Day: February 3, 2011

MasterChugs Theater: ‘Cashback’

Oh love, how you’re especially in the air right around this time. Yes, it’s February, so of course we’ll take a look at movies that explore loooooove in interesting fashions. We’ll kick off this year’s edition with Cashback.

His daily life refracted through a magical realism inspired by creative artistic viewpoint, protagonist Ben believes he has gained special powers of observation. But ultimately his particular carnival ride through the landscape of romance teaches him far more about the salvation possible in human relationships than what can be gained or protected by avoiding them.

It is THE emo-drama movie for guys. But this works. Why? Because we’ve been there before. Also, it’s got boobers, which is always a good thing. Continue reading MasterChugs Theater: ‘Cashback’

Or are you just happy to see us?

Note: the title will require you to click the link. We can be quirky like that.

Nobody likes to wake up in the morning. Most of the time, waking up interrupts your sleep, especially when you’re in the middle of that totally awesome dream involving the Chiquita Banana lady and a pack of velociraptors in Camelot. That’s the worst. It also sucks to wake up because then you have to start your day. And during the winter, having to go to work while it’s still dark outside is the pits.

So imagine how horrible it was to wake up and find a cell phone tower in your yard. Because then you’d be the Di Marco family. The tower, reportedly being put up by NextG, has been rationalized by the company to be put up as the FCC

granted them the right to do so and provide communication service, it was a public necessity.

So, there’s that.

Baby on board?

Pregnant women are like ticking time bombs. They’re scarily hormonal, they demand strange foods and they have no interest in having sex with you. Just like a time bomb, a hormonal, craving-crazed, non-sex-having time bomb.

But now, those time bombs may be able to park where you’re not allowed to park in New York City, for reasons like security. The city is considering a bill that would allow expectant mothers with difficult pregnancies to park in no parking zones and stand in no standing zones. Pardon us, but we don’t think that just because you’re in the family way entitles you to make left turns where it is not allowed or drive the wrong way on a one-way street.