I Hate The Big Bang Theory

I Hate The Big Bang Theory

No, I’m not talking about the actual theory, which is the first joke that people make when I say that; I’m talking about television here. I understand that “hate” may be too strong of a word to deploy against The Big Bang Theory. A more accurate title might be “I Hate Chuck Lorre”, or “I Am Alienated by The Big Bang Theory and Not in the Good Brechtian Way.”

To Our Republican Cousins Across The Pond…

To Our Republican Cousins Across The Pond…

You’re all morons, and here’s why.

Beijing Dreams

I’ve got a movie recommendation for everyone. It was recommended to me by my students who said they and their classmates were moved, sometimes to tears. It’s called Old Boy, not to be confused with the Park Chan-wook revenge thriller of the same name. The title could more accurately be translated as “the old boys” as in men who are still children at heart. The story deals with a very contemporary issue in China: the reconciliation of childhood dreams with realit

Writer’s Block

I’ve always dreamed of being censored by the Chinese government, to be an outspoken champion of reason and martyred like the philosophers of old.  Well, it didn’t turn out that way.