fuckin’ weird personalities. Every morning on my ...