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MODERN
TIMES AGAIN
Deflategate. If you were a time traveler
or an alien from another planet, you might believe that this is the most
pressing issue in our society. In fact, Kim Kardashian, who is no
stranger to relentless publicity, has taken a backseat to the NFL's non-story
about the New England Patriot's alleged deflating of footballs during the AFC
Championship game. Much as I loathe the Kardashian clan (and yes, I was
tempted to spell that with a K, but then it would have taken on an even
creepier connotation), I would have found her non-comments about Bruce Jenner's
weird transformation more newsworthy than the NFL's attempt to fill the two
week gap before the Super Bowl with this dreck. Benedict Cumberbatch, er,
Sherlock Holmes would have solved this mystery in about five minutes and we
could all get on to something more meaningful. And so it goes . . .
Speaking of Sherlock (and much like you,
I cannot wait for the Christmas special), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's official
legacy continues in Anthony Horowitz's Moriarty (9780062377180)
26.99. Professor Moriarty is one of my all-time favourite villians,
especially as played by Andrew Scott on the TV series (and a maybe a distant
second Daniel Davis who played him on Star Trek: Next Generation).
Also, Mr. Cumberbatch has been nominated for Best Actor for his role as Alan
Turing in the movie, The Imitation Game. The movie was
inspired by the book, Alan Turing: The Enigma (9780691164724) 16.95 by
Andrew Hodges. Coincidentally, his good friend Eddie Redmayne also plays
a famous scientist, Stephen Hawking, in his Academy Award nominated role for
Best Actor in The Theory of Everything. There is no movie tie-in
per se, but Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time (9780553380163)
15.00 is a pretty good place to start.
As you can tell, I'm a bit of a movie buff,
but I have never taken it to the extreme that Patton Oswalt did in his new
book, Silver Screen Fiend (9781451673210) 25.00. Mr. Patton
chronicles the four years in which he wrote for MADtv in the morning, watched
over 250 classic films at the Beverly, and then performed standup comedy late
at night. He's not quite sure exactly how he survived this addiction, but
comedy is a better place for it.
Finally, I don't believe Kim
Kardashian's most well-known film would have been included in the New Beverly
Cinema run, but if you're looking for something in a similar vein, I would
recommend E.L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey (9780804172073) 15.95.
It opens, appropriately, on Valentine's Day.
And yes, it is a pteradactyl.
Odds
& Sods
I cannot believe
that the Presidential election season has already begun. Sure the
election is still more than 500 days away, but the Republican candidates who
have little to no chance of winning their party's nomination have already
congregated in Iowa for the Iowa Freedom Summit. One of those hopefuls,
Mike 'Huckleberry Hound' Huckabee threw his hat into the ring with the release
of his new book, God, Guns, Grits and Gravy (9781250060990) 26.99 (which
is not to be confused with Ted Nugent's God, Guns, & Rock 'n' Roll
(9780895261731) 16.95). Although I will award Mr. Huckabee five bonus
points for maintaining alliteration throughout the whole title. Well done
sir!
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