Category Archives: Heads Against Walls

A 500 Lb. Gorilla, Wearing a Tutu and Marilyn Monroe Wig

Posted on Thursday, January 8, 2009 by Keith

OK, Palestine and Israel, we need to have a talk. I know you guys hate each others guts. It’s understandable, I’m not fond of you two, either. But you’ve managed to drag the US into your petty squabble over a … Continue reading →

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4/5 of Freedom Is Not Enough

Posted on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 by Keith

Last night, we went 4/5 of the way to getting back on track as a country. We elected a Democratic President (who has received more votes than any president before him) and several Democratic congress folk and governors. But we … Continue reading →

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Everywhere, Signs

Posted on Monday, June 2, 2008 by Keith

Over at Crooked Timber, they’re compiling a list of the 101 movies to definitely not see before you die. Someone mentioned Signs, which is my number 2 must-not-watch-ever-again film.* What with M. Knight Shyamalan’s latest turd about to drop in … Continue reading →

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No Time For Plot, Doctor Jones

Posted on Sunday, May 25, 2008 by Keith

We saw Indiana Jones and the [place] of the [spooky noun] Friday night and were amused enough not to get up and leave so I guess it was alright. I had medium expectations going in and they were met. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Geek, Heads Against Walls, Movies, Reviews | 4 Comments

An Open Letter to Hillary Clinton

Posted on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 by Keith

Dear Senator Clinton, Congratulations on winning the Pennsylvania Primary! Will you drop out now?

Posted in Heads Against Walls, The Election That Will Never End | 3 Comments

Why Does Burning Books Always Seems To Be the Solution?

Posted on Thursday, May 31, 2007 by Keith

Because no one was buying his remainders, a Kansas City bookseller decided to torch his back catalog: In the 10 years Tom Wayne has operated Prospero’s Books, a used bookstore in midtown Kansas City, he has amassed thousands of books … Continue reading →

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Because Sueing People Is The Best Way To Win Customers

Posted on Monday, May 7, 2007 by Keith

Fun with Lawyers: Thousands of websites published the key, which had been uncovered in a bid to circumvent digital rights management (DRM)technology on HD-DVD discs. Many said they had done this as an exercise in free speech. An AACS executive … Continue reading →

Posted in By the Power of the Interweb!, Heads Against Walls, Technology | 1 Comment

But Which Books?

Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 by Keith

I applaud Yann Martel’s decision to send Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper a book every two weeks to raise his awareness of the arts, but I can’t help thinking that if someone tried this with President Bush, they’d end up … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Heads Against Walls, Politics | 2 Comments