Reply All

wordjournal:

A new blog by Ben Schott on the words that encapsulate our times.

From the New York Times. The latest entry: ‘Recession Beard’.

I gather this guy’s a bit of a douche, but this article is actually quite interesting. Not something many people are ever likely to need to do, but the processes used to lose the weight give good insight into how the body works. Edit: Contains mild pseudoscience (something about water microclusters).

The Avatar is pretty much the only western attempt at an anime I’ve seen that’s worked. Good over-arching plot, silly but good-natured jokes throughout and a cool re-working of asian and inuit cultures into a very compelling and engaging background world. There’s also no white people in it. Which makes the predominately white cast surprising. And Shyamalan is directing it. I wonder what the twist will be. (Hint: that it’s going to suck).

Also, Keanu Reeves as Spike in the Cowboy Beebop remake. I can’t decide if that’s terrible or perfect…