2013
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Movie Review: The Place Beyond the Pines
2.5 stars out of 5 Had this been a live-action short, it would’ve been pretty freaking great. Oscar quality, maybe. But as it stands, this is basically a piece of shit. And that’s a shame, because it does start very strongly. Kind of a dark twist on Oz the Great and Powerful. For we once […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 4/9/13
EPISODE #71: INSECTS U.S. Girls — “Jack” [THEME] Versus — “Cicada” The Who — “Boris the Spider” Pants Yell! — “Spider” Black Mold — “Metal Spider Webs” The Duke & the King — “Water Spider” They Might Be Giants — “Insect Hospital” Clem Snide — “Beard of Bees” Higgins — “Bees” Grinderman — “Honey Bee […]
Thank You, Siskel & Ebert
It must’ve been 4th grade. Mr. Skadden asked the class if we watched anything on PBS. Ooh, me. I watch Sneak Previews. I recall being the only one who chimed in with that response. (I was already a bit of an oddball.) And I have no idea why I was watching. Basically all of I […]
Other Bad Things That Mike Rice Did
Rutgers University fired men’s basketball coach Mike Rice today, after videotape revealed that Rice is a complete and total prick—an abusive, homophobic bully. Later today, additional video was released, uncovering even more offenses by the disgraced former coach. Several of these are listed below. Count on Salt in Wound to keep you up to the […]
Oh Sandy: An Anthology of Humor for a Serious Purpose
An essay of mine, “Holy Hoboken, Baptized by Sandy,” was accepted into Oh Sandy: An Anthology of Humor for a Serious Purpose, which is available in print and Kindle formats. In it, I chronicle my hopefully amusing observations of religion’s role in that post-Sandy week here in Hoboken. The good, the bad, and the odd. […]
Spotlight on Greenville
I’m proud of this neighborhood spotlight I wrote for the winter issue of NEW Magazine (which is being rebranded as JCI Magazine with the spring issue). The Greenville section of Jersey City has a fascinating past which urban decay has made many people forget. Business owners, artists, and community activists—a few of who I now […]
Movie Review: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2.5 stars out of 5 I saw this movie for three reasons: 1) It was Tuesday and I can see movies for free on Tuesdays. 2) The Office is terrible this year and maybe a lot of that has to do with the continued absence of Steve Carell. If this movie was funny enough, it […]
My Internet Radio Playlist, 3/26/13
EPISODE #69: JACK 2013 The Who — “Happy Jack (acoustic version)” [THEME] Raybeats — “Jack the Ripper” LL Cool J — “Jack the Ripper” Volcano Suns — “Jak” The Rolling Stones — “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” The Hollywood Argyles — “Long Hair, Unsquare Dude Called Jack” Comet Gain — “Jack Nance Hair” The Mighty Sparrow & […]
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