Paul Constant, at the Stranger: There has never been a good movie based on a video game. Think about that for a second. For twenty years, Hollywood has been trying to adapt video games to film; Wikipedia lists 29 adaptations made in that time. They’ve never successfully made a good one. And so I am …
Archives for January 2013
A Seemingly Reasonable Negro With An Unreasonable Past?
First I’d like to say thanks to the Balloon Juice community for your support in this our first week (We don’t broadcast on Fridays.) We’re loving some of the comments we’re seeing and we will continue jumping all around in the comment section. As for today’s show–I’ll admit it. I have all sorts of mixed …
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Wiley Cash – A Land More Kind Than Home – Live Discussion
Tonight’s live chat is featuring author Wiley Cash, whose first book, A Land More Kind Than Home, was just released in paperback. Wiley has been a friend of mine (and neighbor) for several years, and I am really excited about tonight’s discussion. Feel free to ask anything. For more information on Wiley, please visit his …
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Walter Needs a Shooter
The coastal elites are all abuzz over Walter Kirn’s latest meditative essay on what it really means to be a gun owner–something, according to Walter, that can only be truly understood on a visceral level by those who have handled and shot guns. He comes down on the side of an assault weapons ban but …
Just a Quick Reminder
Our live chat with Wiley Cash will begin in an hour.
Cat Rescue Bleg – Seattle / Northwest Coast Area
From commentor Erin B: I’m hoping to get some assistance rehoming my mother’s two cats. Her health has taken a rather abrupt turn for the worse and she can no longer care for them. Their names are Pumpkin and Cleo, and both are elderly (12ish) and diabetic, requiring regular insulin shots. Pumpkin is a handsome …
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Don’t want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde
Someone once told me that the gun lobby wasn’t close to the most powerful lobbying organization in Washington, that I had probably never heard of the most powerful ones. The idea here is that when you’re truly powerful, you can get people not to talk about you at all; it’s better to bribe everyone quietly …
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