China is Super Happy Peaceful Number One American Friend!

Thanks to the live car battery they attached to my nutsack, I was hardly even aware of the sensation of drowning.

Sarah Palin Comes out Swinging.

Palin skillfully used violent imagery to deny the notion that she is prone to using violent imagery.

CBRIII-5: Catching Fire – Suzanne Collins

Catching Fire is book 2 of The Hunger Games trilogy and plot discussion will necessarily reveal story details of The Hunger Games. Review for The Hunger Games can be found here: The Hunger Games Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have come home to District 12 as heroes. They emerged as co-victors of the 74th Hunger [...]

RUFKM Films Presents “Pour Me” – The History of the Cowbell

RUFKM.NET Films presents the greatest short film ever created involving cowbells and a band from Baltimore. Witness the various styles of cowbell set to the epic Charm City Devils’ track “Pour Me” from their album “Let’s Rock and Roll.” Purchase “Pour Me” from iTunes and support real rock music so Charm City Devils can afford [...]

CBRIII-4: The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins

After a series of disasters and upheaval the United States falls. In its place rises Panem, an interconnected set of 13 districts, each feeding the ruling city Capitol with their commodities. When the districts rise against the authoritarian rule of the Capitol they are beaten down and district 13 is obliterated. The 12 remaining districts [...]

CBRIII-3: Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk – David Sedaris

David Sedaris newest collection of stories uses anthropomorphized animals to deliver compact fables hitting on very human themes like racism, religion, terrorism, domestic violence, friendship, family, etc. Few of the tales are longer than 6 pages yet each gets its point across in the time allotted and none overstay their welcome. Sedaris is best known [...]

CBRIII-2: A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is a classic for a reason. It is simply constructed, but loaded with details and inflections that make the story come alive. I’ve seen most versions of the story told in film. My favorites are the George C Scott movie from the 80’s, Scrooged with Bill Murray, and the Muppet’s [...]