No no, don’t worry we’re not closing up shop that quick nor easily. Over the next month or so you’ll see the page changing and moving and doing all types of weird things lately because I’m going to be shaking things up so WTF will be coming back from the dead slowly and yes we’ll finally be rid of the Halloween design eventually! So stop with all the comments and e-mails about it…
…oh yeah we dont have anyone comment nor e-mail us! PFFT…
So, I’m a little late. But better late then never, right?
Once again I get my inspiration for this weeks rant from my Philosophy class. A few weeks back we discussed Kurt Cobain’s “suicide” letter. Our assignment was in part to compare Cobain’s letter to Beethoven’s Testament. We eventually got to the fact that Cobain committed suicide and Beethoven did not. My Professor believed that it was in part due to the fact that the type of music that Beethoven created was superior. Beethoven felt he had more to contribute to the world and Cobain felt he had done all he could. I didn’t agree with the Professor but I didn’t argue. I could tell he really wanted someone to. “How could someone who lives in this day and age believe that Ludwig van Beethoven is superior to the great Kurt Cobain,” he must have been thinking. He waited and no one bit. He said that classical music is ultimately superior to rock and roll and modern music in general. And I didn’t say a word. I’m pretty disappointed with myself. Because I think that the comment he made was completely false. Now, I’ve been listening to and playing classical music since I was in 3rd grade. I can appreciate classical music on a level that most don’t. But to dismiss an entire genre of music as being inferior. I just don’t see it. He claimed that in order for music to be considered art, it had to have certain elements. One of which was beauty. Okay, I’ll give him that. Nirvana’s music wasn’t necessarily beautiful. But I think there’s so much more to art then beauty. What about the feelings that music can invoke in a person? What about the connection that the artist makes with the listener. I’ll gladly make the argument that Nirvana’s music affected people in a more profound way then Beethoven’s music ever could. Don’t get me wrong, not all music is art. But Kurt Cobain was one of the greatest voices of this or any generation.
Remember, Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Here we are again kids. I hope you’ll agree with me when I say it’s a good time to be a comic book fan! Let’s take a look at what we’ll be seeing on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Today was the day I found out that a few days ago New Line Cinema, as we know it, has closed their doors and merged with Warner Bros. officially. Why does anyone really care? Why am I posting about it? Why do I care so much?
Well first the facts:
– Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne are gone
– It will maintain “brand identity”
– It will run on a smaller “budget minded” capacity
– They will be firing a LOT of New Line employees
– This means one less buyer on the market for films
Now what does this mean to me? Read the rest of this entry »
Hey gang,
Apologies all around for the lack of a column last week. A combo platter of technical glitch and memory forgetatosis hit me and here we are. Me apologizing and all of you outside my house with torches and pitchforks. Wait, is that you guys or those other people? How about if I slide in the bulk of last week’s column with this week? Ok, and I’ll give you all a big shiny nickel!
To borrow a quote from a very wise man.
“Oh, crap.”
So, besides running my lucrative Brazilian Empire, I’m also going to school full time. I’m a criminal justice major and unfortunately these aren’t the most difficult courses in the world. Most of my classes are taught by cops or lawyers. I like the classes taught by the lawyers but I can’t stand the classes taught by the cops. I’m not very fond of them to begin with.
This semester I decided to take some classes that challenged me a little. One of those classes is Intro to Philosophy. Right now we’re learning about Existentialism and Determinism. In a nutshell Existentialism is the idea that you can do whatever the hell you want and Determinism means that all of your decisions are played out for you and your decisions are dependant on other factors. But anyway! This got me thinking about our freedom of choice. Can we truly be existential? Or are all of our decisions already made for us. A lot of my friends thrive on the face that they are non-conformists and free willed individuals. But they all tend to look and act alike. So it may be true that they are not doing whatever is “popular” but they are still conforming to a stereotype. These people try so hard to do what is “against the grain” that they become something “fake”. Enemy No. 1 to these so called originals is the Lindsay Lohan’s and Paris Hiltons of the world. But aren’t the Lindsay’s and Paris Hiltons being more honest then anyone else? They never claim to be trend setters. They like something because it is “cool” or “hot”. So what if it’s trendy? Isn’t it better to fit in and be accepted? I guess the answers to those questions depend on who you’re asking. If you ask my friends, they would probably rather kill themselves then conform to societies expectations.
I guess the idea that I’m trying to get across is that no one is truly original. And if you do something original, it’s only original the first time you do it. And chances are it’s been done before. Stop trying to live up to some image and be yourself. And if you’re one of those non-conformist kids: Stop worrying about what is popular and going against the grain. If you like something then enjoy it no matter what anyone thinks. I’ll end my thought with someone who’s a lot better with words then I could ever dream to be.
So, that’s my rant for the week. I’ll try to keep this up. Since Stevo and Tommy got off of their lazy asses, I guess I should too.
Quick update guys — When was the last time you visited the WTF Store? Well if you haven’t visited yet, or haven’t bought anything yet I’d be sure to head over there before March!
March 1st 2008 we will be officially discontinuing ALL of our old merch featuring the old logo and cartoon versions of Tommy and Myself! (the Calypso, Pac-Man, and Hulk shirts will still remain!) Don’t hesitate to go and buy some of the most classic WTFEntertainment.com designs ever dating all the way back to the sites intitial run back in early 2000’s!
Then later in March keep an eye out for all brand new designs, logos, humor, and sweet sweet merch lovin!
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Things like to come back around in circles now and then. Everyone knows that. Call it Karma, Cheese Rings, Air Flavored Popcicles, or Fate-on-a-Stick but every action does have an equal and opposite reaction. You see it everywhere, with trends in TV, Fashion, Music, etc. Everything that has been done before comes back and is cool again eventually.
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MARVEL
DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING MAN THING #1
The once lauded MAX line takes a trip into the much this week with the relaunch of one of their classic horror inspired characters, Man Thing. I’m sure by now everyone knows that any who know fear burn at the touch of the Man Thing but did you know there is a cream being developed by DuPont and pending approval by the FDA for combating fear related burns? Read the rest of this entry »
Be warned this review does not talk about specifics of the movie at all but more the experience.
God it seems like forever and a half has passed since back when I planted myself down in my local theater for the opening showing of “Transformers”. I always look forward to the trailers; they complete my theater going experience. Without them something always feels like it is missing. I was already excited for “Transformers” without a doubt, and then the trailers started and one thing stood out in my mind, the very last trailer… Read the rest of this entry »