A View from the Id
The id. Freud called it “a striving to bring about satisfaction of instinctual needs subject to the observance of the pleasure principle." Whatever. Miss Bob calls it the best judge of the merits of doing any particular thing—if I do (watch, listen to) this, will I enjoy it?
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Dec 12, 2010
Making Dissatisfaction an Art: Complaints Choir
"Please wear longer shorts to the gym, I really don’t want to know you that well." -
Dec 12, 2010
Bones – The Complete Fifth Season on DVD and Blu-Ray
Be honest, can there really be a better gift than BONES? -
Dec 12, 2010
Revisit Sigmund and The Sea Monsters on Sid & Marty Krofft’s Saturday Morning Hits
The seventies may not have been the golden age of kids' TV, but there were some memorable moments. -
Dec 12, 2010
KidVid: Let’s Monkey Around with Monkey Monkey Music: The Videos
C’mon, People, Jump High with your little ones and keep them on their feet. -
Dec 09, 2010
Forget Individual Gifts: One Gift for the Entire Family¸ Shrek: The Whole Story
All I want for Christmas is SHREK: THE WHOLE STORY. Oh, wait...I already got it. -
Dec 09, 2010
Elizabeth Edwards Funeral Protest? Religious Right? No, Religious Wrong
"Jesus loves me this I know, 'cause the Bible tells me so..." Note: there are no exceptions. -
Dec 08, 2010
45365 Is a Reminder that Life Can Be Gentle (Independent Lens, Tuesday, December 14)
Witness life in a small town with all its intricacies, nuances, and layers. -
Dec 08, 2010
KidTunes: Let’s Go to Hawaii with DidiPop
DIDIPOP GOES TO HAWAII, and offers “family fun with a tropical twist!” -
Dec 07, 2010
Lessons Learned from Not So Silent Night: Christmas with REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon shakes the snow (and dust) off of Christmas classics—rock on! -
Dec 07, 2010
Pastor Shepherd Can Make You Rich
Pastor Shepherd...there's only one...Thank God! -
Dec 07, 2010
KidTunes: Either You Love Clowns! or You Don’t
The Luv Clowns, impossible to pigeon-hole, get a conflicted review—is there such a thing? -
Dec 06, 2010
KidTunes: Healthy Food for Thought: Good Enough to Eat Is Good for Everyone
Fuel the imagination with HEALTHY FOOD FOR THOUGHT: GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT. -
Dec 06, 2010
Finally! An Odd Christmas/Holiday CD: Gift Wrapped II: Snowed In
Celebrate the holidays with new songs, unique covers, and that horrible drummer boy. -
Dec 05, 2010
DVD: Resonnances Echoes Popular Horror Films
It’s cheap…it’s French…and it’s not champagne! -
Dec 04, 2010
Strictly Ballroom Is Strictly Sensational on DVD
A life lived in fear is a life half lived. -
Dec 01, 2010
Where’s Big Brother, Now that We Need Him?
While engaging in innocent chats with Mom, you are being tracked and “fingerprinted” by researchers. -
Nov 30, 2010
Hair High Is All Spray and No Style
My apologies to everyone who thinks HAIR HIGH is wonderful. I don’t. -
Nov 29, 2010
The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle on DVD, December 14
Ya’ know, you really can eat too many cookies. -
Nov 29, 2010
Word Up! Microsoft Word 2010 Inside Out Is Da’ Bomb
Discover all Word 2010 has to offer in one hefty volume packed with useful tips and information. -
Nov 28, 2010
The Sacred Triangle: Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973 on DVD
You never know when a simple meeting in a restaurant will change the course of music history.
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