Word: snakes
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...other night and sat down to watch “Babel.” (It was good; we can talk about it later.) But I must admit that I’ve largely forgotten the movie itself, largely because of the horribly distracting trailer for “Black Snake Moan,” a film which opened on March 2 and whose concept can be described in one word: epic...
...after finishing the clip, I was left wondering several different things, only one of which merits reprinting here: have the blues ceased to exist in mainstream popular culture? Part of the reason “Black Snake Moan” drew my attention was the relative rarity of hearing blues in a popular context (read: not on NPR or PBS). I’ve always loved the blues, but I recognize their relative obscurity and never expected to encounter them in any conventional, popularized setting...
...Other people have picked up on the idea of booking a snake and a mongoose. On Real Time, it's more like a real conversation. And, honestly, it started because I noticed that on Politically Incorrect, the more interesting things were said after the show, because the guests didn't feel the pressure to shout at each other...
...Some would argue that bloggers - or the blogosphere - is continuing the snake-versus-mongoose kind of debate that you've left behind. What do you think...
...snake oil” might have opened Truman’s airways, but there’s no reason to think it closed his mind. Nonetheless, in Perret’s world, where fact is no object, counterargument is altogether banished...