Faux pas

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While I have done a number of fairly embarrassing things in my life, I have never… No, I don’t think I can describe it. Go here. (original) For another view, try this. Perfectly work-safe. The words “forty million dollar elbow” are involved, but it’s not a sports story. Wow.

October 28, 2006 · 1 min · Bryant

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It’s time for the Lost Badass List to reappear. We last examined the question of the island’s badassery after the seaon finale. This list categorizes badasses over time, but is heavily weighted towards the current storyarc. This year, since the Others are regulars and since I cannot deny the force of nature that is Benry (credit for neologism to S.), Others are eligible for the list. Without further ado! 1. Benry (aka Ben Linus, aka Henry Gale){{ double-space-with-newline }} 2. Sayid{{ double-space-with-newline }} 3. Jin{{ double-space-with-newline }} 4. Sawyer{{ double-space-with-newline }} 5. Juliette Comments and spoilers after the jump.

October 12, 2006 · 2 min · Bryant

Upcoming opera

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As of September 24th, the first two Skylark books by E. E. Smith are listed on the Distributed Proofreader site’s list of Silver E-Texts. This means that they’re gonna hit the Project Gutenberg (original) archives soon. This is awesome. Sadly, the Lensman books look like they’re still a few decades out.

October 4, 2006 · 1 min · Bryant

Other badasses

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I’ve talked about Lost badassery, but I’ve never created a comprehensive list of film badasses. That’s why I’m not Vern. Here it is.

August 20, 2006 · 1 min · Bryant

Yo teen

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That whole remixed movie trailer thing is here to stay, I’m thinking. Which is OK by me as long as it’s always this clever. (Via Dave Kehr, thanks to Lance Mannion, albeit somewhat indirectly.)

June 20, 2006 · 1 min · Bryant

Lost Badass List: 5/18/2006

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Last week’s list is here. This week’s list: 1. Sayid{{ double-space-with-newline }} 2. Mr. Eko{{ double-space-with-newline }} 3. Sawyer{{ double-space-with-newline }} 4. Jun{{ double-space-with-newline }} 5. Kate Commentary and spoilers after the jump.

May 25, 2006 · 2 min · Bryant

Lost Badass List: 5/25/2006

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Last week’s list is here. This week’s list: 1. Sayid{{ double-space-with-newline }} 2. Mr. Eko{{ double-space-with-newline }} 3. Sawyer{{ double-space-with-newline }} 4. Jun{{ double-space-with-newline }} 5. Kate Commentary and spoilers after the jump.

May 25, 2006 · 2 min · Bryant

Lost Badass List: 5/18/2006

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Last week’s list is here. This week’s list: 1. Sayid{{ double-space-with-newline }} 2. Mr. Eko{{ double-space-with-newline }} 3. Sawyer{{ double-space-with-newline }} 4. Locke{{ double-space-with-newline }} 5. Jun Commentary and spoilers after the jump.

May 18, 2006 · 2 min · Bryant

Esperanto

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Andre the Giant has a posse. William Shatner has a DVD club (original). The movies listed (original) do not suck, and I know they had Ginger Snaps earlier, so um $4 a DVD! Sure.

May 12, 2006 · 1 min · Bryant

Panda

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S. and W. are here, which means it’s time to kick off my film club down at the Coolidge. I’m gonna try and run about once a month; it needs to be a weekday night, because it’s hard to get the screening room on weekends. Optimal nights for me are Wednesday and Thursday; if you have a preference, express it now. So the question arises: what’s a good kickoff movie? Imma break it down into some categories, and y’all tell me where your yearnings lead you. Or suggest something else. ...

May 12, 2006 · 1 min · Bryant