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Last year I went to the Siren Music Festival at Coney Island and didn’t have such a great time. By the end of the day, I was pretty unsure that I wanted to attend again, regardless of the quality of the lineup. With this year’s fest today, as of 10:30 AM this morning, I stillContinue reading “THIS IS NOT A MUSIC BLOG BUT … A DAY WITH THE SIRENS (ESPECIALLY MORNINGWOOD)”

For I don’t know how long I’ve been meaning to mention how one of the bright spots of my day is often reading My Blog Is Poop. Bob basically always manages to make me laugh … sometimes out loud … sometimes hysterically. Since this is primarily a space for movie-talk (or something), I absolutely mustContinue reading “WHY IT’S SO EASY TO PROCRASTINATE”

I’m just spent. Exhausted. I could easily blame it on last night’s incredible Dinosaur Jr. show at Summerstage (never mind my pics: BV’s are better). It was like being transported back to 1990 — crowd surfing, stage diving, spontaneous mosh pits. Except I don’t remember my feet ever hurting as much and it was neverContinue reading “FEELING A BIT OF BLAH: WOES OF UNEMPLOYMENT”

I actually don’t even know what to say about this: Steven Spielberg executive producing a live-action version of Transformers to be directed by Michael Bay? (Thanks Thigh Master!) This is going to be a huge movie with an already-scheduled July 4, 2007 release date. And I’m sure Bay will make it look great. But canContinue reading “IF THERE’S ANY JUSTICE, THIS WILL BE HIS FIRST HUGE FLOP”

A year ago today, I was up early, watching the announcement of the Emmy Nominations and throwing a little conniption about how stupid the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences continues to be. Well, obviously, not enough nominating members read my blog (shocker! and for shame!) even during what had to be one of theContinue reading “OH EMMY … YOU JUST GET ME SO RILED UP I … ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ”

I just got home from sitting through the absolutely brilliant, Tony Award winning production of Glengarry Glen Ross now playing on Broadway, but this post isn’t about the show. (That one will come … supposedly! Who knows anymore.) No, this post is a good example as to why Aaron can sometimes (often, even?) be aContinue reading “REASON #437 THAT I’M A BIG DORK: MY NON-ENCOUNTER WITH PAUL SCHEER”

In Sunday’s Arts & Leisure section of the New York Times, semi-hidden away at the bottom of an internal page under the column heading “Channeling” was a piece written by Lia Miller about the cable channel AMC. The story focused on how the channel with the no-longer apt name “American Movie Classics” seemed to beContinue reading “THE NY TIMES CATCHES ON TO WHY THE “C” IN AMC HAS LONG BEEN IRRELEVANT”

Today’s MUG entry reminded me that the Howard Johnson’s diner in Times Square (actually, Duffy Square if you want to be totally accurate, I believe) was closing. Or, rather, had already closed — last week in fact. Mourning a Howard Johnson’s in the middle of tourist central might not seem like the most New YorkContinue reading “CRAP, I FORGOT AND MISSED IT: FAREWELL HOJO”

A couple months ago at Gothamist’s Laughable Hype show at Tonic, the hysterical Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel did a bit where they’ve renamed all the NYC neighborhoods. I don’t remember most of the new nicknames for all the various ‘hoods, but I do remember that the Lower East Side became “Go Fuck Yourself!” andContinue reading “TO A COUPLE OF THE MORE ANNOYING RESIDENTS OF MILFLAND”

Seeing a movie in Bryant Park can be one of the great NYC summer experiences. The screen is huge, the surrounding area of midtown is slightly shut out by the trees, and the chosen films are usually a pretty good selection. Of course, like anything in this city, having the best Bryant Park movie experienceContinue reading “A PERFECT MOVIE FOR UNDER THE STARS”