2013 Academy Awards

Posted on February 27, 2013 by metrospirit

Best, Worst and FLLRRRGGHHARPPH If you’re like me, you watched the Oscars this past Sunday night. Also, if you’re like me, you’re just home from work, fiercely downing a pint of Hopalicious to try and erase the image of a…

Craft Beer and the Social Animal

Posted on February 13, 2013 by metrospirit

Communities are made up of weird, weird people Communities are a funny thing. By their very nature, they are both natural and artificial constructions as, on the one hand, they stem from our inherent need to congregate with other like-minded…

MMA

Posted on January 23, 2013 by metrospirit

It should stand for Mixed Monopoly Arts In my piece on “Django Unchained” a couple of weeks ago, I wrote a little bit about the disconnect that can exist between the outlets and objects of one’s personal enjoyment, as opposed…

Lost in Translation

Posted on January 16, 2013 by metrospirit

Guns and guv’mint The dialogue — or if we’re being frank, shouting match — that’s occurred over the last decade and intensified with the recent shootings in Colorado, Wisconsin and Connecticut is kind of like the low-level, street-corner cocaine of…

Back-Pew Hero Worship

Posted on December 12, 2012 by metrospirit

Guard-changing, liberal America and closure If any high-profile members of the GOP attended or watched the myriad of combat sporting events from this past weekend — Mitt and Ann Romney were actually ringside at the Pacquiao-Marquez fight, for some reason…

“Skyfall” and “Jiro Dreams of Sushi”

Posted on November 21, 2012 by metrospirit

What Two Very Different Movies Taught Me About Obsession Warning: Extremely spoiler-y spoilers below. Early on, I thought seriously about using the word “passion” instead of “obsession” for this column. The former, though, appeals too blatantly, too on-the-nosedly to our…

We Interrupt Your Locally Scheduled Programming

Posted on October 18, 2012 by metrospirit

A much-needed election break to talk about really good (and bad) horror movies As I’ve pointed out before, the timing of the Metro Spirit’s street date can create some problems for the content of this column. My deadline is somewhere…

Three Extremes

Posted on October 11, 2012 by metrospirit

A post-debate analysis Coming off, as we are, the first presidential debate, picking a topic for this week’s column was a quintessential “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” dilemma. On the one hand, I’m getting really, really tired…

Political Chess

Posted on October 4, 2012 by metrospirit

Todd Akin’s views are excusable as long as he can take a seat away from a Democrat If the Zoroastrian forces of the world were tipped in the balance of good, Todd Akin would have absolutely zero bearing on the…

On the Ropes

Posted on September 27, 2012 by metrospirit

Why Mitt Romney Should Go Ahead and Quit Yeah. I know. I can already feel the molten lava dripping from some of your sulfuric maws as you read this headline. From my occasional skimming of the Whine Line, I…