Why, Hulu? Why?
Why, Hulu? Why? – by Ken Bolding I was watching a show on Hulu while eating lunch. When it was done, Hulu served me an episode of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” I clicked it off in less than a second, but now I’m afraid it will appear in my “Shows you watch” feed. I don’t think I could live with the...
Getting Off Track
ADVENTURES IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: Getting Off Track – by Ken BoldingOn my way to lunch, I saw a car drive over the median to escape an oncoming train. The driver had somehow turned onto the train right of way and was driving north down the tracks about to enter 23rd St Station. I don’t know whether it was seeing the station or the blaring train klaxon that snapped him out of his trance and kickstarted his sense if...
Movie Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014
Movie Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 – by Ken Bolding Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 combines the depth of character of a boy band (the strong one, the smart one, the horny one, and the other one), with a visual style almost as good as Transformers IV, razor-sharp storytelling almost as good as Transformers III, wit and originality almost as good as Transformers II, and a Megan Fox almost as good as Transformers I....
The Algorithm Knows What You Need*
The Algorithm Knows What You Need* -by Ken Bolding My electronic devices continue to do weird things. This time I was buying a movie ticket online, and the app put me in a seat between two strangers in a nearly empty movie theatre.I wonder if the people on either side know one another. Probably not. *”The Algorithm knows what you need” was a comment, made by David Ellis Dickerson, to the original Facebook Status...
Third Person (in first person)
Third Person (in first person) – by Ken Bolding I just saw the movie “Third Person.” As the crowd exited, an old woman asked her husband a question about it that he couldn’t answer. I volunteered an answer, which led to another question, and then another couple. And another question and another couple. I ended up in the lobby, surrounded by senior citizens, as I fielded their questions and explained the plot to...
Recent Comments