Archive for the ‘Entertainment’ Category

Halloween 2009: The Corpse Vanishes (1942)

Posted: 24th October 2009 by Craig Rettig in Entertainment
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“Why, yes, in a manner of speaking. I find a coffin much more comfortable than a bed.” —Dr. Lorenz (Bela Lugosi) The Corpse Vanishes is a classic flick starring horror legend Bela Lugosi as a demented scientist who kidnaps brides after they die at the altar, using them in his twisted experiments. This movie is [...]

Free classical music CD from Amazon.com

Posted: 15th October 2009 by Craig Rettig in Entertainment
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As a veritable connoisseur of free stuff (hey, who isn’t?), I happened to find this rather nice album from Amazon.com’s MP3 section. The entire album is available as downloadable DRM-free MP3 files. I’m not sure how long it’ll be available for free, so you’d better snag it up now if you’re interested.

SomaFM – My new love

Posted: 26th September 2009 by Craig Rettig in Entertainment
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While SomaFM has been around for a while, I never gave it a serious listen until this week, and I must say I’m now hooked, especially on the Secret Agent station. The majority of SomaFM’s stations contain ambient music with little to no lyrics, which makes them perfect for working on the computer, since lyrics [...]

Wine

Posted: 11th July 2009 by Craig Rettig in Entertainment
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I remember watching John Cleese’s Wine for the Confused when it first aired on Food Network back in 2004. It’s a very good explanation for the amateur wine drinker, such as myself. You can watch it below, or just shuffle on over to Hulu for a larger presentation.

Driving Music

Posted: 17th April 2009 by Craig Rettig in Entertainment
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AMOG published its list of The 24 Most Dangerous Driving Songs of All Time, and it’s excellent, to say the least. Because I liked it so much, I went to Grooveshark and created a playlist of the suggested songs.

Quote of the Day: Watchmen sequel

Posted: 3rd March 2009 by Craig Rettig in Entertainment
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“Unless Warner Bros. wants all of their actors to get killed, I think it’s a bad idea.” —Jeffrey Dean Morgan (who plays The Comedian) on the possibility of a Watchmen sequel