Monthly Archives: July 2013

July 31 2013 Round-Up

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Thomas Mets

Beer Labels in motion is a fun blog. Malcolm Jones has a list of the best Woody Allen films. I’ve been enjoying the recent comics related editions of the Nerdist Writers Panel podcast. It is kinda funny how Len Wein … Continue reading →

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July 31 2013 Politics Round-Up

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Thomas Mets

After the stories about how Hillary Clinton wants to cut ties with Huma Abedin due to her husband’s embarrassing mayoral campaign, the new piece about how they’re all worried about Abedin is politically more useful. She’s now taking a break from working … Continue reading →

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July 30 2013 Round-Up

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Thomas Mets

Someone has compiled 15 film poster cliches. Spike Lee releases his list of essential films, the syllabus for his NYU Graduate class. Noah Millman considers whether the zombie movie has become the new western. Which is what worries me about … Continue reading →

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July 30 2013 Politics Round-Up

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Thomas Mets

The Chicago Tribune made a boo-boo. Mona Charen considers an alternative to the current Republican primary process. Jeffrey H. Anderson and Jay Cost believe so. Writing in the summer issue ofNational Affairs, they argue that the current primary system arose … Continue reading →

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July 29 2013 Round-Up

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Thomas Mets

John Seavey praises Mark Gruenwald’s Quasar. ‘Quasar’ was the series he came up with to tell those stories, and I loved both ‘Quasar’ the series and Quasar the character. I loved the series because Gruenwald looked at the Marvel Universe, the … Continue reading →

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Last Weekend of July Round-Up

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Thomas Mets

Charlie Savage of the New York Times considers John Roberts’s appointments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. In making assignments to the court, Chief Justice Roberts, more than his predecessors, has chosen judges with conservative and executive branch backgrounds that … Continue reading →

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Politics Round-up July 25 2013

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Thomas Mets

In a post about Ted Cruz, Jonathan Bernstein defends George McGovern who lost 49 states against Richard Nixon in 1972. Beyond that, it’s not clear that reputation for ideological extremism was McGovern’s main problem that year. The Democrats really were … Continue reading →

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July 24 2013 Round-Up

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Thomas Mets

David Womerly calls the argument about whether Shakespeare was Shakespeare a zombie argument that refuses to die. In the first place, in Shakespeare’s lifetime plays were often written in a collaborative manner involving other playwrights, and also at moments drawing … Continue reading →

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July 24 2013 Politics Round-Up

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Thomas Mets

On the Rolling Stone cover controversy, it’s worth considering how they have previously depicted people they didn’t like on their covers. Patrick, the two year old son of a Secret Service agent who served under George HW Bush, developed leukemia. … Continue reading →

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July 23 2013 Line-Up

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Thomas Mets

David Jablow turned a cheesy pinup into some more imaginative images, posting 15 of those on his website. Comic Book Resources kicks off its list of the best X-Men stories. Anthony Weiner is Carlos Danger, and someone did a mock … Continue reading →

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