Monthly Archives: January 2008

Last week I had the good fortune of sharing my current research on Jewish humor with faculty, students, and other interested parties at a special lecture sponsored by the Max and Tessie Zelikovitz Centre for Jewish Studies at Carleton University. It’s always fun to share my ideas with others, and this event was no exception.Continue reading “Curb Appeal”

– As a relative newcomer to the world of blogging, I’m still learning the ropes as it were, and just learned a valuable lesson: deleting a post can’t be undone. I accidentally deleted my most recent post on the Original Score nominees, which I will now try to re-construct through memory. I am very fondContinue reading “Sounds Like Oscar: The Sequel”

With the release of the nominees for the 80th Annual Academy Awards reverberating in our collective consciousness, it’s probably a good time to bring into sharp focus a few categories that are usually overlooked, and which remain my own critical bread-and-butter. I, of course, am talking about the technical awards that recognize the work ofContinue reading “Sounds Like Oscar”

To begin the new year and my first year of blogging, it seems apt to share my answers to one of the most thoughtful and intellectually satisfying movie quizzes currently circulating on the net. It originated over at Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule on Christmas Eve. If only the bulk of film criticismContinue reading “Pop Quiz, Hot Shot!”