Culturopolis

I defy any fan of kitsch not to fall immediately in love with this vulgar, slick digestion in a single image, "Blessed Art Thou" of the annoying sanctification of celebrity that runs rampant in American culture, but also the sanctification of self that certain celebrities like Jolie seem to engage in endlessly. North Carolina artist Kate Kretz proves that Southerners are often the most adept smart-asses when it comes to feeding our culture back to us on a pitchfork.

Go to this website for my review of one of the best films I've seen in months: PAN'S LABYRINTH

It is so hard for me to crack a book these days, with the vortex pull of the internet and the ease of online articles and blogs the kind of writing it's so easy to just drop in on. But something about that process, the jumping around cyberspace also does something to your attention span, making it harder when faced with a more substantive read, to do the heavy lifting required. I feel addled and teenaged and I can't imagine what it's like for my 5-year-old to grow up with this distracted, free-ranging mentality.