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http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/news/a215023/ebert-games-can-never-be-art.html

What do you think?

I certainly have my own opinions on the subject. A lot of gamers do tend to conflate "good entertainment" with "art," but what exactly is art? How does one define it?

And as much as I respect Ebert's opinions on movies (even if we don't always agree), the fact that he is ready to pass judgment on an entire medium without having actually studied that medium is disappointing.]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:43:33 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6113 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6109 2:30sec on this You Tube Video episode of "Horse Hare". Mention of a Half-breed by Bugs Bunny.
What do you think? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq0CnGzIFBU]]> Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:58:47 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6109 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6090 Rafu Shimpo Online]]> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:50:24 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6090 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6071
Any fans... what do you think of his music?

I'm off to his London concert in December....]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:12:38 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6071 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6017 How to speak fluent Japanese without saying a word

How to speak fluent Japanese without saying a word part 2

Hilarious and spot on, anno ne......anno ne....]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:19:05 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6017 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6006 try to go with a maximum of 10... edit: maximum is now 20)

for me i would have:

Black Glasses by Angela Aki, to describe my black glasses and shyness

てがみ〜拝啓　十五の君へ〜 (a letter, dear 15 year old you) also by angela aki, because its a sad song, but its hopeful and encompasses a lot of hard to deal with stuff people go through

Anthems For a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl by Broken Social, because it reminds me of growing up

Hopeless by KT Tunstall, because i really feel trapped and hopeless a lot

Do You Believe In Magic by The Loving Spoonfuls, because it's really up beat and it reminds me of the time when i though really anything could happen

Sleep by Meiko, because I am usually in desperate need of some =__=;;

Such Great Heights by Iron and Wine (thanks for showing me this one ninjew!) becuase its one of those perfectly romantic songs that reminds me of being in love

Forever Young by Alphaville because I want to be young forever

With a Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles because we all need friends

and lastly L'amour ne dure pas toujours by Feist, because like the title says, love doesn't last forever

how about everyone else? Which songs represent your life?]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:36:25 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=6006 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5951
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_e1GUNmXlA...feature=related]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:01:38 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5951 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5935
a. You don't watch NHK
b. You've never subscribed to NHK
c. You don't want NHK

How have you handle these people?]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:51:08 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5935 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5922
Link to LA Times.

He had a ton of mental issues, but he is still one of the best entertainers and pop stars ever. Generally don't get caught up in this sort of thing, but it's Michael Goddamn Jackson.]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:39:58 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5922 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5909
http://www.filmlondon.org.uk/film_productions.asp

Please vote! ]]> Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:01:33 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5909 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5845
For example;
I think the Feist x Constantines version of Islands in the Stream is a lot better than the original.

And I think Jose Gonzales version of Hand on your Heart actually managed to make a good song out of the kind of annoying Kylie Minogue song.

Do you guys have any examples of song you thought were improved upon by a cover?]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:38:29 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5845 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5835 http://www.vimeo.com/2884813]]> Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:43:21 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5835 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5829
What movies, actors and directors do you think will win this year?

Who do you think deserves to win? Maybe a movie you thought was great, but didn't get nominated..

Does it influence your opinion of a film if you hear that it has won an oscar? Does it make you more inclined to want to see it?

This is a list of this years nominees in the major categories:

Best Motion Picture of the Year
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Richard Jenkins for The Visitor
Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn for Milk
Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie for Changeling
Melissa Leo for Frozen River
Meryl Streep for Doubt
Kate Winslet for The Reader

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Josh Brolin for Milk
Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman for Doubt
Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight
Michael Shannon for Revolutionary Road

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams for Doubt
Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis for Doubt
Taraji P. Henson for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei for The Wrestler

Best Achievement in Directing
Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry for The Reader
David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant for Milk

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL·E

Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)(Germany)
Entre les murs (2008)(France)
Revanche (2008)(Austria)
Okuribito (2008)(Japan)
Vals Im Bashir (2008)(Israel)

I have only seen a few of these films so it's hard for me to say who deserves to win. But from the speculation in the media it seems like Slumdog millionaire and Kate Winslet are the biggest favorites in their respective categories.
I'm a bit surprised that Robert Downey Jr got nominated. I think he's a good actor, but I didn't think Tropic Thunder was that special, a pretty average comedy imo. And surely not the best performance of his career.

Has anyone seen the Japanese film Okuribito that is nominated in the best foreign language category?]]> Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:24:38 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5829 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5826 pop culture forum, I thought I'd make a post about popcorn.

Recently, I read a blog entry about pot popcorn. That is, popcorn that you make in a saucepan.

I never realised how easy it was to make popcorn without a microwave. I just made some for lunch (I had gazpacho too!) and it was delicious.

Any popcorn fans here? What are your favourite toppings?]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:59:59 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5826 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5767 Bad TV]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:48:39 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5767 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5751 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:23:32 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5751 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5726
Here's a link to the story:

Don Wakamatsu becomes the first Asian-American manager in Major League History]]> Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:24:53 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5726 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5681


The one in the back.
]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:07:25 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5681 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5677 who do you think is the most famous hapa??" And to make things clear, im talking about people that the average Joe knows is half Asian.

I think the most famous halvsie under the narrow definition is Sean Lennon, who everyone knows is the product of John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
But, I would have to say the most famous hapa is either half-Chinese Tommy Chong from the Cheech and Chong movies or half-Korean Hines Ward, the future hall-of-famer Pittsburgh Steelers receiver.

The one person that I think beats all these people in fame is Keanu Reeves, but nobody knows hes half asian! So, he doesnt count. I sometimes wonder how he could be sooo pale being a hapa, he looks almost sickly.

I wish more Asians would try to get famous. Hapas have to get their priorities straight. ]]> Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:19:14 +0000 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5677 http://www.halvsie.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5659
myspace: www.myspace.com/mopedmurder

MEDIA
4 nationally aired music videos
and 5 magazine articles

Rise Against - Crawl Music Video: http://www.spike.com/video/rise-against-re/3035746
Hollywood Holt - Hollywood video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7hwzMJE8EY
The Cool Kids - Black Mags Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b34U3-CutuU

those are just a few of the videos, i'll have to look around for the magazines

basically we're a tight knit band of friends, that formed a street gang a long time ago, no illegal activities or anything like that, it's more of a thing to keep all 18 of us close, and like a family.
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