This is very addictive. The DEA should check to see if it contains crack. Now I'm listening to a bunch of radio shows that I never get to listen to directly on the radio.
So now I'm always getting to hear Democracy Now, Stephanie Miller and Science Friday.
AAAAGH! Just what I needed something else to waste my time!
RATING: 5/5
Morgan Spurlock has done an excellent job with this show. You may remember his film Super-Size Me. In that film he spent an entire month where he ate nothing but food from McDonalds and used a pedometer to reduce his physical activity to that of the average suburban American. There were interesting consequences. The basic premise for "30 Days" is that Spurlock or a random participant will live a different life for a month. It's an eye opening show.
First of all this is not your typical reality show. There are no extreme stereotyped folks thrown together. The episode I watched featured a man named David from West Virginia. He spent a month living with a Muslim family in Dearborn, MI. David learned a lot about Islam and a lot about American diversity in general. As a WASP he'd never experienced discrimination before. He seemed to learn what that is like. I hope the show taught some people a little about their own prejudices.
RATING: 4/5
Last night I saw this film on the big scree for the first time. It was quite awesome. I still remember the first time I saw the movie the whole way through. I hadn't known Derrick (my husband) very long at that point. He brought the videotape over to show me. Seeing it with him on the big screen was really cool. It was funny, romantic and thrilling. I loved it a lot.
My only complaint is that the print was beat to death.
RATING: 4/5
Well, I have two more of the Harry Potter books to go before July 16! I definitely don't want to be left out of all the fun then.
Book three is pretty good, I don't think it is quite as imaginitive and whimsical as the first two, but I guess those were hard acts to follow. I was actually kindof put off by the Star Trekishness of the "Dementors" who make you feel the emotions caused by your worst memories. I half expected there to be a Professor Spok who would call the whole thing "fascinating." It also seemed strange to me that Scabbers was the bad guy all along. It seemed that Scabbers/Wormtail would have attempted something before that point. I mean he was living with the Weasleys for years right?
But again I am probably being overly critical. It is written for children. The fact that 2nd and 3rd graders are reading these books and understanding them is cool.
Rating: 3/5