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On this day in 2008 some ones and zeros were uploaded to a vacant outpost on the world wide web and thus, rather inauspiciously, www.threedonia.com was born! As with most offspring, threedonia has developed quite differently than Floyd, Chuck and I foresaw, gazing through the celebratory cigar smoke on that storied day. We began as [...] Jim Treacher has a rather solid re-capping of ledes from various reportage on Glenn Beck’s rally in Washington D.C. this weekend. Instead of focusing on the rally, the focus is on race. Quite ironic. Some points: I say this as a major Beck critic, and someone completely un-enamored with one Sarah Palin. Shouldn’t the press be hailing [...] Brendan Bernhard at Pajamas Media puts into perspective why so many readers, and writers, are inconsolable about Christopher Hitchens and his battle with cancer. Isn’t Hitchens pretty much the last journalist/pundit/commentator/critic left in America whose work appears across the political spectrum? If there is another writer whose work can still be found (and welcomed) [...] Share on Facebook Share on Facebook Share on Facebook MOVIES THAT RUINED THE WORLD: Rounders (1998) The Movie John Dahl’s “Rounders” survives on the breadth of a supporting cast that carries much more heft than its leads, or its flimsy and flawed script. Still, this myth-making ode to poker hits enough right notes and is indelibly entertaining. Share on Facebook What movies have made the culture a worse place? Not necessarily on their own, but through their machinations through culture, or through audience reaction, or through their influence on cinema? That’s a question I asked myself, and thought I would answer in a new series I hope to continue throughout the Fall – Movies That [...] Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols opines on the recent musician ban of Israel following the flotilla flap. The singer had this to say in the Independent. I really resent the presumption that I’m going there to play to right-wing Nazi jews [sic]. If Elvis-f-ing-Costello wants to pull out of a gig in Israel [...] Share on Facebook All this time, I thought Muslims were wanting to restore a Chrysler Cordoba. In the name of Allah, hold out for a Challenger or a Dart. Share on Facebook Fourteen-year-old guitarist Griffin Black is a fan of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. So much so, when he saw his idol, guitarist Mike Campbell, sporting a customized telecaster, he made one of his own. The rest of the story gets better. With tickets to the Mojo show in Philadelphia, Black became determined to get Campbell [...] Best part of interviewing people on the street – interviewing people like this. Floyd Here: It gets better… this thing has gone viral: Share on Facebook Deadline Hollywood has “The Expendables” pulling in $13 million for Friday, putting it at No. 1 and on pace for a $34 million weekend. The film flubbed Julia Roberts in “Eat, Pray, Love,” which Deadline says will finish second at $23 million. Scott Pilgrim took on the world, but he got his ass kicked by “The [...] As my Republican Party membership card sits in the ash tray after last week’s Connecticut U.S. Senate primary, the conservative media begins to rally behind reprobate candidate Linda McMahon. In response to widespread criticism from Democrats who blasted Connecticut Republican Senate candidate Linda McMahon for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) program content that she oversaw as [...] Sarah Palin has a new television series, set to debut this fall. The series, titled Sarah Palin: Alaska, will feature a prominent guest. Make that nine. The latest news out of TCA proves that worlds will be colliding this fall: TLC president Eileen O’Neill confirmed that Kate Gosselin and her brood will make a [...] Talking late this afternoon with THE WEEKLY STANDARD, Republican congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin blasted New York Times columnist Paul Krugman for his “intellectualy lazy” attack on Ryan’s fiscal “Roadmap.” In his Friday column, Krugman called Ryan a “charlatan” and his plan to reform the welfare state and eliminate the [...] My guess, this is the first uber-popular YouTube video. It may have made the entire site. Gets funny around 1:30, but the World of Worldcraft geek-speak build up is well worth it. Some have asked where I acquired my online moniker, JohnFNWayne. Ten or so years ago, I would come home after four hours of college, [...] So, the Muslim investors championing the construction of the new mosque near Ground Zero claim it’s all about strengthening the relationship between the Muslim and non-Muslim world. As an American, I believe they have every right to build the mosque – after all, if they buy the land and they follow [...] For those who couldn’t stand Anderson Cooper’s celeb-esque questioning, here’s an infinitely more inquisitive Hitchens interview with Jeffery Goldberg at The Atlantic. Part of a series, this episode touches on mortality and features an appearance by author Martin Amis, Hitchens’ life-long friend and compatriot. I saw Hitchens a little less than two months ago on The [...] Having traveled from Wal-Mart to Home Depot, I, King FN the First, have decreed more laws of the land. Take heed, passively notice, or completely ignore them. 1. Tattoo ordinance. In order to have a tattoo one must show proof of service in the military, Bloods, Crips, Hell’s Angels or comparative inner-city or biker gang. Two [...] Heard recently of this stalwart internet phenomena known as the “Trzupek position.” It’s the top-level headlining a story receives on such erudite and influential websites as BigJournalism.com and Frontpage Magazine. Upon further inquiry, it was discovered there was another type of “Trzupek position.” Share on Facebook Washington Post Co. sold Newsweek today for $1. In the process, it rejected bids from conservative outlets such as Newsmax due to the desire to maintain objective journalistic principles. The Post failed to keep that in mind when it gave the mag away to the husband of a Democratic congressman. Republican congressional candidate Mattie Fein, [...] Always a sucker for a good list, Rotten Tomatoes offers this one here. One film after 1988 made the cut – take a guess. Share on Facebook When Mark Twain was pronounced dead in the newspapers, he said rumors of his death had been greatly exaggerated. I read so many nice things about myself now I begin to think that rumors of my life have been a bit exaggerated From Hitchens three-hour interview on Hugh Hewitt last week, quote courtesy [...] The Atlantic has the newly-released price for the government-backed Chevy Volt. Chevy’s new plug-in hybrid Volt is a pretty cool concept, but it will cost you. After nearly a year of price speculation, GM announced today that the vehicle will start at $41,000. If you take the $7,500 credit paid by Uncle Sam on plug-in vehicles [...] National Review’s Rich Lowry has a well-rounded syndicated column today on the administration’s tax policies. White House economic adviser Christina Romer is off-message. Her offense is nearly as grave as that of White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, who let slip that Democrats are in danger of losing the House. Romer’s indiscretion was made [...] After the 2008 election, it’s hard to imagine stock in former radical author Saul Alinsky being higher. Alinsky was very much an underground figure, whose mentions were relegated to campus activist clubs and Rage Against The Machine concerts prior to the last presidential cycle. That changed after the emergence of Barack Obama. According to conservatives, especially [...] While hands wring over the invasion of privacy concerning e-mails journalists sent to 400 people, I wonder where the leak of 90,000 classified documents ranks on the outrage-meter in the Beltway. The online whistle-blower WikiLeaks posted the documents on its website Sunday. The New York Times, London’s Guardian newspaper and the German weekly Der [...] That’s the leap Powerline Blog takes today. An exorbitant leap, at that. Considering his esprit as well as well as the splash of his Web sites, it seems to me that Andrew Breitbart may be the Wililam Buckley of the Internet Age — part journalist, part showman, part conservative visionary and ideological [...] Here ye, here ye, I King JohnFN the First decree these laws the law of the land. If you disagree, we can argue over a case of Miller Lite, a tailgate, and plenty of ammunition, maybe a scrap car or two to shoot up. 1. If you add a law, you have to get rid of [...] Rich Lowry makes a point. Many of Obama’s apologists say that his political problems overwhelmingly are the product of a weak economy. Certainly if the unemployment rate were 5%, the political landscape would be different. But Obama’s supporters rarely admit how much his election and the super-sized Democratic majorities in Congress were [...] The Denise Show Nicole Kidman Screen Goddess | MySpace Video Kevin Costner made a rather revealing comment about his new mechanism, used to clean oil spills from water. Costner said it wasn’t scientists or the academics that usually come up with solutions, but usually a guy with a wrench. The comment revealed an element of Costner quite missing from much of our governmental and corporate [...] Ross Douthat’s latest is on the new craze in defaulted mortgages – the rich, or the faux-rich. Those with million-dollar mortgages are defaulting at twice the rate of those with mere normal middle-class mortgages. Guess which mortgage holders are expected to pick up the tab? This is the inherent condition, and ultimately the result, of [...] Share on Facebook Forgive the continual basketball intrusion (and this final one), but Threedonia is a culture blog, and it’s hard to find anything more culturally relevant at the moment than last night’s LeBron James fiasco. The Atlantic had no less than four articles on James’ one-hour infomercial, while Vanity Fair enlisted Friday Night Lights author and vulgar [...] Some LeBron observations from the Buckeye state. 1. Owner Dan Gilbert’s letter has fired up Cleveland. It was the type of reaction the fans needed. You can doubt the veracity, or the professionalism of it, but given the circumstances the fans in town needed an emotional rallying point and they got one. 2. LeBron isn’t just a [...] Share on Facebook Pop heart-throb Justin Beiber, who I had never heard of, put a poll on his website asking fans which country he should tour next. The results were predictable. If Internet pranksters have their way, Justin Bieber will be performing in one of the world’s most oppressive regimes. Communist North Korea is currently leading an online [...] With one of the most dismal summer movie seasons on record, it’s time to pay tribute to the DVD and cable television gods. Turner Classic Movies, American Movie Classics – you are our friends in a time of need. 1. Mister Roberts – It’s a bit hyperbole to use the word heroism, but there is courage [...] There’s a kind of tragic irony on display due to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. What should be a watershed moment for the environmental movement has been anything but – the disaster has displayed the fatuity of the bureaucracy and the inherent unfairness in the type of environmental regulation that should have [...] For those who don’t follow Mr. Toto’s site, or the other myriad of film sites, unknown Andrew Garfield is replacing Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Spider-Man 4. The last of the films, Spider-Man 3, was a commercial success but a critical flop. The first two movies were regarded by many, and myself, as the best [...] |
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