It is being reported that Tony Scott, the director of Top Gun, has committed suicide. According to reports, he jumped off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro this afternoon. Scott directed and produced many films throughout the course of his career, but his most popular film was Top Gun, the 1986 blockbuster featuring Tom Cruise and […]
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. After a terrific start to the season, the Pirates may be running out of steam. On August 8, they were 16 games over .500. Since then, they’ve lost seven of their last ten games. Meanwhile, the Cardinals have been in a bit of a holding pattern this past […]
The Cardinals took yet another game tonight, scoring four off Phillies ace Cliff Lee and closing out a 4-1 win. Don’t look now, but this team is rolling. Wait a minute, you might be saying. They just lost two to San Francisco and lost last night, right? That they did, including a 15-0 stinker laid […]
And so ends the tenure of one of the most polemical Cardinals players in recent memory. That incredibly loud cheer you heard erupt around St. Louis this afternoon? That wasn’t Busch Stadium going nuts for the Cardinals winning; rather, that was the reaction to the news that the St. Louis Cardinals had traded middle infielder […]
What’s the best way to ruin an excellent film franchise? Other than hire Kristen Stewart to “act” in it (because let’s face it, she sucks at everything in life other than grimacing), the quickest way is to lose the franchise star and director. Many a film series have tried to go on without one or […]
As a man who majored in political science, I have to say: I hate political ads. No, the two aren’t correlated. I just wanted to say I was a polisci major and that I hate political ads. I think even Democrats, Republicans, and people who don’t care about politics can agree on this one. Political […]
Seeing as I’m 28 and have no children, it’s not too often that I see children’s movies nowadays. I certainly enjoy many of the Pixar films and other similar computer-animated films, but I don’t think I’ve seen a G- or PG-rated live-action film in quite a while. In fact, I think the last live-action family […]
When I was growing up, I watched three things: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters, and Arnold Schwarzenegger films. Anime? No thanks. Disney movies? Get that weak sauce out of here. I grew up watching Arnold classics such as Terminator 2, Total Recall, and Predator. Really, what else was there? My parents didn’t mind the violence; they raised me […]
Note: this might be a pretty lengthy post. Read on only if you’re awesome. As a baseball fan, July 31 is one of the most exciting days of the year for me. It’s unofficially the 2/3 point of the regular season, and it’s also the non-waiver trade deadline. As a result, the two or three […]
Well, this was a fun weekend. After a disheartening road trip that saw the Cardinals lose five out of six to the Reds and Brewers, the Cardinals absolutely exploded against the Cubs this weekend, outscoring them by a 23-1 margin and outhitting them 38-17. Thanks to a hockey-related bet with my lovely friend Christine (who […]
