Archive for January, 2010

20-Word Review of “Avatar”

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

The evolution of the white race. “Learn our ways, and perhaps we can cure your insanity,” said the Queen Mother.

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Farewell, Negro Bowl

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Under all of the topics I’ve happily listed under “love to hate,” I must admit that Tavis Smiley’s “State of the Black Union” was at the very top. I am more upset than I thought I’d be with Smiley’s announcement a couple of days back that he is not continuing these annual forums. I think [...]

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Doctor Who: Four Knocks, And 10 Becomes 11

Friday, January 8th, 2010

And now, this: The tearjerker point of “The End of Time” for me was Rose telling him it was time for him to go—before she ever met him! Allons-y, indeed! Yes, the two-parter suffered from the usual Russell T. Davies over-the-topness. Really, the whole story was just filling time for the last 20 minutes. And [...]

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