Archive for September, 2003

George W. Bush Action Figure Fails to Appear for Release Date

Missing In Action WASHINGTON - After weeks of anticipation, toy collectors and Republican enthusiasts were were disappointed when the new George W. Bush action figure failed to appear for its release date. The figure, which features Bush as he was dressed in his now-famous appearance aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln was set to arrive in stores this [...]

28 Days Later…

28 Days Later... is a gritty, scary film, but not in the way you?d expect. Blame this on poor marketing and Fox Searchlight succumbing to the expected Hollywood hype: in the logo alone - a symbol of disease and contamination accompanying the film's title in blood red font - we see a misrepresentation of this [...]

The Most Interesting Submission I’ve Gotten to Date

The JPEG that accompanied the e-mail. Or maybe my mind is just a little befuddled by all the submissions I've been reading. " Dear Sir We fetch your name through our internet. Our Group manufacture and distributes various car and whole motorcycleunits The (motorcycle)car displacement ranging from 200 cc to 1100 cc. Including mini carand mini [...]

lauterbrunnen long weekend

Who is hardcore? This very one and same Mollie Margaret? All signs seem to be pointing to yes. Steve and I took Bruce the Bus on a big adventure this weekend, for which we had Thursday and Friday off due to some Genevois party. We left Thursday morning (as Mollie was fighting off the remnants of [...]

Reflections on Pamela

Awhile ago I mentioned in passing Pamela, a book with which most English majors are intimately familiar. However, most non-English majors can attest to the fact that they?ve never hear of it. And why have they never heard of it? Because no-one reads it unless they?re grinding they?re way through a little something called the [...]