2000-2009: My Favorite Books (and a few I disliked)

I didn’t title this *best of decade* simply because that sounds pretentious, like I have a final say on what’s good or bad.  *My favorites* is just that: what I loved, what I liked, my personal opinion and therefore I can say/pick whatever I want without being subjected to people yelling at me for pretending [...]

At The Half-way Point: Books

See how this post didn’t include the usual *best/worst* bit?  That’s because books work on a completely different level than the rest of what entertains us.  Except for those uber-popular series, a book may come out but take a few weeks/months to find its audience, depending on the word of mouth, and sometimes it gets [...]

At The Half-way Point: Best/Worst Music

Oh music.
Contrary to how it may seem by reading this blog, I’m more interested in music than movies or TV. The problem this year–as opposed to every other year–is that 2009 just hasn’t given me much music worth talking or getting excited about!  Which is a shame, really.  I don’t even have enough to make a [...]

At The Half-way Point: Best/Worst TV

The world of TV is a bit more complicated than that of Cinema.  The most obvious difference is that since shows go on and on forever (or until cancellation) they can be the worst piece of shit one week and be the most brilliant hour of your life the next.  Some of the shows listed [...]

At The Half-way Point: Best/Worst Movies

With June ending, lets look back at the previous six months and see what has left a lasting impression and what has not.
First of, the top ten movies of the year so far.
Now there’s plenty of movies I saw (or didn’t) that just missed the list because of the following:

Those I didn’t bother with ’cause I didn’t have any [...]

The Now Lists: Top 5 Best Areas To Relocate

With the economy still on the fritz indefinitely, those with the means to move to a different place and start over may want to take a look at the list below.  Of course there’s prolly tons of people who would like or at least think day in and day out about moving but are tied [...]

The Now Lists: Fastest and Slowest Cities To Recover From Recession

Forbes once again released a list of the cities that are more likely to rebound from the recession quickly and those who have a long road ahead of them.  Their analysis is based on unemployment rate, real state cost including those cities that suffered once their real state bubble burst, income and affordability, health care [...]

The Now Lists: Best Opening Tracks To An Album

As you know, we here at the Dragon Lair love a good list every now and then, and since we haven’t done one in a while and seeing how we’ve been posting a bit much about movies lately, it feels right to bring the attention back to music and this particular subject.
It would appear to us [...]

The Now Lists: Worst Cities to Find Jobs Now.

Forbes release today their list of the worst cities to find a job now (for their full, in-depth report click here) and things like this saddens me because I know how many people out there are struggling to find a job or praying they get to keep the one they have.  There’s so much insecurity, and [...]