It’s 2:30 am, and I’ve got to put the laundry in the dryer.

Good night.

We’ll be fighting in the streets
With our children at our feet
And the morals that they worship will be gone.

Art by 2013

Dear Oscars and the Academy of Motion Pictures,

I always watch your award show every year. I do not know why I do this. It is probably because of me trying to desperately hang on to my dreams of becoming a famous film director back when I was young and stupid. Well after 2010, I will watch you no longer. Your show is beyond embarrassing. Your choices are irrationally bad. Making time for a blatantly cheesy dance number instead of giving that time to your winners so they can have the chance to make an acceptance speech is a sign of total disrespect. You, your industry, and your products are a sham.

Insincerely,
Punch Gun

P.S. Thanks for not letting Avatar win Best Picture

I recently joined the Facebook and Twitter pages for the television travelogue “Madventures”, and I’m immediately reminded of how awesome this show really is. When it premiered in the U.S., I quickly dismissed it as yet another soon-to-be over hyped show about how funny it is for white guys to feel and act uncomfortable around people who aren’t just like them. But when I saw my first episode, I was hooked! Riku and Tunna are the real deal. Rather than make light of the differences between cultures, it’s refreshing to watch the two men genuinely and wholeheartedly embrace the diversity in every country they visit. Unlike Anthony Bourdain, who traverses the globe, spewing his cynical garbage, while disguising his yuppie decadence as punk rock hipness, Riku and Tunna present the world in a way that is both entertaining and inspiring.