Richard's Pretension

As noted in the last post, many modern protagonists in film and literature display, at best, a dubious moral sense. These characters are not...

Captain America is battling Harry Potter at the box office this weekend, and (surprisingly, to my mind) is holding his own. It is surprisi...

In case you didn’t know (and, unless you’re a member of the National Sausage and Hot Dog Council , why would you?), July is National Hot Dog...

Next week is yet another anniversary of the 1969 moon landing. Since 42 is not a particularly noteworthy number ( pace Douglas Adams), it’s...

Below is an abstract of a study by Jessop & Wade at the Department of Psychology, University of Sussex, Falmer, UK. Translated  from pro...

I never have seen worse reviews for a movie from professional critics than for Sucker Punch (2011): "Two hours of solitary confinemen...

Two years into the least inspiring economic recovery in a century, we continue to see anemic job growth, an abysmal housing market, and the ...