Cultural Bankruptcyhttp://www.culturalbankruptcy.com/blog/The Cultural Bankruptcy RSS feeden-US2012-02-23T20:05:26ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Favorite Movies of 2011http://www.culturalbankruptcy.com/blog/2012/1/2/favorite-movies-of-2011.htmlJoshua Massre2012-01-03T02:56:36ZNote that I said favorite, not best. These are the movies that I enjoyed the most, not necessarily the best “films” of 2011. That said, enjoy. 

  1. Hugo - Easily the best movie about movies I’ve seen in years. While that might sound a bit meta, Hugo is Martin Scorsese’s love letter to the movies. I went in to the movie blind, not knowing only that the movie took a hard left turn halfway through the movie. I won’t spoil it for you here, but suffice it to say that you will leave Hugo with a smile on your face.
  2. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil - Doing a parody of horror films is extremely hard. It’s easy to come up with a premise, but sustaining it can be a bit of a challenge. I mean, how many ways can there be for stupid college kids in the woods to accidentally kill themselves? A lot, as it turns out.
  3. Hanna - Not only does this movie have an amazing score, it has some of the best performances of the year. Eric Bana, Saoirse Ronan and Cate Blanchett all turn in impressive performances. Joe Wright’s direction is understated and haunting.
  4. Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Making a talking ape seem scary instead of laughable is this film’s most impressive feat.
  5. Bridesmaids - A female-lead comedy where one of the characters shits in the middle of the street. That is all.
]]>Bands I'd Love to See Livehttp://www.culturalbankruptcy.com/blog/2011/12/30/bands-id-love-to-see-live.htmlJoshua Massre2011-12-31T00:40:45ZI had a discussion with a friend recently where we talked about which bands we wanted to see live. We both made two lists, one for bands that we could actually see and one for bands that we can’t see live (i.e., most of the band is dead or they’ve broken up/retired).

Bands I’d love to see live that I can actually see:

  1. The Presidents of the United States of America
  2. The Who
  3. MC5
  4. UFO

Bands I’d love to see but can’t for one reason or another: 

  1. Black Sabbath (with Ronnie James Dio)
  2. Creedence Clearwater Revival
  3. Rainbow (again, with Dio)
  4. 3rd Bass
  5. Deep Purple (the original, Mach 1 lineup)
  6. The Blues Brothers
  7. Howlin’ Wolf
  8. Billy Joel (specifically, 70s coked out Piano Man-era Billy Joel)
]]>Laugh Track: Sam Kinison - Fire and Brimstonehttp://www.culturalbankruptcy.com/blog/2011/10/25/laugh-track-sam-kinison-fire-and-brimstone.htmlJoshua Massre2011-10-25T16:45:54ZHoward Stern Laugh Track Rodney Dangerfield Sam Kinison Young Comedians Special johnny carson laugh track stand up tonight showReview: HD HomeRun Prime TV Tuner - Watch Live TV on Your Computerhttp://www.culturalbankruptcy.com/blog/2011/10/25/review-hd-homerun-prime-tv-tuner-watch-live-tv-on-your-compu.htmlJoshua Massre2011-10-25T14:15:47ZReviews SiliconDust hd hd homerun prime hd prime television tv tuner windows windows 7 windows media center windows vista windows xp media center editionWeekly Knowledge Dump: Tech News for 10.21.11http://www.culturalbankruptcy.com/blog/2011/10/22/weekly-knowledge-dump-tech-news-for-102111.htmlJoshua Massre2011-10-22T14:09:23Z3DS BBX GLONASS Ice Cream Sandwich Weekly Knowledge Dump android blackberry gps hulu plus iPhone nintendo wiiLaugh Track: Henry Rollins – From Music to Spokenhttp://www.culturalbankruptcy.com/blog/2011/10/17/laugh-track-henry-rollins-from-music-to-spoken.htmlJoshua Massre2011-10-17T20:45:31ZLaugh Track black flag henry rollins laugh track the rollins bandWeekly Knowledge Dump: Tech News for 10.14.11http://www.culturalbankruptcy.com/blog/2011/10/14/weekly-knowledge-dump-tech-news-for-101411.htmlJoshua Massre2011-10-14T19:54:21ZRoku Weekly Knowledge Dump google iPhone iPhone 4SLaugh Track: Steve Martin's Stand Up Yearshttp://www.culturalbankruptcy.com/blog/2011/10/11/laugh-track-steve-martins-stand-up-years.htmlJoshua Massre2011-10-11T16:05:03ZLaugh Track SNL Steve Allen Steve Martin laugh track saturday night live smothers brothersWeekly Knowledge Dump: Tech News for 10.7.11http://www.culturalbankruptcy.com/blog/2011/10/7/weekly-knowledge-dump-tech-news-for-10711.htmlJoshua Massre2011-10-07T16:55:48ZApple Galaxy Nexus Ice Cream Sandwich Weekly Knowledge Dump iPhone 4S microsoft steve jobs zune zune hdStyle Notes: Headblade For the Bald and Bravehttp://www.culturalbankruptcy.com/blog/2011/10/5/style-notes-headblade-for-the-bald-and-brave.htmlJoshua Massre2011-10-05T14:45:57ZGuy Style guy style haircuts headblade style