Michael Jackson in his famous red jacket. [source]
Like people aroudn the world, I just finished watching the public memorial service for Michael Jackson. The range of people involved in what I can’t help but describe as “the production” really drove home just how widely and deeply Jackson’s death is being felt. The family and friends […]
I love Meatloaf. Not ironically, not in some higher than way, for real. I really love Meatloaf. Why? His voice is amazing, every single one of his albums is a marvel of high-end production values, and his videos are off the charts excellent. See that video above? Do you see how much stuff happens in […]
My Family Thinks Im Gay - Watch more Funny Videos
So, the sound quality isn’t so great, but the premise is provacative, but handled well — he avoids suggesting that being gay is bad, just that sticks to griping about how frustrating to have his family make assumptions about his sexuality while lampooning stereotypes of gay […]
The above video was shot on University of Texas. One of the big problems with the University of Texas campus is that everyone is completely jaded about wacky things happening on campus. If you watch the video, you’ll notice that faced with a large, inexplicable song-and-dance number, the average UT student is completely underwhelmed and […]
I love Marianne Faithful. A lot. I love her voice. I love how well she’s aged. And, most of all, I love her attitude — she manages to seem somehow world-weary and cynical but basically happy.
When I spoke at Rice in March, I was speaking mostly about the changes in notions of dropping out, […]