Monthly Archives: November 2008

First time for everything, I guess.

I was at a jazz concert tonight and I saw two guys high-five each other after a particularly exciting moment during the show. Audience members. Not musicians. Audience members. Music geeks are no longer allowed to make fun of sports … Continue reading

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Please… someone stop ESPN…

Turns out that ESPN has been broadcasting their “College Basketball Tip-off Marathon” since midnight last night. They’ve been showing live college basketball games more or less non-stop for the last 22 hours (there were a couple of hours there where … Continue reading

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Arepha ensures that we live forever OR A cancer on Fairmount Elementary (you choose)

My fingers are crossed that this head cold might be on the way out, but that doesn’t mean we have to say goodbye to JP’s remembrance of things past… Arepha ensures that we live forever OR A cancer on Fairmount … Continue reading

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Kos Rhymes with Pose (if you say it a little differently)

Fuck Ralph Nader, and fuck his supporters. If the past eight years hasn’t smacked any sense into their addled brains, then nothing will. This site caters to the reality-based community. No one else need apply. Ah, wise words of encouragement … Continue reading

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Why I am the way I am (Part 2): The phonics influence

The Agenda is under the weather tonight, so we’re going to bed early. Luckily, JP is filling in with the second installment in his groundbreaking series… Why I am the way I am (Part 2): The phonics influence By JP … Continue reading

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Why I am the way I am (Part 1)

Periodically at the Agenda, we like to include writings from outside sources, writings we find compelling, entertaining, or, at least, not boring. There is no particular criterion which determines what we include, other than our collective whim, and possibly a … Continue reading

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BREAKING: Batman sues Batman

The mayor of the town of Batman in southeastern Turkey is suing Warner Brothers and Christopher Nolan for royalties from The Dark Knight. From Variety: Huseyin Kalkan, the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party mayor of Batman, has accused “The Dark Knight” … Continue reading

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Hey, neat.

My pet project at the Tallgrass Film Festival this year, Kassim the Dream, picked up the Grand Jury Award (top honors) and the Audience Award at the American Film Institute Film Festival over the weekend in Los Angeles. No word … Continue reading

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No more fun.

As a result of comments we’ve received and a disturbing desire to please our readers, from here on out there will be no more fun had on the Agenda. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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Welcome to America

Ralph Nader appeared on The Real News last night, giving a typically brilliant and angry response to the outcome of the election.  There is probably no one in America today speaking as lucidly and passionately for the poor, the labor … Continue reading

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