We Riffed Putin
Put Vladimir on a boat with a couple of bikini babes and a martini and we're in business. //storify.com/snowdenlit/riffing-crimea/embed//storify.com/snowdenlit/riffing-crimea.js[View the story "Riffing Crimea" on Storify]
Was Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut An Improvement?
I've done a few posts on this blog about the possibility of rewriting certain bad movies into better movies. I've never bothered to try the same exercise on a movie…
What Are My Ten Favorite Film Comedies?
Over at Mother Jones, Kevin Drum listed his top movie comedies, prefacing the list by saying, "They say you can tell more about a person by what he laughs at than…
Fred Phelps Is Dead
Over at Slate, Tyler Lopez ponders the question of how the LGBT community should handle his death: Some have suggested picketing Phelps’ funeral, much as his church protested at thefunerals of…
A Little Housekeeping Note
Just so you know, I've changed the comment settings here at "The Website of Jim Snowden, Author" so that registration and login is no longer required. Comments from you, the…
No. Hitler Was Not A Genius
Over last weekend, I became embroiled in a conversation about Adolf Hitler--an occupational hazard--that included this question, directed at me, "Do you think Hitler was a genius?" No. To revise…
When Jon Stewart Asks For #McConnelling, I McConnell
What is McConnelling? I'll let Jon Stewart expound upon its storied origins. http://media.mtvnservices.com/embed/mgid:cms:video:thedailyshow.com:433735 The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on Facebook I did…
Dear Ben Carson,
Dear Ben Carson, When I get mad, I tell myself I shouldn't post on the blog. I should take a walk, hum a little tune, think of 2001: A Space…
Book Club Defense Mechanisms
I can't speak from experience on this. I've never joined a book club. Actually, I'm so reluctant to join any club that if someone were to found The Club Of…
Sorry I’m Late
I'm just heading out for the second day of the AWP Conference. What delayed me? A sudden, violent need to outline Novel #3. What will I tell you about that?…