09 May 2005

Free Stuff Finale (CS)

So like an idiot I promised myself i'd do three parts of "Hey, Here's stuff That I Like That is Free!" and i did have a third post in mind, so here it is:

I've been a big Onion fan for what's probably about six or so years by now and i'm sure it's top of the list as everyone's favorite satirical news publication, but it's been only in the last year or two that i've really started loving the A/V section.
They give decent music reviews, film reviews, book reviews and even video game reviews. Last week's edition even had a nice writeup on Freakonomics (which seems worth a read) and a whole bunch of great comics coming out (see how i sorta turned this whole trilogy full circle? No? ok, screw you). There's also at least one interesting interview, sometimes two.
But my favorite features (at least lately) in this section have got to be Films That Time Forgot and DVD Commentary Tracks of The Damned. Where else can we find out about one of the best terribly bad that it's funny movies ever made as well as hear about all the ass kissing and track covering that goes on in the DVD commentary tracks of terrible movies we'd have to be forced to watch? These sections occasionally manage to be just about as funny as the front page....no satirization required for our pop culture apparantly, simply state it as is. Man, are we stupid.
Don't be afraid to read a little extra of the Onion. You could go without that extra half hour of tv, i'm sure the tivo will get you all caught up when all is said and done.