The N-word: A Novel Interpretation

by | Jan 17, 2007 | Dear Dexter

Consider this open letter by Steven Boone, a New York-based critic type, about the use of the word "nigga." He wrote it after CNN did a report on the "Abolish the N-Word Movement," which, as you’ve probably guessed, is less a movement than a...

Noah Emmerich, Inaugural Movie Mook

by | Jan 18, 2007 | Dear Dexter

One of my favorite moments in The Truman Show, which is one of my fav-o-rit-est movies of all the time, is toward the end, after Ed Harris’s megalomaniacal producer-father-God character realizes that his creation, Truman, can’t be found. Marlon, the best...

Great Movie Assholes

by | Jan 19, 2007 | Dear Dexter

I thought I’d follow up on yesterday’s post, on the movie mook, with a bit of work on the movie asshole (yesterday I called him a "movie dick," but I’ve been persuaded that "movie asshole" has the greater claim to legitimacy). The...

it's okay to look

by | Jan 22, 2007 | Dear Dexter

I just added this dude to my MySpace friend list (hey dude), went to his page to see what his dealie yo was, and was mesmerized by the little slide-show hooskerdew he created for the page. I realize that it’s just a slide show, plus captions, and that there are...