A few movie reviews this month: Fright Night (which was awesome! See it rightnowthisinstant!) and Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, which is to Pan’s Labyrinth what Anaconda is to Jaws (aka, a...
So my weddings rant turned into a general rant column on HuffPo (a site that I have now been writing for since 2006, which is a bit…frightening?). The theme is “5 Truths about [X Topic] t...
This piece originally appeared on The Awl. Once you decide to have a wedding, there are many, many things to read: etiquette guides, Dos and Don’ts, planning checklists, vendor guides, “inspira...
I should start a Tumblr just for the emails I get in response to appearances like these. A few favorites: “Saw you on CNBC the other day…Are you a writer still trying to figure out what s...
Ack! Ok so the time got away from me. Weddings! I blame weddings! My own (I’m getting married, something I have been loath to blog about ’til now) and other peoples’. I’m conv...
There’s a sick pleasure in slipping the occasional pro-China comment in during a broadcast watched primarily by people who think Joe McCarthy had a point. (The joy is particularly acute since I...
I did a segment on NPR’s Living on Earth show today, talking about the potential environmental effects of Obama’s infrastructure ‘Stimulus Plan B.” You can listen to it here. ...
This piece originally appeared on The Awl Disclosure! I will begin by stating that, at the age 31, I currently have no children. Which, in and of itself, will be a driver for many parents to click th...
Watch the latest business video at video.foxbusiness.com I hit the Fox Business studio yesterday to talk with Brian Sullivan about Obama’s plans for high speed rail. Just imagine if we could ge...
Yes folks, it’s Nightmare on Elm Street remake time! This morning I went on Mediabistro’s online radio show to talk about the movie with Jason Boog and Kiran Aditham from Fangoria. And a ...
What do you say about the worst horror movie you’ve ever seen in your life? A lot, after a vat of coffee and around 30 Easter chocolates. To celebrate in the cinematic awfulness with me, click...
I love traveling. Plop me in a foreign country with a map and a day or two of unscheduled time — there’s your true manifestation of contentment. But one cannot always be jetting around th...
I have a confession to make: Sometimes I write in a state of total rant. This is hardly a surprise to anyone who’s read this blog frequently. These rants are the definition of reactionary writi...
I’ve made no secret of my feelings for Lori Gottlieb. Ever since my response to her “Settle for Him Girls” piece two years ago, I’ve strapped on the view that her Atlantic art...
Behold today’s guest editor for The Infrastructurist. Look mom, aren’t you glad I did that whole law school thing?
There are a couple types of bad movies. Well, 2 types really. There are movies that are simply bad — bad acting, bad plot, bad dialogue, bad effects, or simply an overall melange of badness tha...
Happy Non-2009! Congratulations on surviving with sanity (presumably) intact! O brave new year that has such capacity for craziness in’t! (With apologies to Aldous Huxley, and Shakespeare for t...
Oh well — at least I’m under Brian Williams and Katie Couric: Notable Quotable Awards for 2009: Nominees for Long Live Camelot Award UPDATE: Turns out I won this shit. At this point, noth...
A few, er, weeks ago (hey, there was a national holiday somewhere in between) we brought you the Part One of the top ten most gut-wrenching Unintentional Horror movies. Here are the Top 5. And damn a...
I traveled to Dubai earlier this year, and was astounded by the place. I never did get around to writing about it at the time, but leave it to a financial crisis to get me off my arse. So here’...
(This post is in response to John Carney’s Annual Guide to Holiday Romance) Avoid any guy who lists “blogger” on his resume. The reasons to do this are too numerous to list. Avoid a...
When I’m not ranting about slasher movies or toddlers in stripper heels, I do occasionally do some legitimate sit-in-an-office work (though it still involves writing and futzing around on the I...
What does it mean when one of the most famous three-year-olds in the world is toddling around in high heels and designer coats? Nothing good, my friends. Nothing good. Check out my piece in todayR...
Horror movies are honest. They let you know exactly what they are from the get-go. Slasher flick? Gonna have a guy (usually) who stalks and murders a bunch of teenagers. Zombie film? You’ll hav...
I went on Mediabistro’s Morning Media Menu show this AM to talk with the smart and fabulous Jason Boog and Matt Van Hoven about China, infrastructure, and apocalypse porn. To listen, click here.
“The Fourth Kind” is just the kind of joyless tragedy porn that I love to write about — lame, ineffective, and a total victim of its own hubris. Also this one really needed a big fa...
It’s a good question. I get asked it all the time. Actually, what I get all the time is more like, “Ugh. You seriously write about horror movies? How can you WATCH those things – th...
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