I’m rewatching Phineas and Ferb again at the moment and just finished the episode Magic Carpet Ride. During the song sequence, it suddenly occurred to me that this really is a microcosm of just what makes this show so special. It’s that it manages to be both absurdist and sincere at the same time. It … Continue reading A Quick Word on the Beauty of ‘Phineas and Ferb’
The Good
My Little Pony Touches on the True Meaning of Christmas (Yes, THAT True Meaning)
I’m repeatedly amused at the thought that, this time last year, I’d barely given a thought to My Little Pony, and now it’s one of my all-time favorite animated shows and keeps compelling me to write about it. Among the many pleasures it's brought is that I now have another favorite Christmas special to watch. MLP … Continue reading My Little Pony Touches on the True Meaning of Christmas (Yes, THAT True Meaning)
Catholic Match: On Beauty
My latest post is up on CatholicMatch, in which I get to quote St. Augustine, The Lord of the Rings, and My Little Pony all in the service of beauty. That is why I hate the phrase ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder,’ and consider it a grotesque blasphemy. To turn that which so completely removes our … Continue reading Catholic Match: On Beauty
Noblesnake Reviews: The Land Before Time
First Video is up and running! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZRLbUg7lRM&t=10s
Saturday Beauties
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTP9akopWpU The Oxford Symphony by Haydn
Saturday Beauties
The Federalist Spider-Man
My latest article is up at The Federalist The show is also creative in how it handles the villains. Rather than an increasingly ridiculous series of accidents and coincidences, we have one accidental event (Electro), which directly leads to another (the electricity discharged during Electro’s rampage gives Doctor Connors’s Lizard formula an unexpected boost, sending it … Continue reading The Federalist Spider-Man
Gee, I’m Glad It’s Raining
I discovered this tearjerking number by the late Jim Varney, which he sang for the film Earnest Goes to Camp and haven't been able to stop listening to it. Enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1QMDzyv1FE
So…What Do I Get for my Income Tax?
A scene from the 1938 Frank Capra classic (pardon my repetition) You Can't Take it With You. The sad thing is, the things listed here would actually be worth paying for. I'd kill to have my income tax only go to pay for battleships and government salaries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n03_MvqaN4 The clip is also interesting for featuring a really … Continue reading So…What Do I Get for my Income Tax?
Reagan vs. Dean
Here's something cool: very rare footage from a "General Electric Theater" play that pits Ronald Reagan (playing an upright doctor) against James Dean (playing a crazed delinquent). This was just after Reagan left the movies for television and just before James Dean took Hollywood by storm. Dean's mesmerizing performance here reminds you why he remains … Continue reading Reagan vs. Dean
Serpent's Den 