THE HACK: cheap views on pop culture

NODE

Visit The Node (Beta)

Lost: The End and Stuff I Like

Couldn't have said it better myself, though I may still have some thoughts come Sunday night or Monday morning.

Today is the 30th Anniversary of Star Wars - Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Check out this little site to have some fun.

I'll be watching this tonight with my brother to celebrate.

My Hollywood Video closes tomorrow. I went today and picked up a ton of DVDs for a buck each! Sad to see the place go, but I'm taking advantage of the sales. Picked up nearly 80 DVDs and Blu-rays since they began closing down. They were even selling the TVs for $45! Crazy.

Top Ten Episodes of Lost:

10. "The Other 48 Days"

9. "Man of Science, Man of Faith"

8. "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues"

7. "The Shape of Things to Come"

6. "The Constant"

5. "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham"

4. "The Incident"

3. "Ab Aeterno"

2. "Walkabout"

1. "Though the Looking Glass"

Things I Like Today

Today, I woke up with the strange feeling to listen to some Bon Iver and Sigur Ros. Love these bands.

Finally got around to seeing Michael Moore's doc from last year, Capitalism: A Love Story. Not really a love story but a heck of a watch. If you don't enjoy the stuff Moore' made over the last decade, stay away.

Devouring issue 70 of The Believer. It's the Film Issue. Run out and buy it - now!

Also finding myself getting lost in some John Keats. Been meaning to check out Bright Star. (Note: queue up the Jane Champion film on my Netflix.)

Really, people? Really?

Helps explain six and a half seasons of Lost. Seriously.

By the way, tonight is the Hurley-centric episode "Everybody Loves Hugo," a play on the second season episode title "Everybody Hates Hugo." Given this season's flash-sideways, the title proves things in this "alternate" universe really are different from the original. Or, is the "alternate" the original. Hmm...

Got Werner Herzog's The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans to look forward to tonight after class and Lost. 

Today's writing workshop has Bastard Out Of Carolina author Dorothy Allison taking questions and whatnot from all twelve of us curious students. Not sure what I'm gonna ask, but it'll probably have something to do with the 1996 film adaptation starring Jena Malone in the lead role.

Attack of the Show is currently in the mist of "Epic April," which means lots of kick-ass (nothing tying in with said movie just yet) giveaways, elaborate skits, and whatever else they can make epic. Head over to the show's site to sign up for daily giveaways. Click the link on the left, near the top.