As if reading from the worst script in history, the Chiefs dutifully played their sad, sad roles and lost in humiliating yet all-too-predictable fashion to the Denver Broncos 38-3 to close out a miserable 2-14 season. To illustrate just how repulsive this season has been, remember that one of the few bright spots — the … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2012
State of the Madness
It was a year ago this day, this time, that I made my very first post on Rhoades to Madness. And here I am, 153 posts and 30,000 pageviews later, still chugging away. I haven’t always kept to my schedule, but in the end, I did end up averaging about three posts a week, just … Continue reading
Unwrapped Presents
They say there’s a War on Christmas, but I’m a lover, not a fighter. So here’s some nudity for your holiday! Sacrilegious? Perhaps. But a religion without beauty is no religion I want to be a part of. Merry merry, folks! Continue reading
I Am Betraaaaayed!
You know, I believed the Mayans. I believed the Mayans when they told me I’d have excellent crops four years ago. (I did! Those fucking cantaloupes were the BOMB, yo!) I believed them when they told me I should be on the lookout for new opportunities. (I should!) I believed them when they said that … Continue reading
Foreshadowing
Oh hi, readers! Just a terrifying little glimpse into the future. Don’t worry about it. Continue reading
Monarchs of the Moon
I have few adequate words to describe the brilliance of Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom. It is, undeniably, a Wes Anderson film, with all the stock quirks inherent in his style. But it is more than his other films, folding in a sweetness and a heart that elevates it far above the rest. It is fanciful, … Continue reading
Light on Darkness
It’s been a good few days to be a geek as two storied franchises finally finally finally released some decent trailers and lifted the veil of secrecy just a bit. We start with Star Trek Into Darkness, the long-awaited follow-up to the J.J. Abrams-helmed reboot. This being a J.J. Abrams thing, the lid has been … Continue reading