Ah, the weekend: when entertainment news decides to nap. That's why on Saturdays, I use a different format. I mention the few entertainment news pieces worth mentioning, and then I write an editorial about what I'm preoccupied with. Sundays are my Week in Literal Review days, when I review music and movies.
INTERESTING NEWS:
A few songs on Kanye's blog today. There's a Jadakiss track that isn't too memorable, there's a Mos Def live morsel that's fun, and there's new Weezy/Pharrell that sounds like it lives in a wind tunnel, but hey, Weezy's verses are fun.
Oh, and fractal teddy bears.
(Edited to add link, because that would be helpful. Can you tell that I hardly know what I'm doing?)
IMPORTANT NEWS:
Diplomatic attempts to end the Israel/Gaza situation are faltering.
This article is terribly written, to the point that I think it is deliberately confusing and misleading, but the point seems to be that Israel wanted to raid Iranian nuclear facilities, and the U.S. rejected the offer because it already had plans to do the same.
The Europe/Russia gas crisis is en route to a solution. This seems like a very important sign of things to come.
This is a pretty levelheaded look at Obama's stimulus plan.
A startling (and potentially inflammatory, but vital) look at one Arab perspective on Israel's recent actions.
This is a reasonable analysis of the Panetta situation.
EDITORIAL:
2009 has definitely hit the ground running, if not exploding; there are upheavals going on in all sectors. Obama's on the verge of taking office, vinyl sales are exploding, the international community is in an uproar about the Israeli invasion of Gaza... it's a lot of stuff to be changing, really drastically changing.
But then I wonder: is all of this optimistic discussion of now being the exciting time, of history getting ready to change- is all of it a big understatement? It seems like we're standing on the threshold of the end of industrial society. Our fuels are dwindling, and when they're gone, every facet of society is going to face unexpected, startling changes. We have the exceptional ability as a species to willfully avoid the frightening observations, but the observations suggest a radical transition on an unprecedented scale.
We crave change, but by change, we mean the changes we expect. What about all the surprises? I really wonder if we're ready to face them.
But then, that's never stopped this crazy planet before.
PERSONAL:
I spent most of today chilling out; I slept past noon. I did see The Wrestler with my mother and her husband. I'll write a review tomorrow; for now, I'll just note my distinct approval. I really like the Angelika theatre, but a lot of the people attending were infuriating. Frontrunners: The guy who faked an injury to get a better seat, people who only knew how to descend the stairs VERY LOUDLY, a woman squeezing by my seat who was intent on explaining to me that she wouldn't leave for the restroom after this one last time, and of course, the lady leaving the theatre who said, "all that blood and stuff, they just didn't need that, it was gross."
At least now I've been to the Texas Theatre Trifecta: the Bijou in San Antonio, the Drafthouse in Austin, and the Angelika in Dallas. Hell yeah.
2009 FILMS SEEN: 1
2009 SONGS ON MY ITUNES: 24
Current Computer Situation: MacBook Pro, on my lap in the guest room in Dallas.
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