Forum: Arts and Entertainment

The picture association game thread has a photo of Michaelangelo's David in it. It's not too hard to notice that the guy isn't particularly well-endowed. I've also noticed that many classical sculptures, both Greek and Roman, are also...

This is in the Guggenheim because it is a serious artistic question about the female vulva. I’ve taken up oil painting, with a real passion, in the last few years, and I’ve recently begun painting a series, very fresh and exciting to me, of...

It's probably very uncool, but fuck I love Live. Start here. That guy can fucking SING. More youtubeishnesss: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh17Ib3O ... re=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_daJjRr ... re=related...

My girlfriend took the day off; I'm still unemployed; so we're going to the 10:45 am showing. Will report upon return. Hrmm.

All right fantasy fight fans, this is one for the ages...in the red corner, fighting out of...somewhere in Korea, representing the 4077 M*A*S*H, it's FRANK "BLOOD & GUTS" BURNS And his opponent, in the blue corner, fighting out of...

I'm watching a cheesy VH1 show about the top 100 hard rock bands, and I'm loving it. ZZ Top Cream The Kinks - (I jumped up and down) Foghat In Living Colour Man I'm having a ball. There are still about 40 or so to go.

Not sure when it would have aired, nor much of anything else. However, someone on the Tucker Club board posted that they were flipping past the channels and caught part of an episode of Dexter with what looked to be a prop-car Tucker sitting in a...

My stepdaughter's birthday is approaching. As some of y'all may recall from the other board, she has been devouring Tolkien for a while now, and I was thinking I might make her gift Tolkien-related (or perhaps quality high-fantasy-related). I'd...

Well, that was rather predictable. Interesting set-up for the rest of the show, but a foregone conclusion who was getting voted off the second the Immunity Challenge was over.

So a good friend and I often challenge each other to create play lists out of our iTunes collections using different themes. Once we had a bipolar challenge, where we had to address the ideas (somehow) of opposites. Lately, I've noticed that there...

This one is niggling at me. I think it's classic SF. On another planet (moon?), a mysterious building is found. It's difficult to see anything inside. Entering results in a prompt death, but it's clear that some sort of path is there. A guy...

Even though post-rock bands can often fall under other labels like "experimental rock" or "indie rock", it doesn't seem to have that much in common with rock music IMO. Oh, sure, there may be a power trio/quartet; its roots in rock, jazz, blues and...

Boy do I have a lot of vinyl to get rid of. Mostly stuff of mine that I already have on CD, and a ton of classical recordings from the 1940's-1960's. I cannot stomach throwing them in the county dump. I cannot keep any of them. ( Moving into a small...

Who has seen "Hamlet 2" yet, and what did you think of it? I felt it was a little uneven, but since it was shifting between "kinda funny but not my style of humor" to "incredibly hilarious" I think it was good. The protagonist is probably one of...

For years, we've been baking plain old Idaho potatoes. Today, for the first time, I tried Yukon Gold potatoes, and I'm not goin' back. They cost a little more per pound, but well worth it. Excellent, slightly buttery taste; tender; easily edible...

OK, folks...let's use the same spoiler policy that Cervaise has been using in the threads on the Dope: Spoiler policy: If you want to discuss a plot point from an upcoming episode, something you know is going to happen because it's been revealed...

Waiting until October blows. Although I do note that Unseen Academicals is still 7 months from publication, but still manages to rank #729 on Amazon.UK's best-seller list. But I want it now. (whine) 400 pages of UU football...what's not to like? ...

Almost time! That might be my favorite episode title ever. :D

I feel kind of dirty, posting about this show in a forum called "The Guggenheim," but I guess I have no better option! :-) Just wondering if anyone else is watching it this season...I really enjoyed the first celeb version, so I've been looking...

Why is it that there seems to be a dearth of war poetry from WW2 when compared to WW1? I can name three or four WW1 poets off the top of my head (and I'm no great patron of the arts), as well as a couple of famous poems, yet cannot do the same for...

One version of my online self: The rejected header for the website I'm working on (I'm supposed to be working on the new one right now...) Okay, for some reason Mummiera is getting cut off. If you want to see the whole thing, just...

I work out at the gym in the mornings. When I'm on the treadmill, I usually put ESPN News or some inane morning show on the attached TV monitor (with earbuds plugged into my iPod). But a few weeks ago, I stumbled upon 'Charmed', and my cardio days...

Did any of the lost fans make the move to Guggenheim?

I have the radio on all day at work (unless I'm playing the iPod). It's a member-supported station broadcasting out of the University of Washington in Seattle. It reminds me of my younger days listening to KXLU in L.A. You'll hear The Duchess and...

I first saw this film when I was a wee bairn. It scared the crap out of me. I recently aquired it on DVD. It's really rather entertaining. Anyone else familiar with it? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045464/

Frazz And another generation is exposed to RAH. What a wonderful world.

I watched my third season of America's Best Dance Crew and the groups I loved both made it to the final show. My son, Jack got me involved with the show. The dancers are amazing and some might be surprised to know that a group of cloggers made it...

I can't remember a show with better kid actors than this. The adult actors are awesome as well - I can't say enough good stuff about Bryan Cranston. I believe that this is a real family in every single episode. Hal and Lois' marriage is solid,...

Erm, so it is my new responsibility to start the Big Love thread? I'm not sure if I can handle all that; thank all the gods there's only a couple episodes left. I might crumble under the pressure. So last night's episode, "Rough Edges" seem to...

I did, because I am a fan of his. Man was that show ever disappointing. I actually kinda like the concept (sort of). I also kinda like the characters (sort of). I think there are a lot of good places that the show could go with the basic premise...

Ironically, there aren't any major spoilers in this post. A few years back there was a sci-fi movie called "Imposter" starring Gary Sinise, and Vincent D'onofrio, which I didn't bother seeing in the theater, but was intrigued enough by the ads...

I have come into possession of 3 or 4 old books--the large children's kind. Falling apart, hardbound, pages torn up, but once upon a time they were very nice. A couple have lovely tipped-in color plates (though I think the nicest ones are missing...

This last summer, I was sure that this song (warning, catchy tune) was going to be a massive hit, it seemed like a great summer song with a catchy tune, only, it seemed to sink without a trace. Got any more examples?

I spent the past weekend laying on the couch with a virus, so I finally got to break in the brand new LCD TV I bought after Christmas. Based on my analysis of what should be changed about Star Trek: TNG here, KneadToKnow suggested I should be...

13 finalists singing Michael Jackson. Eek.

Michael puts Wonkaesque golden tickets in some paper boxes that are not far enough away from each other. A pretty good episode from America's hardest to watch situation comedy. Boy, was Michael an insufferable weasel in this one. Nice to see the...

Have you seen the commercial with the couple riding a tandem bike and the girl's hair blows into the guy's face? It's her underarm hair! :shock: I love it and hate it at the same time. My stomach leaps a little when it seems to go in his...

Chili is beanless. Ketchup does not belong on hot dogs. Cornbread does not have sugar in it. Let the Holy Wars begin!

OK, you know those niggling little things that bother you? I have a new one: When is a cover song not a "cover"? And is there a word for songs that aren't, strictly speaking, covers? For example, one of the biggest hits of the British band...

The popularity of the OotS threads sparked my interest, so I plowed through the archive. Glad I did, but now I've been waiting for each new installment instead of just having it available at leisure. Which leads to my question: Is there any...

French and Saunders: Teenager! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txnhjjTFvSw&NR=1 Do not trying drinking while watching this. Tea out the nose is especially unpleasant...

Kenny's got a girlfriend! Kenny's got a girlfriend! (And she's a slut! Go Kenny!) :D

In another part of the internet, someone asked if there were any personal little saying that you say that no one else understands. I do but most of them are from TV shows and commercials. Catchphrases that are only catchphrases to me. A few...

This looked amazing, but somehow I managed to miss the first part. It's on Channel 4 online, but I'll have to fiddle with my settings to get it to let me watch (stupid Linux). Is it worth it, though? When is the rest of the trilogy on?

A song most of you probably know. WTF are these guys on? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-XzGOZHYdA Very fun.

They're on their second set of these, I think. Someone sees someone else do something decent for somebody, and then later they do a similar solid for someone they don't know. It makes for a sort of chain reaction. There's a lot I like about it. I...

I never would have thought I could care so much about fake football. And it makes me cry every week. More TV should be like this.

I have a niece who will be turning 10 very soon. She's a fast reader, but she sometimes reads too fast and reduces her comprehension. She loves horses and I think she's beginning to like "romance-y" stories. Considering her parents, sex and...

I'm not sure if this should be here or in the polling booth. Mods feel free to move it to wherever. So I got the kindle last week and took it on a trip this week. My basic thought is: I am loving this thing!! Background: I read a lot and travel...

In Chicago, you may not put Ketchup on a hot dog. If you ask for it at Superdawg, for instance, they will scowl, and provide you with a packet for self application. But they will not be party to your crime. Someone once told me that in...