MEDIA MONDAY
What have you been reading, listening to, watching?

Is That the Best They Can Do?
Striking TV writers shown holding clever signs that say..."On Strike."

Weekend Box Office
1. American Gangster
2. Bee Movie
3. Saw IV
4. Dan in Real Life
5. 30 Days of Night

They Might Be Giants
Saw them in concert over the weekend at the Exit/In. I'd give it a solid "eh." I've seen them several times now, and this show felt remarkably the same as the last one. A few new tunes thanks to the new album, but otherwise was like watching a rerun. A good one, to be sure, but a rerun nonetheless. I think even guitar Dan's impressive 3-minute guitar solo was the same. Still a fun time and great tunes. The opening band, Oppenheimer, was actually pretty good too.

Which Movie Would You Present?
Over the weekend I had a fun discussion with Lewberry and Mrs. Lewberry about which film we would pick to introduce to the world if we could just pick one. On the Turner Classic Movie Network this month, a different guest each day is introducing their favorite films. Today, Rose McGowan day, she chose "Night of the Hunter", "Out of the Past", "A Place in the Sun", and "That Touch of Mink". Which would you pick if you had a day to be guest programmer? And - since we don't know the entire TCM catalog - let's just say you could pick from the entire history of feature films. One of our central discussion points: do you pick your favorite films? Or your favorites that you think people may not have seen?